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ESI e-Newsletter
June 2015

News & Events
Highlights

ESI's Philadelphia parking tax study was featured in a PlanPhilly story.

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ESI's economic impact study on Sunoco's Mariner East projects was mentioned in a Philadelphia Business Journal story.

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ESI vice president and principal Lee Huang was on a panel at the International Town & Gown Association, which focused on how to share stories during troubled times.

 

ESI sponsored the Community Design Collaborative's "Leverage" event on Wednesday, May 20.

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ESI sponsored the Spruce Street Harbor Park Promenade on Wednesday, May 20.

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ESI sponsored the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce's "State of the Region: Driving Healthcare Innovation" event on Wednesday, May 27.

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ESI sponsored the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce's "Fueling Energy Innovation in the Region" event on Friday, May 29.

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ESI sponsored the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia's Preservation Achievement Awards on Wednesday, June 3. 

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EVENTS IN
JUNE/JULY

ESI president and principal Stephen Mullin will be a panelist at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's "Women of JFRE" event on Tuesday, June 16 from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m at Fox Rothschild's Center City Philadelphia office.

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The Ontiveros/ESI: Equity Solutions joint venture will be presenting on the "State of Good Repair and Title VI Implications" at COMTO's 44th National Meeting and Training Conference on Monday, July 13 in Boston.

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Mullin on Economic
 Impacts of
Amtrak Derailment
Following the Amtrak train derailment on May 12, ESI president and principal Stephen Mullin was quoted by both TIME.com and Newsworks on the economic impacts the derailment could have, especially on Philadelphia and the surrounding region.

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> Click here to read Newsworks' story.

Mullin was also quoted by Metro New York on his experiences as a train traveler on the Northeast Corridor on the day of the derailment.

> Click here to read Metro New York's story.
Advisory Board
Gregory Heller will be speaking at TedXPhiladelphia's "And Justice for All" on Thursday, June 11  at Temple University.

American Communities Trust, headed by CEO Gregory Heller, has announced a partnership that will start the deconstruction of the 3.5-acre site that will be the future home of the Baltimore Food Hub.

Joel Naroff for the Daily Local on a poor first quarter GDP report is no cause for panic.
FEATURED PROJECT
Charting the Multiple Meanings of Blight -
A National Literature Review
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Econsult Solutions was selected by Keep America Beautiful, the leading national nonprofit that envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, to conduct a national literature review on blight.

It's the first phase of a new long-term initiative to study, measure and combat blight in communities.
ESI-DREXEL JOINT CONFERENCE 
ESI and Drexel University School of Economics Hold First 'City and the Environment:
Topics in Urban Economic Policy'
Joint Conference

Econsult Solutions and Drexel University's School of Economics held their first "City and the Environment: Topics in Urban Economic Policy" joint conference on Thursday, May 21 in Gerri C. LeBow Hall on Drexel's campus.

 

The daylong conference featured experts in the housing, urban transportation, climate change, and sustainability fields discussing and sharing their knowledge, experiences and ideas on how Philadelphia can continue to excel in those fields into the future.
  

To read more on the joint conference, click here.
ACT 47: ESI NAMED COORDINATOR OF COLWYN
Alongside Fairmount Capital Advisors and McNees Wallace Nurick, ESI has been named a coordinator for developing and implementing a recovery plan for the Borough of Colwyn, Pa. by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).

ESI, Fairmount and McNees Wallace Nurick will have 120 days from contract execution to develop and purpose a recovery plan to the mayor, borough council and DCED . The plan will also be subject to a public hearing and comment. Following the adaptation of the recovery plan, the coordinators will help the borough implement the recommendations.

For more on ESI's appointment as coordinator, click here.
ESI AND NJBIA 
ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
The New Jersey Business and Industry Association has named Econsult Solutions its official Economic Advisory Firm and ESI senior advisor Joel Naroff its Chief Economic Advisor.

Both ESI and Naroff will provide timely analysis of issues involving New Jersey's economy and the state's business climate, which will enable NJBIA to effectively represent its members on issues of economic importance before policymakers.

To read more on this exciting new partnership, click here.
RACP AND TIGER SEASON RECAPS 
RACP

For the May 2015 RACP Business Plan submissions to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ESI assisted clients in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Erie, Mercer, Lawrence, and Westmoreland Counties with either their tab 3 economic impacts or the compilation of the complete Business Plan. 

 

ESI's clients included nonprofits, private developers, colleges, and private industries.  We wish them all luck in being awarded RACP grants and in the development of their projects.
TIGER
This year, ESI performed cost-benefits analyses for seven TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant applicants representing a total amount of more than $83 million of desired funding. Summed, the total value of those projects comes to $185 million. Since its inception, the U.S. Department of Transportation's TIGER program has provided $4.1 billion for infrastructure projects that "will have a significant impact on the nation, a region or metropolitan area."
ESI SEEKS NEW DIRECTOR
ESI is expanding and is currently looking for a personable and success-driven individual to join our talented team of directors that includes Andrea Mannino, Ethan Connor-Ross, Daniel Miles and Bénédicte Clouet.

The position description can be found at this link and details the requirements and responsibilities the director will have at our firm. 
 

If you have any questions or would like to submit your resume and cover letter, please write to:


 

employment@econsultsolutions.com
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