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Fourth Economy helps communities and organizations create strategic, equitable, and resilient futures.

What We Do

We help organizations and communities foster innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth, partnering to create actionable strategies that enable public, private, and nonprofit clients to take meaningful steps toward lasting change. 
 

Our Services
Work We Love to Do
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Creating Strong Regional Economies
Leveraging the Economic Potential of Arts, Cultural, and Outdoor Recreation Assets 
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Serving as Thought Partners for Organizations Redefining Impact
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Growing the Workforce of the Future
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Building Equitable Communities and Economies
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Helping Communities Identify Gaps and Address Needs
  • Business retention and expansion

  • Comprehensive and neighborhood planning

  • Community benefit planning

  • Economic development strategic planning

  • Economic disparity analysis

  • Economic impact analysis

  • Economic mobility strategy

  • Equitable community planning

  • Feasibility assessments

  • Housing analysis and planning

  • Industry & market trend forecasting

  • Innovation & entrepreneurship planning

  • Resiliency and recovery planning

  • Scenario planning

  • Stakeholder facilitation and engagement 

  • Strategic planning, program design and evaluation

  • Workforce analysis and planning

  • Vision and strategy development

Our flexible, people-centered approach combines research, analytics, strategic planning, and community engagement, giving you the data and tools needed to build economic prosperity that works for everyone. 

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Together, we tackle complex challenges with empathy and creativity, delivering solutions that make a measurable impact for our clients, the communities we work in, and the world we share.​

Who We Work With

Fourth Economy works with government agencies, non-profit organizations, colleges and universities, philanthropy, and private companies of all sizes. Some examples of past clients include:

Government Clients
  • Allentown, PA

  • Atlantic City, NJ

  • State of Indiana

  • Laramie, WY

  • Macon, GA

  • Gresham, OR

  • Scranton, PA

  • REDI, Columbia, MO

  • Ramsey County, MN

  • York County, PA

  • Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Agency

  • Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Lansing, MI)

  • Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization

Organizations
  • AARP

  • Allegheny County Health Department

  • Carnegie Mellon University

  • Conexus Indiana

  • The Nature Conservancy of Indiana

  • Newport County Chamber of Commerce

  • Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh

  • Indiana University

  • Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

  • Prosper Birmingham

  • Pennsylvania Environmental Council

  • University of Rhode Island Research Foundation

  • Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation

  • U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Innovation

  • Walnut Capital

Example Projects

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EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT

Equitable Community Planning Toolkit

The Fourth Economy Equitable Community Planning Toolkit is the result of ongoing research, and contains resources developed to help leaders progress through their equitable planning goals and actions. It includes information on how communities across the United States are rising to meet the equity imperative, as well as tools to apply promising practices and systems change processes in your community.

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Get in Touch

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.

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