For several years, I've been warning mid-size cities that they have a particularly difficult hurdle to clear.  Think about the fate of general purpose midsize retailers, midsize banks, midsize investment firms.  Not terribly encouraging, is it?  Are midsize cities similiarly theatened?

I was reminded of this today when I read…

Here's one more reason to get serious about mega-regions:  the Air Transport Association said 97 U.S. airports have lost or will lose all commercial airline service by the end of this year.  Among the cities that have lost all scheduled passenger service in the past year: Salem, Ore.; Trenton, N.J.;…

"To keep tempers cool and spirits high this year, the Aeroports de Paris implemented an unconventional plan: free dance lessons for passengers," according to Springwise.

"Summertime passengers can use their wait time at the airport to learn any one of 15 dances offered by the airport's resident trainers,…