Assorted Links Friday

The era of the wooden skyscraper is now.

In Suez Canal, stuck ship is a warning about globalization: The shutdown of the vital waterway and its impact on trade underscore the world’s reliance on global supply chains.

Someone forget who their customers are: Site selector Dean Barber was invited to a webinar from a  statewide economic development org -- then he found out that they wanted him to pay to attend.

New ships make US Coast Guard a big geopolitical player: Paging Peter Zeihan.

The future of remote work and what it means for Houston, Texas.