Spent yesterday with #Childcare coalition teams across #Michigan.
One theme that came up repeatedly: childcare is a long-game infrastructure investment, which makes it politically difficult despite 7x–16x ROI tied to workforce stability, crime reduction, and economic outcomes.
US Courts Foreign Investment Amid America First Push
Discover how the US is opening its doors to foreign investors, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick leading the charge, promising to make deals happen and offering support for securing visas and setting up operations. America First now means America together, with the government actively seeking partnerships and investments from…
#ForeignInvestment #AmericaFirst #NationalSecurity #EconomicDevelopment #SupplyChain
Even a smaller town can grow the arts and have a thriving local creative scene. At a Texas Downtown (TXD) regional roundtable event, I learned how Corsicana TX did it:
https://www.tourismcurrents.com/how-to-grow-the-arts-in-your-town/
#SocialTown #tourism #marketing #EconomicDevelopment #MainStreet #art #theater #PublicArt
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. [Unofficial]4d agoPluralistic: The three armies fighting for the post-American world (05 May 2026)
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/05/three-is-a-magic-number/
BIRN Reality Check: Kosovo’s ICT Sector Looks Beyond ‘Brain Drain’
Last call for tomorrow's April 23 webinar to learn about the more than 200 public lands scenic byways, like the Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways, and byways in our U.S. Forest Service National Forests and Grasslands. Hosted with our wonderful National Scenic Byway Association clients:
#SocialTown #tourism #travel #RoadTrip #ScenicByway #EconDev #EconomicDevelopment
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