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Article ItemVirginia Tech’s Center for Future Work Places and Processes launches , article
Virginia Tech has been an engaged, innovative leader in the conversation. Amid the pandemic the university launched its Future of Work project in effort to determine how best to incorporate new workplace expectations while continuing to support academic and research missions and commitment to in-person instruction and learning experiences. Additionally, various classes helped students explore the implications of advancing technology on life and work.
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Article ItemEconomics expert explains how consumer price reports show ‘inflation is not done yet’ , article
Expectations that inflation has eased fueled recent stock market gains, but results from two major price-tracking indexes came in higher than expected, dousing that optimism with cold water. The statistics from these reports have economists predicting that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates to get inflation under control.
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Article ItemWith real-world research, economic development capstone students help Virginia communities attract remote workers , article
Remote workers can live anywhere — and many community leaders are desperate to attract them. Students in an economic development studio class, part of the master's degree in urban and regional planning, researched how they could.