The Port of Philadelphia will become the Northeast Distribution Center for the world’s foremost producer of eucalyptus pulp, which is used in making a full range of personal hygiene products, including paper towels and facial tissues. Mateus Carmo, president of Fibria Celulose USA INC, has revealed his company is relocating its operation from […]
The 15th largest African American-owned business in the United States, H.J. Russell + Co., has been commissioned to target the construction management on the proposed PHL Local Gaming, LLC (www.casinorevolution.com), $428 million gaming facility. The potential joint venture, between Bala Cynwyd-based L.F. Driscoll Co., LLC and H.J. Russell + Co., one of five bidders for […]
CENTER CITY’S NOT ENOUGH: Levy Talks Future Of Philly Jobs At Zarwin Baum
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As the New Year approaches and significant changes continue to impact the US health-care system, The Physicians Foundation – a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the work of practicing physicians and help facilitate the delivery of healthcare to patients – has identified five key areas that will have major effects on practicing physicians and […]
Bellevue Communications Group announced today Jubelirer Strategies and its two executives will join Bellevue beginning in January. The merger will bring veteran communications strategist Jeff Jubelirer as Vice President and Johanna Kilbride as Account Executive along with the firm’s existing clients. “We have long admired Jeff’s work in issue management and crisis communications,†said Bellevue […]
It’s obvious the Philadelphia Daily News editorial department doesn’t do its homework, otherwise it would not have tried to hype its readers into believing on its Tuesday front page story “Oil Rolling Through Philly, a Quebec-Like Roll Calamity Is Possibleâ€. This attempt to rally popular support to bar oil shipments rolling the […]
BY TONY WEST/ A seething dispute in City Council over who can give community input in zoning cases has forged a compromise. It could make it easier for property-owners to seek variances for new development or rehab work. A lot is at stake: the rights of property-owners, the influence of community leaders, the authority of […]
BY TONY WEST/ A long-proposed plan to run the Broad Street subway line into the Navy Yard received a significant boost today. US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has sent a letter to the Federal Transit Administration, urging the agency to begin discussions with stakeholders in the region about extending the Broad Street line by 1.5 […]
SmartCEO, a community of chief executives and business leaders in the region, presented Philadelphia International Airport CEO Mark Gale its prestigious Circle of Excellence award for Hospitality last Friday. The Circle of Excellence Awards are presented annually to “recognize the Philadelphia region’s most respected, innovative and forward-thinking ‘yardsticks’ of excellence. These presidents and CEOs have […]
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