Community
April 21, 2020
Every day is Earth Day at the Navy Yard!
Today, the Navy Yard is a catalyst for innovation in the region and a national model for sustainability. Our assets and infrastructure make it a uniquely attractive place for businesses, with an emphasis on development, energy efficiency, and sustainability. We offer the region’s most densely populated collections of privately-owned LEED-certified buildings, a 35-megawatt unregulated electric
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April 15, 2020
Navy Yard Inspired Fun & Free Stay-At-Home Activities
Reload your roster of stay-at-home activities to entertain your family with these Navy Yard inspired DIYs, adventure sheets, and coloring pages for your kids, your spouse, and inner-child! 1. DIY Origami Boat In 2018, we celebrated our first Bring Your Child to Work Day, offering inflatables, pinata bashing, and arts & crafts with a DIY
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March 19, 2020
10 Outdoor Activites to Enjoy the Navy Yard while Practicing Social Distancing!
Being outside can be uplifting, positive, and soothing. During these trying times, it’s natural to want to head outdoors for a change of scenery. As our community leans into social distancing, the Navy Yard remains open. The park spaces, riverfront, and unique and historic architecture can provide a brief reprieve of fresh air. If you’re
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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