Columns on economic development, public policy, and culture—written from inside the work.

National Interest.

Fuse Corps

• The Local Government Breakthrough You Probably Haven’t Heard About (2024)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• The Atlanta Olympics’ lasting impact is a culture of global ambition (2024)

Baltimore Region.

Baltimore Sun

• It’s Time to Stop Doubting Baltimore and Building (2025)

• How A New Tunnel will transform the East Coast (2025)

AFRO

• B Local, Why We Paused It (2025)

• 10 Opportunities for the Next BDC Leader (2025)

Baltimore Business Journal

• Momentum to fix the City’s Vacant Housing Crisis

• CIAA Tournament Bid Demonstrates How the Region Competes and Wins

• Why I’m Rooting for Harborplace

• The Case for a Better Brand

• The Region Needs a 10-Year Plan

Baltimore Banner

• Baltimore Peninsula is Transformative

Pittsburgh Region.

Pittsburgh Business Times

• Viewpoint: Resolving the Region’s Talent Challenges

City Nation Place

• A Walk and Ride Through Pittsburgh’s Research Triangle