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By Barry Bluestone and Mark Melnik
The Dukakis Center recently completed a research report for Civic Ventures and the MetLife Foundation examining key job opportunities for individuals seeking an "encore career."
The key finding of the research is that not only will there be jobs for experienced workers to fill, but the nation will absolutely need older workers to step up and take them.
Michael Lake will lead City to City, an organization that seeks best practices in cities globally and brings them to Boston. Photo by Mary Knox Merrill
For the first time in history, more of the world's population lives in cities than in rural areas. Moreover, nearly all the population growth over the next 30 years is expected to happen in urban areas, according to the World Health Organization.
As a result, the needs of cities are about to become more pressing than ever. Fortunately, an organization currently relocating from the Boston Foundation to Northeastern University is already tackling these challenges.
City to City, which began in 1997, works to create a strong network of community and business leaders, identify best practices that achieve social and economic change in urban areas across the globe, and bring those ideas back to Boston to share them with the world.
At Northeastern, City to City's work will be supplemented by the research being done by the university's World-Class Cities Partnership, says Michael Lake, the partnership's executive director, and the future executive director at City to City. The World-Class Cities Partnership develops long-term relationships with business, civic and academic leaders in cities worldwide to explore solutions for complex social issues, such as job creation and economic development.
The Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy is partnering with the National League of Cities to make available the Economic Development Partnership to cities and towns throughout the United States. This partnership will assist cities and towns in attracting and expanding private investment, a sustainable tax base and well paying jobs.
As the nation's cities and towns continue to face severe fiscal challenges, they are seeking economic development solutions that are more informed, accountable, and effective than ever before. Cities enrolled in the Economic Development Partnership are guided through an assessment of their economic strengths and weaknesses and provided practical strategies to surmount the "deal breakers" within their control that discourage critically needed private sector investment.
"The Partnership will assist cities in responding to the rapidly changing economic conditions. The systematic approach employed by the program will give communities a leg up in creating a strong foundation for future economic growth and development," said Ronald Loveridge, mayor, Riverside Calif., and President, National League of Cities.
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