Select Greater Philadelphia Investor Community
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Wachovia's Perspective on Building the Region's Success.
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Comcast Corporation is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.8 million cable customers, 15.7 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.4 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Barclays is a global financial services provider, engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services all over the world. With a vast, international reach, Barclays offers innovative products and services to meet the needs of its diverse base of customers and clients.
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Events and forums for the entrepreneurial community.
February 11, 2010 9:00am - 5:00pm
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA & Greater Philadelphia Venture Investors Present: Early Stage Venture Showcase Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2010 8:00am - 7:00pm
Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference 2010 University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business
The Wharton Entrepreneurship Club proudly presents the 13th Annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference: Entrepreneurship in a Rising Economy. Philadelphia, PA
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Select Greater Philadelphia (Select) is an economic development marketing organization dedicated to attracting companies to the Greater Philadelphia region. Select assists companies interested in the vicinity by providing detailed information about the 11-county area and a one-stop connection to numerous resources that help companies make informed decisions about locating to the region.
Through global marketing efforts, Select works to promote the region's key assets to help build the area's economy. The Greater Philadelphia region encompasses northern Delaware, southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.
Select is a private, non-profit organization and an affiliate of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, click here or call 215-790-3777.
Select Greater Philadelphia's Momentum Newsletter is a bi-monthly electronic news publication that reports on key economic progress in the 11-County Greater Philadelphia Region of northern Delaware, southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania. The newsletter reaches a diverse audience of regional business community leaders as well as prospective business contacts considering locating or relocating to the community.
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The Voice of Major League Soccer on ESPN Comes to Philly
With First Kick just about two months away, Philadelphia Union announced that during the club's inaugural season, JP Dellacamera, long-time commentator of ABC and ESPN's Major League Soccer broadcasts, will be calling their games.
Dellacamera will continue to be the lead voice on the networks' MLS national broadcasts in addition to his duties with Philadelphia Union. |
JP Dellacamera is also known for his calls of the U.S. national team. (ESPN/Philadelphia Union)
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Philadelphia Makes the Final List for World Cup
The USA Bid Committee released the final list of cities to be included in its official Bid Book to FIFA -- and Philadelphia has made the cut!
That means this region could be the site of a future World Cup match!
"It was very difficult to narrow the list of cities to 18, the maximum allowed by FIFA," said David Downs, Exectuive Director of USA Bid Committee.
"All 27 locations under consideration demonstrated an incredible understanding and passion for the Game, and would have made excellent additions to our bid."
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"All 27 locations under consideration demonstrated an incredible understanding and passion for the Game, and would have made excellent additions to our bid."
"The 18 cities that were selected far exceed FIFA's criteria and were able to deliver signed FIFA agreements," noted Downs.
"They represent all four time zones and every corner of the country, making this a truly national bid."
With the selection of these 18 cities, the USA Bid Committee is another step closer to completing the bid and bringing the FIFA World Cup™ back to the United States. |
7th Annual Global Business Conference to Address Regional Economy
The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia and Drexel’s LeBow College of Business present the: 7th Annual Global Business Conference, which happens on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from 8:00am - 3:00pm at Drexel University's
Creese Student Union Complex.
The conference will discuss how the financial crisis has realigned regional economies and the strategies of companies that are prospering despite the financial slowdown.
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Sea Box Moving HQ to Cinnaminson, New Jersey
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AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. has sold the 378,000 sq. ft. facility on 51 acres at 700 Union Landing Road in Cinnaminson, New Jersey to 1 Sea Box Drive, LLC of Cinnaminson. The sale price was $4,700,000.
The new owner, Sea Box, Inc., specializes in new design and manufacture of custom shipping containers, primarily for the defense industry.
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Philadelphia's First "Gym" for Innovators Opens at the Science Center
NextFab Studio, a membership-based technology workshop and prototyping center, unveiled its brand-new facility this month.
The 3,600-square-foot facility provides comfortable, clean, and safe workspaces equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, digital embroiderers and other cutting-edge tools.
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NextFab Studio Founder, Dr. Evan Malone
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The Wistar Institute Launches Exhibit of Photos through a Microscope
Fourth Place
James E. Hayden
The Wistar Institute Microscopy Core Facility
Anglerfish Ovary
2-Channel Autofluorescence, 4X objective
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The Wistar Institute and Nikon Small World launched the Nikon Small World exhibit of award-winning photographs taken through the light microscope on January 7, 2010. The exhibit is open free to the public through March 12, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, West Philadelphia.
Wistar is the only local host of this national exhibit of 20 winning images in Nikon's international photomicrography competition.
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Greater Philadelphia Tourism Site Gets New Name, New Look
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) today launched visitphilly.com, the new, renamed tourism Web site that replaces the popular gophila.com—a site that has received 40 million visits, ranked #1 on Google for the search term “Philadelphia” and built authority that equates to nearly 30,000 links to it.
The dramatically enhanced Web site strengthens GPTMC's ability to market Philadelphia and The Countryside® as a premier visitor destination to an ever-growing online audience who accesses travel information from their home computers, their laptops and their phones.
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108th Philadelphia International AutoShow Returns to the Convention Center
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The Philadelphia International Auto Show, led by Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia, returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Jan. 30 to Feb. 7.
“This is the 108th Philadelphia Auto Show and we are particularly thrilled with the caliber of this year's event,” says Dominic M. Conicelli, chairman of the 2010 Philadelphia International Auto Show and president of Conicelli Autoplex.
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New Website Supports Delaware River Deepening
This month, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority launched a website in support of deepening the Delaware River to 45 feet. The new website – www.supportthedeepening.com -- will detail the economic benefits of the project, specify the facts about its environmental impact and counter the sometimes false and misleading claims of opponents.
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Brazilian and German Media Tout the Region's Logistics Capabilities
As you may recall, a few months ago Select Greater Philadelphia hosted a comprehensive International Logistics Media tour featuring the region's robust logistics industry encompassing land, sea and sky and its significant impact on global trade. The tour helped fill important information gaps about the region's logistics industry to a number of participating journalists spanning the globe from countries including United Kingdom, South Africa, South Korea, Brazil, Germany and Australia.
In addition to the UK Reefer International article, which appeared a couple of months ago, two more feature articles have now surfaced from publications in Brazil and Germany.
These articles will be translated and posted on Select's Web site at www.selectgreaterphiladelphia.com. |
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