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Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

The Role of Ridesharing in the Nightlife Economy

Cities are increasingly planning for nighttime activities just as thoughtfully and formally as they plan and manage the daytime economy. Downtowns are…

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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…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

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…

Present Value·Digital Innovation

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…

Present Value·Philadelphia Housing Index

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…

Present Value·Equity and Inclusion

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…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

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…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

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…

Company News·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

The 2019 RACP Round Has Been Announced

Econsult Solutions. Inc. can help you submit your application for Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funding. We have worked with nonprofits, private…

Company News·Public Policy and Fiscal Analysis

ESI & ANBOUND Announce Official Partnership

Econsult Solutions, Inc. and ESI ThoughtLab, along with ANBOUND, a Beijing-based multinational independent think tank, have established an official partnership as of December…

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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…

Present Value·Philadelphia Housing Index

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…

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