Economist and Host Lisa Kaess interviewed 6 women business owners and local officials about how the 2008 economic downturn impacted local business in the affluent suburb of Nyack, NY.
Nyack, NY is a microcosm of main street U.S.A. With above average incomes and short commuter distance to NYC, most would assume the economic downturn of 2008, would have minimum impact to this affluent suburb. Economist Lisa Kaess sheds light on the matter by interviewing 6 women business owners and local officials in discussing their dealings with the "new" economy and how it affected their overall business. "Consumption makes up two thirds of the economy and majority of the consumers are women. If you want to learn about the economy...ask a woman".—Lisa Kaess