GPLEX
October 27th 2014
Development Without Displacement: What We Can Learn from Boston's Dudley Neighborhood
Earlier this month, the Economy League traveled north with more than 110 of Philadelphia's business, civic and government leaders to learn how Boston is tackling critical issues related to growth and opportunity. In this piece, we take a closer look at why the revitalization of Boston's Dudley... Read More
GPLEX
October 27th 2014
"Eds and Meds": Anchoring Boston's Economy
In early October, more than 110 of Philadelphia's business, civic and government leaders traveled to Boston as part of the 2014 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange. One of the key learnings from this trip was that in both Greater Boston and Greater Philadelphia, educational and medical anchor... Read More
GPLEX
October 23rd 2014
Beantown Meets Brotherly Love: Lessons from the 2014 Leadership Exchange
Executive Director Steve Wray offers reflections and insights from the 2014 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange in Boston, MA. It’s been a few weeks since we returned from Boston after an eventful four days at the Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange. This year marked the eighth... Read More
Infrastructure
September 26th 2014
Leaders Highlight Continued Need for Transportation Funding
With the passage of transportation funding legislation in Harrisburg last fall, southeastern Pennsylvania is slated to receive much-needed investment that will help address long-deferred maintenance needs and upgrade deteriorating systems. Achieving a World Class vision for our region’s bridges,... Read More
Education & Talent
September 25th 2014
As the Election Approaches, Pre-K for PA Gains Momentum
With election season upon us, Pre-K for PA campaign partners statewide are hard at work continuing to build awareness and support for increased access to high-quality pre-k. These efforts are definitely paying off. Just this month, the campaign received major media attention (see KYW, 6ABC,... Read More
Business Growth
September 24th 2014
Continuous Reinvention: Greater Boston's Knowledge Economy Edge
Next month, more than 100 business, civic and government leaders will travel to Boston as part of our Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange. As we prepare for the visit, we take a closer look at how Boston is tackling critical issues related to growth and opportunity. This piece focuses on... Read More
Education & Talent
September 24th 2014
Education & Innovation in Massachusetts
Next month, more than 100 business, civic and government leaders will travel to Boston as part of our Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange. As we prepare for the visit, we take a closer look at how Boston is tackling critical issues related to growth and opportunity. This piece focuses on the... Read More
Business Growth
July 5th 2014
Driving Technology Transfer in Greater Philadelphia
In today’s innovation economy, regions that are able to translate research discoveries into viable products and services are poised to capture significant growth. With Greater Philadelphia’s world class academic and medical research institutions, converting promising ideas and technologies to the... Read More
Education & Talent
July 5th 2014
Giving More Kids Access to High-Quality Early Education
Persistent disparities in educational achievement represent a major obstacle to growth and opportunity in Greater Philadelphia. This achievement gap starts long before children enter kindergarten. In fact, recent studies have found vocabulary differences between poor and higher-income... Read More
Infrastructure
June 26th 2014