The 45 Things Economic Developers Need To Know This Week

The stories that Dane thinks you need to see from this week. May 12, 2022 edition.

12 May 2022 — 8 min read

Welcome to the "make you a smarter economic developer" newsletter! Thanks for spending a few minutes with us this morning.

Today we have 45 stories, graphics, charts, and videos that I think you'll find informative, useful, inspiring, and perhaps even humorous.

As always, if you find something great, please send it to me.

- Dane

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