Virginia Tech economist looks to cardboard boxes for recession indicators Web Staff October 3, 2025 1 minute read Jadrian Wooten. VT photo With mixed signals surrounding the U.S. economy, one Virginia Tech economist is rethinking how we spot a recession – by focusing not outside the box, but on the box itself. WFIR’s Conner Arthur has that story: Share: Post navigation Previous: Local Colors to host 6th annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Saturday in downtown RoanokeNext: GOP Lt Gov candidate John Reid accused of fetishizing Nazism Related Stories Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association rolls out Restaurant Week Gene Marrano March 17, 2026 0 Roanoke under tornado watch as severe storms, 40-degree temperature drop loom Ian Price March 16, 2026 0 Roanoke College and Korean Embassy to unveil new Kim Kyusik Center for Korean Studies Clark Palmer March 13, 2026 0
