Economic Development 2.0: Playing The Healthcare Card

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A strong case was made by Jim Clifton, the Chairman of Gallup, that we’re in World War III in his book The Coming Jobs War. Just as the previous wars impacted which countries would lead the world in prosperity, the “war” we are in will dictate which communities get the lion’s […]
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