How the Inflation Reduction Act Changes the Game for Economic Developers
Paired with the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...
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Economic Strategy
A collection of blog posts on themes of economic development strategy.
Transforming Industrial Heartlands
In North America and Europe, the erosion of the economies of the industrial heartlands has given rise to a new populism that, in its...
Defining Resilience
Clients often ask us, “what does resilience actually mean?” Turns out, there are many definitions of this word. Ecologists may think of...
Four Observations from Three Conferences
I enjoyed meeting and re-meeting lots of people at the City, Nation, Place conference in London, the Association of Metropolitan Planning...
Three Takeaways from IEDC
IEDC’s annual conference gives economic development practitioners a chance to share ideas, best practices, and talk about the major...
Allegheny Together Helps Business Districts Thrive
What is Allegheny Together? Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED) manages business retention, expansion, and attraction for...
Pumpkins, Placemaking, and Parades
The onset of fall ushers in a time filled with pumpkins, apple cider, and merriment at the changing color of trees and the beginnings of...
Three key takeaways from the Promising Practices of Outdoor Recreation Economies Webinar
In August 2022, Fourth Economy hosted Promising Practices of Outdoor Recreation Economies. Five industry experts across Pennsylvania led...
Three New Realities of the COVID Decade
The COVID-19 pandemic irrevocably changed the way our world works. COVID-19 sickened an estimated 607 million people and claimed the...
Scranton, Chester, and Berks: Lessons from Three PA Communities
This past year we had the opportunity to work with three very different Pennsylvania communities — Berks County and the cities of Chester...
The Rallying Call Around the Record Number of New Business Formations
An Unprecedented Increase in New Business Formation Total business applications in the United States were the highest on record in 2021 —...
The Power of Placemaking
Engage: Fourth Economy has been thinking a lot lately about the events, assets and people that create culture and quality of place in a...
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