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A User’s Guide to State Business Rankings
Sometimes it seems that a new state ranking comes out every week. State business competitiveness ranking reports have become a popular tool…
Staying Connected: The Future of the Shared-Use Food Facility Industry
Increasingly shared-use food facilities, also known as kitchen incubators or commercial kitchens, are becoming a part of how food is made, bought,…
A Preview to Building a Hyperconnected City
Last year, Econsult Solutions’ thought leadership team, ESI ThoughtLab produced Smarter Cities 2025, a global benchmarking study which assessed various smart city…
The Next Phase of Telemedicine is Coming, is Philadelphia Ready?
Healthcare is entering a phase of renewal as the industry returns to the original model of assisting patients in their homes and…
Labor Day 2019 Light Reads
As we relax during the dog days of summer, enjoy the three-day weekend with some our favorite recent articles – including things…
Youth Soccer in America: How Prohibitive Costs are Hurting the Game
Currently, the cost of joining the best under-13 team with my hometown soccer organization is roughly $1,465, an expense that does not…
How City Government can be More Like Investment Banking
To Be or Not To Be: An Investment Banker There is a reason investment bankers have private jets and drive Range Rovers–they…
The Exit Interview: Reflection from Summer 2019 Interns
ESI is saying farewell and good luck to this summer’s class of talented interns. We’ve asked them to reflect on their time…
A Snapshot of University City and Future Expectations
Recently, there has been a large amount of construction activity in and around Philadelphia. In the University City neighborhood in particular, huge…
The Path to a Hyperconnected City
For this Present Value post, we asked our research coalition behind Building a Hyperconnected City to offer their perspectives on the future…
What Makes Energy Policy so Important?
This week in Present Value, ESI asks Senior Advisor David Boonin the question, "What makes energy policy so important?" "DB" will mark…
Join us for ESI & Drexel University’s 5th Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference
ESI and Drexel University's Lebow College of Business will host our 5th Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference: Smart Cities, Opportunity Zones, and…
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