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Supply Chain Disruption: Baltimore’s Economic Pulse Interrupted

Supply Chain Disruption: Baltimore’s Economic Pulse Interrupted

Southern Maryland Chronicle, April 8, 2024

The recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge following a ship collision, causing an indefinite closure of the Port of Baltimore, poses significant disruptions to the local and national supply chain. Experts warn of extended impacts, particularly on ground transportation logistics, which could reverberate through the economy.

El cannabis prende en Europa

El cannabis prende en Europa

El Pais, April 6, 2024

Las perspectivas de la industria crecen con la reciente legalización parcial del consumo de la hierba en Alemania. El mercado mundial movió 25.000 millones de euros el pasado año y los expertos prevén que se duplique en 2027

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Disrupts East Coast Truck Fleets

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Disrupts East Coast Truck Fleets

Trucking Info, April 5, 2024

It was a disaster in slow motion. On the night of March 26, as various surveillance cameras passively watched, the massive container ship Dali lost power for as-yet-unexplained reasons and plowed into one of the support structures of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, Maryland — a major artery in and out of the Port of Baltimore. The bridge never stood a chance against a container ship of that size. It collapsed like it was made of matchsticks.

What We Learned on Our Academic Visit to Israel | Opinion

Newsweek, March 29, 2024

We represent a group of 25 Yale faculty who have just returned from a five-day visit to Israel. Our mission was to learn from and make meaningful academic connections with our Israeli counterparts. Much of what we learned and observed astounded us.

Customers Prefer to Crowdfund Products They Can Improve

Customers Prefer to Crowdfund Products They Can Improve

Harvard Business Review, March 29, 2024

Crowdfunding mobilizes $1.3 billion for innovation funding annually and that amount is projected to more than double in the next five years. Platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have not only broadened access to funding for companies that might struggle in the capital markets, but have also transformed the way companies connect with consumers during product development, replacing focus groups with real customers who have a stake in the final product.

Key Bridge Collapse Was 'Infrastructure System Failure'

Key Bridge Collapse Was 'Infrastructure System Failure'

Yahoo!, March 28, 2024

Early Tuesday morning, the cargo vessel Dali smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, triggering a deadly collapse. Six construction workers who were filling potholes on the bridge at the time of the accident are presumed dead, and the incident has the engineering community on high alert as it strives to prevent future tragedies.

Missing workers in Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse presumed dead | The Excerpt

Missing workers in Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse presumed dead | The Excerpt

USA Today, March 27, 2024

On Wednesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Six people are presumed dead in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes breaks down what happened when a container ship collided with the structure. Plus, check out this story mapping how the collapse unfolded. How will the Baltimore bridge collapse affect shipping and deliveries? USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe recaps oral arguments in a case to restrict the abortion pill mifepristone. RFK Jr. picks lawyer and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan as running mate.