PIDC BLOG

June 27, 2018

PARTNER SURVEY-FOOD ECONOMY

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June 27, 2018

PHILADELPHIA DELIVERS RELAUNCH

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NMTC

June 27, 2018

ULI EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018

Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philadelphia hosted its Awards for Excellence 2018 in June to celebrate all aspects of development and land use in addition to recognizing superior projects completed in the region within the last five years. Winners were announced at a celebration featuring Inga Saffron, Pulitzer-Prize- winning Architectural Critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The

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June 27, 2018

CANTRELL PLACE HOLDS LEASE-UP EVENT

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May 23, 2018

AVAILABLE PROPERTY AT 14515 MCNULTY ROAD

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May 23, 2018

PIDC’s Carmen Zappile Receives ASCE Engineering Manager of the Year Award

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60 Stories

May 1, 2018

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA STADIUM COMPLEX

Just south of Oregon Ave. is a landmark of Philadelphia: the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.  The Complex is home to Philadelphia’s four premier sports teams.  It has been home to 6 world-class stadiums and arenas, as well as Xfinity Live!, a retail and entertainment hotspot.  Currently, the Wells Fargo Center, Lincoln Financial Field, and Citizens

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April 30, 2018

SMITH PLAYGROUND RIBBON CUTTING

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Team Members

April 30, 2018

MEET THE BUSINESS LENDING TEAM

In the last five years PIDC has been significantly expanding our business lending. Since 2013, PIDC has made over 340 loans for $103M to growing business located in 96% of the city’s zip codes. More than half of those loans are to minority and women-owned businesses. In order to continue to expand our work with

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NMTC

April 30, 2018

PIDC ANNOUNCES $6M IMPACT DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR PHILADELPHIA

PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, today announced the launch of a new $6 million Impact Development Fund to support commercial, industrial, and mixed-use development in neighborhoods and commercial corridors throughout Philadelphia. PIDC’s Impact Development Fund provides new capital for neighborhood-based development, driving revitalization in communities that can often be overlooked by traditional lenders and

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60 Stories

April 25, 2018

FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RESOURCE

Led by spouses Phillip M. Harris and Jeanette Hernandez Harris, Financial Integrity Resources Management (FIRM) is a proud certified minority-owned and woman-owned business.  Sixteen years ago, the Harris’ founded FIRM with the desire to educate their communities in order to foster a new culture of savings and investment. FIRM specializes in fostering creative vehicles for preserving

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April 20, 2018

PIDC ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR OUTSOURCED CFO TO OFFER FINANCIAL GUIDANCE TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES SUCCEED AND GROW

New partnership allows participating firms to benefit from financial intelligence, operational clarity, and key metrics for measuring growth during critical time in development PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 20, 2018) — PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, announced a new partnership with Philadelphia-based firm Your Outsourced CFO (YOCFO) to provide technical, financial, strategic assistance to select PIDC

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NMTC

March 30, 2018

NEW MARKET WEST PROJECT BREAKS GROUND

On February 16, Mission First Housing Group, Horizon House, and ACHIEVEability hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of their newest development, 5901 Market Street, “New Market West”.  The ceremony was attended by both city and state officials, as well as leadership from the partnering organization.  PIDC is proud  to be one of the funding

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March 29, 2018

MERCER CAFÉ AT THE NAVY YARD ANNOUNCES EXPANDED HOURS AND NEW MENU SERVICES

Recently celebrating its two and a half year anniversary, Mercer Café at the Navy Yard just announced that it will begin to offer dinner service on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights, as well as adding a long awaited breakfast/brunch service on Saturday mornings. As always, diners are welcome to “BYOB,” or bring your own bottle.

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March 29, 2018

THE WOMEN BEHIND PHILADELPHIA’S HQ2 BID

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March 16, 2018

PIDC ANNOUNCES BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS AS INVESTMENT PARTNER IN STARTUPPHL SEED FUND II

The $5M Seed Fund II is next phase of StartupPHL investment fund aimed to increase availability of early-stage capital in the local startup community. PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 15, 2018) — PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and partner with the City of Philadelphia in the StartupPHL initiative, today announced Ben Franklin Technology Partners (Ben Franklin),

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March 9, 2018

PIDC ISSUES RFP FOR 35.5 ACRES AT 5501 TACONY STREET

PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2018) – PIDC today released a request for proposals (RFP) soliciting interest in the redevelopment of the 35.5 acre property at 5501 Tacony Street in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia. The availability of this key site offering direct access to I-95 within a strong industrial corridor provides an exciting opportunity to create

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60 Stories

February 28, 2018

OLDE CITY DAY SCHOOL

Olde City Day School is an early childhood learning and development center.  Founded in 2010 by William and Dana Casper, Olde City Day School has grown across the city, with schools in Olde City, Newbold, and Germantown.  Olde City Day School’s mission is to provide a safe, nurturing environment that facilitates the very best early

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