The 29 Things to Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories that Dane thinks you need to see this week. March 30, 2023 edition.
This week we have 29 stories, graphics, charts and videos that I think you'll find informative, useful, inspiring, and perhaps even humorous. Some are economic development related directly, and some only indirectly. 🤔
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1) 'The era of urban supremacy is over': The most recent census data "show almost unprecedented declines or slow growth, especially in larger cities," William Frey, a demographer and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, emailed in response to my query.
2) Visualizing U.S. consumption of fuel and materials per capita:
3) The lure of the 'Made in America' sales pitch: Geopolitics forced an entrepreneur, Taylor Shupe, to bring jobs back from China. It's helping sell his meme-inspired socks too.
4) 0️⃣0️⃣ The high price of low interest rates: 0% rates were systemically irresponsible.
5) Cargo theft, led by food and beverage, is surging across the U.S.
6) Strategies for building US semiconductor fabs: The need to compete for skilled labor could delay fab construction in the United States, but some new strategies may help accelerate progress.
7) 🤖 Up to 80 percent of workers could see jobs impacted by AI: Researchers also found that higher-income jobs will likely have greater exposure to GPT, but that it will span across almost all industries.
