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The Waterfront Technology Center in Camden, NJ
Three Farmers' Markets Open for the 2009 Season in Wilmington
North Camden Welcomes State-of-the-Art Job Training Center
Philadelphia Major League Soccer Team Reveals Identity to the World
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Investor Corner
Featured Investor
PNC Bank Discusses Small Business Survival
Larry Wirth, senior vice president and Business Banking territory sales manager for PNC Bank, presents Small Business Survival Plan: Maximizing Cash Flow During Economic Downturn.
New Investors
Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. Invests in Select!
Select is pleased to welcome Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. as a new investor.
The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. is a privately held, full-service real estate acquisition, development and management company with offices in Washington, DC, Wilmington, DE, Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD, and New York, NY.
Formed in 1993, Buccini/Pollin develops and acquires hotel, office, residential, retail, and parking properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States.
On behalf of its principals, investors and financial partners, Buccini/Pollin has acquired or developed real estate assets having a value in excess of $3.0 billion, including seven million square feet of office, flex office, and retail space in 69 buildings, 23 internationally branded hotels, and 9 major residential communities.
Al Paul Lefton Invests in Select!
Select is pleased to welcome Al Paul Lefton as a new investor.
Al Paul Lefton may be the oldest independent advertising/public relations agency in Philadelphia.
Founded in 1928, the firm specializes in business-to-business marketing. Among its clients are Pilot Air Freight, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency, Armstrong World Industries, Ametek and Mitsubishi-Fuso Truck of America.
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Greater Philadelphia Region Achieves Top Percentile in Life Sciences Cluster
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A comparative study conducted by the Milken Institute ranks the Greater Philadelphia region second in the study's Overall Composite Index, after only Boston and ahead of Greater San Francisco. The study's full findings were announced this week by several organizations supporting Greater Philadelphia's life sciences sector (an area encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania).
The study also ranks Greater Philadelphia first in its Current Impact Composite Index, which looks at inputs such as employment level, relative size, and industry growth.
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The Wistar Institute Obtains Patent for Universal FLU Vaccine Technology; Awarded $4.2 Million
The Wistar Institute obtained a U.S. patent for a novel synthetic vaccine technology with the potential for further development into a universal flu vaccine which could eliminate the need for annual flu shots and protect against future flu pandemics.
U.S. Patent 7,5227,798, “Composition and Method for Preventing or Treating a Virus Infection” covers a variety of peptides that are capable of inducing broad protection against all strains of influenza A virus.
Also, in the first funding dedicated to a project of the Wistar Institute Vaccine Center , the Pennsylvania Department of Health has awarded a grant of $4.2 million to support Wistar's development of a universal flu vaccine.
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 Wistar Institute Vaccine Center's founding director Hildegund C.J. Ertl, M.D
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NDIA Delaware Valley to Hold Chapter Member Appreciation Event
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In appreciation of its chapter membership, the National Defense Industrial Association of Delaware Valley invites participants to join them at The Navy Yard, the first shipyard of the United States, on Friday, June 12, at 8:00 am for networking, presentations, and business opportunity information.
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Entrepreneurs Bootcamp Aims to Make Dreams a Reality
The second annual DreamIt Ventures program kicked-off on May 18, 2009. The budding entrepreneurs moved into their workspace at the University City Science Center at 3711 Market Street on Philadelphia’s Avenue of Technology.
The DreamIt entrepreneurs will receive funding, office space at the Science Center and business advice from entrepreneurial gurus. In exchange, they will be responsible for getting their company to the next stage of growth, which often involves having their company ready for funding and/or launch by the end of August.
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Philadelphia Ranked 2nd Best City for Recent College Graduates
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Apartments.com, working in conjunction with CBcampus.com – CareerBuilder's college job search site – ranked Philadelphia as the 2nd best City for recent college graduates.
The report validates not only the City's but the entire Greater Philadelphia region's attractiveness in terms of affordability and career opportunities.
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Neumann College Becomes Neumann University
On May 1, Delaware County became home to a new university. On that morning, President Rosalie Mirenda announced that Neumann College had received approval (the certificate of authority) from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to become Neumann University. Between 250 and 300 members of the college community gathered in
St. John Neumann Circle, the brand new pedestrian hub of the Aston campus, to hear the news.
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Entrepreneurial Calendar Goes Live on Select Site
SelectGreaterPhiladelphia.com now has a new resource: an online community calendar which provides a comprehensive listing of entrepreneurial events happening within the region. The calendar – made possible through several regional partnerships – aims to increase global interest for start-up companies in the Greater Philadelphia region.
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Tech Commercialization Collaboration Aims to Strengthen Region's Intellectual Property
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP) has partnered and invested in Quantum Technologies, a new Technology Commercialization Business designed to target the development of strategic Intellectual Property (IP) created by Drexel University and other Universities and scientists.
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Chester County Economic Dev. Council Receives Award
The Chester County Economic Development Council is the 2009 recipient of the
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's (DVRPC's) Regional Excellence Award for the work of the Smart Energy Initiative (SEI). SEI works to create green jobs, develop workforce skills, promote business development and investment in Southeastern, PA, and develop similar capacities in other regions of the Commonwealth.
The award was presented to Gary Smith, President/CEO of the Chester County Economic Development Council and Sally Silver, SEI Project Manager at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia last week.
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part of the public art collection from The South Jersey Museum of Curiosities,
an organization located in Gloucester, NJ started by artists Debra Sachs and Marilyn Keating to facilitate their growing collaborative
and public art projects.
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