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Jul. 20, 2015 3:46 pm
Hard stats from this year’s World Class Summit that need attention now
This year’s World Class Summit was packed with information. Hundreds of people filled the room at the Convention Center, to see how we’re shaping up according to the World Class Index, the tracking framework that was released last year. Those stats ranged from incrementally better to startlingly negative. This year’s theme, “Expanding Opportunity”, is indicative […]
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Aug. 6, 2014 2:06 pm
Measure, Plan, Engage: Philadelphia’s Agendas for the Future
What will Philadelphia look like in five years, 10 years, 20 years? In recent years, a mix of private and public sector organizations have developed their own long-term agendas to try and answer this question. High-profile examples include the Economy League’s World Class Greater Philadelphia (started in 2009) and the Philadelphia 2035 Comprehensive Plan (adopted in […]
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Jul. 11, 2014 2:00 pm
Economy League Releases the World Class Index as Part of the World Class Initiative
Robert J. McNeill, Economy League Chair, speaks at the World Class Summit On Wednesday, July 9, the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia hosted the 2014 World Class Summit and leaders from every sector of social impact were in attendance. Each year this gathering is the forum for sharing research in topic areas that they call World […]