First office rehab comes to booming DePaul area
By Charles Hayes Published on March 2, 1986 in the Chicago Tribune The North Side's DePaul neighborhood is gearing up for another boom. Already the city's hottest residential area for rehab...
Miscanthus, the Breakthrough Fiber for Pets
Since starting my Miscanthus Fiber business, Renew Biomass, I was probably like most Americans in that I knew that fiber was good for me, but did not know exactly why. The last 10 years or so have see...
China closes doors on the worlds garbage dump
During the often loud and attention-getting display of global trade wars, China quietly announced a new directive to the world, telling the US, Japan, and Europe they are not willing to be the world’s...
The true outcome of tariffs has yet to be seen
With the enactment of higher tariffs for steel and aluminum, President Trump has many economists speculating how far he is willing to push his populist agenda and what will the short and long-term ram...
Chinas secret tariff weapon
The blossoming trade war that President Trump has insisted has been going on during the last three presidential administrations, albeit a one-sided trade war with China winning all the battles, is rea...
Ross and Navarro, the men behind the trade tariffs
Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro, the United States Secretary of Commerce and Director of the White House National Trade Council respectively, have stayed mostly out of the hectic news cycle that has bee...
The Speed of Change in Todays Economy
In a previous post, I wrote about the death of the American Mall and what that means for the economy. I’d like to delve more deeply into exactly what effects that will have on the economic outlook. Wh...
