You could get up to $10,000, as long as your full-time job is based in another state. More »
Less than a month after roiling Seattle and making national headlines by voting unanimously to pass a controversial head tax on big businesses such as Amazon, the City Council now plans to abruptly reverse itself and vote to repeal the tax. More »
As symbols go, nothing better projects Detroit’s decades-long decline than the Michigan Central Depot. More »
If Elon Musk can make this dance of robots and people work, it will change how cars are made. More »
Investors are flocking to Middle American cities like Omaha and Des Moines. Startups are forgoing the paradisiacal pastures of California for a little Midwestern mojo. And the “Silicon Prairie” — cornfields and all — is having a moment in the unrelenting sun. More »
Most professionals strive to have well-rounded experiences, education, and knowledge to develop their résumés and increase their shot at success. What if communities had this same goal? More »
It’s not just sports franchises: Tax incentives to lure companies tend to help politicians, but they don’t really make economic sense. More »
Innovation is critical for established companies to stay relevant in the face of disruption. Here's our list of corporate innovation labs. More »
Stripmatic’s plight is an example of the hidden costs of Trump’s “America First” protectionism. During decades of increasing globalization, leaders of both political parties reassured critics that the gains from trade were dispersed across myriad less-expensive products — and thus often difficult to identify — while the costs were obvious every time a factory closed. More »
Over the next decade America’s tight labor market will continue making headlines. The fundamental reason stems from retiring Baby Boomers outpacing the number of younger workers entering the workforce.
To help the country’s labor supply better meet demand, keeping the present workforce engaged in work would go a long way. Retaining every cohort matters. But U.S. businesses should put particular focus on retaining older women. More »
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As Congress cobbled together the biggest tax overhaul since 1986, they nearly wiped out the essential sources of funding for large-scale community development projects—namely, three federal tax credit programs that attract private investment for neighborhood revitalization. Developers, financiers, and municipalities pushed back and managed to keep most of what they wanted intact. But now they are dealing with what some of them describe as the new tax law’s unintended consequences. More »
Those scraping by on six-figure salaries in Silicon Valley may be enticed by this ad campaign. More »
Awful commuting unites us all, and the playful brilliance of Will Alsop. More »
