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Defining Transformation in Wealth Management

Danny Vincente, Financial Services Market Manager of Cisco's Global Private Sector Industries explains that wealth management firms must adapt to new business models,…

Present Value·Finance and Risk

Will Hyper-Digitization Drive the Next Industrial Revolution

ThoughtLab CEO, Louis Celi reports on key findings of The Work Ahead in the January 19 issue of the EconoMonitor. ThoughtLab's research, conducted with…

Present Value·Political Posts

Ballot Position Matters, Neighborhood by Neighborhood

Revisiting the effect of random ballot position In December, I looked at the effect of random ballot position on Philadelphia's Court of…

Company News·Economic and Fiscal Impact Analyses

American Bible Society’s Faith & Liberty Discovery Center Coming to Independence Mall

A $60 million attraction with unprecedented technology will open on Independence Mall in fall 2018, highlighting how from past to present, the…

Company News·Equity and Inclusion

ESI is Proud to Sponsor Cooper’s Ferry Partnership 2017 Annual Meeting

ESI is proud to sponsor Cooper's Ferry Partnership's 2017 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, February 15 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Join Cooper's…

Present Value·Political Posts

Philadelphia’s Partisan Elections: The Implications of a Rare System

In 2015, Philadelphia’s current Mayor and City Council were elected with a voter turnout of just 25.5 percent. In 2011, when there…

Present Value·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

Philadelphia’s Skyline will Soar to New Heights in 2017

Happy New Year! The ESI team is excited to be back offering insight and resources through our blog, Present Value. For the first…

Company News·Economic and Fiscal Impact Analyses

CDA to Present at APA’s National Planning Conference

    ESI Senior Advisor and Community Data Analytics (CDA) Project Lead, Sidney Wong, with Senior Vice President, Peter Angelides, Director, Daniel…

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ESI: Present Value’s Top 10 Posts of 2016

This will be our last post of 2016, as such we wanted to reflect upon the topics we have covered on Present…

Company News·Community Data Analytics

CDA to Present at APA New Jersey’s Upcoming Conference

ESI Senior Advisor and Community Data Analytics (CDA) Project Lead Sidney Wong, alongside Vice President and Principal, Peter Angelides, and Senior Advisor Steven Nelson have…

Present Value·Political Posts

Newly Engaged in Politics, Anxious for 2018?

Look No Further than May 2017 The 2016 Presidential Election is little more than a month removed, and many Philadelphians are feeling…

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The Exit Interview: Final Thoughts From our ESI Intern

Econsult Solutions must once again say goodbye to a highly talented intern. Nehel Shahid (Bryn Mawr College class of '18) has been providing…

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