Economy

September 16, 2016 - The cost of boycotts and cancellations in response to a controversial law that discriminates against LGBT people is climbing, with top college sports leagues this week announcing they're pulling events from the state. A Facing South analysis of these and other economic hits from the law puts total damages so far at well over $200 million.

September 14, 2016 - The Obama administration unveiled its latest National Offshore Wind Strategy last week as part of its efforts to curb climate change. Steps are already being taken to make offshore wind farms a reality in the Southeast, where much of the nation's offshore wind potential is found.

September 2, 2016 - New research details the effect of unionization on the wages of black workers and shows how unions reduce racial wage inequality.

August 17, 2016 - Incarcerated people across the South and nation are planning to strike next month to protest forced work for little or no pay — part of a long history of labor organizing in U.S. prisons.

August 10, 2016 - The first-ever national Fight for $15 Convention kicks off Aug. 12 in Richmond, Virginia. Organizers chose the capital of the former Confederacy to emphasize the overlap between economic and racial justice.

July 14, 2016 - Alton Sterling was shot to death by police outside a Baton Rouge convenience store while selling CDs to get by. With a felony conviction on his record, Sterling faced significant employment barriers — but efforts are underway in Louisiana and elsewhere to dismantle at least some of them through so-called "ban the box" laws.

June 2, 2016 - The hospitality industry is thriving in the tourist mecca of Nashville, Tennessee, but the people who do the hard work of keeping the city's hotels clean are not sharing in the prosperity and often face appalling work conditions, a new report finds.