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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The Increasingly Republican States of America
The percentage of Americans who say they lean Republican has increased in 47 of the 50 states
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Where Creative Class Women Should Work
Some states treat their creative women better than others
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The Income Disparity of Women in the Creative Class
More women are working white collar jobs, but they're earning less than their male counterparts
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The Best U.S. States for Working Women
Geography makes a clear difference in how much women earn in the workforce
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2011's Best Cities for Trick-or-Treating
Who comes out on top in our updated ranking for candy seekers?
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The Geography of Weed
Why the cost of smoking up depends on where you live
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What's Missing from the Latest Census Income Calculations
D.C. has one of the highest per capita incomes in the country, but that doesn't mean its workers are making more
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Rustbelt Baseball Fans: A Little Less Miserable?
Three Midwestern MLB teams with modest payrolls outlasted everyone else this year
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Why Walkable Cities Aren't Always the Ones You'd Think
Factors like bad weather and long commutes don't make a place less walkable
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Greater Competitiveness Does Not Have to Mean Greater Inequality
Turns out the U.S. is an outlier when it comes to creative paths to prosperity
