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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Nancey Green LeighTo measure the progress of local economies since the financial crisis and how much work remains to be done in the name of recovery, WalletHub compared the 150 largest U.S. cities across 17 key economic indicators. They spoke to experts for advice on what policymakers, businesses and citizens can focus on in order to achieve recovery. Nancey Green Leigh, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of City and Regional Planning in the College of Architecture, weighed in.
"Cities are part of larger economies: regional, national and global economies and they are subject to the economic forces of those economies," she says. "Cities will weather downturns emanating from those larger economies better by making strategic decisions (1) to promote diversified economies, (2) develop anchor economic activities that are always in demand, and (3) create a high quality of life for employees and business owners."
