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Company News·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

ESI is Proud to Sponsor the Spring LEW 2017

ESI is proud to sponsor the Land Economics Society Philadelphia Chapter's (LAI) Spring LEW 2017 on April 27-29. The event is open…

Company News·Anchor Institution Impact

ESI is Proud to Co-Sponsor the 3rd Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference

     ESI is proud to join forces with the Drexel School of Economics in hosting our 3rd Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference: Topics in…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

Yes They Can: How Philadelphia Trade Unions Can Become Major Job Creators

In the past decade, Philadelphia’s population has continued to grow, reversing over 50 years of decline from 1955–2005. The population growth has…

Present Value·Geospatial Analyses (GIS)

Mapping Banking Data

Demonstrating the Banking Industry's Affects on Communities ESI Senior Vice President Lee Huang's op-ed, How Neighborhoods Could Lose if Trump Succeeds in Rolling…

Company News·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

ESI is Proud to Sponsor the 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards

ESI is a proud sponsor of the Preservation Alliance's 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards: North Broad Rising to be held on Wednesday, June 7 from…

Present Value·Infrastructure Economics

Philadelphia Housing Index: The El’s Impact on Neighborhood Premium

You may have noticed, we think a lot about the value of public transportation around here. So we paid extra attention when…

Present Value·Geospatial Analyses (GIS)

Step By Step: A Guide to How ESI Uses ESRI

The first edition of the Step-by-Step series demonstrated how ESI uses R for data manipulation and graphing. This step in the series will show you one…

Company News·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

ESI is Proud to Sponsor Community Design Collaborative’s Leverage 2017

ESI is a proud sponsor of Community Design Collaborative's Leverage 2017 to be held on Tuesday, April 4 from 6:00 - 8:00…

Present Value·Infrastructure Economics

Ridesharing Makes It More Important than Ever to Support Public Transit

The burgeoning ridesharing industry has led some to argue that ridesharing is a more efficient market solution to urban travel than public…

Present Value·Political Posts

The Dimensions of Philadelphia’s Democratic Primaries

Elections can be challenging to model. Philadelphia, in a Democratic primary, has 66 wards, over 100 candidates, and thousands of issues. And wards,…

Company News·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

ESI President Stephen Mullin Speaks at ICSC’s University of Shopping Centers Panel

ESI President and Principal, Stephen Mullin spoke at ICSC University of Shopping Centers Panel Discussion on The New Administration and the Industry…

Company News·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

ESI Presents at Keller Williams Training Program

On February 23rd ESI Principal and Vice President Peter Angelides along with ESI Director Jonathan Tannen and Condo Insight director James Flynn presented as…

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