David Swenson, associate scientist, was interviewed by Lexie Troutman, Ames Tribune, for a March 15 story, "Turning malls into main streets."
“Those have nothing to do with the local market. They’re sort of the sum of everybody’s local market, in that those firms aren’t profitable anymore, or they’re not able to make it or they just don’t like being where they are,” Swenson said. “So those kinds of closings don’t necessarily reflect any kind of weakness in the Ames economy."
Swenson was also quoted in a March 16 Minneapolis Star Tribune story on the sales decline of the U.S. ethanol market.
“The degree to which the waivers are actually affecting prices—in my opinion—has not been quantified well,” said David Swenson, an economist at Iowa State University who follows ethanol. Still, it’s “administratively important” for ethanol producers to make sure refineries follow the RFS, Swenson said.
Swenson did three radio interviews about the flooding in western Iowa:
- Kimberly Adams, Marketplace
- Katie Piekes, Iowa Public Radio
- Trent Rice, KASI
Swenson was interviewed by Onward State for a March 28th story on Penn State's economic impact.
Swenson talked with Steve LeVine, Axios, about the problems micropolitan cities in Iowa and the Midwest face.
Swenson also answered questions from Rod Boshart, Cedar Rapids Gazette, on city and county property tax limits that are part of HSF 165 that would limit city and county property tax growth to 2 percent per year.