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Heartland of gold
This month, we visit Kansas City, Missouri, where companies and start-ups are investing in America’s heartland. Low prices are luring new residents, but can the city overcome its small-town attitudes?
Travel
The world's highest hotel opens in Shanghai, a Q&A with Priya Paul of India's Park Hotels, plus essential Lisbon addresses.
Business
Can fair-trade Colombian coffee chain Juan Valdez slay Starbucks? Plus Sydney's push to become a global financial hub, and Cartier bedazzles India.
Back on the radar
Spanish shipbuilders have weathered the storms. Now, with booming global demand, their order books are full. But as they launch huge new vessels, could the tide turn again for this resurgent industry?
Welcome home
From fashion to toys, outsourced production lines are closing as companies rediscover local industries. This shift brings benefits to individual companies and suggests that not every western nation must be a service economy.
Just for the record
In 1997, four former DJs and vinyl enthusiasts managed to get hold of a record pressing machine. Today, small independent studios and big record companies alike are queueing up for Vinylium’s services.
Heart and sole
The family-owned Spanish shoe brand Camper owns 70 stores and runs a hotel and restaurant, but remains committed to its native roots in Mallorca and its long tradition of quality.
Montserrat
Montserrat, the original heart of Buenos Aires, blends architectural elegance with a small-town bustle. Close to the centre but far from the tourist crush, it’s ideal for a pied-à-terre in the capital.
The School of Life
A curious new shop has appeared in central London. Billed as a cultural apothecary for the mind, The School of Life sells ideas and inspiration, from evening courses to curated holidays, secular sermons to…
