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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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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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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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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September 27, 2019
PIDC Releases Request For Qualifications Seeking New Development Partners for the Philadelphia Navy Yard
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Community
September 23, 2019
RECAP: Bregy Back to School Drive
In support of our adopted Philadelphia school, F. Amadee Bregy School, the Navy Yard held a Back to School Drive throughout the month of September. Bregy is located in the Marconi Plaza neighborhood of South Philadelphia, serving students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. Collectively, the businesses of the Navy Yard donated over 1,000 items consisting
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September 11, 2019
Cool Jobs at the Navy Yard: Desmond McCaffery, Manager of Employee Volunteering
From Color Techs to Fashion Stylists, Cancer Researchers, and Design Masters, the Navy Yard is packed with awesome people doing great things. One of these people is Desmond McCaffery, Manager of Employee Volunteering at GSK.
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September 10, 2019
15+ September Special Offers & Events at the Navy Yard
Come on down to check out the exciting events taking place this September at the Navy Yard! From the Philly Burger Brawl to YogaPuncture at Nava Yoga, you won’t want to miss any of our September happenings. We hope to see you soon!
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