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Adam Allington

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Adam Allington is a former reporter covering economics and policy in the Washington D.C. bureau.

In addition to his work with Marketplace, Adam also worked for the Associated Press, the St. Louis Federal Reserve, and St. Louis Public Radio. He was a 2012 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.

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Even congressmen get hazed

by Adam Allington
Nov 12, 2014
Congress is back in session on Wednesday after the mid-term elections.
Flowers are in bloom as people walk past the U.S. Capitol building. 
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Sunflowers, pocket parks and other ideas aim to beautify vacant lots

by Adam Allington
Apr 26, 2013
The Washington University Sustainable Land Lab Competition's goal? To find something creative to do with all the vacant lots in the country.
One of the concepts in the Land Lab project.
Washington University in St. Louis
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3 April Fools' pranks you shouldn't pull at the office (and 1 you should)

by Adam Allington
Apr 1, 2013
Feel free to pull pranks at work, but don't take them too far.
Feel free to pull pranks at work, but don't take them too far.
via MotleyNews.net
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Want a U.S. visa? Got a spare $500,000?

by Adam Allington
Mar 29, 2013
The government is doling out a growing number of visas to immigrants who invest half a million dollars in the U.S.
The Gateway Arch is seen in St. Louis, Mo., on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images
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I think the soup is worth $0.34, so that's what I'll pay

by Adam Allington
Mar 27, 2013
Panera Bread today expands its experiment in “pay what you want” pricing, allowing patrons in St. Louis to name their own price for a bowl of turkey chili.
Panera Bread's Meal of Shared Responsibility (Turkey Chili).
Panera Bread
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6 degrees of sequestration

Sequester may slow federal court proceedings

by Adam Allington
Mar 27, 2013
The public lawyers who defend the nation's poor in federal court worry sequester cuts could slow the wheels of justice.
The public lawyers who defend the nation's poor in federal court worry sequester cuts could slow the wheels of justice.
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You know you're wealthy when....

St. Louis: You Know You're Wealthy When...

by Adam Allington
Mar 25, 2013
In this installment of Marketplace's "You Know You're Wealthy When" series, we traveled to Saint Louis to ask residents of the Midwestern city what being wealthy means to them.
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Return of the home ATM?

by Adam Allington
Mar 25, 2013
As the housing recovery boosts equity, will homeowners again use their properties as their own personal cash machines?
David McNew/Getty Images
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Downside of a housing rebound? The price of plywood on the rise

by Adam Allington
Mar 22, 2013
As the housing market recovers, prices for some construction and building materials reach pre-bust highs
Thanks to improvements in the hosuing market, demand for plywood and other lumber products is growing. But suppliers haven't been able to keep up with demand, so prices are unusaully high.
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Mississippi River mayors call for more dam, lock funding

by Adam Allington
Mar 22, 2013
Mayors along the Mississippi River say more funding is needed to shore up aging infrastructure.
The confluence of the St. Croix (TOP) and Mississippi Rivers (BOTTOM) is seen from the air on May 31, 2012.
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