Economic Development Strategy, Planning, and Evaluation
Mt. Auburn provides a full range of consulting services in the field of economic development analysis and strategy. Working with a variety of public and private organizations, the firm creates effective economic development policies and programs that promote economic growth and stability, job generation, and the improved functioning of capital markets.
recent projects
Utilizing Tax Incentives to Cultivate Cultural Industries and Spur Arts-Related Development
Parks and Beaches: Common Cents for the Commonwealth
Economic Vitality & Competitive Cities
Louisiana: Where Culture Means Business
World Trade Center Economic Recovery: Rebuilding the Economy of Lower Manhattan
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Mt. Auburn’s Latest Work on Creative Economies…
Just days before Louisiana endured the wrath of Hurricane Katrina, more than 700 people gathered in New Orleans at a statewide Cultural Economy Summit at which Louisiana Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu and Mayor Ray Nagin, joined by Wynton Marsalis and Dan Glickman, President of the Motion Picture Association of America, on video, heralded the newly released economic development plan, Louisiana: Where Culture Means Business. The plan, created by Mt. Auburn Associates, focuses on creating new jobs, new enterprises, and a better quality of life for the producers of Louisiana’s unique culture: Louisiana’s people. Mt. Auburn Associates is in continuing discussions with the state to ensure that the cultural economy is central to Louisiana’s recovery.
This is just our latest example of how Mt. Auburn Associates is redefining the role of arts and culture in a region’s economy. While Mt. Auburn is clear that the cultural economy is but one component of a healthy, diversified economy, we believe that, just as some communities have sought to nurture the biotechnology or software industries, the arts and cultural cluster can be the target of a development strategy not only to improve a region’s quality of life but its economic competitiveness as well. To read more about Mt. Auburn's creative economy experience, click here.
