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The latest insights, updates, and news from the Economy League community.
Passionate about health inequity? Interested in driving change in your community?
ENTER OUR WELL CITY CHALLENGE!
The Economy League of Greater of Philadelphia has relaunched our city-wide social impact competition to engage and support everyday innovators with new creative ideas for addressing Philadelphia’s health and wellness challenges called the #WellCityChallenge.Are you an innovator with ideas for community-led solutions to health inequities? We are soliciting proposals from the community and supporting their development through workshops, pitch competitions, mentorship, and over $100,000 in prizes, as well as access to seed investments!
If you feel passionate about health inequity in your community click READ MORE for details about the Challenge and ENTER THE WELL CITY CHALLENGE before March 3rd.
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PAGE SUMMIT 2023
It is with great excitement that we announce our annual PAGE Summit! This summit will highlight the achievements of PAGE throughout the 2022 year and give an outlook for the big goals of our organization.
Date: February 16th, 2023
Location: African American Museum of Philadelphia
Time: 4pm-7pm*REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT - CLICK READ MORE TO RSVP*
REGISTER HERE
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GPLEX 360 EVENT
Small Businesses in Philadelphia
Hosted by GPLEX, PAGE, & Comcast
For this GPLEX360 session, we will hear from various experts, including Comcast’s RISE program and the Economy League’s PAGE program, who are working from different perspectives to address the challenges experienced by small business owners. We will also hear from local business owners about their experiences working with PAGE and RISE.
This is an application-based event: you must apply to be considered for attendance.
REGISTER HERE
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Regional Direction
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 market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Philadelphia has seen growth in its out-of-state resident population since the start of the pandemic [1], and... Read More
Regional Direction
A Review of 2022's Leading Indicators
In our last Leading Indicator of 2022, we reflect on our work this past year and review lessons learned. We also want to hear from you, our readers,... Read More
Regional Direction
Building a Multi-Dimensional Index to Benchmark Philadelphia
This Leading Indicator introduces a research endeavor at the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia to analyze peer cities of Philadelphia across... Read More
Regional Direction
Inflation in Greater Philadelphia: The October 2022 Update
This Leading Indicator provides updates on localized inflation rates for Greater Philadelphia after the release of latest October 2022 Consumer Price... Read More
New Economy League Report Provides Roadmap for North Philadelphia Workforce Recovery
The report explores the challenges faced by workers and employees alike in North Philadelphia and provides real solutions. In addition, the report... Read More
Upcoming GPLEX360 Events
--stay tuned for upcoming GPLEX360 events and information about next year’s conference—location TBD!
Follow our LinkedIn page to stay connected and look out for future announcements of opportunities to get involved.
Follow us on social media at @EconomyLeague #GPLEX
Still have questions? Email GPLEX Director Kiersten Mailler
CAMPAIGNS & PROJECTS
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.
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.
ANALYSIS OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA FIVE-YEAR PLAN
To aid in deliberation around the City of Philadelphia FY2019 budget and FY2019-2023 Five-Year Plan, the Economy League has compiled analysis to situate budget discussions within the broader context of the Philadelphia economy in 2018 and examine key linkages between the Five-Year Plan and what we see as the primary drivers of growth and prosperity—education and jobs.
OUR INVESTORS
The Economy League thanks the corporate, institutional, and individual investors whose financial support makes our work possible.
