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by PIDCphila November 20, 2019
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NEWS RELEASE: Wednesday November 20, 2019
CONTACTS: Liz Ferry, Chamber of Commerce
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Deana Gamble, City of Philadelphia
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Jessica Calter, PIDC
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JOHN GRADY TO STEP DOWN AS PRESIDENT OF PHILADELPHIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PIDC)
Long-time PIDC leader to transition to a private sector role in late-January
PHILADELPHIA – (November 20, 2019) Mayor Jim Kenney and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia President and CEO Rob Wonderling announced today that John Grady, long-time senior leader and President of PIDC, will be stepping down in January after more than 21 years of leadership and more than 8 years as PIDC’s President. PIDC is the non-profit, economic development partnership founded by the City and Chamber of Commerce more than 60 years ago with the mission to spur investment, support business growth, and foster developments that create jobs, revitalize neighborhoods, and drive inclusive growth to every corner of Philadelphia.
“It has been a privilege and an honor to serve Philadelphia and the City-Chamber partnership committed to driving long-term, sustainable and inclusive growth to every corner of Philadelphia for more than two decades,” said John Grady. “I am thankful to the PIDC Board and the entire team of colleagues, partners, investors, clients, stakeholders and supporters committed to the shared work of economic growth for the opportunity to be part of such an historic and productive partnership. PIDC has strong Board leadership and a deep, diverse and talented staff committed to city-wide inclusive economic growth that will flourish under its next generation of leadership”
Grady will be joining Wexford Science and Technology, LLC (Wexford) as Senior Vice President and Northeast Region Executive. Wexford is a Baltimore-based, private developer that partners nationally with major universities, academic medical centers and research institutions to create vibrant, mixed-use communities, including in Philadelphia with the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, Drexel University, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the University City Science Center in the development of uCity Square in University City.
“John Grady has served PIDC and our city with passion, skill, and integrity for more than two decades as a forceful advocate for growth throughout all neighborhoods of Philadelphia. He was particularly adept at connecting that growth to the people and places in the most need,” said Mayor Jim Kenney. “We will miss his commitment and dedication but look forward to working with him in the next phase of his career with Wexford in Philadelphia’s growing innovation sector.”
Daniel J. Hilferty, CEO of Independence Health Group and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia noted that “John Grady’s long tenure at PIDC has been distinguished by a well-earned reputation as a trusted partner with a track record of building successful public-private partnerships that have driven investment, jobs and long-term growth for Philadelphia. We at the Chamber look forward to our continued partnership with the Mayor, building on our 60 years of history working through PIDC and its skilled and professional management team to promote long-term job growth and development that is inclusive and diverse across the entire city.”
Having joined PIDC in 1998 to lead its acquisition and development of a series of closed military bases located throughout South Philadelphia, Grady has taken on a series of increasing leadership roles in the organization, including overseeing all commercial and industrial real estate development and managing complex public-private financing and development projects throughout the city.
Grady became President of PIDC in 2011, continuing to lead the transformation of the Navy Yard from a closed military shipyard to a nationally-recognized model for urban redevelopment and employment; repositioning and growing PIDC’s business lending activity with new investors, products and support services that have resulted in more than 500 loans for more than $150M in 97% of the city’s zip codes over the last 7 years, with 55% of those loans supporting minority and woman-owned businesses that most often lack access to traditional resources and networks for growth; and building a portfolio of more than 60 high-impact community development projects totaling more than $600M of investment in Philadelphia’s most underserved communities, including health centers, schools, neighborhood retail, and mixed-use developments anchoring commercial corridors.
“John Grady has been a transformational leader for PIDC over his career and as President,” said M. Walter D’Alessio, PIDC Board Chairman. “His achievements can be seen throughout Philadelphia, from the revitalization of the Navy Yard, to major job-creating developments in our employment centers, and in the growing small businesses and neighborhood commercial corridors where PIDC has been an active investor. John has also guided the growth of PIDC over nearly a decade as President, building a sophisticated and capable organization that is a national model for attracting new investors, deploying new tools and products, developing productive partnerships, and building a diverse, and talented staff that has taken PIDC’s work to a new level of accomplishment, ensuring the future success and growth of the organization for years to come.”
Rob Wonderling, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, added that “Over his tenure at PIDC, John Grady has been a passionate partner with the Chamber community, doing the hard work of attracting the resources, structuring the transactions, and advocating for the policies necessary to support good jobs and inclusive growth consistent with the principles of our Roadmap for Growth. We thank John for his dedicated and successful service, wish him great success in his new role at Wexford driving innovation and growth in Philadelphia, and look forward to the continued effectiveness of the Chamber-City partnership through PIDC.”
The PIDC Board of Directors has appointed a Transition Committee that will manage the transition to new leadership. A position description for the PIDC President can be found at the Chamber’s website at www.chamberphl.com The Board expects to announce a new President in January 2020. Grady will remain in his current role until his successor is named.
About PIDC
PIDC is Philadelphia’s city-wide, public-private economic development corporation. A non-profit founded in 1958 as a partnership of the City of Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, PIDC’s mission is to spur investment, support business growth, and foster developments that create jobs, revitalize neighborhoods, and drive growth to every corner of Philadelphia. PIDC has invested more than $16.6 billion of financing and more than 3,200 acres of land sales—which has leveraged over $29 billion in total investment and assisted in retaining and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in Philadelphia.
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Last Updated: May 26, 2021
PIDC (“PIDC”, “we”, “our” or “us”) respects the privacy of its users (“User(s)” or “you”). This Privacy Policy is to inform you what information we collect when you visit our website(s) at https://navyyard.org/ and any additional websites owned and operated by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (“PAID”) at the PIDC (the “Site”) and when you use our downloadable mobile application (the “App”) and related public transportation information and additional services (collectively referred to as the “Service”). Capitalized terms which are not defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in our Terms of Use available at https://navyyard.org/ which this Privacy Policy is incorporated thereto by reference (together, the “Terms”).
YOU MAY ACCESS AND/OR USE THE SERVICE ONLY IF YOU FULLY AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY – AND BY ACCEPTING THIS PRIVACY POLICY, ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU SIGNIFY AND AFFIRM YOUR INFORMED CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AS DEFINED AND EXPLAINED BELOW. IF YOU DISAGREE TO ANY TERM PROVIDED HEREIN, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICE.
Please note: you are not obligated by law to provide us with any information. You hereby acknowledge, warrant and agree that any information you do provide us is provided of your own free will and consent, for the purposes and uses described herein.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT
We may collect two types of data and information from our Users. The first type of information is nonidentifiable and anonymous information (“Non-Personal Information”). We are not aware of the identity of the User from which we have collected only the Non-Personal Information. Non-Personal Information which is being gathered consists of technical information and behavioral data regarding the activity of the User on the Service, operation system and browser, type of mobile device, and operating system version and settings, User’s screen resolution, duration of usage of the Service, User’s ‘clickstream’ on the Site, keyboard language, etc.
The second type of information is individually identifiable information (“Personal Information”). This information may, in itself or taken together with additional information available to us, identify an individual, or may be of a private and/or sensitive nature. Personal Information we collect includes: username, email address, phone number, your geo-location, your travel habits (such as routes, times of travel from one destination to another), your home address, office address or other favorite destinations, public transportation lines, stations and/or routes you may have saved or searched for, User’s search history on the Service, User’s most-used routes and stations, all User-generated data, User’s reports and reviews regarding the Service, your in-app settings, your rank and user profile including your nickname and avatar, in-app usage scores (“points”) you receive for using the Services, Facebook Access Token, Google Sign-In Token, Advertising ID, User IP address, and any additional information which the User actively chooses to provide.
The geo-location information we collect includes detailed location and route information, including GPS signals and other information sent by your mobile device for which the Service is installed and currently activated. We use this location and route information to create a detailed location history all of public transit trips.
We collect such information via your use of the Service and through information which you voluntarily provide and/or upload to the Service as further described in this Privacy Policy below, for purposes of providing the Service, enhancing the User’s experience and personalizing the Service and security purposes as further detailed below and.
If you choose to use the Services via a User Account you may create such User Account via Facebook Connect, Google Sign-In, personal Email address or other social networks. If you choose to use your social media network accounts then we may also have access to your public profile, which includes your name, gender, profile picture, age group and residency.
For avoidance of doubt, any Non-Personal Information connected or linked to any Personal Information is deemed as Personal Information as long as such connection or linkage exists.
HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION ON OUR USERS
There are two main methods we use:
Use of the Service. We collect Non-Personal and Personal Information when you access or use the Service. In other words, we are aware of your usage of the Service and may gather, collect and record the information relating to such usage. We also collect Non-Personal and Personal Information derived from information we receive from third party services and providers we work with.
Voluntarily Provided. We may collect Personal Information which you voluntarily provide when you use the Service. We may also collect information provided via your social network account in the event that you voluntarily choose to create a User Account via such third party social networks (like Facebook or Google+).
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
Your information is collected for the following purposes: (i) to provide you with and to operate the Service, including for statistical and research purposes and creation of aggregated anonymous data; (ii) to personalize the Service and content provided to you, to customize your experience with the Services, to suggest you with transport recommendations based on your preferences and to enable you to retrieve your information; (iii) to develop, improve and customize the Service, the experience of other users and the offering available through the Service; (iv) to be able to contact Users for the purpose of providing them with technical assistance, support, handle requests and complaints and collect feedback in connection with performance of the Services; (v) to send you updates, notices, announcements, and additional information related to the Service (vi) to be able to reply to User online queries in connection with performance of the Services; (vii) for customization and improvement of the Service’s accuracy and interface; (viii) to use such information for ours commercial purposes; (ix) to display or send to you marketing and advertising material when you are using the Service, including in accordance with the section titled ‘Direct Marketing’ herein and (x) to comply with any governmental agencies’ legal requests or court orders, and/or with any applicable law, rule or regulation. Any statistical, aggregated or anonymous data may be used by us at our discretion for any purpose.
SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
We will not share any Personal Information we collect with any third party, except in the following cases: (i) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request; (ii) to enforce this Privacy Policy and/or the Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (iii) to communicate with its Users regarding ours service; (iv) to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (v) to respond to User’s support requests; (vi) respond to claims that any content available on our service violates the rights of third parties; (vii) to respond to claims that contact information (e.g. name, e-mail address, etc.) of a third-party has been posted or transmitted without their consent or as a form of harassment; (viii) to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of PAID, its Users, or the general public; (ix) if PAID is undergoing any change in control, acquisition or conveyance of all or substantially all of its assets; or (x) to collect, hold and/or manage your Personal Information through PAID’s authorized third party service providers, as reasonable for business purposes, which may be located in a country other than the country of your residency or location, that may not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, as listed below; (xi) pursuant to your explicit approval prior to the disclosure; (xii) cooperate with third parties for the purposes of adding operational features to the Service, enhancing and personalizing the User’s experience, monetization and commercialization; or (xiii) to authorized third party service providers solely for the purpose of providing you with the Service. For avoidance of doubt, we may transfer and disclose or otherwise use Non-Personal Information or information which is linked to anonymous random identifiers or information that is aggregated in a nonidentifiable way, at its own discretion.
DELETION OR MODIFICATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We retain Personal Information for such a period of time as is necessary in order for us to be able to use the Personal Information for the sole purposes described in this Privacy Policy and for the purpose of providing its Services under the Terms of Use. If for any reason you wish to modify or delete your Personal Information please contact us at: and we will make reasonable efforts to modify anonymize or delete any such Personal Information pursuant to any applicable privacy laws.
THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE/SERVICE
While using the Service we may be using third party software and/or service for various needs, inter alia, in order to collect and/or process the information detailed herein (the “Third Party Service Provider”). Note that these are independent software and/or service providers and we do not take any liability about the information collection policies of these providers, or about any kind of issue, legal or otherwise, relating thereto. Third Party Service Provider’s includes the following:
Facebook, which privacy policy is available at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ (for purposes of FB Connect and use of developer tools such as FB Analytics offered by FB via the FB SDK)
Token Transit, which privacy policy is available here.
We may also provide additional transit-related services, including on-demand transit services, provided by its third party operational service partners (as they may evolve from time to time at our discretion). Such third party providers’ services include Gett, Uber and any other party, all of which are subject to a respective terms of use and privacy policies.
CREATING AN ACCOUNT USING SOCIAL NETWORKS
By signing onto our using your social network account (such as your Facebook account), you agree to provide us with information (including personal information) obtained from the social networks, for the purposes provided under this Privacy Policy. In the event that you create a User Account via your Facebook or Google social network account, we may have access to your public profile namely your name, gender, email address, photo, age group and residency. Your use of social networks to create your account is subject to the privacy policies and term of use of such third party social networks.
USE OF COOKIES
To make the Site work properly, when you visit or access our Site we use industry-wide technologies such as “cookies” (or similar technologies) in order to improve your user experience by enabling us to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’). In addition, we may use cookies in order to deliver ads relevant to you. By using or accessing our Site, you agree to our use of cookies. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer’s hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please note that by deleting or disabling future cookies, your user experience may be affected and you might not be able to take advantage of certain functions of our Site, therefore, your online experience may be limited.
DIRECT MARKETING
You hereby agree that we may use your contact details for the purpose of informing you regarding our products and Service, which may interest you, and to send to you other marketing material, transmitted to the email address or to the mobile device. You may withdraw your consent contacting us at: . We may also permit, solicit or contract certain authorized partners of PIDC to conduct advertising campaigns on the Services. In addition, PIDC may display advertisements via the Service. Such advertisements that you see when accessing the Service may be targeted on the basis of your geographic location and language. It is clarified that PIDC is not responsible for the content of said advertisements and the products delivered or services rendered thereby by third parties and you irrevocably and unconditionally agree that we shall not be held responsible or liable in connection thereof.
SECURITY
We take a great care in implementing and maintaining the security of PIDC’s Service and its User’s Personal Information. PIDC employs industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of its Users’ Personal Information, and prevent unauthorized use of any such information. We cannot, however, guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
The terms of this Privacy Policy will govern the use of the Service and any information collected therein. PIDC reserves the right to change this policy at any time, so please re-visit this page frequently. In the event of any substantial change of this policy, we will make reasonable efforts to post a clear notice on the Site. Such substantial changes will take effect seven (7) days after such notice was provided on our Services or sent by email. Otherwise, all other changes to this Privacy Policy are effective as of the stated “Last Updated” date and your continued use of the Service after the Last Updated date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, COMPLAINTS AND CONTACTING US
If you have any questions (or comments) concerning this Privacy Policy, you are welcome to send us an email at: and we will make an effort to reply within a reasonable timeframe.
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how we process your personal data, please contact us in the first instance at and we will endeavor to deal with your request as soon as possible. This is without prejudice to your right to launch a claim with your supervisory authority.
By contacting us you warrant and agree that you are free to do so, and that you do not provide us with information which violate any third party intellectual rights. Without degrading from the aforesaid, all rights, including intellectual property, arising from your communication with us will be owned by us and will be considered as our confidential material. It is clarified that any use of the information you are providing us will be done in our sole discretion, and is not obligated to use all or part of such information.
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