Entries tagged with Vibrancy
Ed Glaeser on Why Cities Matter
December 21, 2011
Calling it "a remarkable thing" that, given all of our choices about where to live, cities are so appealing, in this short video from CEOs for Cities' Fall National Meeting in Chicago, Harvard economist Ed Glaeser offers his ideas on the policies, both local and national, that would…
Talent: A City's Greatest Indicator of Economic Success
August 2, 2011
Educational attainment explains 58% of a city's success as measured by per capita income, according to CEOs for Cities' Talent Dividend research. With that in mind, attracting and retaining talent should be a city's top economic priority. In an excerpt from an article on the importance of attracting…
Housing Booms in Urban Cores
July 13, 2011
St. Louis Builds Vibrancy Through Young Talent
July 5, 2011
CEOs for Cities research points to quality of place, quality of talent, and quality of opportunity as the most important success factors for cities. In a speech at the annual meeting of the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis, Carol Coletta, a CEOs for Cities partner and director of ArtPlace, commended…
Freakoutonomics
February 17, 2009
NY Mag surveyed more than 100 retailers in the city and came up with a terrific, very now look at how retailers are coping with changing consumer habits. Reporter Michael Idov calls it "a retail shakeout of historic proportions." "Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue and Soho are suddenly pocked with…