Michael Yoder

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Michael Yoder

ABSTRACTThe U.S. is a major global exporter of grains, much of which travel by barge down the Mississippi River from the Midwest to New Orleans. This efficient transport system is key to the country’s competitiveness. This article examines the impacts of drought on southbound flows of grains in 2022 to 2023, when river levels reached dramatic lows, causing barge and grain storage bottlenecks.

Oct 19, 2023 | thenewstribune.com | John Comis |Michael Yoder

Like most communities on the West Coast, Pierce County continues to struggle with housing the homeless. The Pierce County Village project is moving forward as one bold solution. It is a community of tiny homes and onsite services that will be developed in the Spanaway area and is modeled after a community established in Austin, Texas. It will serve as permanent housing for nearly 300 chronically homeless county residents, as the county’s proposal shows.

Oct 9, 2023 | 830times.com | Michael Yoder |Joel Langton

By Michael S. Yoder, Ph.D.Special to the 830 Times“Nearshoring,” a term we increasingly encounter in the news, refers to a trend in US-Mexico trade that has the potential to expand economic development in the Rio Grande border cities. It is a play on “offshoring,” a strategy since the 1980s by American and European companies to set up assembly plants in China and other developing countries to take advantage of their supply chain efficiencies and lower wages.

Apr 25, 2023 | thelancasterpatriot.com | Michael Yoder

Apr 19, 2023 | thelancasterpatriot.com | Michael Yoder