They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Oregon policymakers seem to disagree, as they plan to pour $30 million of taxpayer money into reviving container shipping services at the Port of Portland…even though it’s been a consistent economic failure.
Read MoreThe Christmas Cookie Inflation Index has risen 12.0% in the last year. This is compared to the official inflation rate of 3.2%.
Read MoreThe Family Dollar system operates more stores than McDonald’s, Starbucks, Target, and Walmart combined. And that’s not good news for your community.
Read MoreAs America’s cities continue their halting climb up and out of the last few years, data analytics firm Urban3 foresees a few crises—as well as opportunities—waiting for them in 2023.
Read MoreIf the U.S. is advancing in its ability to build things, why does it seem like our places are falling apart?
Read MoreThe Christmas Cookie Inflation Index has risen 12.0% in the last year. This is compared to the official inflation rate of 7.7%.
Read MoreStreets can be about many things, but unless they are building wealth for the community, they won’t survive. Period.
Read MoreJoin the Urban3 team as they wade past Oklahoma City’s glittering amenities to take an up-close view of the real economic engine under the shiny enamel hood.
Read MoreLet’s explore the idea of inflation being “good.”
Read MoreThe Christmas Cookie Inflation Index has risen 10.6% in the last year. This is compared to the official inflation rate of 6.8%.
Read MoreYou can’t just turn off the world supply chain, then turn it back on again and expect it to work properly.
Read MoreToday, prosperity isn’t gold, land, or natural resources; it’s know-how.
Read MoreThere is much we can learn from cities of the past—especially small, remote cities that grew up around the exploitation of natural resources.
Read MoreUnderstanding risk and uncertainty—and the difference between the two—can help local communities face the unknown.
Read MoreThe Christmas Cookie Inflation Index has risen 4.3% in the last year. This is compared to the official inflation rate of 1.2%.
Read MoreThis pandemic will have long-term economic impacts on cities far beyond the coastal metropolises.
Read MoreWe were vulnerable to a crash long before coronavirus appeared. We all made promises to ourselves and each other that we never meant to keep.
Read MoreThe ultimate irony of our economic system is that the only mechanism we have to satisfy our needs is to increase our neediness.
Read MoreWhat technological disasters — like the Deepwater Horizon explosion — can tell us about why our economy seems to lurch from crisis to crisis.
Read MoreThe coronavirus is revealing how fragile our economy is. (Look no further than disruptions to the global supply chain.) As we rebuild, will we double down on the failed status quo…or build something ANTI-fragile?
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