Which Cities Will the High Cost of Energy Hurt (and Help) the Most?
A high cost energy future will profoundly impact the cost of doing business and create new opportunities, but not necessarily in the way most people expect. Read story
Joel Kotkin
Cities and Oil Prices: The Winners and The Losers
For most places, it’s hard to tell what the long-term effect of the high cost of energy might be. But there are some fairly safe bets. Read story
Is Manufacturing Weighing Down the U.S. Economy?
The answer may surprise you. Read story
Where Are the Best Cities to Do Business?
Our comprehensive annual guide to which places are thriving -- even in an economy many consider in recession. Read story
Boomtowns '07
Riverside, Provo, McAllen, Sarasota… You may be surprised by the places that top our list of the hottest cities for entrepreneurs. Read story
Boomtowns '06
By Joel Kotkin | May 1, 2006
Bellingham, Washington; St. George, Utah; McAllen, Texas... You may be surprised by the places that top our list of the hottest cities for entrepreneurs. Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities
Employment Base of 450,000 or more. Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Midsize Cities
Employment Base of 150,000-450,000. Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Small Cities
Employment Base of Less Than 150,000. Read story
The People Behind the Rankings
By Joel Kotkin | Apr 19, 2006
The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs. Read story
The Allure of the West
By Joel Kotkin | Apr 19, 2006
The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs. Read story
The Florida Phenomena
By Joel Kotkin | Apr 19, 2006
The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs. Read story
The Latino Archipelago
By Joel Kotkin | Apr 19, 2006
The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs. Read story
Among the Bigs, More of the Same
By Joel Kotkin | Apr 19, 2006
The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs. Read story
The Big Cities of the Future
By Joel Kotkin | Apr 19, 2006
The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs. Read story
A Look at the Losers
By Joel Kotkin | Apr 19, 2006
The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs. Read story
The Best Places For Doing Business in America 2005
By Joel Kotkin | May 1, 2005
We examined 274 population centers, looking for job creation and other signs that businesses are thriving. Here's what we found. Read story
Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America
By Joel Kotkin | Mar 1, 2004
If you're looking for cities large, medium, and small where job growth is robust and economies are strong, head to the ones on this year's Top Cities list. F... Read story
The Future Is Here! But Is It Shocking?
By Joel Kotkin | Dec 1, 2000
Thirty years ago authors Heidi and Alvin Toffler sounded a warning bell for postindustrial society. Today the Tofflers take stock and look ahead to the Inter... Read story
Here Comes the Neighborhood
By Joel Kotkin | Jul 1, 2000
Start-ups are reenergizing urban neighborhoods across the country. Read story
Where's the Capital of China?
By Joel Kotkin | Feb 1, 1998
Chinese banks have become a source of funding for small-business owners around the world. An overview of China's stake in the world economy and what to expec... Read story
The Best 4 Small-Business Neighborhoods in America
By Joel Kotkin | May 15, 1997
Here's what entrepreneurs are looking for when selecting a community for start-ups, and what they're finding. Read story
L.A. Quakes in the Shadow of Beautiful Downtown Burbank
By Joel Kotkin | Dec 1, 1996
An overview of a city that is using incentive programs, loans, and regulations to attract businesses. Read story
The Rise of the Micromoguls
By Joel Kotkin | Sep 15, 1996
In the wild world of high-tech special effects, a handful of upstarts are challenging the kingpins. Read story
Tailor-Made in America
By Joel Kotkin | Aug 1, 1996
A business expert explains how craftmanship practiced at so-called "Craftories" is inventing a new competitive edge. Read story
Still the Best Places to Do Business
By Joel Kotkin | Jul 1, 1996
A public-policy expert explains why some big cities are the best place for successful entrepreneurial commerce. Read story
Urban Renewers
By Joel Kotkin | Mar 1, 1996
Some thoughts on what groups are making it in the inner-city, and why. Read story
China Inc.
By Joel Kotkin | Dec 1, 1992
Two Inc. writers look at China's new embrace of capitalism and its impact on the future of global economics. Read story
The American Way
By Joel Kotkin | Sep 1, 1991
Armed with traditional American values, modern immigrants refuel the entrepreneurial economy. Read story
Creators of the New Japan
By Joel Kotkin | Oct 1, 1990
Why Japan's future will depend more and more on small, innovative research- and development-oriented companies. Read story
The Skills Crisis
By Joel Kotkin | Jan 1, 1990
Manufacturer provides in-house training skills to his employees, many of whom are Latin American. Read story
Will Europe Blow It?
By Joel Kotkin | Dec 1, 1989
Small European companies worry that 1992's unified market will bring in a suffocating bureacracy of red tape, regulation, and centralization. Read story
Rising Son
By Joel Kotkin | Nov 1, 1989
After being edged out of the computer business by the giants, a Japanese entrepreneur starts a smaller firm. Read story
A New Black Dream
By Joel Kotkin | Nov 1, 1989
A new trend of self-sufficiency and entrepreneurial spirit takes root in some African-American communities. Read story
Open the Gates
By Joel Kotkin | Oct 1, 1989
Reasons why immigration may be the most effective way to boost the economy. Read story
Business and Revolution
By Joel Kotkin | Sep 1, 1989
Chinese entreprenuer is placed on communist China's "most wanted" list for founding a democratic organization. Read story
Our Real Competitive Edge
By Joel Kotkin | Sep 1, 1989
Start-ups may be the U.S.' best hope in the high-tech production competition against Japan. Read story
Is Peace Bad for Business?
By Joel Kotkin | Aug 1, 1989
Businesses that formerly relied on government military contracts will have to adapt due to lower defense budgets. Read story
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