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Evan Hock

@Evan_Hock

Co-Founder MakeMyMove, TMap. Former Angie's List. Proud dad. Friend to anyone who wants to geek out about science or Prince.

 Indianapolis, IN
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Joined April 2010
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you can just meet people.
Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) profile pictureChad Johnson
@ochocinco17 Oct 2025
Jerry I’m Ocho & I fucking love you man, it’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, we are now best friends. 🤝🏿
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Left behind Rust Belt: "Michigan has gained the 5th-largest number of adults aged 25 to 44 in the nation. From 2020 to 2023, Michigan’s demographic rose by 87,638 adults" michiganbusiness.org/news/20…
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great mayors are out there selling
Chris Jensen (@ctjensen) profile pictureChris Jensen
@ctjensen6 Jun 2025
Caitlin might have not moved here (yet), but she is loving the @noblesvilleboom!
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In our age of hybrid/WFH, small and medium sized cities have a new opportunity to compete for talent. What is their most cost effective strategy for doing so? The Tulsa case is quite interesting. Here is Hoyoung Yoo's impressive paper. (1/3) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
Tim Bartik (@TimBartik) profile pictureTim Bartik@TimBartik20 May 2025
My study of Tulsa Remote is being released by the Upjohn Institute today. TR is one of the largest remote worker attraction programs in U.S. My study examines effects of TR on per capia incomes of other Tulsa residents. I find a benefit-cost ratio of over 4 to 1.
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Yowza. Tulsa remote generates a 4 to 1 cost benefit ratio!!!
Tim Bartik (@TimBartik) profile pictureTim Bartik@TimBartik20 May 2025
My study of Tulsa Remote is being released by the Upjohn Institute today. TR is one of the largest remote worker attraction programs in U.S. My study examines effects of TR on per capia incomes of other Tulsa residents. I find a benefit-cost ratio of over 4 to 1.
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🤯 This CEO says "Return to Office mandates are the best thing for remote work" His company just raised $365M and gets 8,000 job applications monthly while being 100% remote. Here's the wild reason why forcing people back to offices is backfiring spectacularly:
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more important work from @HicksCBER
IndyStar (@indystar) profile pictureIndyStar
@indystar16 Dec 2024
.@HicksCBER writes: Indiana's brain drain isn't bad luck. It's a policy choice. indystar.com/story/opinion/c…
Indiana's shocking brain drain is poised to stall the economy | Opinion

Indiana's shocking brain drain is poised to stall the economy | Opinion

Indiana's brain drain isn't bad luck. It's a policy choice.

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@60Minutes2 Dec 2024
“I want Americans to know that every Afghan that they meet did something heroic to get here… They might be driving your Uber. But these are some of the most industrious and resilient and incredible people that you'll ever meet," says Jason Kander.
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"An analysis of jobs data from 2019-2023 showed the Indy area has 12% fewer scientists and 7% fewer engineers than it did before the pandemic. In that same timeframe, the area reported a 17% increase in the number of transportation and logistics workers." indystar.com/story/news/loca…
In Indiana's 2025 economic outlook, how to grow high-skilled jobs is top of mind

In Indiana's 2025 economic outlook, how to grow high-skilled jobs is top of mind

Despite continued growth in real GDP, challenges remain in increasing the number of college-educated workers living in the slow-growing state.

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This isn’t Silicon Valley. It isn’t Austin. It isn’t Miami. It’s Bentonville, Arkansas.
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It's good to see this result replicated again. Our research shows the same. Voters of both parties support more high skilled immigration. See here: eig.org/hsi-voter-survey/ We need to stop holding high skilled reform hostage to much more divisive comprehensive reforms
EIG poll: Voters in both parties want more high-skilled immigration

EIG poll: Voters in both parties want more high-skilled immigration

Research conclusively demonstrates that high-skilled immigration strengthens the U.S. economy. While most voters aren’t immersed in the empirical literature, this survey makes it clear that they...

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The implications of essentially zero population/labor force growth in many states will be profound. It renders all job growth strategies futile, for example. Major public policy and strategy decisions will flow from this.
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1/ By now most Hoosier policymakers have read the excellent, and rightfully scary population forecast by @IUibrc. I have a few observations that should be important to the @indgop and @InDemocrats and their candidates for office. ibrc.indiana.edu/ibr/2024/su…
Indiana population projections to 2060

Indiana population projections to 2060

Net migration to Indiana will become increasingly important in the coming decades, as fertility rates decrease and the Baby Boomers continue to age.

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wow. yes.
Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) profile pictureReid Hoffman
@reidhoffman10 Jul 2024
“Cities are the platforms that we build our lives on.” -@devonzuegel, who joins Possible to discuss her vision for new livable, multigenerational communities like @JoinEdgeCity
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great piece by @scottlincicome - we're seeing that migration play out real-time on @makemymoveusa as remote workers search for their next home base. cato.org/commentary/remote-w…
Remote Work Liberated Us from Unaffordable Places--and Might Do What Decades of 'Place-Based...

Remote Work Liberated Us from Unaffordable Places--and Might Do What Decades of 'Place-Based...

Migration to lower-cost areas is not a pandemic blip, and remote work is fueling it.

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Adam Ozimek (@ModeledBehavior) profile pictureAdam Ozimek
@ModeledBehavior4 Jun 2024
This survey is huge IMO. There is broad, substantial bipartisan support for more high skilled immigration. Its time to take a deal that voters want!
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Really remarkable piece by @HicksCBER
Michael J. Hicks (@HicksCBER) profile pictureMichael J. Hicks@HicksCBER27 May 2024
Memorial Day requires more from us than flags and ceremonies indystar.com/story/opinion/c…
Hicks: Honor America's war dead by upholding the Constitution

Hicks: Honor America's war dead by upholding the Constitution

It is up to us to ensure that the radical ideas of America's founding survive and flourish, columnist Michael Hicks writes.

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Boom -
Purdue Exponent (@purdueexponent) profile picturePurdue Exponent@purdueexponent28 Mar 2024
A South Korean chip manufacturer plans to build a $4 billion facility in West Lafayette. The decision came down to Arizona and Indiana, the latter being chosen due to the “pool of skilled engineers available through Purdue.” purdueexponent.org/campus/ar…
Chip manufacturer plans to build $4 billion facility in WL

Chip manufacturer plans to build $4 billion facility in WL

Plans are in place to build a $4 billion semiconductor packaging facility in West Lafayette starting in 2028, according to a Tuesday article from the Wall Street Journal.

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holy moly - "[Hicks] found that having a Klan presence even 50 years ago is more damaging to quality of life than an EPA superfund site, near-arctic climate or bottom-tier schools."
James Briggs (@JamesEBriggs) profile pictureJames Briggs@JamesEBriggs25 Mar 2024
.@HicksCBER got inspired by @nytegan's "Fever in the Heartland" and researched the long-term effects of the KKK's 1920s rise in Indiana. indystar.com/story/opinion/c…
Hicks: KKK Indiana takeover still suppresses Black, Jewish, Catholic populations

Hicks: KKK Indiana takeover still suppresses Black, Jewish, Catholic populations

Indiana's KKK history affects today's population like an arctic climate or terrible schools, columnist Michael Hicks writes.

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The War for Talent Is a War for Residents - my latest in ⁦@FastCompany⁩ with @bcg ⁦@BCGhenderson⁩ Vlad Boutenko & Antoine Vertrano: fastcompany.com/91058195/the…

These cities are winning the war for talent

"The key driver, according to a major new survey of talented global residents, is the search for a 'better life.'"

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