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GEN Z WORKERS REJECT TRADITIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT PATHS, FORCING CITIES TO RETHINK TALENT STRATEGIES

DIY ECONOMICS REVEALS HIDDEN OPPORTUNITY COSTS CRUSHING AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY

THC DRINKS CREATE HIDDEN REGULATORY LANDMINES FOR CITIES UNPREPARED FOR CANNABIS COMMERCE

COVINGTON KENTUCKY PROVES AUTHENTIC DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BEATS TRENDY NONSENSE

Japan’s alliance with United States strained over trade deal – The Washington Post

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER MARKET EXPLODES AS CITIES IGNORE WELLNESS ECONOMY OPPORTUNITIES

FUTURIST PREDICTS ROBOTS WILL REPLACE VIRTUALLY ALL HUMAN LABOR WITHIN 20 YEARS

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

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Street Economics Insights
LAS VEGAS TIPPING CULTURE COLLAPSE SIGNALS BROADER SERVICE ECONOMY TRANSFORMATION

LINKEDIN REVEALS 25 FASTEST-GROWING CITIES PROVING MID-SIZE METROS CAN COMPETE

SOUTH FLORIDA CONDO MARKET COLLAPSE SIGNALS BROADER MUNICIPAL REVENUE CRISIS

THE $5,000 SUPERFAKE HANDBAG ECONOMY REVEALS UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS ABOUT LOCAL RETAIL

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HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION COSTS FORCE CITIES TO RETHINK FILM INCENTIVE STRATEGIES

NEWS PUBLISHERS BUILD FENCES AROUND CONTENT AS AI SCRAPING FIGHTS INTENSIFY

ECONOMIC DATA REVEALS DISCONNECT BETWEEN STATISTICAL SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY REALITY

Drama Meter
EAST BETHEL CITY ADMINISTRATOR THREATENS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST RESIDENTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

LOUISIANA POLICE CHIEFS ARRESTED IN MASSIVE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION FRAUD SCHEME

POMPANO BEACH COMMISSION SPLITS OVER CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SHOWDOWN

LAMARQUE CITY MANAGER TORCHES OWN HOUSE, BLAMES POLITICAL RIVAL IN EPIC MUNICIPAL MELTDOWN

The Well-Funded, Likely Doomed Plan to Stop Zohran Mamdani

AMAZON PRIME DAY PRICE MANIPULATION EXPOSES MUNICIPAL E-COMMERCE TAX COLLECTION FAILURES

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WASTEWATER SYSTEMS NEAR COLLAPSE AS GROWTH OUTPACES INFRASTRUCTURE

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

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Book Drop

ATLANTA MAKERSPACE TRANSFORMS NEIGHBORHOOD BY ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING INSTEAD OF PLANNING IT TO DEATH

PITTSBURGH’S ABANDONED STEEL MILLS AS AI HUBS PERFECTLY EMBODIES ‘UNLEASH YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE’

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RED STATE BEER BOOM DEMONSTRATES HOW REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION DRIVES MANUFACTURING GROWTH

TORONTO’S PARKING AND GARBAGE RULES ARE KILLING SMALL BUSINESSES ON COMMERCIAL STREETS

HEALTHY EATING TRENDS CONNECT TO AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE

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

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

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ECOSINT (Economic Open Source Intel)

CHINESE RESEARCH VESSEL DETECTED OFF ALASKA COAST RAISES ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE CONCERNS FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES

US MILITARY CONSIDERS PANAMA CANAL SECURITY AS CHINA THREATENS PORTS DEAL

APPLE’S $500 MILLION RARE EARTHS INVESTMENT SIGNALS CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITY

NETHERLANDS POWER RATIONING EXPOSES WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IDEOLOGY TRUMPS INFRASTRUCTURE

Amid Blood and Chaos, Foreign Powers Exploit Ukraine as a Live-Fire Test Lab – Soldier of Fortune Magazine

PENTAGON TACTICAL CYBER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS CREATE LOCAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR OPPORTUNITIES

BANK OF AMERICA TARGETS VOYAGER SPACE TECHNOLOGIES AS DUAL NATIONAL SECURITY AND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY

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

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Red River Flavor
RFK JR’S PSYCHEDELICS PUSH EXPOSES PHARMA’S DECADES-LONG SUPPRESSION OF NATURAL TREATMENTS

CHEFS DITCH SEED OILS AS RESTAURANT INDUSTRY CONFRONTS ULTRA-PROCESSED INGREDIENT BACKLASH

MAJOR NIH NUTRITION TRIALS EXPOSE DECADES OF DIETARY MISINFORMATION THAT SHAPED PUBLIC POLICY

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S THREE-STEP PLAN TARGETS FOOD INDUSTRY LIES KILLING AMERICANS

Yaupon, the U.S.’s only native caffeinated plant, gets a tariff boost – The Washington Post

MICHELLE PFEIFFER ATTACKS BILL GATES OVER FOOD SYSTEM MANIPULATION AND HEALTH IMPACTS

Read some nonsense at NY Times

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The Music Cities
HEAVY METAL’S ECONOMIC RESILIENCE PROVES AUTHENTIC MUSIC SCENES OUTLAST CORPORATE TRENDS

SAN ANTONIO LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE MUSIC-TO-BUSINESS PROGRAM TO BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY

MUSIC STREAMING GROWTH SLOWS WHILE “RECESSION POP” SURGES IN ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY –

CHRIS HADFIELD’S SPACE ODDITY PROVES CULTURE AND COMMERCE CONVERGE IN ORBIT

This is the rare bright spot in a tough Hollywood job market – Los Angeles Times

AI-GENERATED ROCK BAND WITH MILLION SPOTIFY LISTENERS CHALLENGES LIVE MUSIC VENUE ECONOMICS

SPOTIFY DATA REVEALS STREAMING ECONOMY NOW SUPPORTS 12,500 ARTISTS EARNING OVER $100,000 ANNUALLY

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

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Space Economy Signal
AI INTEGRATION TRANSFORMS SPACE ECONOMY FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO ENTREPRENEURIAL GOLDMINE

REAL ESTATE INVESTORS TARGET SPACE ECONOMY AS HINES PARTNERS WITH NASA

AUTONOMOUS FARMING AI REVOLUTION CREATES NEW RURAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES –

CHRIS HADFIELD’S SPACE ODDITY PROVES CULTURE AND COMMERCE CONVERGE IN ORBIT

Colorado space industry impacted by the U.S. Space Force

US MILITARY DRONE MANUFACTURING LAGS BEHIND CHINA IN CRITICAL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY

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

Purple Cow of the Day
MONTANA’S RODEO ECONOMY GENERATES MORE REVENUE PER CAPITA THAN SILICON VALLEY TECH

SMALL TOWN’S SPECIAL SAUCE REVEALS AUTHENTIC ECONOMIC REVIVAL STRATEGY

HOLLYWOOD’S AI CREATIVE REVOLUTION OFFERS BLUEPRINT FOR AUTHENTIC ECONOMIC DIFFERENTIATION

LJUBLJANA’S CENTER ROG TRANSFORMS ABANDONED FACTORY INTO EUROPE’S MOST RADICAL CREATIVE HUB

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PLACE BRANDING TEAMS DISCOVER FIFTEEN STRATEGIES THAT ACTUALLY INFLUENCE PLACEMAKING OUTCOMES

FLORIDA LEVERAGES MULTI-MODAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE AMERICAS GATEWAY ADVANTAGE

WHAT MAKES A PERSON COOL? CITIES SHOULD TAKE NOTES

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