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This new Economy League report details three priority areas central to the next phase of its World Class Greater Philadelphia initiative -- Business Growth, Education and Talent Development, and Infrastructure. Also featured are case studies of regional improvement efforts from across the US.

The priorities emerged from meetings with more than 1,000 leaders from across the region to collectively identify the issues most important to the region's future.

Announced at the World Class Summit on February 2, the Economy League will partner with the CEO Council for Growth on boosting business growth, with the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania on improving education and talent development outcomes, and with the Urban Land Institute Philadelphia to make our infrastructure more effective and reliable. 

A new Economy League report, Focus 2026: Priorities and Goals for a World Class Greater Philadelphia, details three priority areas - Business Growth, Education and Talent Development, and Infrastructure -- central to the next phase of its World Class Greater Philadelphia initiative Also featured are case studies of regional improvement efforts from across the US.

The priorities emerged from meetings with more than 1,000 leaders from across the region over the past two years to collectively identify the issues most important to the region's future.

Announced at the World Class Summit on February 2, the Economy League will partner with the CEO Council for Growth on boosting business growth, with the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania on improving education and talent development outcomes, and with the Urban Land Institute Philadelphia to make our infrastructure more effective and reliable. 

Last spring, we presented four "future histories" of Greater Philadelphia. Now we're back with a closer look at those elements common to achieving success across all four. We'll discuss what those priority areas are, the goals to work toward, and how collaboration will work going forward. It might be Groundhog Day, but we can promise that it won't be a repeat of anything you've heard before....