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America’s next economic powerhouse may be rising in red-state territory

DALLAS — Texas has emerged as the biggest winner in corporate America’s flight from high-tax blue states, attracting a wave of headquarters relocations as companies increasingly abandon costly coastal hubs for lower-tax Republican strongholds. The relocation wave is reshaping the balance of economic power in America, boosting red-state economies while raising fresh questions about whether high taxes and regulation are driving companies out of blue-state strongholds. Dallas-Fort Worth led the...

America’s next economic powerhouse may be rising in red-state territory

DALLAS — Texas has emerged as the biggest winner in corporate America’s flight from high-tax blue states, attracting a wave of headquarters relocations as companies increasingly abandon costly coastal hubs for lower-tax Republican strongholds. The relocation wave is reshaping the balance of economic power in America, boosting red-state economies while raising fresh questions about whether high taxes and regulation are driving companies out of blue-state strongholds. Dallas-Fort Worth led the...

Samsung memory workers call off strike and may score six-figure bonuses

Meta launches 'America's Workforce Academy', CEO says US will need thousands of skilled workers

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the United States will need hundreds of thousands of skilled trade workers to help build the infrastructure required for the country's AI ambitions. As part of that effort, the social media giant has launched America’s Workforce Academy (AWA), a new initiative aimed at providing free training and direct pathways to jobs in skilled trades. Announcing the initiative, the company said: “Meta is proud to be partnering with the National Urban League, the...