Magazine4 young conference founders bought a $40 million Utah ski mountain to build a utopia for tech elites. Ten years later, it’s still a stalled mess
A group of twentysomething entrepreneurs created the wildly successful Summit Series conferences. But building an "intentional" and eco-friendly resort community for the rich and famous is quite a different undertaking.
March 31, 2023
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Commentary
- successI am a Black woman who owns a bank–but my achievements wouldn’t be possible without my great-grandmother. Meet Ma Honey, the self-made entrepreneur from the segregated South
- banksCommunity bank CEO: ‘Congress must raise the bank deposit insurance limit to $10 million’
- RussiaPutin can’t handle the truth: Why American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was abducted for revealing Russia’s economic collapse, must be freed
- StarbucksI am a Starbucks barista who doesn’t qualify for all the wonderful benefits you keep hearing about. We want the ‘different kind of company’ that Howard Schultz promised but failed to deliver
- The CEO InitiativeThe four corners of stakeholder strategy
- semiconductorsAmerica’s $52 billion bet on the chips race can’t succeed without small-business innovation
Topics
Asia
The World Bank warns that the U.S.–China rift is hurting Asia’s growth and ‘the global availability of knowledge’
America’s $52 billion bet on the chips race can’t succeed without small-business innovation
Joe Biden says GOP risks ceding U.S. tech leadership to China: ‘I’ve got news for you and for MAGA Republicans in Congress: not on my watch’
Environment
California plans to phase out a bunch of diesel-powered trucks and the EPA is all for it
The Justice Department is suing Norfolk Southern for ‘unlawfully polluting the nation’s waterways’ after the massive Ohio train derailment
An NFL team owner is teaming up with an animal rights group to return Lolita the orca back to the wild after 50 years in captivity
Europe
Virgin Orbit’s sudden collapse is the latest in a series of high-risk failures by Richard Branson
Putin can’t handle the truth: Why American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was abducted for revealing Russia’s economic collapse, must be freed
OpenAI’s ChatGPT faces U.S. FTC complaint, call for European regulators to step in
Finance
‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini warns economic ‘trilemma’ is making a financial crash inevitable
I am a Black woman who owns a bank–but my achievements wouldn’t be possible without my great-grandmother. Meet Ma Honey, the self-made entrepreneur from the segregated South
A critical inflation gauge slowed sharply in February and it could be a sign that the Fed is winning its war on high prices
Health
Health benefits are getting costlier for employers. Here’s how to save without shifting the bill to employees
Voice journaling helped this founder uncover sources of stress, and develop tactics to minimize them
Struggling with migraines at work? They’re linked to your body clock—and this is the season and time of day you’re most likely to get them
Leadership
Health benefits are getting costlier for employers. Here’s how to save without shifting the bill to employees
I am a Black woman who owns a bank–but my achievements wouldn’t be possible without my great-grandmother. Meet Ma Honey, the self-made entrepreneur from the segregated South
Separate apologies from Vatican and the Guardian aim to address a racist past
Lifestyle
4 young conference founders bought a $40 million Utah ski mountain to build a utopia for tech elites. Ten years later, it’s still a stalled mess
Baseball’s new shot clock is either a brazen sellout or remarkable piece of ignorance, says the philosopher who wrote ‘Infinite Baseball’
Want to land one of A.I.’s lucrative six-figure roles? Experts say there are ‘no technical skills required’
Personal Finance
Social Security and Medicare face a major financial shortfall in the next decade that will put millions of seniors in a huge bind
I am a Black woman who owns a bank–but my achievements wouldn’t be possible without my great-grandmother. Meet Ma Honey, the self-made entrepreneur from the segregated South
A church that counts Justin Bieber and Russell Wilson as members is accused of requiring employees to donate part of earnings as a tithe
Politics
The American reporter jailed by Russia is being held in the same prison that Stalin sent his enemies during the purges
Joe Biden and his staff are all saying the same thing about Donald Trump’s indictment
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday because he needed more time for security preparations
Retail
Three things I learned during paternity leave
I am a Starbucks barista who doesn’t qualify for all the wonderful benefits you keep hearing about. We want the ‘different kind of company’ that Howard Schultz promised but failed to deliver
Adidas ends its war with Black Lives Matter over a ‘confusingly similar’ triple-stripe mark used on its merchandise for decades
Success
America’s unemployment could be much higher than it seems
Workers say they’re more productive at home, even if they miss out on career-building opportunities
Baseball’s new shot clock is either a brazen sellout or remarkable piece of ignorance, says the philosopher who wrote ‘Infinite Baseball’
