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Is AirBnB DEAD? City commissioners signal willingness to further restrict short-term rentals in Bozeman

If you have any STRs you’ve probably seen a decline in your bookings.. for the majority. Today I discuss whether or not AirBnB is a dying brand or if it’s going to be able to stay alive as the real estate market & economy shifts.

Recession or soft landing? Why U.S. could dodge a downturn and why it may not

Economists say there’s a 50% chance of a recession in the next 12 months, down from 56% in July and 61% in May

Average UPS driver to make $170,000 in pay, benefits with new contract

Current part-time workers also will see a bump in pay and benefits, bringing their pay to at least $25.75 an hour by the end of the 5-year contract.

How can you improve housing availability in your city?

How can you improve housing availability in your city? Make it easier for citizens to build new homes. Decrease the minimum lot size per unit. Allow people to build more homes on a given property—pretty much, do what Austin just did! Asia Mieleszko’s story on the Strong Towns website gets into the specifics.

The Need for Speed: Rural Users Tend to Have Slower Internet Connections

For years, researchers have looked for more reliable ways to measure the gap in broadband speeds between rural and urban areas. A new study based on individual users’ internet speed-tests offers one more way to measure the digital divide.

These Founders Raised Millions by Simply Asking Customers to Invest

In a difficult funding environment, business owners are finding alternative ways to raise capital, including directly from their customers.

What If We Had a 15-Minute City for Friendship?

Living close to friends matters. Amid a loneliness epidemic, a popular urban planning concept offers a vision for proximity.

How Deals Get Done: Inside This Exclusive Annual Meeting of Elite U.S. Entrepreneurs

The Inc. 5000 leaders who make the most of their company’s time on the list are as strategic as they come. Here’s how.

15 ideas to revitalize ‘lifeless’ downtowns (or make good ones even better) in the work-from-home era

Readers around the world — from teenagers to retirees — have called, emailed and spoken to us offering their best ideas. The resounding takeaway is most people want fewer cars and more public spaces, parks and events to bring them together.

Beyond Meat’s new ads send the trillion-dollar meat industry a coded message: Here’s what they mean

The campaign marks Beyond’s first response to coordinated attacks that began in 2019 under interest groups tied to the meat industry.

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