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Pennsylvania Agriculture: A Look at the Economic Impact and Future Trends
Agriculture has a long rich history in Pennsylvania and has been a driving force of the state’s economy for centuries. While the number of Pennsylvanians farming has decreased, the importance of […]
Harnessing Data and Technology to Drive Business As the investment industry reinvents itself for a digitally-connected world, wealth advisors must also radically reimagine and retool […]
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As 2017 closed, the normalized price of housing in Philadelphia was around $120,000. This represents the price for a house with average physical traits (age, […]
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PHILADELPHIA, June 5, 2018 — Econsult Solutions Inc. (ESI), a global leader in economic forecasting, is partnering with Spectrum Gaming Sports Group, a unit of international gaming […]
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The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philadelphia released a report capturing the conclusion of the Technical Assistance Panel (TAP), which convened on January 25-26, 2018 to […]
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We’re here to listen. Please take the time to fill out the Philadelphia Real Estate Council’s Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Sentiment Survey. You have until […]
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Econsult Solutions, along with Diamond and Associates, Catharine Street Consulting and Danielle DiLeo Kim, LLC are proud to announce the launch of a new line of advisory services […]
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Losing a major employer can be devastating for any city and a more significant challenge when it impacts multiple communities. Such is the case with Fort Monmouth, the former military fort that […]
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I don’t think it would come as a surprise to anyone if they were told that regional collaboration is challenging. It’s because we make it so, and we make it so because […]
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Housing investment has transformed in the years following the real estate market crash of 2008. The number of privately constructed housing units has steadily climbed since then, increasingly so over the past […]
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For this month’s Philadelphia Housing Index (PHI) blog post, we decided to take a look at new construction permit data from Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspection. We filtered the data to […]
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On Monday, we asked whether 2018 will be the “Year of the Woman” in Pennsylvania. Although it’s ultimately too early to tell – the gap between Pennsylvania and the national average in […]
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There has been significant coverage that the 2018 primaries have drawn an historic number of women candidates, with 2018 being dubbed “The Year of the Woman”. As much of this coverage notes, […]
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In a prior Present Value post, we discussed the power of food as an economic driver, impacting several industries in the economy. The rise of food entrepreneurs meeting the consumer demand for […]
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A Q/A with Liana Dragoman Recently I chatted with Liana Dragoman, Service Design Lead and Deputy Director with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Open Data and Digital Transformation (ODDT). While other […]
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For this month’s update on the ESI Philadelphia Housing Index (PHI) we introduce our new interface, which allows users to more closely interact with our index and analyses. Now when you select discrete […]
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For a small economics company, ESI appears to have a high number of cyclists and, unsurprisingly, a high number of data geeks. Personally, I am […]
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Last week, during yet another Nor’easter, I found my mind wandering to summer weather – and the fresh produce that comes with it. In order […]
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The idea of self-driving vehicles has been touted by Richard Threlfall, Global Head of Infrastructure at KPMG, as a “transport revolution” with an accelerating rate […]
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Last week, the Center City District (CCD) released Housing Development in Perspective: 2018, which examines housing development in Greater Center City—an area that has expanded […]
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Last month, we convened our Senior Advisors to a roundtable on design thinking. Facilitated by ESI Senior Vice President Lee Huang, we discussed what design […]
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This is the latest installment in our Step By Step series, where analysts and research assistants showcase how we use cutting edge tools and resources […]
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