My Economy

As seasonal businesses focus on inflation and new hires for the summer, the shadow of a possible recession looms in the background.

As members of the baby boom generation approach or reach their elderly years, more homes will need to be modified to accommodate them.

"Spaces like this are really important for not just sports and not just representation, but for the people who come to be a part of that community," said Jenny Nguyen, owner of the Sports Bra in Portland, Oregon.

A subscription-based coworking site in San Francisco functions as a private coffee shop for members and fosters collaboration.

In the laid-back beach town of Santa Cruz, a local retailer adds wildfires and epic rain storms to the list of things to plan for.

Shelley Rivers, a substitute teacher in Iowa City, Iowa, says she never even had the expectation that she'd fully retire.

“It has become so easy,” said Samad Abdulai, owner of C3 Laundry Services.

In Juneau, Rico and Crystal Worl draw from their Tlingit and Athabascan heritage to create designs for everyday items like playing cards.

Aryn Henning Nichols and Benji Nichols run Inspire(d) magazine from Decorah, Iowa.

The worker-owned co-op shut down in the spring due to staffing shortages. It reopened by raising wages and tuition.