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RoundTrip, a startup using technology to connect patients with medical transportation options, has closed a $1.9 million seed round. The capital will let the company expand sales, marketing and tech teams
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Crafting safer wheelchairs, better call bells and more efficient feeding systems are some of the challenges makers will be tasked with during NextFab’s event April 28.
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The Philadelphia Cultural Fund awarded $2.6 million in grants to over 300 organizations Tuesday, ranging from large nonprofits like the Philadelphia Zoo, to small groups such as Philly Game Mechanics.
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Software company Guru has moved its headquarters to Center City - and quietly opened a small five-person office in San Francisco.
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Comcast Chief Product Officer Chris Satchell resigned for “personal reasons,” as he’ll relocate to join a West Coast-based nutrition and health company. The move is the second C-suite shakeup within the last year.
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The CEO of this Philadelphia-based technology startup has established a routine that leaves him with less actual “work” time, but makes the rest of his day easier to be more productive during his time at the office.
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Nike acquired Center City-based Zodiac Inc, a data analytics firm which has developed a platform that can predict how much a customer will spend in the future. Following the acquisition, Zodiac terminated its relationship with all of its clients.
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Some Philadelphia companies, including marketing agency SEER Interactive and PwC have stepped up benefits beyond the bare minimum, and small but important changes can put your business on par with the business giants.
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The Philadelphia-based company is the 7th-most sought-after company to work at, three spots ahead of its 2017 ranking.
The company offers perks including free TV and internet, complimentary passes to Universal Studios theme parks, and more..
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A new PitchBook report ranked U.S. metro areas according to the amount of venture capital invested and also venture capital returns.
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What's in a name?
An iconic cheesesteak restaurant still receives flak from customers for changing its name five years ago to Joe’s, but its former name proved to be bad for business.
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Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke forsees a property tax increase for residents as proposed in Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget, which would make it the fourth tax hike in the past three years.
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Women own fewer than 40 percent of the city’s businesses and represent 14 percent of the members of boards of directors in Philadelphia-area public companies. One entrepreneur’s idea will hope to spark a change in those numbers
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STP Investment Services has won the 2018 Philadelphia CEO Report Velocity 50 Awards! Read more @ https://t.co/bzs7lNdJjc @CEO_report@CEOReportPHIL#Velocity50
As shopping centers around the nation are struggling, the Christiana Mall in Northern Delaware has fully leased all 179 of its stores with rents of over $500 per square foot.
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While by no means a definitive list of the city’s best business minds, Philadelphia magazine’s list of 45 business influencers to follow on Twitter is a trustworthy measuring stick.
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Chester-based Power Home Remodeling got nationwide publicity last month for 3 billboards luring LeBron James to play in Philly. The ad campaign was an extension of the company’s culture which has earned it high praise among leading business publications.
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Recent concerns regarding New Yorkers outpacing Philadelphians purchasing office space in their own backyard can quiet down after one local acquired a Center City office building for over $31 million.
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Outspoken CEO of Philly-based La Colombe Torrefaction coffee maker Todd Carmichael, a heavy user of social media, is encouraging people to drop Facebook and Twitter, which he says are corrupted by the large number of bots.
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