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Present Value·Public Policy and Fiscal Analysis

The Economy Under Trump: What to Expect?

ESI Principal and President Richard Voith recently gave a presentation for Manko Gold Katcher & Fox, an Environment and Energy Law Practice, outlining the…

Company News·Equity and Inclusion

ESI is Proud to Sponsor the PACDC 25th Anniversary Gala

ESI is proud to sponsor this year's Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations' (PACDC) Gala, which celebrates 25 years of serving Philadelphia's…

Present Value·Digital Innovation

Step by Step: A Guide of How ESI Uses ‘R’

This Step-by-Step post is the first in a series of 3 blogposts, each post will be written by an ESI analyst and…

Company News·Community Data Analytics

ESI Senior Advisor Sidney Wong to Present at the 2017 ACS Data Users Conference

ESI Senior Advisor and CDA Project Lead, Sidney Wong, will present at the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) Data Users Conference happening  May 11-12, 2017…

Company News·Environmental Sustainability

ESI is Proud to Sponsor SBN’s SustainaBall 2017

ESI is proud to sponsor SBN's SustainaBall 2017 to be held on Friday, March 24 from 7:30 - 11:00 PM at The University…

Company News·Public Policy and Fiscal Analysis

ESI President Stephen Mullin Spoke at NAIOP’s Roundtable on Philadelphia’s Commercial Real Estate

On Monday, February 13, our President and Principal, Stephen Mullin took the stage at 100 Independence Mall West, in Philadelphia to speak…

Present Value·Planning

Turning Fiscal Impact Analysis Upside Down

Over the last year, our Community Data Analytics (CDA) team has been busy presenting this groundbreaking methodology to assess development-related impacts to…

Present Value·Philadelphia Housing Index

Philadelphia Housing Values Have Surged

The 2016 Housing Market has Benefitted Neighborhoods Across the City The ESI Philadelphia Housing Index (PHI) has been updated with data through…

Present Value·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

Rent, Buy or Sell – Here’s How Digital Can Help

Technology has been the driver of numerous changes across all business areas and real estate is no exception. It is now possible…

Company News·Equity and Inclusion

ESI is Proud to Sponsor the 2017 Solas Awards

ESI is a proud sponsor of the 2017 Solas Awards, the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanian's marquee annual event, on Thursday, March 2,…

Present Value

Examining Philly’s Voter Turnout

Local Elections and Turnout The 2017 Philadelphia primaries are now mere months away. So far in this space, I’ve examined the role…

Company News·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

ESI’s Stephen Mullin and Joel Naroff on PBJ’s Economic Forecast 2017 Panel

For this year's Philadelphia Business Journal Economic Forecast 2017, both our President, Stephen Mullin, and our Senior Advisor and President of Naroff…

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