PIDC BLOG

June 28, 2019

Baby Boomers and Millennials: A New Approach to Succession Planning

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Across the United States, about 10,000 baby boomers (individuals born between 1946 and 1964) are retiring every day. Baby boomers own about half of all privately-held businesses

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June 28, 2019

2019 BIO Recap

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] The life sciences community was in full force in Philadelphia for a jam-packed BIO Conference This year. On June 3-6, Philadelphia welcomed over 18,000 attendees from around

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Sustainability

June 28, 2019

Food Co-ops are on the Rise in Philadelphia

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Philadelphia has a large co-op community made up of a variety of cooperatives. According to the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA), a nonprofit dedicated to growing the

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June 28, 2019

Dock Street Brewery

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Whether you’re looking for a laid-back spot to hang out with friends and family; enjoy hand-tossed, wood-fired pizza; drink fresh beer poured direct from the tanks; or

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Client Stories

June 28, 2019

Mosaic Development Partners

Minority Business Enterprise development firm, Mosaic Development Partners, run by Leslie Smallwood-Lewis and partner, Gregory Reaves, has been a long-standing client of PIDC. As a Philadelphia-based real estate development company that identifies real estate projects with the potential to bring positive change to a community, Mosaic Development Partners has worked with PIDC on various projects

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May 30, 2019

Total Impact Philadelphia 2019

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May 29, 2019

Adventure Alley Children’s Learning Center & Firstrust Bank

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] When Matt and Heather Ragan, the owners of Adventure Alley Children’s Learning Center decided to refinance a high-interest loan and attempt to purchase the facility located in

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NMTC

May 23, 2019

PIDC Announces a $45 Million Allocation in U.S. Treasury New Markets Tax Credits

The sixth award for PIDC Community Capital for a total of $313 million in New Markets Tax Credit allocations over eleven years PHILADELPHIA (May 23, 2019) – PIDC today announced its CDFI subsidiary, PIDC Community Capital, was awarded $45 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions

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May 15, 2019

City of Philadelphia and PIDC Announce $5 Million Investment to Expand Entrepreneurial Resources for People of Color, Women, and Immigrants

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] The City of Philadelphia and PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, today announced a $5 million investment to fund a significant expansion of resources to support entrepreneurship and business growth by people of color, women, and immigrants. The new initiative—listed as a priority in the City’s

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NMTC

April 27, 2019

PIDC IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

For nearly two years, PIDC has been working with a 100+ member Advisory Committee on Impact Development that includes for-profit and nonprofit developers, community development organizations, bankers, investors, philanthropic leaders, and city officials. The committee plays an important role in helping PIDC to understand challenges, gaps, and opportunities for impactful real estate projects so that

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April 26, 2019

PIDC HAS MOVED!

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April 26, 2019

HOME HERO

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Known as the only “super-powered handyman service” in the city, Home Hero specializes in performing repairs that are “too small for mere mortal contractors,” hence the name.

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March 28, 2019

PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORKFORCE IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA

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March 28, 2019

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

PIDC is proud to support women-owned businesses in Philadelphia. In 2018 alone, 22% of PIDC’s business lending went to women-owned businesses. In celebrating Women’s History Month, we are highlighting just a few of our many PIDC client businesses owned by women. We encourage you to shop at and support these clients and other women-owned businesses

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March 28, 2019

HAND IN HAND

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NMTC

February 27, 2019

PIDC LOANS SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT AND DEVELOPMENT

Over the past three years, PIDC has created two new loan products to spur impact commercial revitalization in Philadelphia’s low income communities. The Impact Development Fund, established in April of 2018, is an innovative use of New Markets Tax Credits that finances neighborhood development projects and operating businesses in communities often overlooked by lenders. The

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Logistics & Distribution

February 27, 2019

THE FUTURE OF WORK

PIDC engaged the Urban Land Institute of Philadelphia’s Technology and Competitiveness Council as a lead partner in this initiative. Together, we have convened a steering committee of external stakeholders to help us think about this topic and what some next steps and outcomes might look like. In addition to convening thought-leaders and stakeholders, this initiative

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February 26, 2019

SHIFT CAPITAL & IMPACT SERVICES TO JUMPSTART KENSINGTON

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Recently, PIDC attended the first ever Jumpstart Kensington Developers’ Network Event. The event offered an opportunity to build meaningful relationships with community developers and learn about the

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