Waco s economy took a beating for the seventh straight month in September, with economist Karr Ingham suggesting the area "is enduring its first sustained, economy-wide contraction since the great recession."
Interest rates remain the root of much evil in the Waco economy, making homes, cars and other purchases less attractive—and tossing a wet blanket on activity, says economist Karr Ingham.
Blame the heat, the Saudis, COVID, Biden, Trump, whomever. The fact remains gas prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks, reaching a $3.36 local average to pump a gallon of regular
Local homebuilders beat a path to Waco City Hall in May. Otherwise the Greater Waco Economic Index produced little to write home about, as the saying goes.