Sarah Leeson is a Producer at Boise State Public Radio. She specializes in finance and economic policy, covering themes such as personal finance, banking, and the intersection of technology with education and mobility. Her work has been featured in Marketplace by APM and Apeiron Construction.
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Sarah Leeson's coverage primarily focuses on stories related to small businesses, entrepreneurship, finance & economy, and human resources & employment. She frequently cites data and features profiles of individuals or businesses. If you are reaching out to Sarah, consider providing insights or data that shed light on trends in small business ownership, entrepreneurial ventures, economic resilience in specific sectors or regions within the United States.
Given her interest in profiling individual stories within the context of broader economic themes, pitches centered around unique entrepreneurial journeys with a focus on financial challenges and successes could be particularly relevant. Also consider sending data-driven pitches about emerging trends within specific industries such as real estate or healthcare that tie into the broader economic landscape.
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By: Kai Ryssdal, Sarah Leeson
“These agencies exercise sweeping powers over corporations, over the economy, over our health, over our safety,” said University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman, “And the court just handed the president the power to dictate what the heads of those agencies do.”
By: Kristin Schwab, Sarah Leeson
Up against inflation, tariffs, and a big box store moving in, Nicole Panettieri had to close her two shops in Queens, New York.
By: Sarah Leeson, Kai Ryssdal
With people moving farther from city centers and commuting at more irregular hours, peak traffic times have shifted and stretched.
By: Sarah Leeson, Sofia Terenzio, Kai Ryssdal
Scharon Harding, senior tech reporter at Ars Technica, talks about how, with so many things going digital-only or subscription-based, we don't own the media we buy anymore.
By: Kai Ryssdal, Sean Mchenry, Sarah Leeson
“Unprecedented is just too weak a word for this,” said Gretchen Blough, a customs brokerage manager at Logistics Plus.
By: Kai Ryssdal, Sarah Leeson
The kinds of investors buying bonds these days may trade in and out of the market faster, and they may flee if something goes wrong, says Greg Ip of the Wall Street Journal.
By: Sarah Leeson
“When I rebooted after my layoff, I wrote to what I call world-famous conservators in the United States and said, ‘Hey, how would you like to hire a 63-year-old intern?’” said Douglas Distefano, founder of Monument Conservation Partners.
By: Sarah Leeson
Brattleboro, Vermont is home to about 12,000 people — and the New England Center for Circus Arts.
By: Mika Ellison, Sarah Leeson, Kai Ryssdal
“People that have been on the sidelines, they realize that this is probably going to be a while,” said Vivian Gueler, a mortgage lender in LA. “So they're just jumping off the sidelines and starting to look around a little bit.”
After the Strait of Hormuz closed, China slashed its oil imports, seemingly without reducing energy demand or tapping into reserves. How China is doing it — and why — remains a mystery.
