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The Public\u2019s Radio talks with Andrew Middleton<\/a>, who you will remember<\/a> took over the Map Center<\/a> in Pawtucket, RI in 2023. The focus of the piece is on how Andrew came to own the store and why he doesn\u2019t see Google and Apple as competitors. \u201cI see them as selling information. I do not sell information. I sell a good story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously: Paper Maps: New Business, Lost Loves<\/a>; A Map of Map Institutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Public\u2019s Radio talks with Andrew Middleton, who you will remember took over the Map Center in Pawtucket, RI in 2023. The focus of the piece is on how Andrew came to own the store… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[307],"class_list":["post-1836143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-industry","tag-map-stores","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1829634,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/04\/paper-maps-new-business-lost-loves\/","url_meta":{"origin":1836143,"position":0},"title":"Paper Maps: New Business, Lost Loves","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"5 April 2024","format":"link","excerpt":"GIS analyst and cartographer Andrew Middleton moved across the country to become the new owner of the Map Center, a Rhode Island map store, after the previous owner announced that he was looking for someone to give the store away to. 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