Twenty Top Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Across America

An analysis from a new think tank, Heartland Forward, identified 20 top entrepreneurial ecosystems across America based on the share of employment by small firms, and the number of college-educated employees in those firms.

Nearly half of Colorado households have lost income because of pandemic

DENVER, CO - MARCH 17: The Denver Pavilions in Downtown Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Amid a patchwork of stay-at-home orders across the state and after previously ordering various business closures, Gov. Jared Polis on March 25 ordered the majority of ColoradoÕs 5.8 million residents to stay home in order to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

A third of businesses surveyed report having shut down, and a third reduced hours in April, state survey finds.

The new geography of America, post-coronavirus

For a generation, a procession of pundits, public relations aces and speculators have promoted the notion that our future lay in dense — and politically deep-blue — urban centers, largely on the coasts.