Economic Development

FILTER EVENTS

News, Ideas, & Events

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
Economic Development

Financial First Responders: Harold Pettigrew on CDFIs, Climate, and Capital with a Heart

This article was published in the May Edition of the Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy's newsletter The Slice. Subscribe here. “My journey ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

05.14.2024
Economic Development

Voices from the USDA Equity Commission Report

Aspen CSG's analysis of the USDA Equity Commission's final report, plus quotes and insights from rural development leaders appointed to the commission.

BY Community Strategies Group

Blog Post

04.18.2024
Economic Development

How to Build Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Q&A with Guatemala’s Rocio Pinto

Rocio Pinto is the co-founder of Multiverse, a Guatemala-based organization that harnesses entrepreneurship as a catalyst to the country’s de ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

04.17.2024
Economic Development

Anti-Displacement Lessons from Eastern North Philadelphia

Where you live is of supreme importance in America. Your address is a factor in what schools your children can attend, the jobs within reach, the value of ...

BY Bruce Katz & 4 more

Blog Post

04.05.2024
Economic Development

Catalyzing Employee Ownership to Support Equity: A Conversation with Mowa Haile

Mowa Haile is the President of Sky Blue Builders and CEO of Apex Underground, two companies that recently converted to employee ownership through an Employ ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Blog Post

03.22.2024
Load More