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Smarter Cities 2025
In today’s digital age, becoming a smart city is vital for attracting business, residents, tourists, and talent, and for ultimately fostering growth and prosperity. But the path to a smart city […]
To benchmark the emergence of new jobs, Cognizant created the Jobs of the Future Index (CJoF Index). This quarterly index measures the changes in demand for […]
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The University of Notre Dame is world-renowned institution of higher education, devoted to local service and regional engagement through its educational mission. Econsult Solutions, Inc. […]
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In 2018, Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) and JVM Studio were retained by the Old City District to produce a comprehensive report of the current state, […]
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Econsult Solutions. Inc. can help you submit your application for Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding. We have worked with nonprofits, private developers, corporations, municipalities, […]
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Econsult Solutions, Inc. and ESI ThoughtLab, along with ANBOUND, a Beijing-based multinational independent think tank, have established an official partnership as of December 17, 2018. ESI […]
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Econsult Solutions, Inc. and ESI ThoughtLab are pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar which takes a deeper dive into the results of Smarter […]
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On November 14, ESI VP and Director Steve Wray presented at Westchester Biotech Project’s Virtual Roundtable: Building the Westchester Biotech Cluster, Innovation Cluster Development in […]
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ESI has developed a variety of analyses to help institutions working to ensure equitable distribution of economic and financial opportunities. We are able to marshal data, analytics, and strategic guidance to inform […]
Read MorePhiladelphia Design District: Where Design, Real Estate, and Economics Make for Healthy Partnerships
Coalitions and collaborations are built to facilitate positive business transformations and blossoming creative opportunities. That’s the theory behind the Philadelphia Design District (PDD), Philadelphia’s newly formed design coalition. PDD began taking shape […]
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It has been an outstanding year! With the year wrapping up, we wanted to show off the top ten Present Value posts from 2018. With content from industry experts in economics, public […]
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As we near the end of the fourth quarter of the year, the inevitable question arises—“How are we doing compared to last year?” Despite a slowdown in the overall volume of single […]
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Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) hires interns year-round. These students bring with them enthusiasm, new skills, the perspectives of a younger generation, and a hard work ethic. I interview many of our intern […]
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On October 5, 2018, ESI Senior Advisor Natalie Nixon collaborated with Rob Fleming, director of Jefferson University’s Master’s degree program in sustainable design, and Tayyib Smith, co-founder of Little Giant Creative and […]
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A Ground-Breaking Research Effort Over the past ten months, ESI’s team of thought leadership experts, coupled with a coalition of leading providers of smart city services and research partners, worked on an […]
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On November 8, 2018 ESI hosted an On the Table roundtable converging local government, business, and public transit leaders to discuss smart city initiatives and how they will possibly affect urban communities […]
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Despite its prime location and affordability, Wilmington, DE is often overlooked. Nestled between Philadelphia and Baltimore, the city is at a tipping point. Wilmington is following a trend of many American cities […]
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Many cities that had to swim against the tide of economic decline for the entire second half of the previous century are now faced with […]
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“The cat 5 hurricane has been forecast, and we must prepare.” This was not a warning from the National Hurricane Center, but from Department of […]
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ESI offers a broad range of services for tourism and hospitality clients. Our team understands the unique challenges and opportunities of the travel industry and […]
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“Three days?” I ask because it was difficult to believe what he was suggesting. “Well two days; on the third day, the house overheated in […]
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The first ten days of October is when the creative community takes over Philadelphia. The 2018 DesignPhiladelphia Festival begins on the 3rd with a kick-off […]
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With temperatures still soaring above 90 degrees, it hasn’t felt quite like fall in Philadelphia. Yet, while dreaming of cooler temperatures, I’ve started thinking about […]
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