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Company News·Project and Program Evaluation

ESI Welcomes Jonathan Horn as its Newest Senior Advisor

Econsult Solutions is excited to announce that Jonathan Horn will join the firm as a Senior Advisor. Jonathan Horn is an accomplished…

Present Value·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

Philadelphia Housing Index: Price Surge in Kensington

With a new month comes updates to the Philadelphia Housing Index. We have now released the index through September, and Philadelphia continued…

Company News·Gaming

Steve Mullin Interviewed for “Another Thing with Larry Mendte”

ESI’s Principal and President Steve Mullin was recently interviewed by Ellen Kolooziej along with General Manager of Sugarhouse Casino Wendy Hamilton and…

Company News·Infrastructure Economics

DOT to award $850 million in FASTLANE grants in 2017

DOT is planning to award $850 million worth of grants to states for projects that address critical freight issues facing our nation's…

Present Value

Light Reading for Turkey Day Weekend

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and with it kicks off Holiday Season. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients,…

Company News·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

Peter Angelides will Speak at MARE’s Philadelphia Downtown Development Summit

ESI Senior Vice President and Principal, Dr. Peter Angelides, will speak at the Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal's (MARE) Philadelphia Downtown Development Summit…

Present Value·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

What is a Demographic Multiplier and Why Does it Matter?

Recently, the CDA team got the opportunity to present at two American Planning Association (APA) Chapter conferences on fiscal impact analysis and…

Company News

Lee Huang will Moderate a Session at the Homes Within Reach Conference

Our Vice President and Principal, Lee Huang, will be moderating the session titled "Growing Green: How to Increase the Amount of Private…

Present Value·Political Posts

How Philadelphia Neighborhoods Voted

We are now a week removed from the 2016 Presidential election, with an outcome that surprised a lot of poll watchers (though…

Present Value·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

New Insight on Fiscal Impact Analysis

On October 18, 2016, along with ESI Senior Advisor Steven Nelson  and Senior Vice President and Principal Dr. Peter Angelides, I led…

Company News

AIA Releases Fall 2016 Issue of Context

ESI is proud to have worked in collaboration with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Philadelphia Chapter on the release of their Fall…

Company News

ESI Senior Advisor Bernard Anderson To Recieve UAC Living Legacy Award

ESI is proud to announce that its Senior Advisor, Bernard Anderson, is being honored by the Urban Affairs Coalition at their 47th Anniversary Breakfast. At…

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