Regional Direction
December 21st 2016
Thanking a World Class Leader
A nonprofit organization like the Economy League doesn’t stick around for 100-plus years without a compelling mission and dynamic leadership. Read More
Education & Talent
December 21st 2016
Moving from College Access to Success
In the second installment of the Economy League’s Talent in Greater Philadelphia series, Anne Marie Bonner looks at how Greater Philadelphia currently fares on key measures of educational attainment and efforts to keep the region’s most at-risk students on track to graduation. Read More
Education & Talent
November 22nd 2016
Coming Together to Advance Educational Attainment
In the first installment of the Economy League’s Talent in Greater Philadelphia series, Steve Wray examines two successful, collaborative efforts focused on postsecondary degree attainment. Read More
GPLEX
October 19th 2016
L.A. Goes Big … and Philly Should Follow Suit
Executive Director Steve Wray offers his reflections on the 2016 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange in Los Angeles. Read More
GPLEX
October 19th 2016
Heeding Our Better Angels: Takeaways from the 2016 Leadership Exchange
It’s been a few weeks since we returned from Los Angeles after an eventful four days at the Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange. While we are all still digesting much of what we saw and learned in Los Angeles, here are some key takeaways that stood out for Economy League staff from our L.A.... Read More
Regional Direction
October 19th 2016
2016 World Class Index: Where Does Greater Philadelphia Stand?
As the Economy League releases the 2016 annual update of the World Class Index, we’ve come to understand and appreciate the fact that tracking metropolitan progress is not a straightforward endeavor. Change is the only constant. Read More
GPLEX
September 16th 2016
Collaboration and Coalition-Building in Greater Los Angeles
As the Economy League and 140 Philadelphia-area business and civic leaders gear up for an intensive three-day exploration of Greater Los Angeles through this year's Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange, Josh Sevin examines the role that cross-sector collaboration has played in LA's ongoing... Read More
Infrastructure
June 28th 2016
An Open Space Boom for Greater Philadelphia?
Economy League project manager John Taylor highlights some of the exciting recent and upcoming investments in parks and open space in Greater Philadelphia. With summer officially underway, people across Greater Philadelphia are heading outside to take advantage of their favorite neighborhood... Read More
Business Growth
April 20th 2016
Sharing an Export-Driven Growth Strategy for the Region
Last week, more than 200 cross-sector leaders gathered at WHYY for the launch of the Greater Philadelphia Export Plan. Read More
Business Growth
March 30th 2016