Richard Florida
Richard Florida is Co-Founder and Editor at Large at The Atlantic Cities. He's also a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and Global Research Professor at New York University. He is a frequent speaker to communities, business and professional organizations, and founder of the Creative Class Group, whose current client list can be found here.
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Hold on Tom Friedman … Resource-Rich Places Can Be Smart, Too
What the New York Times columnist got wrong in his recent look at the relationship between natural resources and knowledge-based development.
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Dwight Howard Made the Right Decision
Staying put and building a winning team is the key to a long, lucrative professional basketball career, research shows.
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The City, Covered With Logos
Are corporate logos diminishing the sense of place in cities?
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America's Real Homeless Hotspots
An estimated 600,000 Americans are homeless, but the spread isn't uniform. Some cities have been hit harder than others.
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Chart of the Day: The Most Livable Cities
New York tops the Economist's new list of competitive cities.
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America's Most Optimistic Communities
Despite lower economic confidence nationwide, a majority of Americans say they are satisfied with the places they call home.
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What March Madness Can Teach Us About the Economic Geography of Sports
College towns dominate when it comes to sports employment.
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What Makes One City Fatter Than Another?
The factors behind the relative obesity of America's cities.
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The Inequality Puzzle in U.S. Cities
Inequality in American cities turns on more than wages and skills: poverty and race are key indicators.
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Why Miami's Real Estate is Booming Again
Miami's real estate prices have plummeted from their peak, but remain nearly 38 percent above their 2000 levels.
