Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m an economist studying cities and states and their importance in the economy, focusing on their policies, finances and budgets.

After decades of experience covering advances in technology from Silicon Valley to China, business journalist and Ohio native Rebecca Fannin has turned her attention to the region close to her own ...

For early-stage startups, secure data storage is literally a matter of survival. Statistics show that small companies are the most vulnerable to malicious attacks—87% of them hold data that could be ...