Stephan Bisaha
Stories
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Matchmaking event helps car manufacturers meet American car part suppliers
Car manufacturers who want to avoid tariffs can buy parts from American suppliers, but the complicated supply chain can make networking hard. This unique form of speed dating hopes to solve that.
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New train connects Mississippi towns 20 years after Katrina
Amtrak just reopened a route from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans that's connecting communities along the Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. It's called the Mardi Gras line.
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Independent grocery stores rely on food stamps sales. The new tax bill could impact this
Cuts to the food stamp program could affect rural grocery stores that rely more heavily on low-income shoppers.
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President Trump wants the U.S. to have a role in commercial shipbuilding
The U.S. is no longer a player in the world of commercial shipbuilding. President Trump wants to change that.
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40 years ago, tariffs rescued the auto industry during a different trade war
In the 1970s, threats of trade tariffs convinced Asian and European automakers to move some production to the U.S. But that battle's already been won – and history is unlikely to repeat itself.
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U.S. shrimpers hope tariffs will help their industry survive
U.S. shrimpers are happy about more tariffs because they've long been competing with cheaper imports. That may bring an era of cheap shrimp to an end.
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Data centers bring money to small towns. But do they also bring jobs?
Tech companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers across the country. But despite the record-setting price tags, the centers create few jobs.
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Huntsville, Ala., hopes President Trump delivers on Space Command
The city of Huntsville, Alabama has a lot to gain and possibly lose under the Trump administration. Known as the Rocket City, half of its GDP comes from the federal government.
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Possible cuts to NIH funding could affect research in Alabama
Possible cuts to NIH funding could significantly impact research institutions in Alabama, a state that has voted overwhelmingly for President Trump.
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New Orleans gets ready to host the Super Bowl in the shadow of New Year's Day attack
The Super Bowl comes to New Orleans this Sunday – but the celebratory mood has been damped as the city still recovers from the New Year's Day terrorist attack.