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Maine Leaders Discuss Whether Public Broadband Investments Should Support National Private Providers

Millions of Maine’s fiber dollars is going to a mix of government entities, regional internet service providers, and large, out-of-state companies. Some worry these national companies have not worked well with communities in the past. Others say the investments should be evaluated on what they deliver, not who gets the money.

How AI is driving the future of technology

Coupled with human talent, software can be delivered at 6X the speed and one-quarter of the cost.

Stop requiring college degrees for jobs that don’t need them

Employers are finally tearing down the “paper ceiling” in hiring.

Rural States Are Moving Ahead With EV Charging Infrastructure

The federal infrastructure package is making electric vehicle charging a reality — even in states with few registered EVs. In Montana, the need for this infrastructure is driven, in part, by tourism from other states.

Awash in Asphalt, Cities Rethink Their Parking Needs

In cities big and small, the tide is turning against sprawling parking lots, car-centric development, and minimum parking mandates.

As towns across the Great Plains shrink, how can they preserve rural lifestyles?

As America’s rural areas see populations decline, they’re looking for ways to keep their lifestyle alive for the next generation.

Silicon Valley Bank collapse may not be the last. Blackrock CEO warns of ‘slow rolling crisis’

Regional banks remain at risk of a “flameout” like the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s when more than a thousand institutions failed, Fink wrote in an annual letter to investors.

Icon takes the initiative with affordable 3D-printed homes competition

Leading 3D printing firm Icon has revealed an ambitious competition that aims to revolutionize affordable housing. Named Initiative 99, it will solicit designs for 3D-printed homes that can be constructed for under US$99,000.

States to receive $2.5B from feds for electric vehicle charging infrastructure

This program will help President Joe Biden meet his goal of 500,000 public charging stations by the end of the decade.

Study shows that changing how fires burn could help forests recover faster – Montana Governor Gianforte presses to extinguish all fires

The report indicates that controlled burning, forest thinning and cultural burning done by Indigenous groups could all reduce the severity of future fires and improve the odds of forest recovery.