Maine Competitiveness Assessment
Porter Development Initiative (PDI) partnered with the Maine Jobs Council (MJC) to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Maine’s economic competitiveness. Commissioned by MJC, the Maine Competitiveness Assessment was designed to measure the state’s competitive position in attracting and retaining jobs, investment, and talent. The project benchmarked Maine against other U.S. states in key dimensions such […]
New York Economic Strategy and Planning
We collaborated with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration on developing an economic strategy for the future of New York City. Our work traced the city’s economic development from its founding in the 17th century through 2012, mapping key decisions made by city officials—both past and present, and highlighting the economic challenges faced at the […]
The New Carolina Initiative
Our work focused on analyzing both past and current regional economic performance to help formulate a new regional strategy in response to growing competition from China and India as low-cost manufacturing hubs. We also examined key cluster initiatives, highlighting their main strengths to ensure that the cluster vision remained a priority for the New Carolina […]