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March 28, 2024
International Business Leaders Visit Navy Yard
A group of trade and investment representatives from more than 20 different countries wrapped up a statewide tour across Pennsylvania with a visit to the Navy Yard on March 22. The statewide tour was done in a partnership with The Philadelphia Department of Commerce and Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development’s Office of International
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February 21, 2024
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January 31, 2024
The Navy Yard Welcomes Delegation of Leaders from Europe
A delegation of more than 20 young leaders from countries across Europe visited the Navy Yard on January 30 as part of a larger visit to the U.S. through a State Department program to understand political, social, and economic issues in the U.S. During the visit, Navy Yard leadership briefed the group on the history
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January 16, 2024
Award-Winning Biotech Training Program to Begin Recruitment with New Employer Partner in Life Sciences
The Wistar Institute, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, PIDC, and The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Announce VintaBio as New Employer Partner The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative and The Wistar Institute are collaborating once again with support from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia to bring their award-winning
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January 4, 2024
Broad Street to Reopen to Traffic Beginning January 8, 2024
Beginning January 8, 2024, Broad St. will be reopening to traffic after nearly 18 months of construction and critical improvements! The improvements on this 734-foot section of Broad St. (between Crescent Dr. and Intrepid Ave., known as the quay wall) will help ensure the safety and increase accessibility to the Navy Yard for the more
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November 3, 2023
Navy Yard Welcomes New Utility General Manager
We are pleased to welcome Scott Dever as the new general manager for the Navy Yard electric utility. Dever is taking over for Rudy Terry who served in that role for the past 12.5 years. Dever comes to the Navy Yard with a wealth of diverse utility management experience, including 30 years at the Philadelphia
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October 24, 2023
Groundbreaking on First Residential Buildings at Navy Yard
Ensemble/Mosaic and Korman Communities Break Ground on the First Private Residential Buildings at the Philadelphia Navy Yard $285M Mixed Use Development to Open in 2025 with a Variety of Apartment Options and Extensive Amenities and Retail Release and photo courtesy of Ensemble/Mosaic – Renderings of AVE Navy Yard can be found HERE PHILADELPHIA –
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October 19, 2023
Ensemble/Mosaic Secures Minority-Led Capital for First Navy Yard Residential Project
Ensemble/Mosaic Continues to Deliver on Its Unprecedented DEI Strategy as it Secures Minority-Led Capital through Basis Investment Group for the First Residential Project at Philadelphia Navy Yard. Basis Investment Group Leads $100M+ Equity, Representing Minority-Led Involvement at Every Level of the Project
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August 14, 2023
Award-Winning Biotech Training Program to Begin Second Recruitment
Award-Winning Biotech Training Program to Begin Second Recruitment to Connect Philadelphians with Quality Jobs in the Region’s Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Sector The Wistar Institute, the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, Iovance Biotherapeutics, PIDC, and The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Launch Second Recruitment for the Award-Winning Program on August 22 Partners in Greater Philadelphia’s
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June 13, 2023
Navy Yard Welcomes New General Manager
We are pleased to welcome Lucy Bitton as the new Navy Yard general manager. Bitton is taking over for Poe Leggette, who served in that role for the past 11 years and is moving into a new, expanded role with CBRE (PIDC contracts with CBRE to run daily campus operations at the Navy Yard). “Our
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May 3, 2023
Navy Yard Workforce Program Receives $525,000 Federal Grant
Through the strong support of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), PIDC recently received a $525,000 grant for its innovative workforce program – the Navy Yard Skills Initiative (NYSI). Congresswoman Scanlon secured the Community Projects Funding commitment for NYSI in 2022 and PIDC recently completed the administrative grant process to access the funds. NYSI is a
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April 17, 2023
The Navy Yard Welcomes Delegation of Leaders from Argentina as Part of U.S. State Department Program
A delegation of economists, government officials, legislative advisors, and business leaders from Argentina visited the Navy Yard on April 14 as part of a larger visit to the U.S. through a State Department program to understand political, social, and economic issues in the U.S. During the visit, Navy Yard leadership briefed the group on the
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March 30, 2023
Award-Winning Life Sciences Workforce Program Graduates First Class at Navy Yard
The 22-week program, which began recruitment last summer and generated more than 400 applicants, graduated its first class at a ceremony held at Iovance Biotherapeutics at the Navy Yard March 10th, 2023. In total, 13 students graduated from the program, and ten will be connected with employment at Iovance Biotherapeutics as Aseptic Technicians starting at $23.50/hour. Associate
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March 29, 2023
Ensemble/Mosaic Signs First Lease at New Navy Yard Life Science Building with bioMérieux, Inc.
This blog is courtesy of Ensemble/Mosaic. Read the release on the Ensemble/Mosaic website. PHILADELPHIA – March 29, 2023 – Ensemble/Mosaic, a joint venture between Ensemble Investments, LLC and Mosaic Development Partners, has announced the signing of its first tenant, bioMérieux, Inc., at 1201 Normandy Place, the newest life science facility at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia. The building
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January 30, 2023
Naval Foundry and Propeller Center Executes Another Record Casting
The following is courtesy of the Naval Foundry and Propeller Center. You can access the original article here. The following is courtesy of the Naval Foundry and Propeller Center. You can access the original article here. The Naval Foundry and Propeller Center continues to innovate as it executed the pouring of the largest non-ferrous ring in United
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