In 2010, Fourth Economy was formed with the wild idea that we could help ensure that the economy serves the people.
Thank you to those who have been part of our journey thus far! Here’s to 10 more years of building better communities and stronger economies, together.
is a national community and economic development consulting firm that focuses on fostering action to create great communities, impactful organizations, and strong economies.
Our VISION is a world where people are empowered to be co-creators of a sustainable economy and community.
Our PURPOSE is to ensure that the economy serves the people.
Fourth Economy takes a unique approach to working with our clients as partners. We effectively blend both quantitative and qualitative inputs at every point in the process. Most importantly, our focus is on developing realistic recommendations that can be easily understood and readily implemented.
Learn more about the Equitable Community Planning Toolkit: supporting equitable economic growth and systemic change.
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The Community Index measures US counties in investment, talent, sustainability, place, and diversity. We know these indicators are signs that communities and economies are growing stronger.
Fourth Economy struck a very effective balance between aspiration and practicality. Fourth Economy understood our vision but also recognized resource and timing constraints.
From my direct interaction with Rich and his team, we derived significant benefit from their broad experience, research capabilities and adept interaction with our diverse base of stakeholders. Their past experiences and depth of knowledge have distinguished their clients in unique and beneficial ways. Candidly, in our case, there were two or three distinguishing advantages of our region which enabled a successful outcome. Fourth Economy’s contribution was one of those difference-makers in our successful grant request.
The Fourth Economy team was actively engaged with me and my Senior Staff. ...Based on both the process of working with Fourth Economy, as well as their ability to produce actionable analysis and recommendations, I would highly recommend them.
Many of our most interesting projects stem from conversations with communities about where they are and where they want to be. Our specialty is in developing strategies that help communities achieve their goals. If you’d like to delve deeper, reach out! We'd love to connect with you.
