On this edition of our Goldman Sachs entrepreneur series Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec discuss the top cities where small businesses and start-ups are thriving.
Austin, Texas and Boulder, Colorado make the list. As companies start steering away from Silicon Valley these other metro areas provide a skilled workforce and established venture capital firms. Plus, we highlight Enrique Torres, the Co-owner, and President of Excellent Fruit and Produce in Miami, another city on the list!
Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure “white gold” in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile.
The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press.
In Wednesday's business headlines, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is due in court to defend the company's takeover of Activision Blizzard and United Airlines is under fire over its recent cancellations with CEO Scott Kirby blaming the FAA for the disruptions. Meanwhile, a judge approved Overstock's purchase of Bed Bath & Beyond assets.
