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Assorted Links Saturday

Shrinkflation, cars, econ dev jobs, and Louisiana ED's initiative to educate filmmakers and creative professionals.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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Assorted Links Saturday
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Shrinkflation is happening across grocery stores — here are 14 of the most extreme examples, from toilet paper to candy bars.


The best-selling car in America, every year since 1978.  Kind of a boring list since 1998.


Members of the Louisiana Office of Economic Development with the City of Shreveport and the Louisiana Film & Entertainment Association announced the awarding of a major grant to the Prize Foundation to further the education and elevation of filmmakers and creative professionals in Louisiana.


Brittany McCoy, VP of Next Move Group, details available jobs around the nation in the economic development market.

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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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