There is a direct connection between the well-being of community banks and the strength of small businesses. Jim Blasingame reveals a troubling trend in declining number of community banks and why that's not good news for small businesses.

Change isn't different, but the velocity of change is. Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to explain that technology has sped things up and it's up to us to prioritize the information we digest, plus will the economy experience resurgence in 2013?

Independent community banks are declining in numbers. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why independent banks are declining in numbers and why that is not good for small businesses and therefore, not good for America.

How identifying manufacturing jobs in America has changed. Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to explain how technology and productivity has changed the way we count manufacturing jobs in America.

News of the death of American manufacturing is greatly exaggerated. Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report that there is a resurgence of manufacturing in America as more and more companies are "onsourcing."

Why are community bank numbers dropping? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to try to calm his fears that the drop in community bank numbers could put small businesses in jeopardy.

Can the EU's problems be summarized in a poem? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame with a poem and more about what caused the E.U.'s financial problems and how that situation will affect American small businesses.

Does the Fed have any significant tools left to stimulate the economy? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to say that the Fed's actions may not be growing the economy, but it has kept it from sinking lower.

Where is the U.S. real estate market? Richard DeKaser join Jim Blasingame to report that, generally speaking, the U.S. real estate market has bottomed out and is slowly on its way back up,

What is the connection between the E.U.'s financial crisis and the one in the U.S. Richard DeKaser join Jim Blasingame to talk about Europe's financial crisis and how it will impact the U.S. and what we can learn from it.