Tom Hudson
Senior Economics Editor and Special Correspondent.Tom Hudson is WLRN's Senior Economics Editor and Special Correspondent.
Hudson's extensive reporting on South Florida's economy has taken him from the waters of Florida Bay to the depths of the PortMiami tunnel (and countless offices and conference rooms). He has interviewed bartenders and bankers, caregivers and CEOs to report on the people behind economic statistics.
He began his business reporting career in March 2000, just weeks after the dot-com bubble burst. He has reported from the trading floors of the CME, Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange. He previously served as Vice President of News at WLRN when he created and hosted The Sunshine Economy for 10 years. He was managing editor and co-anchor of Nightly Business Report on PBS.
Hudson is married with two sons and advises every bicycle rider to always wear their helmet.
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Gov. DeSantis called lawmakers for a special session to pass sanctions against Iran following the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The proposed legislation would further limit the state from investing its pension funds in companies doing business with Iran.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured South Florida last week, hearing from local officials about trains, planes, ports, roads and tunnels. Around $10 billion of last year's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been earmarked for projects in Florida.
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WLRN has been examining the humanitarian parole immigration program for migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean in our series “Waiting for America.” The Biden Administration instituted the program a year ago in hopes of relieving the crisis at the southern border.
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‘When women and girls thrive, economies thrive.’ The Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade aims to measure and track gender differences in the economy, health, leadership and violence.
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Florida job growth has led the nation, and Friday's jobs report showed a surprising increase in hiring in sectors that are key to the state's job market. But some worry about higher interest rates and high cost of living taking their toll in the future.
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Childcare centers will stop receiving federal pandemic money this month. Providers pledge to keep pay steady. Tuition? Probably not.
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Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic sticks with a message of patience while in Broward County — but is firm in the fight against inflation.
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The low population and low property values in the Big Bend area compared to the rest of the state means local governments have less financial resources to respond. The eventual insured loss is estimated at $3-$5 billion, with the Florida home insurance market already in trouble.
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IT networking management firm Kaseya is on a hiring binge as it looks to create 3,400 new jobs in Miami in three years. That would make it a major employer in the region.
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People are cruising again on big ships following a COVID-19 decline, but it's a tough comeback for the industry.
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Interest rates have risen to a two-decade high in the fight against inflation. They are having their intended effect with some South Florida companies — slowing business.
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Interactive video platform Fireside is the latest tech firm to announce it will come to Florida, but few jobs are coming for now.