BusinessFlare Take
TEXAS DROPS $50 MILLION ON PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH WHILE CITIES DEBATE PARKING METERS

NOT SANTA FE. NOT TAOS. WHY ALBUQUERQUE IS THE NEW MEXICO TRIP TO PUT ON YOUR BUCKET LIST

LUXURY RV PARKS EXPOSE HOW CITIES MISS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN PLAIN SIGHT

WEALTHY MIGRATION DRIVES RETAIL SURGE IN WEST PALM BEACH SINCE PANDEMIC

TESLA’S ROBOTAXI DREAMS MEET WAYMO’S ACTUAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALITY

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

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Street Economics Insights
ECONOMIC DATA REVEALS DISCONNECT BETWEEN STATISTICAL SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY REALITY

WELCOME TO DALLAS: THE CITY THAT JUST CAN’T STOP EXPANDING

GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC DATA INTEGRITY CRISIS FINALLY GETS NOTICED AFTER DECADES OF MANIPULATION

BAY AREA GRABS HALF OF GLOBAL AI FUNDING

FLORIDA WEALTH MIGRATION EXPOSES HARSH REALITY OF MUNICIPAL COMPETITION

FLORIDA CITIES FACE ECONOMIC PARADOX AS GROWTH METRICS MASK DEEPENING CRISES

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

Drama Meter
SAN FRANCISCO NONPROFIT BLOWS $3.8 MILLION IN PARKS FUNDING TRIGGERING AUDIT DEMANDS

PROTESTS AGAINST SURGING MASS TOURISM IN MEXICO CITY END IN VANDALISM, HARASSMENT OF TOURISTS

MARLIN TEXAS FIRES CITY MANAGER AFTER ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MAYOR IN CLASSIC SMALL-TOWN POWER PLAY

NEW YORK’S MILLIONAIRE EXODUS SPARKS LEGISLATIVE PANIC AND FISCAL RECKONING

NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATES PROMISE HOUSING MIRACLES WHILE IGNORING ZONING REALITY

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

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Book Drop

HEALTHY EATING TRENDS CONNECT TO AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE

‘THRILLED’ CALIFORNIA DEVELOPERS CHEER ROLLBACK OF STATE’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

WALL STREET JOURNAL DISCOVERS WHAT “UNLEASH YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE” ALREADY KNEW ABOUT WORKPLACE CULTURE

BLACK WOMEN FLY, TOO: STEFFANIE RIVERS IS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN-OWNED DRONE ACADEMY IN TEXAS

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

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

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

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ECOSINT (Economic Open Source Intel)

INDIA’S INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS IN CANADA EXPOSE FOREIGN ECONOMIC INFLUENCE NETWORKS AFFECTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES

HOW TELEGRAM BECAME A MAGNET FOR EXTREMISTS AND CRIME

NORTH KOREAN DMZ ESCAPE REVEALS CRITICAL INTELLIGENCE ABOUT REGIME STABILITY AND REGIONAL ECONOMICS

NOTORIOUS CARTEL HIRED HACKER TO USE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, PHONE DATA TO TRACK AND KILL FBI INFORMANTS

IRANIAN CYBER CAPABILITIES EXPOSE MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITIES

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

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Red River Flavor
FOOD AND WINE MAGAZINE SPOTLIGHTS SMALL CITIES WHILE IGNORING FOOD INDUSTRY MANIPULATION

HOW THE OWNER OF HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH LEARNED TO LOVE Ai (p.s. the food is still processed garbage.)

FOUR HUNDRED DOLLAR MELONS PROVE WEALTHY HAMPTONS RESIDENTS WILL LITERALLY SWALLOW ANYTHING

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

OPINION: MAKE EGGS AMERICAN AGAIN

Read some nonsense at NY Times

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The Music Cities
GENE HOGLAN REVEALS MUSIC INDUSTRY BUSINESS LESSONS THAT APPLY TO COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

RECORDING ACADEMY CEO ON HOW AI WILL CHANGE MUSIC, THE GRAMMYS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MUSICIAN

UNIVERSAL MUSIC’S CLOUDFLARE VICTORY SHOWS HOW MUSIC INDUSTRY FINALLY LEARNED TO FIGHT TECH PIRATES

TOM MORELLO SHARES OPINION ON BABYMETAL, EXPLAINS THEIR IMPACT ON HEAVY MUSIC

MUSIC ALLY’S ENTREPRENEUR AWARD RECOGNIZES TECHNOLOGY RESHAPING VENUE ECONOMICS

INDEPENDENT VENUES LOST $86 BILLION IN 2024 AS LIVE NATION CONSOLIDATION CRUSHES COMPETITION

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

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Space Economy Signal
WOMAN-LED VC FIRM DEMONSTRATES HOW GENDER DIVERSITY DRIVES SPACE ECONOMY INNOVATION

SPACEX STAFF TO GET LAVISH PARK IN MUSK’S LATEST TEXAS LAND BUY

SPACE INDUSTRY FINALLY ADMITS WHAT EVERY HONEST ENGINEER ALREADY KNEW ABOUT ROCKET SCIENCE

THIS LAID-BACK FLORIDA SURF TOWN HAS THE BEST SUNRISE VIEWS ON THE EAST COAST

BEZOS AND TRUMP ALLIANCE SIGNALS NEW SPACE ECONOMY POWER DYNAMICS FOR CITIES

PASO ROBLES SPACEPORT BET SHOWS HOW SMALL CITIES CAN CAPTURE SPACE ECONOMY GROWTH

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

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

Purple Cow of the Day
CANADIAN BISON MARKET CREATES NICHE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

CHINA HAS STIFLED HONG KONG’S VOICE, BUT NOT ITS SPIRIT

MEN DOING 100 MINUTES OF HOUSEWORK DAILY EXPOSES BIZARRE ECONOMICS OF DOMESTIC LABOR ACCOUNTING

WHAT MAKES A PERSON COOL? CITIES SHOULD TAKE NOTES

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

LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS UNDERSTAND PLACE BRANDING BETTER THAN MOST CITIES

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