Reports and Publications

The Focus 2026 report is the culmination of two years of leadership engagement and intensive research to identify the issues most important to the...
Arts and culture is one of our region’s strongest assets for growth. The 2011 Portfolio provides information on the health, breadth, and diversity of...
As part of its efforts to increase public safety, reduce recidivism, and decrease public spending on criminal justice functions, the City of...
At the request of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, the Economy League developed the Philadelphia Economic Index, a tool for...
In 2011, the Economy League partnered with a leading scenario planning firm, Decision Strategies International, to create four stories describing very...
Bay Area leaders will tell you that no single ingredient accounts for their region’s success. Instead, they consistently cite a blend of factors big...
Southeastern Pennsylvania has an enviable collection of protected open spaces, including parks, working farms, trails, nature preserves, and historic...
Southeastern Pennsylvania, home to a diverse and large economy and one-third of Pennsylvania’s population, serves as an economic engine and tax base...
In the spring of 2010, the Economy League asked a diverse array of cross-sector leaders what they thought needed to change for the region to be...
To compete, we must connect. Boil down the lessons we learned at the 2009 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange in September, and that’s what you...
Against a backdrop of national financial crisis, during September 2008, 100-plus Greater Philadelphia civic, business, and government leaders joined...
Philadelphia has ambitions to become the greenest City in America. Its recently released comprehensive sustainability plan, Greenworks Philadelphia...
Growing yesterday’s industrial manufacturing economy demanded roads, bridges, and rail to move goods and finished products. Growing today’s knowledge...
At the request of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, the Economy League developed the Philadelphia Economic Index, a tool for...
The World Class initiative kicked off in 2009 with foundational research and analysis that asked the question, “Is Greater Philadelphia World Class?”...