Making Mead in a Space-Age World
by John Tierney
A new craft-beverage business in Allentown, Pennsylvania, benefits from its association with an incubator of high-tech businesses. (Read it here.)
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What the Beer Industry and the Computer Industry Have in Common
What the Beer Industry and the Computer Industry Have in Common
by James Fallows
They grew up in the same era and, despite some obvious differences, have some surprising parallels. (Read it here.)
The Parks and Recreation Theory of America’s Future
The Parks and Recreation Theory of America’s Future
by James Fallows
What we discuss at the national level has surprisingly little to do with startup decisions. Some provocative data about where America is growing, and why. (Read it here.)
Ice Cream, Chocolate, Coffee, and Beer
Ice Cream, Chocolate, Coffee, and Beer
by Deborah Fallows
Take ingredients and blend, for small-town synergy. (Read it here.)
Luck? Planning? Karma? The Elements of a Small Town’s High-Tech Success
Luck? Planning? Karma? The Elements of a Small Town’s High-Tech Success
by James Fallows
A software company grows in an unlikely setting. “Why here?” we ask the founders. (Read it here.)
Building a Museum: Report from Down East
Building a Museum: Report from Down East
by John Tierney
A Maine couple defies the odds — and helps to build community in the process. (Read it here.)
Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions: Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport
Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions: Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport
by James Fallows
“We like to think we are the Kitty Hawk of hydro-kinetic power.” (Read it here.)
Back on the Bright Side: Silicon Valley in Vermont
Back on the Bright Side: Silicon Valley in Vermont
by James Fallows
Why did this company end up on the shores of Lake Champlain, rather than on the San Francisco Bay or Puget Sound? (Read it here.)
Burlington Makes, the World Takes: The Story of NRG Systems
Burlington Makes, the World Takes: The Story of NRG Systems
by James Fallows
Why Vermont, for this kind of business? Away from traditional manufacturing centers, and tech-world complexes, and even easy transport routes? The cold mountains and the early wind turbines are a sort-of explanation. Plus, as I heard, a 19th-century-onward heritage of precision machine production in the area. But there were two elements of the “why here? why now?” story I found provocative for further discussion. (Read it here.)
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