Back on the Bright Side: Silicon Valley in Vermont
Why did this company end up on the shores of Lake Champlain, rather than on the San Francisco Bay or Puget Sound?
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James Fallows
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James Fallows is a longtime correspondent for The Atlantic magazine. He has reported for the magazine from around the world since the late 1970s, including extended assignments in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia, and within the United States in Texas, Washington state, and California. He has written 12 books and won the American Book Award, the National Magazine Award, and a documentary Emmy. He has also done extensive commentary on National Public Radio.
On Making and Taking, in Trenton and Around the World
Respect for the Garden State and its industrial heritage.
Buying Local: the Google Angle
OK, I'm biased—but I think this is an interesting new project.
Burlington Makes, the World Takes: The Story of NRG Systems
Why Vermont, for this kind of business? Away from traditional manufacturing centers, and tech-world complexes, and even easy transport routes? The cold mountains and the early wind turbines are a sort-of explanation. Plus, as I heard, a 19th-century-onward heritage of precision machine production in the area. But there were two elements of the “why here? why now?” story I found provocative for further discussion.
If You Thought a Profitable Newspaper Was Surprising, How About This: A Pleasant Airport
More strange tales from the North Country.
Strange Tales From the North Country: A Profitable (Print) Newspaper
What's black and white and read all over, at least in the Green Mountain state.
Beer Porn: The Alchemist Cannery
Going to the source, to find a highly celebrated and nearly unobtainable beer.
‘Baltimore Altimeter, 30.46’
Snapshots From a Clear Day in the Northeast
Romanesque on the Plains: The Look of Sioux Falls
Introductory note by James Fallows: Yesterday I discussed why the part of greater Sioux Falls that is visually least interesting, to put it politely — the expanse of fast food joints and big-box…
What ‘Fringe City’ Status Means for a Community’s Look and Feel
Sioux Falls: If you can make it there ...
Road Report: Sarah Lee Guthrie
Why someone had to invent the word "serendipity."
A City With Its Economic Bones Revealed: The Look of Sioux Falls
What factories, cathedrals, outdoor sculpture displays, and even brewpubs tell us about a town.
Sioux Falls: It’s Been a Boom Town Before
"That's why they call it a land-office business"
A Dakota Boom Town, but Not the Kind You’d Expect
Why is this boom town different from other boom towns?
Why Local Money Matters: The Middletown Story
"Absentee ownership changed everything."
Welcome Marketplace Listeners, to American Futures
Kicking off a new collaborative project