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Apple and the end of the car as we know it, more microchips, corporate relocations, and Kenny McDonald on post-COVID.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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Assorted Links Sunday

Apple and the end of the car as we know it: As cars become computers with wheels, Apple is joining other tech companies in eyeing the $5 trillion auto market.

We need more microchips, so why not build them here?.

More to know: Retail trade areas 101: Part 1.

Decline in COVID prompting spike in company relocations.

Kenny McDonald, CEO of One Columbus and 2020 chair of the International Economic Development Council, on managing in a dynamic business environment:

It is a dynamic environment right now. There was a major global economic transformation underway before the pandemic that will continue through, and after, Covid-19. Every industry we have is transforming right under our feet.
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