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Federal Infrastructure Funding: A Strategic Roadmap for Municipalities

Are your funding applications disappearing into federal bureaucracy? Ever wonder how some neighboring cities and counties are quietly securing millions in infrastructure investments? Securing federal funding assistance isn’t a lottery — it’s a chess game where foresight beats hope every time. Here is the key to “a key to the city.” Cogent Strategies managing director […]

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Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda: Strategic Foresight for Energy Stakeholders

As Washington shifts priorities under a second Trump administration, the energy policy landscape is undergoing a dramatic recalibration. Capitol Hill and federal agencies are rapidly mobilizing around a bold “energy dominance” doctrine that will reshape regulatory frameworks, permitting processes and infrastructure development for years to come. The Strategic Landscape President Trump has declared a “national […]

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Ranking the Top 10 SNL Political Impressions

By Will BohlenCogent Strategies Managing Director As a longtime fan of Saturday Night Live, starting as a kid when I would tape the show on VHS to watch the next day, I challenged myself to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary by ranking my favorite political impressions throughout the years. Arguing over SNL sketches, seasons and cast members is a national […]

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Client Spotlight: American Circular Textiles (ACT)

Each year, it seems the holiday shopping season starts earlier and earlier. We’re all familiar with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but Rachel Van Metre Kibbe, CEO of American Circular Textiles (ACT), is encouraging shoppers to think sustainably this Secondhand Sunday. ACT is an organization advocating for responsible fashion industry oversight and […]