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What do the top economic bloggers think about the U.S. economy? The outlook is grim. The Kauffman Foundation asked 200 of the top economic bloggers to participate in a survey that measured their views on the economy, entrepreneurship and innovation in the U.S. Results showed that 48 percent of the survey respondents believe that the economy is “worse
Thomas Friedman has a message for President Barack Obama: make this the year of innovation, the year of “Start-Up America.” In yesterday’s The New York Times, Friedman says that the President needs to reignite the youth movement he mobilized to get elected and provide them with the support needed to drive innovation. Reinspiring this group to create start-up
When they needed to outsource work, U.S. companies looked to India for labor supply. Now, the reverse is taking place. On December 30, BusinessWeek reported on a growing trend among regions to recruit Indian companies that promise to create jobs. While critics say the new investments do little to boost employment rates, cities including Dallas, Atlanta and
Could packaged travel be the ray of hope for the tourism industry in 2010? According to the Wall Street Journal, at least one segment of the industry is banking on it...tour operators! Considered the Costco of the tourism industry, tour operators are often able to offer travelers great value by selling an experience in large quantities. In 2010, this could lead vacation
Let the international green race begin. CNN reports that many believe in China’s potential to be the leader of green technology and policies, providing heavy competition for the U.S. and E.U. Influencers such as Thomas Friedman argue that the country’s rapid industrial development has polluted its environment so much that it leaves its leaders with little choice but
Here’s an interesting “Smart Cities” piece posted on Forbes’ website on December 3. Aaron Renn, an urban success strategist, discusses how cities’ mayors must have the CEO perspective in order to sustain a healthy metro region. A CEO-mayor understands his/her region’s “brand DNA,” and can answer the question, “why here?” The answer has nothing to do with efficiency or
Should cities be involved in the construction of convention-center hotels or “mega-hotels?” Governing Magazine’s December 2009 issue discusses this debate. Some city officials argue that thriving convention-center hotels will bring a heap of increased visitors, economic activity and tax revenue. Critics say that the public sector should stay out of the mega-hotel business because it takes too
In an effort to revive Detroit, Time Inc. is holding a competition between local advertising agencies to develop a campaign to recruit the creative and younger generation to the city. Hoping to sell Detroit as a “land of opportunity,” five advertising agencies have entered the competition and are currently developing campaigns that include using blogs, video clips and mobile
For years, the conventional wisdom has always been that half of the job growth comes from small business. According to a report released last week by the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation, that's only partially correct. It’s actually the firm’s age, not size, that drives job growth. The study found that companies less than five years old created nearly two
To generate jobs and unleash as much as 300,000 megawatts worth of green power in the Western U.S., some policy makers want federal tax dollars to harness high-powered wind from the Dakotas and the intense Southwestern sun to create “green power super highways” for the whole U.S. Yet, energy firms in the East Coast don’t want federal tax dollars
