Food Co-ops are on the Rise in Philadelphia

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 cooperative economy and building a movement for economic justice, there are at least 35 co-ops operating in Philadelphia in the consumer, worker, housing, education, and marketing fields. Seven

Dock Street Brewery

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Adventure Alley Children’s Learning Center & Firstrust Bank

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 the Lawncrest section of Northeast Philadelphia they had leased for the past 10 years, they approached PIDC. With the purchase, they could expand their services and install a

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

BITTENBENDER CONSTRUCTION & BFW GROUP

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