A coalition of business leaders in the Philadelphia region has joined forces with public officials to form a task force to help revive the local economy, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The task force that was organized by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia has recently released a report in which it calls for the short-term actions required to put the region on track for recovery. These include a testing and contact tracing program that would cover the entire region, the reskilling of unemployed workers, and supporting Black and brown businesses by purchasing their goods and services.

“We reached a realization that once the pandemic passed, we were going to need an accelerated recovery plan to bring our region back,” said David L. Cohen, senior executive vice president at Comcast and a task force member.

The region’s unemployment soared from 5 percent in March to 14.1 percent in July.

In fact the task force is already 160 leaders strong with several initiatives underway including a “Skills to Succeed” program led by Accenture, in partnership with Philadelphia Works and Graduate Philadelphia.

Read more about the task force at The Philadelphia Inquirer by clicking here.

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