BusinessFlare Take
FEDERAL TARIFF POLICIES DRIVE APRIL IMPORT COLLAPSE AS CITIES BRACE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION

RETAIL NOW DRIVES MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT AS MULTIFAMILY LOSES ITS ANCHOR STATUS

HOUSTON LEADS NATION IN POPULATION GROWTH WHILE OTHER MAJOR CITIES SHRINK

NEW REAL-ESTATE MATH: HALF A MILLION MORE SELLERS THAN BUYERS

STADIUMS REMAIN TERRIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DESPITE PERSISTENT MUNICIPAL DELUSIONS

NEARLY HALF OF FLORIDIANS LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK EXPOSES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT’S HOUSING POLICY FAILURES

DEEP-SEA DESALINATION OFFERS CITIES WATER INDEPENDENCE BUT REQUIRES ACTUAL LEADERSHIP

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Street Economics Insights
MILWAUKEE BUCKS ARENA DISTRICT SHOWS HOW STADIUM ECONOMICS ACTUALLY WORK WHEN DONE RIGHT

FORT MEADE APPROVES 4.4 MILLION SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER DESPITE INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNS

ONTARIO MUNICIPALITIES PLAN $250 BILLION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT OVER NEXT DECADE

ONCE-SCORCHING HOUSING MARKET NOW IN FREE FALL: ‘LOOMING THREAT’

JAMIE DIMON’S ECONOMIC DETERIORATION WARNING SIGNALS MUNICIPAL REVENUE STRESS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

NEW YORK’S $150 MILLION REGIONAL COMPETITION REVEALS STATE-LEVEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY GAPS

UKRAINE’S TECH WARFARE INNOVATION TEACHES CITIES TO ACT FAST AND ADAPT CONSTANTLY

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT BROADBAND RULES CREATE $42 BILLION OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIES READY TO COMPETE

Drama Meter
HARKER HEIGHTS COUNCIL CONSIDERS DISSOLVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AFTER 28 YEARS

FORT MEADE TERMINATES CITY MANAGER’S CONTRACT AFTER MONTHS OF UNEXPLAINED ABSENCE

BILLIONAIRE ISLAND RESIDENTS FIGHT OVER SEWAGE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS

A DREAM WEDDING FOR JEFF BEZOS IN VENICE? NO WAY, LOCALS SAY

FREEPORT CITY MANAGER ALLEGEDLY RECORDED PLOTTING TO OBSTRUCT POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO HIS OWN CONDUCT

SMALL TOWN CITY MANAGER CLAIMS COUNCILMEMBER VOTES AND ABSTENTIONS VIOLATE OATH OF OFFICE

HAMTRAMCK MICHIGAN EXPERIENCES TEXTBOOK MUNICIPAL MELTDOWN WITH MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONS

1998 Throwback – PARK RAPIDS MINNESOTA MASS RESIGNATION PROVES SMALL CITIES FACE BIG GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES

10 out of 10! CLIFTON CITY MANAGER SUES COUNCIL OVER FIRING IN TEXTBOOK MUNICIPAL MELTDOWN

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Book Drop

NEW HAMPSHIRE LAUNCHES REGULATORY REFORM INITIATIVE REQUIRING AGENCIES TO JUSTIFY EXISTING RULES

GEORGIA’S RED TAPE ROLLBACK ACT STALLS AS REGULATORY BURDEN EXPANDS UNCHECKED

PUBLIC SQUARES STILL SERVE AS ECONOMIC CATALYSTS DESPITE MODERN URBAN PLANNING FAILURES

AI’S ARRIVAL AT WORK RESHAPING EMPLOYERS’ HUNT FOR TALENT

“THE LICENSING RACKET” EXPOSES OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AS MODERN RED TAPE EMPIRE DESTROYING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

GOVERNMENT RED TAPE COSTS EUROPEAN ECONOMIES $154 BILLION ANNUALLY IN LOST GDP

UK PENSION FUND INVESTMENT RULES CREATE TEXTBOOK RED TAPE EMPIRE SCENARIO

CRAFT BREWERIES PIVOT TO THC DRINKS WHILE CITIES STRUGGLE WITH REGULATORY INNOVATION

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ECOSINT (Economic Open Source Intel)

FEDERAL AGENCIES COORDINATE MASSIVE STAFF REDUCTIONS AFFECTING LOCAL ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE CAPACITY

CHINESE MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK EXPLOITS US BANKING SYSTEM WHILE CITIES MISS ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE OPPORTUNITIES

DIA THREAT ASSESSMENT WARNS CHINA PRE-POSITIONING CYBERATTACKS ON US CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

CYBERSECURITY EXECUTIVE ORDER UPDATES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

COLOMBIA’S M19 TERRORIST PRESIDENT THREATENS CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM WHILE CHINA ADVANCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

MIAMI’S FIFA SECURITY TEST REVEALS HOW CITIES MISS DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE BEFORE MAJOR EVENTS

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Red River Flavor
FDA SHUTS DOWN FOOD TESTING LABS WHILE DELEGATING INSPECTIONS TO CASH-STRAPPED STATES

FDA ALLOWS CONTAMINATED DRUGS FROM BANNED FACTORIES WHILE HIDING EXEMPTIONS FROM PUBLIC

LANDMARK GLYPHOSATE STUDY CONFIRMS CANCER RISK AT “SAFE” EXPOSURE LEVELS

OPINION: MAKE EGGS AMERICAN AGAIN

CASEY MEANS EXPOSES MITOCHONDRIAL HEALTH REVOLUTION WHILE FOOD INDUSTRY DOUBLES DOWN ON METABOLIC SABOTAGE

RFK JR. TARGETS AMERICA’S CARB ADDICTION WHILE FOOD GIANTS FACE FEDERAL LAWSUIT OVER ULTRA-PROCESSED MARKETING

NEW DOCUMENTARY EXPOSES ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD LIES WHILE CITIES IGNORE WORKFORCE HEALTH ECONOMICS

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The Music Cities
NASHVILLE MUSIC VENUE LICENSING OVERHAUL ELIMINATES $47,000 ANNUAL REGULATORY BURDEN

MUSIC TOURISM MARKET REACHES $96.8 BILLION AS CITIES DISCOVER ENTERTAINMENT-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DJ TAKEOVERS AT DELIS AND CAFES CREATE NEW VENUE MODEL FOR MUSIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

NASHVILLE MOURNS COMMUNITY LEADER DOT DOBBINS WHILE CONFRONTING MUSIC CITY INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES

LIVE NATION’S $1 BILLION INVESTMENT PROVES MUSIC VENUES DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN TRADITIONAL INCENTIVES

GEORGIAN CONSERVATOIRE DIGITAL INNOVATION SHOWS HOW MUSIC EDUCATION DRIVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DISNEY LAYOFFS HIGHLIGHT WHY CITIES NEED DIVERSIFIED CREATIVE ECONOMIES BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT GIANTS

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Space Economy Signal
PENTAGON SPACE FORCE CONTRACTS DRIVE $12.8 BILLION INVESTMENT IN SMALL CITY MANUFACTURING

US SPACE ECONOMY REACHES $570 BILLION WITH COMMERCIAL SECTOR DRIVING 80 PERCENT OF ACTIVITY

SPACE INDUSTRY COULD BE WORTH $800 BILLION BY 2027

BREVARD COUNTY’S SPACE COAST ECONOMIC BOOM REQUIRES TALENT ATTRACTION STRATEGY BEYOND ROCKET LAUNCHES

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT AWARDS PATHFINDER GRANTS TO ACCELERATE COMMERCIAL SPACE LICENSING

CHOCTAW NATION AVIATION SUPPORT HIGHLIGHTS TRIBAL LEADERSHIP IN AEROSPACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

NASA BOEING DELAYS CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIES TO RETHINK SPACE INDUSTRY POSITIONING

Purple Cow of the Day
DALLAS SUBURB CONVERTS ABANDONED KMART INTO MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMPLEX SAVING $18 MILLION

CAPYBARA CAFÉ IN ST. AUGUSTINE CREATES NEW TOURISM MODEL GENERATING 100 CUSTOMERS DAILY

HILLIARD OHIO CREATES INNOVATION TESTBED WITH $1 MILLION IN STARTUP GRANTS

BILLIONAIRE AI BUSINESSES REDEFINING SUCCESS BEYOND PROFIT MARGINS

AUSTIN’S PURPLE COW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEMONSTRATES INNOVATIVE MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIP MODEL

LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS UNDERSTAND PLACE BRANDING BETTER THAN MOST CITIES

GEORGETOWN CANAL TRANSFORMATION PROVES ABANDONED INFRASTRUCTURE CAN DRIVE TOURISM ECONOMICS

PROPOSED RENT HIKES COULD SINK KEY WEST HOUSEBOAT COMMUNITY

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