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adminAugust 3, 2009
The flattening of the world increasingly makes it possible for anyone to do business from anywhere, as author Thomas Friedman has pointed out. However, that doesn’t mean place is irrelevant to business. In fact, it matters more than ever, according to author Richard Florida. At the intersection of Opportunity and Culture, the concepts of Friedman and Florida collide.
adminJuly 29, 2009
Richard Florida argues that the more “gay-friendly” a city is, the more economically prosperous it will be.
adminJuly 23, 2009
Want to be more successful and happy? Richard Florida says take a hard look at where you live , and if it’s not the right fit, move to a place that is.
adminJuly 22, 2009
Richard Florida discusses the rise of “means metros” in an article on McKinsey & Co.’s blog. These are the urban areas that in recent decades have gathered a disproportionate share of America’s most talented workers. Seattle is among this elite few.
adminJuly 20, 2009
Today a highly significant demographic realignment is at work: the mass relocation of highly skilled, highly educated, and highly paid people to a relatively small number of metropolitan regions, and corresponding exodus of traditional lower- and middle-class people from those same places.
adminJuly 20, 2009
The concentration of bohemians and gays consistently have a staggering impact on housing values.
adminJuly 20, 2009
Thirty new “community catalysts” will be selected to work together with local leaders and advocates to develop projects aimed at diversifying Tallahassee’s economy beyond government and education.
adminJuly 15, 2009
Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander argue that artists, bohemians and gays affect housing values through two kinds of mechanisms: an aesthetic-amenity premium; and a tolerance or open culture premium.
adminJuly 11, 2009