Bet On Small Business, Not Big BoxesNearly four years ago I wrote about a study called "Where Our Jobs Come From." The author, Don Macke of the Center for Rural Entrepreneu...
Communities Grow Faster by Not CompetingI have driven through enough small towns sitting fifteen minutes apart to notice the same thing every time. Each one has its own downtow...
Voting Turnout Impacts Community WealthLet me start by saying that voter engagement impacts the vibrancy, poverty levels, and wealth of your community in a big way. Only one i...
Most owners never built a businessIn 1972, a 24-year-old bass fisherman named Johnny Morris cleared out eight square feet of floor space in the back of his father's liquo...
Data Centers Deserve Facts, Not FearMost conversations I have had about data centers follows the same script. Someone comments on social media or raises a hand at a plannin...
