Some cities in the US have been greatly scarred by factory closures and a staggering decrease in population-but they continue ...

Adaptive reuse is reshaping the Lehigh Valley as former steel sites in Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton become new housing, ...

The Lehigh Valley cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, decimated in the 1980s and '90s by steel mill closures, is ...

Deep in Argentina’s rust belt, the decades of duress that have hollowed out the steelmaking port town of Villa Constitucion are everywhere on display.

The retention rate of STEM grads has stayed the same or, in the case of biomedical jobs, improved. It’s the non-STEM grads who tend to leave, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

There's something deeply unsettling about watching a city that once thrived slowly fade away. The American urban landscape is full of these stories, places that were once economic powerhouses now ...

Eddie Melton, the mayor of Gary, Ind., has worked to attract new investment while promoting the narrative of a comeback. It’s ...

The overall private-sector economy grew by just 181,000 jobs last year, which means that it would have ended up with 577,000 fewer jobs on December 31 than it had on the previous January 1, had health ...

Explore Dan Wang's insightful analysis of China's industrial rise, its challenges, and implications for India's manufacturing future.

In 2026, Trump called it "beautiful, clean coal." He has signed executive orders, authorized millions to support projects that extend the life of coal plants, and reversed decades of regulatory ...

"For the first time in 50 years, we're seeing our population consistently grow year-over-year," Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said.