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Arkansas is America’s Most Improved State for Business in 2026

TazaPulseJuly 10, 2026

Kevin and Janeen Seguin decided it was time for a change of scene. And as fully remote workers for Utah-based Intermountain Health, they had every option in the world. “We both lived in Utah our entire lives,” Kevin said. “I’m nearing retirement, and so we just started exploring different states to see what they had...

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Florida’s Palm Beach airport renamed for Trump

TazaPulseJuly 10, 2026

A welcoming sign at Palm Beach International Airport, as it is renamed as “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., July 9, 2026. Marco Bello | Reuters The airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, has officially been renamed after President Donald Trump, the first time an airport has been named...

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Meta jumps into AI coding market to chase Anthropic and OpenAI

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Alexandr Wang, chief AI officer of Meta, during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Three months after unveiling its first artificial intelligence model under the leadership of AI chief Alexandr Wang, Meta is rolling out a major update as...

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Best states for AI data centers 2026

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Say what you will about whether artificial intelligence is good for humanity. It is undoubtedly worth billions of dollars — and then some — to the states that can attract AI business. AI is a massive consumer of electricity, water, computing power, and land. That puts some states in a much better position than others...

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Top States for Business all-time rankings

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Cirano83 | Istock | Getty Images It was 2007. George W. Bush was president. The U.S. economy was expanding, but there were growing signs that the explosive growth in the housing market — and maybe the entire boom of the past five or six years — was a giant bubble. As gains became ever...

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Hawaii is America’s Worst State for Business in 2026

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Manuel Rey | Istock | Getty Images Hawaii has some built in disadvantages in just about any state competitiveness ranking. Its location makes almost everything expensive. Its size limits development. And many of the usual measures of infrastructure don’t apply — freight rail service is crucial on the mainland, for example, but it is irrelevant...

Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026, its first No. 1 rank

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Offering unparalleled access at unrivaled costs, Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026. It is the pinnacle of a long climb for the Buckeye State, once considered the buckle of the Rust Belt. Ohio finished 30th in the inaugural CNBC study in 2007. Today, it is a magnet for growth, capital and innovation,...

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PepsiCo (PEP) Q2 2026 earnings

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Pepsi soft drinks are displayed at a convenience store in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as the struggles of its North American food and beverage divisions offset strong international demand. “Results were tempered in the quarter as U.S. food and beverage category performance moderated with...

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Platner quits Maine Senate race; Democrats set to pick new nominee

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event at the Blue Hill YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner said he intends to exit the race on Wednesday after a woman accused...

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Meta is building its first, big data center in Canada amid AI push

TazaPulseJuly 9, 2026

A rendering of Meta’s new 1GW, AI-optimized data center in Alberta, Canada. Courtesy: Meta Meta‘s AI expansion is heading north of the border. The company said in a blog post on Wednesday that it’s building its first data center in Canada, a 1 gigawatt facility in the province of Alberta that will cost Meta about...