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WorldClassPhly

  1. Good piece on the ongoing search for new and better ways to raise infrastructure funding at state and regional levels ht.ly/bdpq9
  2. Growing Industries from the Bottom Up in NE Ohio ht.ly/b62e3 #metrostrategy
  3. @nytimes highlights multi-org collaboration behind the new "With art Philadelphia" campaign ht.ly/b57xx #worldclassphilly
  4. @bruce_katz and @JBradley_DC discuss the 5 habits of effective metropolitan networks in @NextAmCity ht.ly/b4wIZ
  5. RT @TechnicallyPHL: New: Masterman High School robotics team takes award at St. Louis championships. ph.ly/GwtFB
  6. Kudos that SEER made InnerCity00 bit.ly/KwuZ0R, but much left on table. See analysis of scaling up minority biz bit.ly/tRsj2z
  7. Richard Florida asks What Is the World's Most Economically Powerful City? - The Atlantic ht.ly/aXy6F
  8. NYC Mayor Bloomberg reflects in the Financial Times on strategies necessary for cities and regions to stay competitive ht.ly/aXwBq
  9. RT @TechnicallyPHL: Philadelphia ranks 9th most powerful U.S. city by global index: ph.ly/ouBcs Room for improvement!
  10. May 2012 Citizens' Business - Economy League Monthly Newsletter #constantcontact conta.cc/K1dEsp
  11. @economyleague Exec Dir Steve Wray discusses #worldclassphilly in an op-ed in today's Phila Biz Journal: ht.ly/aQFTW
  12. @stwray on World Class Gtr Phila in today's @Philabizjournal. Focus and collaboration. bit.ly/JFiIpo Thx to partner @GlobalPhila.
  13. Frm CEO Council & Select Gtr Phila: PHL Internat'l direct connections survey. ID places & airlines you need to access. svy.mk/KIqS2A
  14. ULI issues Infrastructure 2012 report, explores new infrastructure connections that US metros are making: ht.ly/aO8xj...
  15. Network Operations Center opens at the Phila Navy Yard, to test and demonstrate smart grid technologies: ht.ly/aLUIP #infrastrategy
  16. Pittsburgh leaders warn of dire consequences of 35% transit reduction planned if PA does not respond to funding crisis: ht.ly/aKU3H
  17. Update by @nytimes on the collaborative $3.2B initiative to improve freight mobility in Chicago: ht.ly/aKS6J...
  18. CEOs for Cities annual conf agenda looks at talent: bit.ly/IFbzGH
  19. Toronto Financial Services Alliance a model for othr industries. Meet Janet Ecker in Toronto at Leadership Exchange. bit.ly/Jv5cjl
  20. Neal Peirce of Citistates Group in @denverpost: "US metro regions on the rise" includes quick mention of Philly metro: ht.ly/aGuIG