Fourth Economy Consulting | Strategic Economic Development

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

About Us

Fourth Economy is a national community and economic development consulting firm that focuses on fostering action to create great communities, impactful organizations, and strong economies.

Our Values

INCLUSIVITY

COLLABORATION

CREATIVITY

CURIOSITY

INTENTIONALITY

Economic Strategy

Economic vision and action plans
Downtown, Main Street and neighborhoods
Innovation & entrepreneurship
Outdoor and cultural economy
Feasibility and Impact Analysis

Economic Equity

Climate change and economic impacts
Workforce and Affordable housing
Economic mobility
Industry & market trend forecasting
Jobs of the future and workforce

Economic Resilience

Human-centered climate impact adaptation
Environment-related economy impact analysis
Economic disparity analysis
Quality of place
Strategy, program design, and evaluation

Man and woman talking, community, discussion, diverse

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LATEST INSIGHTS

Recent Dispatches From Our Blog

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Four Benefits of Intergenerational Workplaces

As a result of the ever-evolving work environment and recent workforce trends, intergenerational workplaces are gaining increasing...

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In Conversation with Ruth Whittaker, Director of Civic Innovation Policy at Chamber of Progress

Ruth Whittaker leads policy efforts on workforce, delivery, autonomous vehicles, the sharing economy, and telemedicine issues...

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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to Launch ‘Trails to Innovation’ Project with $30.5M Award from Lilly Endowment

Fourth Economy helped secure funding for our client, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, by leading grant proposal development for...

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.

Our team is part of a global network of consultants at Steer.

In 2021 Fourth Economy joined Steer, strengthening and complementing their team with economic development services across North America, allowing us to offer a comprehensive approach that embraces people, skills, enterprise, infrastructure, mobility, and innovation. Steer has built a national reputation as a leader in transportation planning and advisory. Together, we bring a rigorous, data-driven approach to understanding the opportunities and limitations of economic development initiatives within communities, nationally and globally.