Place-Based Growth
A Laboratory In Action
We strive to move beyond research and bring insights directly to communities in practical and actionable ways that drive greater opportunity, economic mobility, and shared prosperity. We have worked closely with state agencies, workforce boards, foundations, non-profits, and educators nationwide to align key stakeholders around a shared understanding of the problem and move collectively toward transforming the landscape of economic mobility community-by-community.
Places
Atlanta
Austin
Boise
With the Idaho Workforce Development Council, we identified high value credentials to fund through Idaho LAUNCH
Boston
With the City of Boston, we charted the talent needed to support Boston’s 2030 Green New Deal
Charlottesville
Chicago
Analyzing the variations in worker pay, mobility, and retention across large Chicago-area employers by occupation and sector
Colorado
With the Colorado Business Roundtable, we mapped the work-based learning landscape to advance programs that move students up
Columbus
With OneColumbus, we charted the jobs and sectors linked to opportunity to develop a Mobility Atlas for Ohio
Houston
With the Greater Houston Partnership, we aligned stakeholders around the Jobs That Mobilize In Houston
Little Rock
Long Beach
Los Angeles
With the California Futures Foundation, we assessed how CA schools could fill gaps for roles in shortage across the state
Montana
Nashville
With the TN DoL, we are mapping which workers across TN are stuck and what moves them ahead
New England
With the New England Board of Higher Education, we developed an evidence-based strategy to scale internships in the region
New York
With the New York City Workforce Funders, identifying the middle wage jobs that will move New Yorkers ahead, are aligned to local demand, and are resilient to automation
Orlando
With the Florida Board of Governors, we analyzed the ROI across universities and programs of study in Florida
Phoenix
With Walmart.org, developed a pull-up engine in Phoenix by identifying skill-adjacent paths that offered the greatest mobility for local workers
Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico
With Unidos, we identified the jobs at the intersection of strong worker opportunity and high employer demand in Puerto Rico
Raleigh
Sacramento
San Antonio
With Northwest Vista College, analyzing the jobs that mobilize to inform new program development
San Diego
Springfield
Tallahassee
With the Tennessee Department of Labor, analyzing the sectors and jobs that are creating economic opportunity