Philadelphia Region
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Coronavirus Pandemic Response Guides Regional Economic Development Groups Into Unprecedented Collaboration
Displaying an unprecedented level of collaboration, regional economic development groups have joined forces in response to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The initiative was started by Dave Zellers, director of commerce for Montgomery County, after he received a text from Sylvie Gallier Howard, acting commerce chief in Philadelphia, in…
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State Says: Philadelphia Region COVID-19 Cases Too High to Lift Restrictions Right Now
The Philadelphia region is reporting too many new cases of COVID-19 to be eligible right now for a phased-in lessening of restrictions, said Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine in an April 23 press briefing. Hospitals in that region are still challenged because of a higher level of COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia and its suburbs.…
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Local Man on Mission to Clean Wissahickon Valley Park and Help Save Sea Life
Madis Pihlak of Philadelphia is on a one-man mission to clean Wissahickon Valley Park from any trash that might end up in waterways and endanger sea life, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pihlak visited the Loggerhead Marine Life Center in Juno Beach in January with his girlfriend. There he learned that part…
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Governor Orders Everyone in Montgomery County to ‘Stay at Home’
Everyone in Montgomery County has been ordered to stay at home by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf as of 8 p.m. Monday evening. The order will continue until April 6, 2020. The hope is to stop the spread of COVID-19 cases which has been steadily rising in the state, threatening to overwhelm the healthcare system. It…
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Air Pollution Drops as Local Officials Implement Preventive Coronavirus Measures
Air pollution in the Philadelphia area is dropping significantly due to the region’s partial shutdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, writes Catalina Jaramillo for the WHYY. As the shutdown continues, the air quality is expected to keep improving. The dramatic reductions in the number of people driving to work and school busses is…
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Joan S. Randolph, 84, Leader in Nursing Field, has Died at Rydal Park in Jenkintown
Joan S. Randolph, a leader in the nursing field, died on Feb. 22 at Rydal Park, a senior community in Jenkintown, at age 84, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Randolph was born in Philadelphia. She graduated from John Bartram High School before getting her degree from Jefferson School of Nursing. She started…
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Philadelphia Union Contributes to Philadelphia Effort to Win Hosting Rights for 2026 World Cup
The Philadelphia Union soccer team in Chester has offered up a $1 million grant in the hopes of attracting the World Cup to Philadelphia in 2026, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Another $1 million grant came from the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association and the Philadelphia Comcast Corp. executive David L. Cohen chairs…
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Phil Martelli Finding His Way in Michigan While Keeping His Philly Roots Intact
Phil Martelli has been at St. Joseph’s for 34 years, 24 of them as head coach, before he became an assistant on Michigan’s men’s basketball staff, writes Andrew Kahn for mlive.com. In March, he was fired by St. Joe’s, after winning 444 games. He was picked up in Michigan by first-year head coach Juwan Howard,…
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Osmo Vänskä Leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra on its First-Ever United States Tour
Conductor Osmo Vänskä teams up with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra for the ensemble’s first-ever tour of the United States, Jan. 30 to Feb. 8. The student musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music perform in Immaculata, Philadelphia, and Bethlehem before heading south to Athens, Georgia; Blacksburg, Virginia; and Durham, North Carolina. The tour concludes at…
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Philadelphia among Major Metros with Longer Commute Times
Philadelphia commuters average 51 minutes per trip on their way to and from work, according to the 2019 Global Public Transport Report recently released by mobility-as-a-service solutions company Moovit, writes Eileen Cukier for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The report looked at commute times in cities within the U.S. and world-wide. It found that in North…
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Greater Philadelphia Well Positioned to Take Advantage of Industrial Market Growth
Greater Philadelphia is well positioned to take advantage of the dynamics driving the industrial market growth if it can overcome some of the potential constraints that are already emerging as challenges, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. These include land, labor, and last-mile logistics, according to a panel of experts who discussed the…
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Greater Philadelphia Ranks among Hottest Job Markets in Nation
Greater Philadelphia is among the top ten hottest job markets in the country, according to a recently released report by ZipRecruiter, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The recruitment company ranked metros with more than 100,000 residents based on the number of job postings over the last twelve months, number of job openings…
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As American Families Change, So Does the Housing in Our Region
Housing trends nationally and locally are shifting from single family homes to multi-unit housing , adapting to more childless couples, singles and single-parent households, writes Evan Brandt for mainlinemedianews.com. Households headed by married parents dropped from 25 million to 23.7 million between 1980 and 2017. During the same period, singles with no children rose by…
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Boeing’s Halt of 737 Max Production To Impact Several Local Businesses
Boeing’s decision to halt production of its biggest seller, the 737 max jets, will negatively impact several local businesses along with the nation’s entire economy, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Among the local manufacturers affected by this decision are Berwyn-based TE Connectivity and Ametek, Chesterbrook-based Triumph Group, and Concordville-based Southco, all of…
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Schuylkill River Trail To Finally Get Bike Fix-It Stations
The new bike fix-it stations that are going to be installed along Schuylkill River Trail will make the lives of many riders traveling along the path a lot easier, writes Gina Tomaine for the Philadelphia Magazine. The first of the planned seven stations became available at the trail’s Walnut Street Trailhead in Philadelphia for regular…
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Following Successful Pilot, Conshohocken-Based Saladworks Ready To Continue Expansion With ShopRite, Fresh Grocer
Following the success of its first two ShopRite restaurants, Conshohocken-based Saladworks is ready to continue its expansion with more ShopRite and Fresh Grocer locations. The salad-centric, fast-casual franchise currently has nearly 100 locations in 13 states and two countries. Now, it is opening a new restaurant in a Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer, as well as new…
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Savvy Business Traveler Reveals Ways to Make Your Philadelphia Airport Experience Easier
Gene Marks, a business owner who’s a frequent flyer, offers some inside knowledge of Philadelphia International Airport for phillymag.com. Fly American: They have more options for travel. Join the Admiral’s Club: It’s quiet, has coffee, oatmeal with cinnamon, a bar and working internet. Ignore those “available spaces” lights at the parking garages: They don’t work.…
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Dim Sum Factory Opens To Great Crowds In Horsham
Dim Sum Factory, an offshoot of the Tom’s Dim Sum restaurants in Chinatown and Media, opened at the end of last month to great crowds in Horsham, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Shanghai-style Chinese BYOB is especially renowned for its soup dumplings known as xiaolongbao. The new eatery opened in what was…
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