Creative economy (economic system)

Built In Announces the 12 Winners of Its Employer Branding Awards Program

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Built In today announces the winners of its 2022 Employer Branding Awards Program, which recognizes companies, individuals and campaigns that elevate employer branding. The 2022 Employer Branding Awards highlight Gold, Silver and Bronze winners from four different categories. See the full winners list below and learn about the 12 winners here.

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  • The 2022 Employer Branding Awards Celebrate Campaigns, Companies and Individuals Dedicated to Creatively Attracting Talent
    CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Built In today announces the winners of its 2022 Employer Branding Awards Program , which recognizes companies, individuals and campaigns that elevate employer branding.
  • The 2022 Employer Branding Awards highlight Gold, Silver and Bronze winners from four different categories.
  • Built In Awards Program honors companies whose employer branding efforts set new standards of creative excellence.
  • With this program, we're honoring companies and leaders who advance the discipline of employer branding overall, setting ever-higher standards of creative and strategic excellence in employer branding."

Otis College of Art and Design Announces Donation from the Spiegel Family Fund to Repay Student Loans for the Class of 2022

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Sunday, May 15, 2022

The donation will allow for the repayment of the outstanding student debt of students in the graduating Class of 2022.

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  • The donation will allow for the repayment of the outstanding student debt of students in the graduating Class of 2022.
  • This is the largest single gift in the history of Otis College and will reduce student debt for emerging artists and designers and their families.
  • Otis College is incredibly grateful for this historic gift from Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel, which will be life-changing for the Class of 2022 and their families, said Charles Hirschhorn, President of Otis College of Art and Design.
  • Otis College of Art and Design is an extraordinary institution that encourages young creatives to find their artistic voices and thrive in a variety of industries and careers, said Spiegel and Kerr, founders of The Spiegel Family Fund.

AN UNEVEN EXPANSION AND BOUNCE BACK FOR CALIFORNIA'S CREATIVE ECONOMY

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Additionally, the Creative Economy workforce in California grew 8% over the study period, significantly faster than the overall workforce.

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  • Additionally, the Creative Economy workforce in California grew 8% over the study period, significantly faster than the overall workforce.
  • On average, in California's Creative Economy, per worker wages have increased a spectacular 40% since 2015.
  • Wages among Creative Economy workers were already relatively high in 2015 at 1.8 times the average California worker wage, but by 2021, the average worker wage in the Creative Economy was 2.35 times higher.
  • Media currently makes up 31.2% of all Creative Economy employment in the state and accounts for over half (53.3%) of all the Creative Economy wages paid.

National Business Daily: 2021 World Cities Culture Forum Conference kicks off in Chengdu, exploring real-world solutions to sustainability

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

CHENGDU, China, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2021 World Cities Culture Forum Conference was launched in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan, on November 4.

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  • CHENGDU, China, Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2021 World Cities Culture Forum Conference was launched in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan, on November 4.
  • Present at the conference were John Howkins, a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on the Creative Economy, Paul Owens, director of the World Cities Culture Forum, and Justine Simons, chair of the World Cities Culture Forum and deputy mayor of London.
  • Another important part of the conference was the City Case Report on Culture and Sustainable Development released online by Paul Owens.
  • Practices of a few established and emerging world cities in integrating cultural and environmental agendas were highlighted in the report.