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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has re-opened the application process to obtain a permit to dispense and/or grow medical marijuana. During this second round of applications, the Department intends to issue up to 13 grower/processor permits and up to 23 dispensary permits. Submitting, or interested in submitting a Medical Marijuana Organization Permit Application? ESI is […]
SEPTA Drives the Economy of Pennsylvania is Econsult Solution’s 2018 Economic Impact Study completed for Pennsylvania’s largest transit authority, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority. Our report to SEPTA is timely as the agency faces significant budget pressures, with looming changes of the contribution of Pennsylvania Turnpike revenues to state transit funding, along with increasing demands on […]
Christian Higher Education in U.S. Responsible for More Than $60 Billion in Economic Impact Annually
March 26, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) A groundbreaking new study from Philadelphia-based consulting firm Econsult Solutions, Inc. analyzes the significant economic impact of Christian higher education in the United States. Commissioned by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), the study calculates the impact on the national economy of its 142 Christian colleges and universities […]
On March 12, Pennsylvania State Treasurer Joe Torsella and ESI Director Ethan Conner-Ross joined The Pew Charitable Trusts in a discussion about a a new report, completed by ESI in January, quantifying the fiscal and economic costs of insufficient retirement savings. The repercussions of this savings deficit affect every state and include increased public assistance […]
On March 8, 2018, Mercer County Assignment Judge Mary C. Jacobson issued her opinion on the affordable housing obligations under New Jersey’s “Mount Laurel Doctrine” for two Mercer County municipalities, and by extension, municipalities across the state. The Mount Laurel Doctrine, established by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1975, holds that municipalities must affirmatively use […]
Econsult Solutions and our ESI ThoughtLab team would like to keep you abreast of new developments relating to our upcoming thought leadership program, The Cybersecurity Imperative: Managing Cyber Risks in a World of Rapid Digital Change. We are happy to announce that, in response to market demand, we are expanding our global cybersecurity benchmarking and indexing program […]
ESI is proud to sponsor the Drexel University School of Economics‘s 4th Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference: Topics in Education on April 13, 2018, from 12:00 to 5:00 PM at Drexel’s Gerri C. Lebow Hall. Join ESI and Drexel School of Economics for our 4th annual joint conference for a dynamic discussion about urban economic policy relating to education. Two […]
February 8, 2018. Roubini ThoughtLab, a specialist in evidence-based thought leadership, and Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI), a leading economic consultancy, today announced the integration of their core competencies into a new business entity: ESI ThoughtLab. By bringing together ThoughtLab’s innovative research and editorial capabilities with ESI’s unparalleled economic and modeling expertise, ESI ThoughtLab will take thought […]
On January 31st, 2018, the North Broad Renaissance (NBR) announced the appointment of Econsult Solutions, Inc. President, Stephen P. Mullin to its Board of Directors. When commenting on Mr. Mullin’s appointment, NBR Chairman of the Board, Dr. Kenneth Scott, stated “Stephen is an accomplished business leader and an experienced board member in the nonprofit sectors. […]
The Pennsylvania Treasury released a study performed by Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) on the impact of insufficient retirement savings on the Commonwealth. The study quantified the net impact of savings shortfall on the economic and fiscal health of the state in the form of increased state public assistance costs and reduced tax revenue, household spending, […]