Robert Puentes

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ICYMI: check out this new @BrookingsMetro analysis led by @MarkMuro1 mapping the #AI economy. Among others he finds the main AI enterprise is concentrated in a limited number of metro areas, but numerous other regions are home to meaningful AI activity brookings.edu/articles/mappi…

Important new work from @MarkMuro1 @BrookingsMetro

After a great keynote with @Pollytrott and @sethpinsky, we're turning to our main discussion for the day — why does it take so long and cost so much to complete infrastructure projects? Tune in: rpa.org/events/assembl…

This week at Brookings: @BrookingsEcon hosts the annual Municipal Finance Conference, and @BrookingsMetro holds a discussion on accelerating climate investment during federal uncertainty. Learn more: brookings.edu/events/

Efforts to freeze or cancel funding to Native American people should be recognized as a violation of longstanding, legally binding trust and treaty obligations between the U.S. government and Tribes, @robmaxim & @GlencoraH write. brookings.edu/articles/a-fed…

I had a great conversation recently with the invaluable @gordon_h_hanson about regional economic divides, events like the China Shock, and what to do about such distress. Check the new podcast out @BrookingsMetro @BrookingsInst: brookings.edu/articles/how-c… @rodriguez_pose

🚦NYC’s congestion pricing is cutting traffic & cleaning the air. Is it a model for other cities? 🎙️New @BrookingsMetro Metro Blueprint episode w/ @AdieTomer & @Pollytrott dives into early wins, challenges & what’s next 🎧 Listen: brookings.edu/articles/will-… #CongestionPricing

#Crypto policy isnt just for techies and investors. Millions could be impacted but most arent in the room In a new @BrookingsInst piece Tonantzin Carmona says communities, consumers, workers need a real say 📖 brookings.edu/articles/prote…

Subscribe now to @BrookingsMetro new podcast -- Metro Blueprint -- on your favorite podcast app, or find us on Apple, Spotify, and the link below, to start getting new episodes when they are published. brookings.edu/tags/metro-blu…

The #LA #Fires are already one of the most devastating disasters in #CA and US history. And they're another reminder of the struggles to recognize and reinvest in our #water #infrastructure. My latest @BrookingsMetro: brookings.edu/articles/the-l…

Once struggling parts of Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and South could be unlikely winners of #genAI diffusion. Pleased to be included in interesting piece by @SteveLohr drawing on new work @BrookingsMetro @sj_manning @robseamans @rpuentes @sanjay_patnaik @MollyKinder @xavbriggs

America’s new industrial policy push faces a financial “sustainability problem.” Our new @BrookingsInst brief describes the problem and suggests needed responses for regional leaders. brookings.edu/articles/susta… Here’s a thread: @BrookingsMetro @GOVERNING @xavbriggs @rpuentes

Sizing and locating U.S. "place-based" industrial policy. @GlencoraH @joeparilla @BrookingsMetro report nearly $41 billion in place-specific industry dev awards has been allocated across 13 programs See here: brookings.edu/articles/sizin… @JeanneWhalen @Neil_Irwin @BrookingsInst

JOIN US: Next Wednesday at 11 ET I'll be moderating a great panel for the @OEDC entitled: "Making the most of place-based industrial policy." Please register here to participate: meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @BrookingsMetro @BrookingsInst @rpuentes @NIST @US_EDA @kenanfikri

One thing is certain: state and local leaders, across both public and private sectors, will face a dramatically different federal landscape starting in January, argues @rpuentes. Read more: brookings.edu/articles/whats…