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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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You can now raise up to $5 million in the US via crowdfunding, and "debranding" is the new branding

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Is there an urban bias in rural development, and why this spring-forward is especially hard.

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