Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
It used to be that at the very least you could count on the trains running on time. Not anymore. The Red River Farm Network out of Grand Forks, ND, has great coverage of agricultural issues across the northern Great Plains of Minnesota, the Dakotas and somewhat into Montana. In this week’s news digest, they […]
New Urbanism and neotraditional planning offers to bring the best of traditional town planning to new development. I generally like the idea, in large part because the “new” that I’ve lived out in the suburban sprawl hasn’t stood up well. Yet living in smaller communities that haven’t tried the idea, I can’t say how well […]
Friends, I am looking for a new job. As a seasoned Development Professional, I am considering opportunities in Community and Economic Development, primarily across the Mountain West and Upper Midwest states. I have particular experience in long-range community and regional planning, infrastructure, and strategic planning. I have particular interest in how communities thrive in the New […]
QS-21 is a promising adjuvant which improves the performance of certain drugs. The trouble is, QS-21 is derived from an evergreen tree (Quillaja saponari) found in limited locations in Chile. It also has some other qualities that limit vaccine effectiveness. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York have been working on a synthetic […]
Pew Research Center posted an interesting look at my fellow travelers in “Generation X”. We’re the 34-49 year-olds sandwiched between the younger Boomers and older Millenials, both oversized and over-covered in the media. We are, they point out, the middle child of the modern demography. Gen Xers have also gotten the short end of basic generational […]
Last month, in conjunction with the National Planning Conference in Atlanta, the American Planning Association (APA) released results of a new poll. It found interesting similarities of opinion between both young adults (my kids) and younger/potential retirees (my folks). National Poll Dispels Popular Assumptions About Improving Local Economies and Attracting New Residents Millennials, Baby Boomers […]
An interesting video bit of PR from the Census Bureau on the 2012 Economic Census: [v=SVns8dKcBrE] How folks in business, economic and political leaders use economic statistics. A bit geeky, like dancing about architecture… .
We’re getting an advance view of the US Census Bureau’s 2012 Economic Census results. The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector of the economy showed tremendous growth from 2007 to 2012 as the number of establishments rose by 26.4 percent, according to the 2012 Economic Census Advance Report released [March 26] by the U.S. Census Bureau. […]
Preliminary results are in on the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Following the long-term trend, USDA counted fewer larger farms, much fewer in some states like Minnesota, and actually a few more in others like Wyoming. And farmers are getting older. Full figures due in May. The USDA Press Release gives the details: Value of Sales […]
Americans are on the move. About 20,000 more people moved from Los Angeles County, California, to nearby San Bernardino County, than in the opposite direction in 2007-2011. The US Census Bureau has released new migration statistics based on their American Community Survey 5-year running average. While I really don’t trust ACS for smaller, especially rural, places, […]