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Many Americans, myself included, have had to make a tough decision to remain in their economically-challenged hometowns or move to new locations for better job and career options.  Uninformed observers
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Over the past few years, I’ve worked on a number of projects in coastal areas, including extensive work in Louisiana. If you talk to Louisianans or Californians affected by fires,
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An interesting new Urban Institute analysis examines how Federal agencies are supporting effective economic transitions in coal impacted communities.  In this case, the researchers assessed the US Economic Development Administration’s
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My colleagues at NC IDEA introduced me to an interesting new report from North Carolina’s Secretary of State’s Office (and it’s not often that you see something interesting from state
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For the past few years, the National Main Street program has been publishing semi-regular surveys that cover the state of Main Street business.  I find them very useful, and the
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The latest issue of our e-newsletter, EntreWorks Insights is now available. This issue looks at what's been happening with crowdfunding in the decade since passage of the 2012 JOBS Act,
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I’ve spent the last two days at a convening organized by the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Powerplant Communities and Economic Revitalization, thankfully shortened to the Energy Communities IWG,
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I’m very excited about an upcoming event:  the Global Entrepreneurship Congress+ Puerto Rico.  Starting this weekend, GEC+ Puerto Rico will host entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from across Latin America to share
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Lots of interesting work continues to happen in America’s coal-reliant communities.  The Biden Administration is actively investing in these regions, with strong leadership provided by the Interagency Working Group (IWG)
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