Bloom 42: A Dream Come True Small Business Week at the Navy Yard continues with a spotlight on Bloom 42, a beautiful and inspiring new event space at the Navy Yard—and the dream realized by founder Atiya Hobson. Located on Kitty Hawk Avenue, Bloom 42 isn’t your typical event venue. What was once a café
Barilotti Wealth Strategies: History, Impact, and Community As we continue to celebrate Small Business Week at the Navy Yard, we’re thrilled to spotlight Barilotti Wealth Strategies, a financial planning firm with a powerful mission and a deep appreciation for both people and place. Founded by Christy Barilotti, Barilotti Wealth Strategies focuses on serving first-generation wealth
BFW Group: A Small Business Powerhouse at the Navy Yard From May 4-10, we’re celebrating Small Business Week at the Navy Yard! Did you know that 70% of the companies at the Navy Yard are small businesses? There’s room for all kinds of businesses at the Navy Yard; it’s been part of our redevelopment plans
The Navy Yard will be collecting school supplies to support two local elementary schools. F. Amedee Bregy Elementary School and D. Newlin Fell School are both K-8 elementary schools located in South Philadelphia. The collection will take place Tuesday, July 16 through Wednesday, August 21 with drop-off locations throughout the Navy Yard campus. Being part
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
A newly minted group of life science professionals completed the Biomedical Technician Training Program: Aseptic Technician training and received certificates of completion during a ceremony in the Iovance Biotherapeutics iCTC (Cell Therapy Center) at the Navy Yard March 22. After 24 weeks of dedicated work, 12 Philadelphians officially completed the training that prepared them for
Participants of the newest Navy Yard Skills Initiative Biomedical Technician Training Program cohort with VintaBio, Inc. visited the Navy Yard for an orientation March 27. The purpose of the visit allowed program participants to get a better understanding of their training program with VintaBio and familiarize themselves with the Navy Yard campus. The visit included
As you may have heard, the historic Battleship New Jersey is temporarily leaving its home on the Camden Waterfront and is making its way to the Navy Yard for maintenance – its first in 32 years. This is a homecoming of sorts for the Battleship New Jersey as its construction began in the late 1930s,
PIDC and Ensemble/Mosaic partnered to host a retail tenant outreach event at the Navy Yard on February 1. The event was held at Ensemble/Mosaic’s office in the heart of the Navy Yard. The goal of the event was to attract and engage with qualified tenants interested in leasing retail spaces in the emerging Navy Yard
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