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Google Checked my Location Once Every 3 Minutes, for 6 Years: A Visualization of Google Takeout Data Using R
I’m pretty entrenched in the Google ecosystem. I use all of Google’s web services, own a Pixel, and have my daily workflow…
A Look at Philadelphia Tourism & Hotels
This week's Present Value , we host a Q/A with Senior Advisor Robert Jaeger on tourism and hospitality, honing in on hotels…
Who’s the Smartest One of All? The Smart City Challenge in Latin America
Latin America is one of the most urbanized regions of the world, with around 80% of all inhabitants living in cities—the highest…
PHI Shows Year-Over-Year Increase at End of 2018
While 2018 may have concluded with a slight slowdown in the residential housing market, the PHI shows that predicted value of a…
Part 2: Leveraging Integration of Public Policy to Drive Supplier Diversity
This is Part 2 of Angela Dowd-Burton's “Leveraging the Integration of Public Policy to Drive Supplier Diversity and Inclusion Part 1”, which…
Leveraging the Integration of Public Policy to Drive Supplier Diversity and Inclusion
ESI has developed a variety of analyses to help institutions working to ensure equitable distribution of economic and financial opportunities. We are…
Philadelphia 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…
2018 Top 10 Present Value Posts
It has been an outstanding year! With the year wrapping up, we wanted to show off the top ten Present Value posts…
Philadelphia Housing Index Remains Steady
As we near the end of the fourth quarter of the year, the inevitable question arises—“How are we doing compared to last…
A Look Inside ESI: The Importance of Soft Skills for Interns
Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI) hires interns year-round. These students bring with them enthusiasm, new skills, the perspectives of a younger generation, and…
Designing Futures for Equitable Neighborhoods in Philadelphia
On October 5, 2018, ESI Senior Advisor Natalie Nixon collaborated with Rob Fleming, director of Jefferson University’s Master’s degree program in sustainable…
Our Ground-Breaking Research: Smarter Cities 2025
A Ground-Breaking Research Effort Over the past ten months, ESI’s team of thought leadership experts, coupled with a coalition of leading providers…
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