A Robust US Business Recovery, Inclusive Growth in Rural Places, and More

The Justice Department's moves in the Mar-a-Lago case, valuing rural minority communities, and how businesses are bouncing back from COVID.

View in browser September 2, 2022 Tracking the robust recovery in the US business sector since 2020   Despite fears of widespread business failure in the COVID era, the sector has bounced back and grown. New research from the Hamilton Project finds that roughly 70% of pandemic-affected businesses that shut down in early 2020 were able to reopen by the first quarter of 2021. And from the third quarter of 2020 through the end of 2021, nearly 2 million new businesses were created.   Read more Valuing rural minority communities   Which rural minority communities are growing? What are the strategies behind these growth-oriented communities? In their new report and project, Makada Henry-Nickie and Regina Seo seek to answer these questions and provide policymakers a lens to better understand inclusive growth in rural places.    Read more A Justice Department show of force in the Mar-a-Lago case   "The Justice Department's filing Tuesday evening in former President Trump's federal court effort to slow the Mar-a-Lago investigation presents a remarkable show of strength and confidence in the ongoing probe." Scott Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Benjamin Wittes assess the filing and what may happen next.    Read on Lawfare The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Receive the Brookings Brief less often