From the editor.

• Position: Editorial

Into each issue, a little rain must fall (Longfellow--sorry!). Our authors throw a bit of cold rain on two areas of importance in our state--population growth is slowing and job creation isn't a given with export growth.

First up is a big question: does growth in exports actually create jobs? The answer is not completely no or completely yes, but it does help to illuminate which industries are more likely to create jobs than not.

Population growth is becoming spotty across the state, with a slowing of overall growth from the...