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What Makes Entrepreneurs Choose a Place to Start a Business?

This article in Atlantic Cities , written by Richard Florida, provides the argument that Texas Democrats need to make to the business community concerning how to create a real "Texas Miracle." Spoiler alert: Low taxes and business-friendly policies are at the bottom of the list! . . .[W]hat really attracts innovative entrepreneurs who create these economy-boosting companies? The answers: talented workers, and the quality of life that the educated and ambitious have come to expect – not the low-tax, favorable-regulation approach that many state and local governments tout. [emphasis added] These are the findings in a new report from Endeavor Insight, the research department of the non-profit Endeavor, which focuses on fostering and mentoring "high-impact" entrepreneurs. Based on surveys and interviews with 150 founders of some of the country's fastest-growing companies, the report answers the basic question, "what do the best entrepreneurs want in a...

Primaried House Republicans: Latest Financial Reports

How are the primaried House Republican incumbents faring in the battle for their seats? Very well, thank you. The reports for the January 1, 2014 to January 23, 2014 period show the incumbents outraising and outspending their primary election challengers. They also overwhelm them in cash-on-hand. The figures are in the table below:  30 Days Prior to Election Report 1/1/14 to 1/23/14 30 Days Prior to Election Report 1/1/14 to 1/23/14 District Incumbent Raised Loans Expenditures COH Challenger Raised Loans Expenditures COH 1 George Lavender $5,400 $25,394 $80,058 Gary VanDeaver $5,000 $3,674 $10,951 4 Lance Gooden $23,725 $49,675 $51,189 Stuart Spitzer $350 $16,062 $7,583 6 Matt Sc...