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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Fourth Economy Consulting has launched a new index, listing top counties based on key attributes and sizes from across the nation. PITTSBURGH, PA – The “Fourth Economy Community (FEC) Index” was released today listing the nation’s top 10 small-sized Fourth …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Fourth Economy Index, Growth, Innovation, Investment, News, Site Selection, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Clark County, diversity, FEC Index, Fourth Economy Index, innovation, investment, Johnson County, La Crosse County, Lee County, Monroe County, Olmsted County, place, Randall County, Sustainability, talent, Tompkins, Warren County, Wood County
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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 …
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Tagged Collaboration, Community, community development, economic development, investment, site selection, Sustainability, talent, workforce
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Facebook has moved forward with an IPO that could be among the largest in the U.S. and at the least will dwarf Google’s 2004 IPO. Facebook was launched only six months before Google’s August 2004 IPO. The pessimistic outlook suggests …
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurs, Investment, Marketing & Communications, News, Numbers Behind the News, United States
Tagged Entrepreneur, Facebook, Google, innovation, investment, IPO, market value, profit, R&D, technology
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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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Fourth Economy Consulting has launched a new index, listing top counties from across the nation. The Fourth Economy Index highlights those communities ideally positioned to attract modern investment and managed economic growth within the fourth economy. PITTSBURGH, PA – A …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Fourth Economy Index, Growth, Innovation, Investment, News, Site Selection, United States
Tagged Brazos County, Brown County, diversity, Fayette County, Fourth Economy Community Index, Greene County, innovation, investment, Kentucky, Lancaster County, Lubbock County, mid-sized, Missouri, nebraska, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Ohio, Pitt County, place, Sarpy County, Sustainability, talent, Texas, wisconsin
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Before we get too far into the new fiscal year, we thought we’d go back and look at how the innovation-based economic development (IBED) world fared in the last round of state budgets. Tax credits continue to be a favored …
Posted in Blog, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Growth, Innovation, Investment, Leadership, Policy, Public-Private Partnership, Research & Data, Transformation, United States
Tagged communities, economic gardening, funding, Growth, IBED, innovation, investment, Perspectives, state budget, tax credits, white paper
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An old program has been getting a lot of new attention these days. The EB-5 visa program hands out 10,000 unconditional visas per year to immigrants willing to invest $500,000 – $1,000,000 to create U.S. jobs. Since it’s inception …
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Tagged community development, EB-5, immigrants, investment, jobs, visa, workforce development
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When Fourth Economy opened its office at the Riverside Center for Innovation, one of the benefits we received was access to the revitalized riverfront on the North Shore of the Allegheny. The Riverlife Task Force invested $112 million in …
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Tagged Allegheny River, investment, North Shore, Pittsburgh, riverfront, Riverside Center for Innovation, trails
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The analogy of job-killing taxes is dramatic but it is not supported by evidence. Michael Chase writing for The Rational Middle not only dissects the argument but also provides a how-to guide for readers to check the data themselves. Yet we …
Posted in Blog, Economic Development, Growth, Numbers Behind the News, Policy, Research & Data, Research & Development, United States
Tagged Budget, economics, government, Growth, investment, Research & Data
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