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Assorted Links Wednesday

IKEA is ruining the search for small Swedish towns and lakes, the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act: A guide for local leaders, and more.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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Assorted Links Wednesday
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California’s keenest competition for innovation sector jobs: Other bluish Western states.


TSMC’s Arizona culture clash: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. faces challenges managing employees at its new fab in Arizona who are unaccustomed to the long work hours and management culture that in Taiwan have helped make the company the world’s largest chip foundry.


The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act: A guide for local leaders.


Who knew that IKEA names hundreds of their products after small Swedish towns and lakes? Visit Sweden has recently dropped a sensational video encouraging us all to "Discover the Originals".


Millennials are finally spending like grown-ups: The U.S.’s largest generation is buying houses and cars. That’s going to have consequences for inflation.


Apropos of nothing, but these two tweets are awesome:

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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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