Economic Development

FILTER EVENTS

News, Ideas, & Events

Economic Development

Creating a People-Focused Economy in El Paso: A Conversation with Hunt-Aspen Fellow Lupe Mares

“There is no substitute for nurturing relationships and maintaining a steadfast belief in one's mission.” - Lupe Mares Lupe Mares has a vision for El ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society & 1 more

Blog Post

08.13.2024
Economic Development

The Time is Now to Build Community Wealth Through Clean Energy

Hurricane Beryl’s recent landfall is a harbinger for the more intense, rapidly escalating storms predicted this season, as warmer ocean temperatures are ...

BY Joanna Smith-Ramani & 1 more

Blog Post

07.18.2024
Economic Development

A Place of Understanding: Kadisha Davis on Helping Families Experiencing Housing Instability

Kadisha Davis is a Housing Policy Fellow of the Family Homelessness Coalition, and she knows the subject better than most. As a homeless person, she intera ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

07.12.2024
Economic Development

Seizing the Next Economy White Paper

Pivotal shifts are underway in America’s economic future, driven by technological advances, digitalization of business operations and jobs, sustainabilit ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society

Publication

07.01.2024
Economic Development

The Workers Behind Our Groceries: A Book Talk with Benjamin Lorr (video)

People in the US spend more than 10% of their disposable income on food each year. About a trillion dollars of this spending goes toward purchasing food to eat at home, much of it spent at grocery stores and supermarkets.

BY Food and Society Program & 1 more

Video

06.26.2024
Economic Development

Owning the Solution: Philip Reeves on How Employee Ownership Can Fight Wealth Inequality

Philip Reeves is founder and managing partner of Apis & Heritage, a private equity fund that converts closely held companies into 100% employee-owned b ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

06.18.2024
Economic Development

Three Principles for Bridging Rural Health and Prosperity

Rural America's health equity is inseparable from its economic well-being, and aligning these two crucial fields is essential for achieving true rural pros ...

BY Bonita Robertson-Hardy & 1 more

Blog Post

06.03.2024
Economic Development

Leading the Way on Equitable Procurement

By pursuing innovative strategies to help connect businesses in the region with procurement opportunities, the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has helped revolutionize the procurement economy.

BY Paul Smalera

Blog Post

05.22.2024
Economic Development

Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy

In her first book, “The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy,” Natalie Foster asks us to imagine a new economic framework that casts aside the failures of the trickle-down approach to embrace one that builds economic security and well-being from the bottom up.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Video

05.16.2024
Load More