Years ago I heard a presentation by folks who were involved in the development of the Portland Oregon streetcar system. They described it as development-oriented
One of our favorite quotes for years comes from Forbes publisher Rick Karlgaard: “Best place to make a future Forbes 400 fortune? Start with this
More than four years ago I wrote about the prosperity of Manhattan (and more broadly all of New York City) this way: Here the dominant
Terrific CityLab article entitled The Real Source of American Urban Revival. It documents the trend we have been writing about for nearly a decade that
A core finding of Michigan Future’s research has been that what made us prosperous in the past, won’t in the future. The big change is
In a previous post on why retaining and attracting young professional was an economic development priority I wrote: The reason they are important to economic
Readers of this blog know I worry a lot about how we are preparing our kids for the economy of the past, not the economy
For years we have used the following quote from Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine, to describe what increasingly drives state and local economic growth:
Our latest report identified a clear path to prosperity for states and metropolitan area in an economy shaped by globalization and technology. The only exceptions
Two insightful new reports from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. You can read them here and here. The two studies demolish
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