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Long-Awaited PA Convention Center Open for Business
The expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia opened its doors earlier this month. The $787 million project increased the facility's footprint by 62%, adding several hundred thousand square feet of exhibit and ballroom space ...
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Petrobras Visits Philadelphia to Discuss Energy Market Opportunities
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Representatives from Petrobras, the Brazilian integrated energy company and global leader in deep and ultra-deep water exploration and production technologyy, visited Philadelphia last week to brief the region's institutional investor and business community...
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Belgian Biotech Opens U.S. Office in University City
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Enzybel International, a Belgian company dedicated to the production and commercialization of compounds derived from the nature, has established a U.S. office at Philadelphia's University City Science Center's Port Business Incubator...
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Innovative Virtua Voorhees Hospital to Open in May
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South Jersey's largest construction project is nearing completion with the new Virtua Health Systems hospital in Voorhees set to open in May. The 368-bed, 680,000-square foot facility is designed to provide a family-centered, healing environment...
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Peirce College Introduces New Bachelor of Science Degree Programs
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Peirce College introduced its new Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Human Resource Management. The Accounting program is designed to prepare graduates for employment with corporate, government and nonprofit organizations in what continues to be a stable, in-demand profession...
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DVRPC Unveils Plan to Strengthen Greater Philadelphia Food System
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The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) last month unveiled a plan to strengthen the food system that feeds Greater Philadelphia and announced nearly $500,000 in grants to help implement the plan...
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VENMO: Innovative and Thriving in Philadelphia
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Two University of Pennsylvania freshman-year roommates, Andrew Kortina and Iqram Magdon-Ismail, frustrated by the difficulty of exchanging money among friends, decided to do something about it...
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First International Arts Fest Debuts Next Month
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Nearly 140 regional arts and cultural partner organizations will participate in the first Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), which debuts April 7 through May 1...
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Select Greater Phialdelphia's Research & Development Survey
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The existence of a large and diverse research and development (R&D) cluster is a major source of regional economic competitive advantage. In order to describe this advantage, Select Greater Philadelphia is conducting a survey to determine the R&D assets present in the Greater Philadelphia Region (GPR). If your organization conducts R&D in the GPR, we would like to ask you take a short survey (5 to 10 minutes) about the characteristics of the R&D activities you perform here. The link to Survey Monkey where the survey can be taken is given below:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SGP_R_and_D
The survey can also be accessed through Select's web site at: http://selectgreaterphiladelphia.com/
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GPCC Opens MONTCO Office
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has opened a new office in Montgomery County to better serve its suburban members.
The new suburban hub in located in King of Prussia will allow businesses situated in southeastern Pennsylvania to more easily access Chamber programs and events throughout the year. In addition, Chamber staff will now be available to assist members upon request at a convenient, professional location closer to work and home. In partnership with Regus, which provides workspaces worldwide, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce offices are located at 630 Freedom Business Center Drive, Third Floor, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
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