Sally Helm

1 week ago | npr.org | Amanda Aronczyk |Sarah Gonzalez |Sally Helm |Sylvie Douglis

Trade war dispatch from Canada Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1244093033/1269095819" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Alix Rodrigues, owner of Nut Hut in Vancouver, packing almonds. Amanda Aroncyzk/Amanda Aronczyx hide caption toggle caption Amanda Aroncyzk/Amanda Aronczyx Alix Rodrigues, owner of Nut Hut in Vancouver, packing almonds.

1 month ago | npr.org | Sally Helm |Erika Beras |Katie Mingle |Emma Peaslee

Ribbon cutting at the Fortuna Bank opening. Ian Alexander/Fortuna Bank hide caption toggle caption Ian Alexander/Fortuna Bank Ribbon cutting at the Fortuna Bank opening. Ian Alexander/Fortuna Bank In some ways, starting a bank is a lot like starting any other business. Who will you hire? Where will you be located? What color will the couches be? But it's also way more complicated. There are tons of regulations on banks–and you can understand why. Lots of new businesses fail.

Jan 15, 2025 | npr.org | Robert Smith |Karen Duffin |Sally Helm |Megan Tan |Willa Rubin |Bryant Urtstadt

The Land of the Duty Free (classic) Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1224776144/1264619920" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> (Note: This episode originally ran in 2018.) Is it really cheaper to shop at an airport Duty Free store? And why are there so many of them alike?

Jan 8, 2025 | npr.org | Sally Helm |Meg Cramer |Sam Kesler

How the ZIP code organized America, and has it gone too far? : Planet Money The ZIP code is less like a cold, clinical, ordered list of numbers, and more like a weird overgrown number garden. It started as a way to organize mail after WWII, but now it pops up all over our daily lives. You type it into the machine at the gas station to verify your credit card. You might type it into a rental search website if you're looking for a new apartment.

Jan 8, 2025 | wrvo.org | Sally Helm

The ZIP code is less like a cold, clinical, ordered list of numbers, and more like a weird overgrown number garden. It started as a way to organize mail after WWII, but now it pops up all over our daily lives. You type it into the machine at the gas station to verify your credit card. You might type it into a rental search website if you're looking for a new apartment. Back in 2013, the ZIP Code contributed about 10 billion dollars a year to the US economy.