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USDA’s Rural Partners Network Targets Communities with Greatest Infrastructure Needs

The program is designed to help underserved communities in identifying and applying for grants designated for rural areas.

The gulf between workers and managers is growing, amid the return to office

Many managers are considering cutting pay, reducing benefits, or even firing employees who don’t want to return to the office, says a new study.

‘Corporate Landlords and Market Power’: Study Surveys the Single-Family Rental Boom

New research documents the growing footprint of large institutional investors in the housing market during the pandemic, converting more and more of the nation’s single-family detached housing units into rental properties.

What New Graduates Are Looking for From Employers in the Age of the Great Resignation

Money is a big part of it.

Funding opportunity for tribal communities to address climate change

The Department of Interior announced this month that it will invest $46 million in funding for tribal communities as part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Program.

America’s Demographic Winter

Population growth is slowing or reversing just about everywhere in the country. That has enormous implications for our future economy and prosperity.

Biden is Doubling Down on a Push to Roll Back Single-Family Zoning Laws

A $10 billion proposal in the president’s budget would use federal grants as an incentive to spur changes with the local rules, which critics blame for stifling affordable housing and fueling racial inequities.

Are you getting all the internet you’re paying for? Here’s how to tell if your ISP is throttling your connection speed.

Testing your internet connection speed is easier than ever and you don’t even need to be a technology wizard. Here’s what you need to know.

New Federal Broadband Funds Will Come With a Fight

The bipartisan infrastructure bill appears to transform how the federal government subsidizes broadband infrastructure. But evidence suggests that big companies may not allow the status quo to change without a fight.

The Tech Labor Shortage Is Only Set to Grow. These Companies Think Apprenticeships Are the Answer

Employers are struggling to find the skilled workers they need. Paid, on-the-job training could transform the workforce for good.