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Award-Winning Biotech Program Begins Another Recruitment
Award-Winning Biotech Program Begins Another Recruitment to Connect Philadelphians with Quality Jobs in the Region’s Rapidly Growing Life Science Sector: The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, The Wistar Institute, PIDC, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, Iovance Biotherapeutics, and Integral Molecular Began Joint Recruitment May 21
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
Workforce Development Partnership Celebrates 100th Placement
University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) and PIDC are excited to announce the completion of the inaugural Industrial Trades Program! This cohort marks the 100th placement of the partnership.
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 –
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
Partnership Announced to Connect Philadelphians with Career Training in the Skilled Trades Starting at $25/hr
The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative and PIDC’s Navy Yard Skills Initiative Launch Professional Development Program with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division for Union Careers University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) and PIDC’s Navy Yard Skills Initiative (NYSI) launched a program to train Philadelphia residents for permanent, full-time, union careers starting at
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
Navy Yard to Host Inaugural Night Festival Event This Fall
Featuring Food Trucks, Live Music, Family-Friendly Games and More The Navy Yard is scheduled to hold its first Night Festival Thursday, September 7, from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. The inaugural event will be held at Central Green, the family-friendly, open-to-the-public event will feature a diverse lineup of vendors, including food trucks, musicians, games, and crafters and
Navy Yard Unveils Newest Public Art Project
ARTIST CREATES “GREETINGS FROM THE MIRAGE”, A FLAMBOYANT DESERT LANDSCAPE VISITORS CAN WALK THROUGH AT THE NAVY YARD #NavyYardMirage www.navyyard.org/mirage Group X and PIDC announced its latest public art installation at the Navy Yard, Greetings From The Mirage (#NavyYardMirage), a domed sculptural art installation that will transport you to a surrealist soft desert created by sculpture