Rural Communities

In terms of global urban livability, American cities are not so hot. The highest ranking city, Honolulu, comes in at 29 in the results of the Worldwide Quality of Living Survey.

Though some bosses still fear the concept, in an era of concerns and policy discussions about dependence on foreign oil and global warming, working at home instead of driving to an office can save a lot of energy and offers other rewards.

Quality of life and local incentives can lend a competitive advantage to entrepreneurs when they need it most

A new survey of chief financial officers suggests these perilous times are causing some to consider outsourcing operations to other regions of the United States rather than overseas.

"It’s a city that ranks high on most of the lists," Morin says. "It’s a new city, a growing city, a younger city on what most people would perceive as the doorstep of God’s country — the Rocky Mountains."

In my hometown, there’s no 45-minute commute to work. Or home again. Isn’t that something valuable rural communities have to offer?

"Today’s economy is becoming an impetus for this growing workforce. It is ideal for the knowledge-based information industry, but even other industries will shift to this in the near future. Look at the e-commerce shift that has taken place,"

Choosing the right place can mean the difference between success and failure for entrepreneurs

While it’s long been recognized that city life is exhausting — that’s why Picasso left Paris — this new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so.

Lost in the discussions of the decline has been the continuation of a seemingly inexorable secular trend: the continued migration to the “Flyover County” that many of the coastal urban elites tend to dismiss as insignificant and even unlivable. What residents of Elitia reject, millions are embracing.