BusinessFlare Take
Young people are skeptical of the American Dream

Labor Shortages Crushing Your Economy? Cities, Step Up Your Game

Palm Bay’s Hospital Expansion – Economic Booster or Overkill?

Florida City Named Most ‘Disappointing’ – Time for an Intervention? 

Seoul slams door on foreign housing speculators. Cities: foreign money isn’t always good money.

The Economic Benefits of Paying Workers to Move

Street Economics Insights
It’s Waymo’s World. We’re All Just Riding in It. – WSJ

Dead Malls? Nope, Dead Sound Stages. And Why Cities Need Custom AI to Avoid Economic Blind Spots

Your Chatbot Friend Isn’t Just Hallucinating; It’s Economic Sabotage

Florida lands billion-dollar deal with precision economic AI tools. Generic data = generic results.

The AI Experience Is Going From ‘50 First Dates’ to ‘Cheers’

Algorithms Set Rents—Cities Lose Control

Drama Meter
FEMA Chief Forgets Hurricane Season Exists – Cities Stuck Cleaning Up the Mess

UK Ghost Towns – AI Predicts Population Apocalypse?

Columbus, GA fires city manager months before retirement. Political drama explodes and taxpayers pay the price.

Hamtramck City Council votes to suspend city manager

Book Drop
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie Enlists Wealthy to Fuel City’s Revival – Bloomberg

Lonely? You Don’t Need an AI Friend, You Need a Book

London’s Wealth Exodus – Bureaucracy Strikes Again

Miami Beach’s Artificial Incentives – Stop Chasing, Start Creating

Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez will sue the Petro government over the health system crisis.

The Supreme Court Gives Permission to Build Under NEPA

Firefighters Trapped in Red Tape Inferno

ECOSINT Signal
Foreign farmland purchases near US military bases raise new concerns over drone threats | Fox News

Safeguarding the US Space Industry – Digital.pdf

Harvard, China, and Local Economic Risk

Paris Soccer Riots – Economic Warning for U.S. World Cup Cities

US intel to cities: protect innovation or watch it launch overseas. Economic security isn’t optional.

Protecting Government and Business Leaders from PRC (People’s Republic of China) Influence Operations

Senior US Officials Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign

Red River Flavor
Doritos, M&Ms Could Be Forced to Include Warnings in Texas

Why Some Ultra-Processed Foods Go Down So Easily, So Fast – WSJ

California Doctor’s Spicy Lawsuit – Cities, We’ve Hit Peak Food Absurdity

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Eagles and Hawks | Virginia DWR

Exercise Beats Pharma Post-Cancer – Time for Cities to Step Up

Bachan’s BBQ sauce hits $100M – cities, celebrate carefully. Entrepreneurial success can outgrow authenticity; Big Food dressed as local flavor isn’t progress. You be the judge.

The Music Cities
Why Hollywood Doesn’t Shoot Movies in Los Angeles Anymore

Universal, Warner and Sony Are Negotiating AI Licensing Rights for Music – WSJ

Refugee Music Entrepreneur Shows Cities How It’s Done

Cincinnati’s big bet on music venues pays off economically. Live entertainment means local growth; tune in.

Space Economy Signal
Drones Over Ukraine and Russia Are Changing Warfare

Safeguarding the US Space Industry – Digital.pdf

Northrop Grumman’s Investment in Firefly Aerospace – Cities Take Note

Florida’s spaceports aim skyward for big economic returns. Cities: invest now or stay grounded.

China’s Space Ambitions; Cities, Are You Ready to Compete?

Rural America’s New Broadband Solution: Outer Space

Purple Cow of the Day

Boom Times for Bourbon: The taste of Kentucky is winning over the world – Site Selection Magazine

Portland Aquarium – A Whimsical Dive into Urban Revitalization

SF skaters revive a dead plaza, boost local economy overnight. Skateboards: the new city revitalization tool.

Paris Tops Ranking for Child-Friendly Urban Travel; Cities Take Note

Bitcoin Beach – Crypto Saves a Village