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Thanks @JaredWalczak and Tax Foundation for ongoing updates of highly relevant tax summaries

Residential investment has surpassed all business investment. Strange territory indeed!! Thanks for this share Jock. lnkd.in/gTsz23-N

Interesting new ranking from Financial Times and recognizing the strength of what is happening in Vancouver. lnkd.in/g6qE-5t

MMK's third time around assisting KPMG and the US Tax Foundation on this modelling for this very thorough study. lnkd.in/gRs9Hiv

Can you do site selection entirely via Zoom? Apparently the answer is Yes! lnkd.in/gwETbWd

Interesting new affordability guide from Vancouver Economic Commission - addressing the frequent #1 concern re firms considering Vancouver as a location lnkd.in/gTrhmen

Behind the Covid-19 news of fear and dread, here's an interesting piece on the supply chain logistics battle that will help Canada move through the crisis. lnkd.in/gbK6VcB

Coronavirus-Recession will create opportunities: easing labour pressures, real estate opportunities, M&A and low cost of capital. Nice to see a view looking beyond today's panic. lnkd.in/g8xkv29

How the tortoise beat the hare: Google outdoes Amazon to capitalize on NYC's phenomenal tech talent. lnkd.in/epvukWn

Very interesting comparison from @TaxFoundation examining both relative tax rates and tax structures in OECD countries. Canada = 15th of 36. lnkd.in/gk6Y2mr

Drone delivery as a component of supply chain planning takes a big step forward towards reality. lnkd.in/gS55CVJ

Recognition from Time of the success Canada is having attracting tech activity away from the US on the basis of more business-friendly immigration policies. lnkd.in/gtKzRm3

For 20+ years I've watched the futility of cross-state-line poaching via incentives. Finally some states are deciding it's time for cooperation rather than endless costly competition. lnkd.in/gPZadTf

Good article on the Quebec Hydro strategy that is helping re-purpose empty industrial facilities in regional centres. lnkd.in/gi9SF-3

In recent years, Amazon's many new fulfillment centres have been a bright spot in job creation for non-technical workers. Now even these jobs are coming under risk. lnkd.in/g2aWauW

Strong words from Toyota in response to Trump's latest "national security emergency" - auto imports lnkd.in/gDsnVWR

Despite the headline, focus of this article is the push of co-working into suburban US. It's the same here! MMK's Metro Vancouver office is in a co-working space in suburban Burnaby. Other spaces exist in Coquitlam & New West. lnkd.in/ghYq-Xm

Came across this 2017 article re new US mfg - still a worthwhile read. Quick check shows ALL firms mentioned are still in business & still mfg in USA (although 1 now does 20% offshore prodn) lnkd.in/e4FnDwf

Great new paper from @mckinsey looking at leaders in mfg digitization & automation - as boosters of output rather than reduction of workforce lnkd.in/gWMR6-i

For all the hype and coverage garnered by Amazon HQ2, the death of the New York portion of the headquarters project got significantly less attention. lnkd.in/gKDXRyA