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The best way to get people out of poverty is just to get them out of poverty.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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This study gave $500/mo in no-strings-attached cash to low-income folks for two years. Analysis showed that recipients were happier, healthier, less anxious, and more likely to be employed than the control group. "The best way to get people out of poverty is just to get them out of poverty."

How to navigate the reshoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing.

So much good news in this week's U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey.  (And a little bad.)

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CEO of Sitehunt, the AI platform for economic development, site selection and RFI automation. Host and publisher of the Econ Dev Show. In Houston, Texas.


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