As cities and towns seek to revitalize their downtowns, they are looking to an emerging “creative sector” to help attract tourists, produce new products, and develop more jobs. The sector gained ...

Like any zeitgeist term, “creative class” has taken on a life of its own. The heart of Florida’s argument is that culturally rich, unique, diverse cities draw the most creative people–educated people ...

U.S. cities have been attempting to attract creative people for quite some time. City authorities know that creative people give rise to new ideas, to new ways of doing business, and to new products ...

Richard Florida, a well known consultant planner has a revised edition of his famous book titled “The Rise of the Creative Class.” Florida visited Wilkes-Barre quite a few years ago and provided ...

The Creative Collective NYC has unveiled its latest Creative Class, including 44 individuals who are being celebrated for their work toward building “from the ground up.” In a statement, Creative ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. National Geographic editor in chief Susan Goldberg raised eyebrows recently by adding the words, "white, privileged, with ...

The City of Portland Oregon and its urban renewal agency Portland Development Commission (PDC) bought into a "creative class" concept where economic prosperity follows from the development of a ...

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has invested $350 million into remaking downtown Las Vegas as an arty “creative capital” a la Richard Florida. Credit: Aaron Mayes This is your first of three free stories this ...

In the future, some areas will thrive. Others will wither. We all know that. What we don't know is why some areas will have better futures than others. According to Richard Florida, a professor of ...

The Creative Collective NYC — the community behind the CultureCon conference — has announced their second annual Creative Class of 2021, which honors Black leaders across various industries. The ...