World Class Greater Philadelphia An Economy League Initiative

The Economy League and its partners have released Focus 2026: Priorities & Goals for a World Class Greater Philadelphia. The culmination of two years of leadership engagement and research, Focus 2026 introduces the World Class priorities of Education & Talent Development, Business Growth, and Infrastructure and lays out aspirational goals to guide collaboration in the region.

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Find out what the World Class initiative is all about by watching this short overview video, produced with the support of NBC10 and Shire Pharmaceuticals.  In this piece, fourteen regional leaders talk about what's so unique about the World Class effort and what lies ahead for the initiative in 2012. 

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The Economy League is partnering with United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania to develop regional strategies to achieve World Class goals in the areas of early childhood education, K-12 education, higher education, workforce readiness, and immigration.

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Entrepreneurship, Industry Strengths, Innovation, and International Business have been identified as key focus areas for driving business growth in our region. The Economy League is joining forces with the CEO Council for Growth to develop a Global Positioning Strategy for world class business growth in Greater Philadelphia.

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The Economy League will team with the Philadelphia District Council of the Urban Land Institute to develop regional infrastructure strategies to enhance Greater Philadelphia’s global and national connections, improve regional mobility, develop signature destinations, and make our water and power systems more sustainable.

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