Need to Know
Stories, links, images, and videos that'll make you a smarter economic developer. Published 7x per week.
Assorted Links Saturday
The "not a joke" edition: Malta will pay you to visit, and a site selector takes own advice and moves business from California to Texas.
Assorted Links Friday
The craft beer industry has posted declines in sales for the first time ever, and more.
Assorted Links Thursday
Economic boom into 2023, the long tail of the pandemic puppies, the growth in America’s breweries, and more.
Assorted Links Wednesday
The pandemic has deepened America’s state and regional differences — and why that’s not necessarily a bad thing, plus the 7% of Americans who don't use the internet, and more.
Assorted Links Tuesday
Ketchup is the new toilet paper.
Assorted Links Monday
US factories desperate for workers, CFOs are super upbeat, which counties have the highest job concentrations in pet care services, and more.
Assorted Links Thursday
April Fools' Day edition, and so much more (because not everyone knows that you're not supposed to post real news on April 1).
Assorted Links Wednesday
President Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan today -- will it be the most sweeping since the 1960s space program.
Assorted Links Tuesday
Sometimes success is just about avoiding failure, what can we learn from a big boat stuck in a canal, and more.
Assorted Links Monday
Are we heading for a post-pandemic ‘Roaring 2020s,’ with parties and excess, and more.
