We don’t like to brag, but often we find ourselves reading the newspaper when we stumble across our work, or our company name. Here’s a list of some of those articles.
Fourth Economy in the News
According to a recent article in the Fourth Economy, many traditional approaches and methods for economic development are failing to keep up with the changing nature of job creation and investment in our communities. They highlight four observations about new trends re-shaping economic development models.
According to a recent article in The Fourth Economy, many traditional approaches and methods for economic development are failing to keep up with the changing nature of job creation and investment in our communities. They highlight four observations about new trends re-shaping economic development models.
Greensburg's planning commission is recommending two Pittsburgh companies to plan a health care district for the 5th and 6th wards. The commission voted 5-0 on Monday to recommend that city council designate Urban Design Associates and Fourth Economy Consulting as consultants for the project.
ID8 Nation recognizes the resurgence of Pittsburgh's entrepreneurial community.
In the wake of a potential overhaul to the state's economic development strategy, Gov. Lincoln Chafee received two reports analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of Rhode Island's existing industry clusters and identifying potential new opportunities.
Rhode Island's economy is being held back by problems that include relatively high taxes, a maze of regulations, too many dropouts and a lack of funding for startups, according to a new study commissioned by the Chafee administration.
Rhode Island should do more to retain and support its ‘‘home-grown’’ businesses and loosen regulatory restrictions as it seeks to revamp economic development efforts, an outside consultant hired to analyze the state economy said Wednesday.
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today joined the Sustainable Rhode Island Consortium to receive two reports analyzing Rhode Island’s economic development data and conditions of social equity. The data compiled and evaluated by Fourth Economy Consulting and PolicyLink is an important move forward in efforts to build a sustainable, prosperous, and equitable future for Rhode Island.
A consulting firm hired to analyze ways to improve Rhode Island’s economy recommends that the state do more to support ‘‘home-grown’’ businesses while making changes to its regulatory climate.
Governor Chafee expects to receive two reports on Wednesday that analyze Rhode Island's economic data and examine issues of economic fairness in the state.
FEC Index in the News
Greensburg officials want the district to spark development and to “enhance the charm and character of the residential neighborhoods,” according to the proposal. Urban, which will be working with Fourth Economy Consulting of Pittsburgh, will be paid $85,000 from grant and foundation money, said Steve Gifford, executive director of the Greensburg Community Development Corp., which is involved in the project.
A panel discussion on “The Responsible Use of Water in Industry” will include Steve McKnight, of Fourth Economy Consulting; Sam Johnson, director of Water Asset Development for CONSOL Energy; Doug Wyatt of the National Energy Technology Laboratory; and Jack Adams and Leo Zappa of Calgon Carbon.
At the County level, the FEC Index divides communities into micro-, small-, mid-, and large-sized counties. Fourth Economy then evaluates five areas; Investment, talent, sustainability, place, and diversity.
Published annually by Fourth Economy Consulting of Pittsburgh, the Fourth Economy Index identifies those counties that are “ideally positioned to attract modern investment and managed economic growth.”
The latest release of the "Fourth Economy Community (FEC) Index" was announced recently, listing the nation’s top 10 large-sized Fourth Economy Communities. These communities are those ideally positioned to attract modern investment and managed economic growth and Kalamazoo County is on the list.
A consulting company based in Pittsburgh has ranked Guilford and Durham counties among the nation’s top 10 large-sized Fourth Economy communities, according to a new index created by Fourth Economy Consulting, according to the High Point Enterprise.
Durham residents know that their county is a hotbed of economic activity and is poised for growth in all the right ways, but it's always nice to be recognized. Durham was recently recognized for being #1 in the nation by the Fourth Economy Community Index's top 10 large-sized Fourth Economy Communities. The recognized communities are ideally positioned to attract modern investment and managed economic growth.
An economic development consultant has ranked Lehigh County seventh among American large-sized counties poised for growth in 2013. Fourth Economy Consulting assembled the ranking, using criteria as investment, talent, sustainability, place and diversity. The Pittsburgh-based firm defines a large county as population between 150,000 and 499,999.
Durham residents know that their county is a hotbed of economic activity and is poised for growth in all the right ways, but it's always nice to be recognized. Durham was recently recognized for being #1 in the nation by the Fourth Economy Community Index's top 10 large-sized Fourth Economy Communities. The recognized communities are ideally positioned to attract modern investment and managed economic growth.
Dec. 20--GUILFORD COUNTY -- A Pittsburgh-based consulting company has picked up on what's going on with the growth and expansion of businesses in Guilford County.
Guilford and Durham counties rank among the nation's top 10 large-sized Fourth Economy communities, according to a new index created by Fourth Economy Consulting.
FEC Clients in the News
Rebecca Bagley doubts that anyone completing the grant application for the nation's first Additive Manufacturing Institute could have been as complete as the already-established TechBelt Initiative.
The $4 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program has to be approved by the Legislature but is expected to go to the project, which is redeveloping the former Reizenstein School for a mix of development near the original Bakery Square site.
Walnut Capital made official on Thursday its commitment to push forward with its new phase of Bakery Square, hosting a groundbreaking for the new $100 million project attended by top political leadership for the city county and state.
Three high-profile Pittsburgh projects are among 54 statewide that have been awarded state redevelopment capital assistance grants totaling $124.7 million by the Corbett administration.
Bakery Square 2.0, a $100 million, mixed-use development adjacent to the former Nabisco factory, is set to break ground. Developers Walnut Capital and partner RCG Longview Fund have officially closed on the purchase of the former Reizenstein School and surrounding property.
Latrobe, PA – August 16, 2012. Frank Kendall III (Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) along with Dr. Rebecca Blank (Acting Secretary of Commerce and Deputy Secretary of Commerce) and Gene Sperling (Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy) today announced the NCDMM was selected to manage the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), the pilot institute for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
