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September 24, 2015
Exchange to Change: The Leadership Exchange’s Key Ingredient
In the fifth installment of the Economy League’s Exchange to Change series, Josh Sevin examines how new relationships and collaborations seeded at the...
September 16, 2015
Reduce recidivism and help people with reentry
September 16, 2015 Charles Ramsey and Steve Wray, Philadelphia Inquirer In 2014, the City of Philadelphia commissioned a study to assess a new...
August 28, 2015
10 Signs of Global Progress in Greater Philadelphia
In 2009, the Economy League launched World Class Greater Philadelphia with the goal of developing and sustaining a new way of working together to...
July 27, 2015
Poverty Hurts Economy
July 27, 2015 Philadelphia Daily News Editorial For our city to grow, we must improve education and wages HOW DOES A CITY make progress? That's never...
July 20, 2015
Hard stats from this year’s World Class Summit that need attention now
July 20, 2015 Mo Manklang, Generocity The summit featured stats on regional economy and inequality This year’s World Class Summit was packed with...
July 16, 2015
Expanding Opportunity
The twin challenges of rising inequality and stagnating mobility threaten the long-term health of the US economy and the promise of the American Dream...
July 16, 2015
Moving Workers from Low-Wage Jobs to Family-Sustaining Careers
Fifteen million workers in the US earn less than $10 an hour, more than half of whom are over the age of 25. While fast food or retail often come to...
July 16, 2015
Supporting Underserved Entrepreneurs
More than ever, smart economic development is focused on ways to support entrepreneurship and stimulate the kind of job growth that young firms bring...
July 16, 2015
Expanding Transportation Access
As the literal link between people and jobs, transportation plays a critical role in enabling access to opportunity. In Greater Philadelphia, a rich...
July 16, 2015
Expanding Opportunity in Greater Philadelphia
Economy League Releases Expanding Opportunity Analysis Regional Civic Group Unveils New Website, Brand at 2015 World Class Summit Philadelphia, PA –...