Navy Yard Blog

News

March 13, 2020

Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center Grows at the Navy Yard

  Great News! Orthopaedic specialists from Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center have moved to a larger office at 1 Crescent Drive, Suite 100.  This new state-of-the-art office will allow Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center  to better serve its growing patient population with the latest technology and diagnostic equipment, modern exam rooms, and a larger therapy

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News

February 28, 2020

PIDC Announces Philadelphia Navy Yard Development Partner Shortlist

PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, received over 35 responses to the request for qualifications (RFQ) issued last fall for development of 109 acres at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. This opportunity comprises the next stage of development at the Navy Yard, focused on bringing expanded life sciences R&D and production, corporate headquarters, office and commercial,

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Community

February 27, 2020

Meet The Team: Kate McNamara

Kate McNamara was promoted at PIDC to Senior Vice President, Navy Yard. As an attorney specializing in complex project management, public sector real estate, and capital projects, she will continue to build on the Navy Yard’s current momentum, implementing the next phase of development, while growing the vision of the Navy Yard as a top

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Community

February 7, 2020

PIDC Announces a Navy Yard Leadership Transition

This week, PIDC President Anne Bovaird Nevins announced a Navy Yard leadership transition. Senior Vice President Prema Katari Gupta has accepted a new position at the Center City District and will leave PIDC after nearly five years of leading the Navy Yard team, and Kate McNamara, PIDC’s Vice President of Real Estate Services, has been

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Community

February 3, 2020

Navy Yard Haiku Poetry Contest

As the “Coolest Shipyard in America” with opulent history, one-of-a-kind experiences, unforgettable landscapes, and first-class development, we’re calling on Philly’s Poets, Lyricist, and Storytellers for our first Navy Yard Haiku Contest. Defined by the Haiku Society of America as a short poem that uses imagistic language to convey an experience – haiku are short, breezy

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Amenities

January 3, 2020

Jefferson Health Pharmacy Now Open!

Fully occupying 3 Crescent Drive, Jefferson Health offers over 15 specialties including walk-in telemedicine appointments to better serve health care needs. Now, the facility features a full-service retail pharmacy, accepting all Rx plans.

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Amenities

January 2, 2020

20 Navy Yard Businesses You Could Work For this Year!

As a historic, thriving waterfront district in Philadelphia, the Navy Yard is bustling with 15k people, 175 companies, and hundreds of career opportunities for all! Take a look at these 20 Navy Yard businesses that you could work for in 2020!

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Cool Jobs

November 15, 2019

Cool Jobs at the Navy Yard: Whitney Taylor, Quality Assurance

The Navy Yard is filled with thousands of people doing amazing things! We had the opportunity to meet one of those people, working inside the industrial district of the Navy Yard. Meet Whitney Taylor, Quality Assurance Coordinator at Philadelphia Ship Repair. Whitney has been working at Philadelphia Ship Repair for two years where she spends

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Events

November 1, 2019

20+ Navy Yard Events to Enjoy this November!

The days may be getting shorter and the temperature a little colder, but the Navy Yard is jam-packed with opportunities and events to enjoy all year long! This month, don’t miss your chance to Enter the Cocoon, enjoy a free lecture, or recenter yourself in a yoga class! UPCOMING EVENTS Tape Philadelphia: Enter the Cocoon Saturday,

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Events

October 17, 2019

RECAP: 6th Annual Navy Yard 5k

Thank you to our Navy Yard community for another amazing Navy Yard 5k! The 6th year brought together over 800 dedicated runners and walkers on a rainy yet perfect day in Central Green. Whether you ran, walked, volunteered, or cheered your colleagues to victory, we hope you enjoyed the views of the river, and the noontime dash

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Events

October 16, 2019

RECAP: MED WEEK “How To Move The Needle”

PIDC and the Office of Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown hosted the annual joint MED Week event, “How to Move the Needle,” at Penn State at The Navy Yard. The event included an engaging series of expert presentations featuring valuable information, guidance, and advice to minority-owned business enterprises on how to grow their business by minimizing

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Cool Jobs

October 10, 2019

Cool Jobs at the Navy Yard: Mel Sage, Design Builder

The Navy Yard is bursting with awesome people doing great things. We’re home to over 14,500 employees and over 160 companies. Each person here has a cool job with a unique story! One of those people is Mel Sage, Design Builder at Urban Outfitters. Mel Sage has been working with Urban Outfitters (UO) as a

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Events

October 4, 2019

RECAP: Navy Yard Sustainability Day

Celebrating sustainability at the Navy Yard,  PIDC, Clean Air Council, the US Navy, Johnson Controls (LUX Products Corporation), Penn State at the Navy Yard, Nava Yoga Center at The Navy Yard and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA  joined forces for another successful Sustainability Day. The organizing sponsors were joined by 15+ regional organizations with

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Events

October 1, 2019

25+ Navy Yard Events to Enjoy this October!

October is jam-packed with opportunities to #discovertheyard. Join us on the Marine Parade Grounds for Sustainability Day, sign up for NoontimeU, run a weekend 5k or two, and then round the month out with a spooky cocktail class at Bar Amis! UPCOMING EVENTS 6th annual Navy Yard 5k REGISTRATION CLOSES: Friday, October 11, 2019 at

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Development Updates

September 27, 2019

PIDC Releases Request For Qualifications Seeking New Development Partners for the Philadelphia Navy Yard

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