Research Reports

As experts on urban issues, cities and the Creative Class, we develop and craft content, marketing and community engagement initiatives.

Utilizing one-of-kind global data and measurements, we advise companies on locational investment strategies and consumer targeting. Our approach centers on the research of the urban theorist and CCG founder Richard Florida, a world-renowned thought leader on issues such as economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and technological innovation. CCG specializes in a wide range of research and planning techniques that guide understanding of the creative economy and competitive strategies for growth in the creative age. We partner with a select number of organizations, offering the customized research, tools and advising needed to maximize competitiveness and greater economic prosperity.

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PUTTING COMMUNITY FIRST: How Tulsa Forged a New Model of Community-Enhancing Economic Development

October 8, 2024

GREAT WATERFRONT/GREAT CITY:THE WATERFRONT AND TORONTO’S FUTURE

August 16, 2024

Michigan’s Great Inflection

May 31, 2023

Toronto’s Downtown Airport: A Powerful Economic Asset in the City’s Urban Core

January 24, 2023

The Rise of the Creator Economy

November 1, 2022

Heartland of Talent: How Heartland Metropolitans Are Changing the Map of Talent in the U.S.

September 8, 2022

Northwest Arkansas Regional Strategy

August 23, 2022

Building Newark’s Post-Pandemic Economy

September 23, 2020

The Rise of Urban Tech: A Preliminary Assessment

June 22, 2020

Philadelphia’s Next Challenge: From Urban Revitalization to Inclusive Prosperity

June 22, 2020

Positioning Denver for Shared and Inclusive Prosperity

June 22, 2020

Greater Miami’s Scorecard

June 22, 2020

Will Miami’s Growth be Cut Short by Sea-Level Rise

June 22, 2020

Stuck in Traffic

June 22, 2020

Toward a More Inclusive Region

June 22, 2020

Miami’s Housing Affordability Crisis

June 22, 2020

Miami After HQ2: Why and How the Region Must Grow it’s Own Amazons

June 22, 2020

Benchmarking Miami’s Globalization

June 22, 2020

Benchmarking Miami’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship

June 22, 2020

Benchmarking Miami’s Growth and Competitiveness

June 22, 2020

Benchmarking Miami’s Talent Base

June 22, 2020

Miami’s New Urban Crisis

June 22, 2020

Miami Turns on Global Talent

June 22, 2020

Building Miami’s Creative Economy

June 22, 2020

The Creative Class Traveler

June 22, 2020

Buenos Aires: A Creative City?

June 22, 2020

Miami’s Great Inflection: Toward Shared Prosperity as a Creative and Inclusive Global City

June 22, 2020

Building a Creative Society in Jerusalem 2015

June 22, 2020

From Border Barriers to Bi-National Promise 2014

June 22, 2020

Building Yukon’s Creative Economy Government 2014

June 22, 2020

Stronger Together: The University of Texas at Arlington and north texas

Stronger Together: The University of Texas at Arlington and North Texas

August 23, 2012

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