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During the economic collapse, business owners with criminal records are haunted by their past, and more.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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Assorted Links Wednesday

The digital divide is giving American churches hell: "Covid-19 has upended churchgoing in the US. Like so much else with the pandemic, the impacts are not felt equally."

Americans are voting with their feet

During the economic collapse, business owners with criminal records are haunted by their past:

Businesses hit by the pandemic have received hundreds of billions of dollars in loans since the Paycheck Protection Program opened for applications about four months ago, but accessing that funding has been a challenge for business owners with a criminal record.

How to do a TEDx talk, and are some great example talks:

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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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