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It's all about the memes today, rotating buildings and "yes experts lie."

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Assorted Links Saturday

How to take notes, myths and realities of America's rural economy, and how the US can can surge ahead now that we have vaccines and big relief spending.

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Assorted Links Friday

Wooden skyscrapers, trouble in the Suez, geopolitics and the future of remote work in Houston

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The great Grape-Nuts shortage of 2020 is over. Also, Grape-Nuts to reimburse customers who purchased boxes on the black market, and more.

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E-grocery shopping, virtual health care visits, and home nesting were likely to stick around post-COVID. Plus Mexico.

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Biden prepares $3 trillion in new spending on mostly infrastructure, how to assemble an economic development crew, and more.

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Is it farewell to the handshake? Virtual tours and drones are in. Junkets and steakhouses are out. How Covid-19 is reshaping a pillar of economic development in America.

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New website helps remote workers find towns offering cash incentives for new residents, and more.

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Goodbye to the 9-to-5, see you later to the tax man, and don't waste your youth.

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UK/French company turning CO2 into feedstock. FDI opportunity?

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