Richard Florida

Richard Florida is Senior Editor at The Atlantic and Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto. See his most recent writing at The Atlantic Cities. More

Florida is author of The Rise of the Creative Class, Who's Your City?, and The Great Reset. He is founder of the Creative Class Group.

Where the Blue-Collar Jobs Will Be

Where the Blue-Collar Jobs Will Be

As we move away from an industrial based economy, which areas will see an increase in working class jobs? More »

Where the Jobs Will Be

Where the Jobs Will Be

As the economy becomes less industrial and more idea driven, which areas will see the most job growth? More »

Commuting Is Very Bad for You

Commuting Is Very Bad for You

Why it's time to put commuting right beside smoking and obesity on the list of priorities for improving the health and well-being of Americans More »

The Geography of High-Paying Jobs

The Geography of High-Paying Jobs

Part two of the Density Series looks at which cities and metro areas pay the most for jobs, from high-skill to working class More »

The U.S. Brainpower Map

The U.S. Brainpower Map

In a new series about how density makes cities successful, we look at human capital metro areas and suburbs More »

Internet Connectivity and Economic Development

Internet Connectivity and Economic Development

A new study found more homes with Web access in economically advanced countries, but a variety of factors are also tied to connectivity More »

Where the Highest-Paying Jobs Are

Where the Highest-Paying Jobs Are

Most of the country's jobs are concentrated in a few metro areas. Which cities top the list? More »

Big Macs, Happiness, and Economic Development

Big Macs, Happiness, and Economic Development

A burger as the standard indicator for cost of living around the world More »

Music as Economic Development

Music as Economic Development

Nashville's Music Business Council uses its city's most prominent industry to make an impact More »

Music and the Mega-Region

Music and the Mega-Region

As cities become more interconnected, bands' home bases span many areas More »

Pull Power

Pull Power

The ability to attract connections and resources is more important than ever before More »

Urban Authenticity

Urban Authenticity

Old industrial cities like Cleveland give an otherwise generic country some charm More »

Jack White and the 'Pro-Real Experience' Economy

Jack White and the 'Pro-Real Experience' Economy

Led by the White Stripes' front man, the music industry paves the way for idea-driven capitalism More »

Cities and the Offshoring of Work

Cities and the Offshoring of Work

As more American jobs move overseas, some regions will lose more than others. How will your area be affected? More »

Rentals, Reset, and Urban Revitalization

Rentals, Reset, and Urban Revitalization

The housing market slump is bringing people back downtown More »

LeBron James: His Generation's Bill Gates?

LeBron James: His Generation's Bill Gates?

The NBA super-star is like the cowboys of the Wild West or the tech pioneers of Silicon Valley: he's forging a new frontier More »

Fattest States

The stats on obesity More »

Why We Need a Full-on Reset

Why We Need a Full-on Reset

We aren't just facing a typical recession--are economic policymakers ready for the challenges of a third Great Depression? More »

The World's Worst Commutes

The World's Worst Commutes

Beijing is worst, with plenty of American cities in the top 20 More »

Charting the Housing Collapse

Charting the Housing Collapse

Bigger a city's bubble, the more damage from its pop. More »

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