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Colleges provide economic and social benefits for their surrounding communities.

Necoclí, Colombia, is a key stop on the migratory route to the U.S. Traditionally dependent on tourism, its economy has shifted to serve migrants.

Last year, the world set a Space Age record by launching more than 180 rockets into orbit. And every launch pumps money into local coffers.

Big businesses can rely on reams of data to figure out how much to raise prices. Small business owners don’t have that luxury.

Some say the return of the U.K.’s only annual mistletoe auction heralds the beginning of the end of COVID-induced social distancing.

Erie, Pennsylvania, strategically welcomed refugees when its population was shrinking. Now the White House is cutting their numbers.

A fluid border was key to a Texas town's economy, until it wasn't.

One journalist trekked 12,000 miles across the U.S. to find out how people are coming up with innovative solutions to economic challenges.