Economic news from the Tatum Survey is not good. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why the results of the new Tatum Survey on economic conditions is trending downward, even pointing potentially to the "R" word.

Local chambers of commerce help communities reinvent themselves. Chris Mead joins Jim Blasingame to report on how local chambers of commerce historically have been instrumental in helping communities reinvent themselves and prosper.

Local chambers of commerce have been and still are driving forces for progress in America. Chris Mead joins Jim Blasingame to report on the history of local chambers of commerce, including how they contributed to the founding of America.

The ACCE 2012 Convention is designed to benefit chamber of commerce professionals. ACCE VP Chris Mead joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the benefits of chamber professionals attending an ACCE Annual Convention.

When public unions target corporations for political purposes. Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why public union pension funds are targeting corporations with proxy fights because of political support.

How unions, both public and private, influence American politics. Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why public and private union pension funds that target political races and legislation are bad for America.

Small business report most indicators are down. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this month's NFIB Report that indicates sales and hiring are down due to the behavior of customers, both consumers and businesses.

Small business optimism took another hit. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this month's NFIB Report which indicates that small business optimism has dropped again to a new low, and they discuss possible reasons.

Will Europe's economic problems be contagious? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how much of an impact Europe's deep recession will have on the U.S. economic recovery.

How do sales projections look? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with this month's Tatum Survey that shows business managers reporting order backlogs are not good, and access to capital has tightened up.