No one will deny that the American and global economies have been in an extended slump. The question is what will lead us out of the doldrums? Right now the big argument seems to be between advocates of clean energy …
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Posted in Blog, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Investment, Reflections & Takeaways, Research & Data, Research & Development
Tagged economic development, economic gardening, economics, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, innovation, investment, research, startup
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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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Here at Fourth Economy, we’re always looking for opportunities to identify and build upon local assets. This often takes the form of bringing together various stakeholders to advance specific technologies and sectors. We’re currently working on building more robust sectors …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Innovation, Public-Private Partnership
Tagged assets, clusters, communities, economic development, Heike Mayer, innovation, manufacturing, Network, Pittsburgh, regional innovation clusters, Regions, research, Scott Dempwolf, social network analysis, technology, university
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Today in Harrisburg, Governor Corbett revealed his proposal for the 2012-2013 budget. We wanted to provide a quick summary and high-level observations to members of the economic development community. The bottom line is that there is little to be excited …
Posted in Blog, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Growth, Higher Education, Innovation, Investment, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Research & Development, Science & Technology, Site Selection
Tagged Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Budget, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement, CURE, Discovered and Developed in PA, economic development, funding, Harrisburg, health, Keystone Innovation Zone, KIZ, Life Science Greenhouses, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania First, research, Tom Corbett, universities
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Download a PDF of this Article: Regional Collaboration Beyond the Press Release – The TechBelt Model Collaboration is a contact sport. “Regional collaboration” has long been a somewhat idyllic phrase within technology-based economic development circles. Beyond the websites and trade show …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Energy, Growth, Innovation, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Reflections & Takeaways, Research & Development, Science & Technology
Tagged Collaboration, Dewitt Peart, economic development, Eric Planey, i6, Innovation America, innovation economy, jobs, Nortech, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Rebecca Bagley, regional innovation clusters, regional models, RIC, Rich Bendis, TBED, TechBelt, technology, Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber
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Admittedly, I am not a fan of billboards. A few years back a friend from Scenic America pointed out that billboards are the only form of advertising that the target audience cannot turn off, turn the channel, turn the page …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Marketing & Communications, Policy, Site Selection
Tagged attraction, billboards, Community, economic development, investment, outdoor advertising, Scenic America
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Last month I attended a discussion in Pittsburgh hosted by GTECH Social Capital Council around the issue of innovation in the reuse of underutilized assets. The event brought together a cross-section of interested participants, including lawyers, entrepreneurs, community and …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs, Green & Sustainability, Innovation, Pittsburgh, Transformation
Tagged buildings, Collaboration, Community, economic development, economic gardening, EDA, GTECH, innovation, land use, Pashek Associates, PCKIZ, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Central Keystone Innovation Zone, place-making, PopCity, re|work, social innovation exchange, underserved, underutilized assets
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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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Last month, the Fourth Economy team organized a panel discussion at the annual summit of the University Economic Development Association (UEDA) in Indianapolis, IN. The panel topic “Partnerships for Place-making” brought together a cross-sector of university, private real estate …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Elements of the Fourth Economy, Growth, Higher Education, Innovation, Leadership, Pioneer Thinking, Transformation
Tagged data, economic development, implementation, Indiana University, Indianapolis, LISC, neighborhood, partnership, Purdue University, research, UEDA, university
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The Glass is Half . . .? We recently conducted a survey of our e-newsletter readers and LinkedIn group friends. We were looking to see what people are thinking about in terms of economic development. The responses tell us a …
Posted in Blog, Economic Development, Innovation, Investment, Policy, Public-Private Partnership, Research & Data, Research & Development, Site Selection
Tagged economic development, economic drivers, economic gardening, Fourth Economy Index, IBED, political stalemate, tax climate, workforce, workforce development
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