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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Maps
Paying Retail Workers a Little Better Can Make a Huge Difference
A Black Friday look at the geography of retail workers' wages.
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The World's Leading Cities for Start-Ups
The top 20 global leaders in the tech boom.
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Maps
To Get America Growing Again, We Have to Look to Our Most Productive Metro Areas
The United States is not just as a single national economy but a collection of city and metro economies, and they're growing at starkly different rates.
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Charts
The Great Recession's Devastating Toll on Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
High-poverty areas lost a staggering 91 percent of their absolute wealth during the crisis.
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Maps
The Growing Urban Class Divide, Vancouver Edition
The segregation between the rich and poor is clearer than ever.
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Charts
The Global Gateways That Connect America to the World
Just five metro areas move nearly 40 percent of all U.S. international passengers.
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Maps
America's Most Popular Music Scenes
The internet has changed things, but probably not how you think.
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Next Great Idea
The Rush to Resilience: 'We Don't Have Decades Before the Next Sandy'
Two experts weigh in on how to prepare our cities to fight back against nature.
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Rankings
These Are the Cities That Can Show Us How to Create Jobs
America's most competitive large metros for job growth.
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Charts
Regardless of Who Wins the White House, America Is Still More Conservative Than It Used to Be
The trend over the past decade is clear.
