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UPP's Joshua Drucker Explain Economic Impact Of Music Festival

Joshua Drucker, UIC associate professor of urban planning and policy, was recently quoted in an article in Business Williamson regarding an economic impact analysis of the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival held in Franklin, Tennessee. http://bit.ly/2RDpwgX

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CUED's Recent Report On Warehouse Workers Featured In Wall Street Journal

The Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED)’s Beth Gutelius, Associate Director, and Nik Theodore, Director, were recently noted in the Wall Street Journal’s November 27 article, “E-Commerce Surge Raises Questions in Counting Logistics Workers.” The…

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Dean Pagano Quoted In Route Fifty On NLC's Latest Report

Route Fifty, a state and local government news site from Atlantic Media, includes comments from Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, in a column on the National…

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GFRC's Amanda Kass Quoted In Sun-Times Story On Pension Buyout

A Better Government Association/PolitiFact/Chicago Sun-Times story on Illinois Gov. J.B Pritzker’s claims that the state’s pension buyout program could potentially save up to $25 billion, includes comments from Amanda Kass, associate director of…

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P.S. Sriraj Quoted In Tribune On Autonomous Vehicles

P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, is quoted in a Chicago Tribune story on the use of autonomous vehicle technology in the trucking industry. The…

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Chicago Reporter Highlights Voorhees Center Findings

An editorial from the Chicago Reporter highlights findings from a report by UIC’s Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement that examines the current housing situation near the Obama Presidential Center…

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P.S. Sriraj Interviewed By Crain's On Ride-Hail Tax

P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, is interviewed in a Crain’s Chicago Business story on Uber’s counter-proposal to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed ride-hail tax that…