Awards
January 26, 2023
Three Navy Yard Companies Recognized for Work in Life Sciences
Congratulations are in order for three Navy Yard life companies that received industry awards at an event held in Miami January 19. The Phacilitate Advanced Therapies Awards ceremony recognized and celebrated the progress in the advanced therapies field. The three Navy Yard companies recognized for their contributions to the life sciences sector were: Adaptimmune: The
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January 25, 2023
Improved Cell Service Across Navy Yard
You may have not seen them, but you probably noticed the improvement in cell connectivity at the Navy Yard. AT&T just launched several new small cell sites across the 1,200-acre campus. Four new small-cell sites are now online which have dramatically enhanced coverage throughout the Navy Yard – especially for businesses along Kitty Hawk Ave
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January 20, 2023
Philly Shipyard’s NSMV Program Achieves Milestone with Steel Cutting of Fourth Ship
Philly Shipyard, Inc., reached a remarkable milestone this week with the announcement of the cutting of steel for the fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), which is destined for the Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston, Texas, upon its expected completion in 2025. The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) NSMV program is designed
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January 19, 2023
Coriell Life Sciences Research Finds Precision Medicine Has Reached a Global Tipping Point for Adoption
Big news coming from Coriell Life Sciences. Their newly published research, authored by leaders at the company, reveals that the time is finally right for healthcare systems, employers, and governments to establish genome-informed clinical decision-making as the new standard of care. “The stage is set for leaders around the world to change healthcare as we know
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January 11, 2023
Axalta Wins Globally Distinguished Innovation Award
Axalta, whose 175,000 square-foot Global Innovation Center is located at the Navy Yard, recently won a major globally distinguished award for innovation. The Business Intelligence Group presented Axalta with the 2023 BIG Innovation Award for its AquaEC® Flex Broad Bake Electrocoat product. The BIG Innovation Awards recognize organizations and people who bring new ideas to
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January 4, 2023
Navy Yard NEWS – Winter 2023
Click to read the Fall 2022 issue of Navy Yard NEWS.
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January 4, 2023
Navy Yard Skills Initiative Connected More Than 60 Philadelphians to Jobs in 2022
Since its inception in August 2020, more than 120 Philadelphians have participated in 8 cohorts of PIDC’s Navy Yard Skills Initiative (NYSI) training programs, but 2022 was by far the most successful year of NYSI in connecting Philadelphians to meaningful employment in growing industries within the Navy Yard. NYSI training programs are designed for individuals
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January 3, 2023
Rhoads Industries Receives Funding to Bolster PA’s Manufacturing Industry
Governor Tom Wolf made an announcement December 30, 2022, that Rhoads Industries, Inc. (Rhoads) is set to receive $400,000 in funding to help strengthen its workforce development program and meet the production needs it has at the Navy Yard. Founded in 1896, Rhoads has grown from a small fabrication shop to a leader in industrial
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November 7, 2022
The Navy Yard Welcomes Labcorp
The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome Labcorp to the Navy Yard Community. Located at 1 Crescent Drive, Suite 102, Labcorp is convenient and accessible to individuals who work or live within close proximity to the Navy Yard. Services and Support Offered Appointment scheduling Courier service Variety of test order and result delivery solutions Labcorp
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September 16, 2022
Coriell Life Sciences Earns Second PBMI Excellence Award for Cost Containment
Congratulations to Coriell Life Sciences on earning their second Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) Excellence Award for Cost Containment om honor of their Corigen® Medication Safety Program, which eliminates a root cause of healthcare waste—medications that are harming people instead of helping them—and in turn reduces needless healthcare costs in a major way. Coriell Life Sciences
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September 13, 2022
Navy Yard Skills Initiative Begins Recruitment for Patient Registrar at Jefferson Health
University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) and PIDC’s Navy Yard Skills Initiative (NYSI) are recruiting across Philadelphia for training and job opportunities as a Patient Registrar at Jefferson Health. Full-time positions begin at $15.15/hr. Register online for a virtual info session to learn more about the program: September 15 at 1 p.m. or September 22
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August 29, 2022
Navy Yard Businesses Come Through Big in Back-to-School Supply Drive for Local Elementary School
The Navy Yard business community came together to support a local elementary school with a back-to-school supply drive during August to support the incoming kindergarten class at F. Amedee Bregy Elementary School, Bregy for short, in South Philadelphia. The Navy Yard Engagement Committee, a collection of representatives from Navy Yard businesses whose goal is to plan community
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August 18, 2022
The Navy Yard Welcomes Concierge Spine & Sports Medicine
The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome Concierge Spine & Sports Medicine to the Navy Yard community. Located at 1200 Constitution Ave in the Vincera Institute building, Concierge Spine and Sports Medicine is focused on getting patients back to maximum function by providing fast, effective non-surgical pain relief services, and a wellness treatment plan that
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August 16, 2022
Navy Yard Skills Initiative Begins Recruitment for Philly Shipyard, Inc. – Union Apprentice
University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) and PIDC’s Navy Yard Skills Initiative (NYSI) are recruiting across Philadelphia for training and job opportunities as a Union Apprentice earning $17.13/hour to start in partnership with Philly Shipyard, Inc. Register online for a virtual info session to learn more about the program: August 25th at 1PM
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August 11, 2022
Easily Fill Your Prescriptions at the Jefferson Navy Yard Pharmacy
Did you know that the Navy Yard has a pharmacy? That’s right, the Jefferson Navy Yard Pharmacy at 3 Crescent Drive features a full-service pharmacy that accepts all Rx plans. “I think people are under the assumption that the pharmacy is only for patients at Jefferson Health,” said Ernie Cotilus III, RPh, Pharmacy Supervisor at
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