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ESI e-Newsletter
July 2015

News & Events
Highlights

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

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President and Principal Stephen P. Mullin spoke at RANIT Week which began on June 11.

>Click here for more on RANIT Week. 

 

ESI contributed to the

Stronger Together report featured on WMBC-TV on Wednesday, June 17.

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Stephen P. Mullin was quoted in The Huffington Post on the state of Atlantic City.

>Click here for the article.
EVENTS IN
JULY/AUGUST

ESI Director Ethan Conner-Ross will represent the Ontiveros/ESI: Equity Solutions joint venture when he presents 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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Senior advisor Greg Heller will discuss the intersection between real estate and social impact at Lambda Alpha Philadelphia's networking event on Wednesday, July 29.

 

Stephen P. Mullin will speak at the Philadelphia Metro Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (AI) Meeting on August 6.

>Click here for more on AI.

 
State of the Economy

Senior Advisor Joel Naroff Presents at Summer Brand Camp
ESI senior advisor Joel Naroff spoke on the state of the United States economy during the Summer Brand Camp conference that was held in Dallas from June 2-4.

Naroff discussed the importance of understanding that the economy is always in flux. Changing economic conditions are some of the biggest factors in understanding business.

>To learn more, click here.
Advisory Board
Joel Naroff explained how higher wages could boost productivity in the Philly Inquirer.

Greg Byrnes wrote for the Philadelphia Business Journal on the evolution of BIO 2015.

FEATURED PROJECT
ODUNDE Festival
Economic Impact Study
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Econsult Solutions, Inc. was contracted by ODUNDE Inc. to quantify the economic impact the ODUNDE Festival has on both the city of Philadelphia as well as the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The ODUNDE Festival celebrates the diversified African and African-American culture in Philadelphia.

ESI was excited to work with ODUNDE in its 40th year as the largest and longest-running African-American street festival in the U.S. and is currently interpreting data collected at the event to refine this impact analysis in the years to come!
Peter Angelides at DVRPC 
Vice President and Principal Peter Angelides Presented on Tax Incentives at 
DVRPC Forum

ESI Vice President and Principal Peter Angelides presented on how tax incentives can be used to spur development during the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's (DVPRC) Regional Community and Economic Development Forum on Friday, June 19.

 

Angelides discussed several topics at the conference, including property tax abatements, Local Economic Revitalization Tax

Assistance (LERTA) and tax increment financing (TIF). 

Angelides explained that economic development is a process, not an outcome, and that the best policies for using tax incentives to spur development are the ones that are simple and transparent.

 

To learn more, click here.
Stephen Mullin on Panel at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
ESI President and Principal Stephen P. Mullin was on the panel at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's inaugural "Women of JFRE" event on Tuesday, June 16. 

The event, hosted by Fox Rothschild in its Philadelphia office, featured a panel discussion on momentous events in the city, including the nearing papal visit and the 2016 Democratic National Convention, and the impacts those kind events have in making Philadelphia a renaissance city.

 

Other panelists included Eleanor Sharpe of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Farah Jimenez of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, and Allan Domb of Allan Domb Real Estate.


For more on information on the event, click here.
ESI Summer Intern Update

Over the course of the summer thus far, ESI's talented group of interns, who attend different universities throughout the United States, have contributed to various projects, studies, proposals and marketing campaigns ESI has worked on.

 

Their hard work and participation, including research and creative writing, has been integral in helping ESI achieve its business goals for the summer. We thank them for all the great work they've been doing this summer!
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 B?n?dicte 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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