Who’s Your City News Articles

Richard Florida says Vancouver is poised to become one of the creative cities of the world.

Writing about the rise of regions as economic powerhouses, Florida outlined the essence of what has made some regions prosperous, while others have languished behind. It comes down to attracting and keeping those who are creative and those who are willing to take risks.

Greenlight Greater Portland, a privately funded economic development group, issued a “prosperity index” today that compared the metro area with nine other western cities and touted its robust economic prospects during the next five years.

Florida comes to Portland to help launch Greenlight Greater Portland, a new regional economic development initiative.

Florida addresses group of 500 Portland area business and government leaders gathering to discuss a regional economic report issued by Greenlight Greater Portland.

Richard Florida, international best-selling author of Who’s Your City and The Rise of the Creative Class will address 500 business and community leaders on Wednesday, June 4, at the Portland Art Museum.

Suspecting that happiness might be impacted by psychological as well as the economic and sociological factors he had been studying for years, Richard Florida in his newest book, Who’s Your City, explores this connection between personality and where we live.

According to Florida, Toronto-Buffalo-Rochester (TBR) is one of just 40 significant mega-regions in the world.

As award-winning author Richard Florida writes, Toronto is one of only a handful of cities in the world that sit on the front burner of the rise of the creative class.