Here are some of the ways that Fourth Economy has helped to create great communities:
Creating Great Regional Cities
Fourth Economy profiled the country’s best examples of urban transformation and helped the Indiana Economic Development Corporation create the Regional Cities Initiative. The goal of the program was to incentivize economic and community development stakeholders to work together to create a plan for investing in quality of place improvements as a way to retain and attract talent. Fourth Economy also helped Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. and the Northern Indiana Regional Partnership (South Bend) prepare their Regional Development Plans, both of which were awarded $42 million in matching dollars from the state.
DOWNLOAD THE REPORTStrengthening Neighborhood Housing Markets
With the housing market in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods suffering from neglect, disinvestment, and vacancy, the Hilltop Alliance turned to Fourth Economy to create a market-based strategy to stop the decline and restore the housing market. In addition to the market study and strategy, the project team developed a Housing Repair Toolkit and a Housing Finance Toolkit that can be used by homeowners to prioritize the repairs to their home and discover how to pay for those repairs.
DOWNLOAD THE REPORTSupporting Green Stormwater Solutions
Fourth Economy has worked with several organizations on different aspects of building the market for green stormwater solutions. We facilitated a multi-phased stakeholder engagement process to help the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority develop their green infrastructure strategy. We created a business plan for StormWorks, a social enterprise selling green infrastructure solutions for homeowners. And we created a triple-bottom line analysis of the impacts of a green infrastructure project in the Larimer neighborhood.
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