If one were to explore the most blessed places on earth, California, my home for a half century, would surely be up there. The state, with its salubrious climate, spectacular scenery, vast natural resources, and entrepreneurial heritage is home to the world’s fifth-largest economy and its still-dominant technological centre. read more »
Economics
Super Bowl Sunday is Flyover Affair — Down to the Ads
by Dale Buss 02/05/2021
This year, the Big Game is about Flyover Country more than ever. Two of our teams are battling it out. read more »
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Ask the Experts: Revitalizing California's Business Climate
by New Geography 01/27/2021
Chapman University’s Vice President of Research Thomas Piechota hosted this month's event, moderated by Dean Thomas Turk of the Argyros School of Business and Economics. Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and Marshall Toplansky, Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Science at Chapman University joined the discussion. read more »
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Virtual Town Hall: Revitalizing California's Business Climate
by New Geography 01/08/2021
You are invited to join Chapman University’s Vice President of Research Thomas Piechota who will host the next Ask the Experts Town Hall on Friday, January 22, from 11 – 12:30 P.M. read more »
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Silicon Valley Exits California for Texas
by Tory Gattis 12/14/2020
The big news this week is all the different tech companies announcing their moves to Texas. read more »
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Elite Democrats Could Destroy the Middle Class if Biden Wins in 2020
by Joel Kotkin 11/01/2020
It’s been a long time since the Democrats were considered “the party of the people” and the GOP the party of the fat cats. read more »
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Northwest Arkansas Economic Recovery Strategy
by Ross DeVol - Richard Florida - Joel... 10/20/2020
COVID-19 presents great challenges to Northwest Arkansas (NWA) as it does to every community, but the region is in strong standing to weather this global pandemic.
Ensuring it does so requires leveraging – and enhancing – the region’s economic, social and demographic strengths while addressing its weaknesses. read more »
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Downtown Employment Estimates
by Aaron M. Renn 10/14/2020
Robert Manduca, who made an extremely detailed map of job locations in the US read more »
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Virtual Town Hall – Middle Class Survival Strategies
by Rhonda Howard 10/01/2020
Join us October 17th for a live interactive webinar on how the middle class can survive and thrive during this time of social and economic uncertainty. read more »
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Does Geography Determine Destiny?
by Rhonda Howard 07/30/2020
A new Heartland Forward report, Does Geography Determine Destiny has been released today. read more »
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