Michael Lind argues New York and London are in for the biggest fall… Not so fast.
adminFebruary 1, 2010
Writing in The Atlantic, I argued that the economic crisis was reshaping America’s economic geography, with big city centers and mega-region hubs like New York City, talent-rich regions like greater D.C., and college towns weathering the storm relatively well, while Rustbelt cities and shallow-rooted Sunbelt economies being much harder hit.
adminFebruary 1, 2010
The Texas Tech Presidential Lecture & Performance Series premiers its spring season this February 2010 with best-selling author Richard Florida.
adminFebruary 1, 2010
Richard Florida gave a very compelling presentation in Albany on September 24, 2009 on how the Capitol Region is one of the top “Creative Class” areas.
adminJanuary 26, 2010
Article for Revista Nueva, general interest national magazine in Argentina, reflecting interview with Richard Florida on Who’s Your City?
adminJanuary 12, 2010
Article from Ex Exportador, belonging to the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade, on talent management.
adminJanuary 12, 2010
Why are Americans becoming less nomadic? Greater labor mobility helps the economy, but are there other kinds of effects — negative or positive — related to a more rooted population? Is there an upside to more Americans staying closer to their hometowns?
adminJanuary 12, 2010
Florida predicts the current Great Recession, like its predecessor international economic crises, “will accelerate the rise and fall of specific places within the U.S. — and reverse the fortunes of other cities and regions”. This may not bode well for the Capital Region.
adminJanuary 11, 2010
In an interview with EurActiv, Richard Florida, author of ‘The Rise of the Creative Class’, said European countries are battling to attract and retain innovative people.
adminDecember 21, 2009