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    We address critical issues facing Greater Philadelphia by providing impactful research, connecting diverse leaders, and advancing shared solutions.

     

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    We're working with large institutional buyers to grow businesses, strengthen the local economy, create jobs, and build wealth. 

     

     

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    We’re building a regional resource of high-quality, data-driven, and objective research to address the region’s most important challenges and opportunities.

     

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    Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange

     

    We bring leaders together across sectors to learn from their peers in other regions and apply best practices

     

THE LATEST

The latest insights, updates, and news from the Economy League community. 
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    UPCOMING GPLEX 360 EVENTS

     

    GPLEX 360 was born out of the desire to create a home for ongoing cohort connections and experiences. GPLEX 360 seeks to extend the mission and best parts of the annual conference for our community. Continue to visit this page for GPLEX 360 updates and upcoming events.

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  • TURNING RESEARCH INTO ACTION


    Register for the Advancing Place-Based Workforce Solutions Workshop on April 20, 2023 at Temple University. This half-day symposium comes out of a recommendation from our recent report detailing the critical role local hiring institutions and employer workforce training play in equitably rebuilding Philadelphia's workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Come join local workforce development leaders and employers as we form new solutions to providing more career-building employment opportunities to North Philadelphians.


    REGISTER HERE

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Regional Direction
March 1st 2023

Philadelphia Neighborhood Changes - Part 2: Race and Ethnicity

In our first brief of this series, we examined gains and losses in residential population across Philadelphia’s neighborhoods between 2016 and 2021.... Read More
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Regional Direction
February 13th 2023

New Residents in Philadelphia – Part 2: Age and Education

This Leading Indicator is the second part in our series on understanding changes in Philadelphia’s labor market since the COVID-19 pandemic by... Read More
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Regional Direction
January 27th 2023

Philadelphia Neighborhood Changes - Part 1: Resident Populations

With the recent release of the five-year estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), we can now examine recent... Read More
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Regional Direction
January 17th 2023

New Residents in Philadelphia – Part 1

In this Leading Indicator we dig into the new resident population of Philadelphia since 2018 to better understand changes in the region’s labor... Read More

CAMPAIGNS & PROJECTS 

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THE WELL CITY CHALLENGE

 

The Well City Challenge, presented by Independence Blue Cross, is a social impact challenge to engage and support everyday innovators with new creative ideas for addressing Philadelphia’s millennial health and mental health challenges.

 

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PHILADELPHIA ANCHORS FOR GROWTH & EQUITY (PAGE)

 

Philadelphia Anchors for Growth and Equity is a partnership between the Economy League, the City of Philadelphia and leading “Eds and Meds” anchor institutions that seeks to increase local purchasing by large institutional buyers to grow businesses, strengthen the local economy, create jobs, and build wealth. 

 

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OUR INVESTORS

The Economy League thanks the corporate, institutional, and individual investors whose financial support makes our work possible.

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AARP
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Abrams Realty & Development
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African American Chamber of Commerce
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African American Chamber of Commerce
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Alexander Perry, Inc
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Allied Universal