Although our calendars tell us that the official end of summer is still a few weeks away, for many of us, the symbolic end of summer comes when the school bells ring. The days get shorter…bedtimes come earlier…and social media …
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Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Economic Development, Economic Impact Analysis, Guest Author, Guest Posts, Higher Education, Introspective Economic Development, Investment, Market Intelligence, Program Evaluation & Design, Real Estate Analysis, Strategic Planning, Talent, Tip, Transformation, Universities
Tagged campus planning, college towns, Community, community planning, institution of town, investments, land use, population, school, town and gown, transportation
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The notion of the “Third Place” was first popularized by Ray Oldenburg in his 1991 book entitled, The Great Good Place. Oldenburg advanced the notion that a “First Place” refers to your home, the “Second Place” to your work location, and …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Elements of the Fourth Economy, Green & Sustainability, Growth, Reflections & Takeaways, Site Selection, Tip, United States
Tagged Collaboration, Community, community development, economic development, investment, site selection, Sustainability, talent, workforce
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We spend a lot of time visiting community websites as part of our strategy and community assessment work. Here are a few helpful hints (offered in order of priority) we find incredibly useful. Contact information – Above all else, …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Economic Development, Marketing & Communications, Science & Technology, Site Selection, Tip
Tagged attraction, communications, Community, community development, economic development, maps, marketing, social media, website
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The following article is a post from our guest blogger, Abe Taleb, co-founder of re|work. This past Labor Day weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Zurich, Switzerland to attend the One Young World Summit. The One Young World Summit (OYW) is …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs, Event, Growth, Guest Posts, Innovation, Leadership, Pittsburgh, Tip, Transformation
Tagged Abe Taleb, Business Bout, Entrepreneurs, MassChallenge, One Young World Summit, OYW, Pittsburgh, recruiting, re|work, workforce, young professionals
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With the days getting shorter and the nights chillier, here are four great “fireplace” reads in the fourth economy. First up, two books from Daniel H. Pink – A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs, Green & Sustainability, Growth, Innovation, Investment, Leadership, Science & Technology, Tip
Tagged Bill Shore, books, Collaboration, Community, community development, Daniel Pink, economic development, Entrepreneurial City, reading, Rich Karlgaard, social enterprise, Transformation, venture capital
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The Fourth Economy team has been busy with several planning and community evaluation projects. I find it very useful to step back for minute, take a few notes and share some observations. Here are four points that emerged from these recent projects to keep in mind if “winning” (attracting-retaining) new investment is a goal:
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Tagged business, Community, education, housing, human element, investment, site selection, value, workforce
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