In the fourth economy, the world’s universities will anchor far-reaching and interconnected communities that seamlessly blend ideation and commerce. These communities will be simultaneously virtual and place-based. In anticipation of this evolution the most forward looking institutions are working to …
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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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With all of the negative economic news you may not realize that the American economy continues to generate wealth and profits. The following slideshow takes a look at why this surplus is not being invested to stimulate demand or create …
Posted in Blog, Businesses, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Growth, Investment, Leadership, News, Research & Data, Research & Development, Transformation, United States
Tagged Economy, gdp, jobs, life sciences, obamacare, Wealth, workforce
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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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William Frey of The Brookings Institution analyzed new Census data to identify the places that are attracting young people. Keep in mind that young people are not moving in the numbers they once did, but the ones who do …
Posted in Blog, Communities, Economic Development, Growth, Numbers Behind the News, Research & Data
Tagged Austin, college town, community development, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Portland, Research & Data, Seattle, talent, Transformation, Washington D.C., workforce, workforce development
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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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Earlier this month I attended the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) annual conference, which was held in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh. GLUE is a network of young leaders devoted to creating a healthy, sustainable and equitable future for …
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Deep Thoughts, Economic Development, Energy, Event, Green & Sustainability, Investment, Leadership, Pittsburgh
Tagged community development, GLUE, Great Lakes Urban Exchange, green jobs, Green-Lighting Neighborhoods, GTECH, Pittsburgh Pipeline, Sustainability, Water, workforce
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Medium size metros such as Madison, Wisconsin; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Boulder, Colorado (each with total private employment between 75,000 and 250,000) continue to demonstrate a strong Bio Science employment base, attracting steady investment from this sector every year. These three metros …
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Tagged bio, boulder, colorado, life, lincoln, madison, nebraska, research, science, talent, wisconsin, workforce
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I am deeply concerned that state and local governments are being flooded by irrational exuberance of a different industry, the Shale play. Let me be clear, I think that having a U.S. sourced energy supply can prove to be a great catalyst for supporting our pursuit of energy independence. The concerns however come from the lack of honest planning and conversation about how the economic opportunity of Shale fits into any coordinated economic and business growth strategy for the state.
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Tagged economic development, economic planning, Energy, gas, government, jobs, portfolio, shale, workforce
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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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