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Wall Street Journal: Amazon Shaking Up Whole Foods with Backroom Robots
Amazon is rolling out a new backroom system at a local Whole Foods Market that could redefine the chain’s natural-food image by adding more mainstream food options, writes Owen Tucker-Smith for The Wall Street Journal. The Plymouth Meeting store may be among the first to deploy ShopBots, robots designed to retrieve items like Doritos, Tide…
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Orchestra Life Sciences Headquarters Moving from Canada to Philadelphia Navy Yard with Planned Expansion
Orchestra Life Sciences is moving its headquarters from Montreal in Canada, to the Philadelphia Navy Yard as it prepares for rapid growth, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The firm, which supports pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing therapies for cancer and rare diseases, currently has more than 60 employees around the world and…
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Venture for America, Comcast Roles Help Cheltenham Woman Pivot Into Dream Job Investing in Startups
Antonia Dean, a Cheltenham resident, secured her dream role after gaining experience at Venture for America and Comcast, where she developed programs to support local startups, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. Today, Dean is a partner at Black Operator Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm where she focuses on investing in companies others might overlook. Dean,…
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Historic Rittenhouse Square Apartment Building, The Drake, Sells to Group of Four Investors
The Drake, a historic apartment building in Rittenhouse Square that has been in the city for nearly a century, has been sold, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The investors who have acquired the iconic Spanish baroque buildings plan to make capital improvements to the property, hoping to enhance its tenant value. “We…
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Philadelphia Magazine to Operate As Nonprofit After Being Acquired By The Philadelphia Citizen
The Philadelphia Citizen has officially completed its purchase of Philadelphia Magazine, writes Zoe Greenberg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. As a result of the acquisition, some changes will occur while others will remain. For instance, Philadelphia Magazine will continue to publish in both print and online. However, it will now operate as a nonprofit. While there…
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Rising Health Insurance Costs Loom for Philadelphia as Federal Aid Ends
Nearly 500,000 Pennsylvanians could be facing sharp increases in their health insurance costs next year as the federal assistance that has been helping keep premiums affordable is now coming to an end, write Ryan Deto, Isaac Avilucea, and Sabrina Moreno for AXIOS Philadelphia. As open enrollment for Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace starts on Saturday, the…
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Madeline Marriott of Holland Named Bucks County Poet Laureate
Madeline Marriott, a freelance journalist and independent bookseller, has unique body art: the closing line from a meaningful poem inked on her arm. “I take my poetry very seriously,” the Holland resident said with a light laugh. “I’ve got it tattooed on me.” That devotion to the written word has led Marriott to being named…
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Warehouse Planned for DrinkPak in Bellwether District Would Be Philadelphia’s Largest
A 1.4 million-square-foot warehouse planned at the Bellwether District for canned beverage manufacturer DrinkPak would be the largest in Philadelphia and third largest in the region, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. A city zoning permit issued last week to the Bellwether District states that the building would be for “limited industrial and…
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How Secret Meetings at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia Helped Secure America’s Independence
A secret meeting between Benjamin Franklin and French spy Julien-Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir at Carpenters’ Hall in 1775 helped bolster America’s fight for independence, writes Michaela Althouse for PhillyVoice. At the time, American colonists wanting to break away from Great Britain were gathering resources and preparing to fight for freedom. A pressing question was whether…
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At Philadelphia-Based Honeygrow, AI is Proving to Be a Game-Changer
Back in 2012, honeygrow opened its first location at 16th and Sansom streets in Center City Philadelphia. Founder Justin Rosenberg wanted to create a new space that brings people together with high quality, wholesome, and simple foods. Since its opening, Honeygrow has become known for its stir-fry, salads, and honeybars. Fast forward to more than…
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This Candy Bar Has Been Made in Philadelphia For More Than 100 Years
In 1917, during World War I, Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews were born out of necessity and more than 100 years later, the candy bar can still be found in snack aisles, writes Christie Ileto for 6abc. While people now liken them to being the hometown hero of candy bars, Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews weren’t always that. According…
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Stateside Vodka Takes Anheuser-Busch to Court, Accusing Beer Giant of Copying Surfside Brand
Philadelphia-based Stateside Vodka is suing Anheuser-Busch InBev, claiming the company’s recently launched canned cocktails copied the design of its highly successful Surfside brand, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The local spirits company claims that…
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First-Person Reenactment: Lucretia Mott & the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Step into the 19th century as a Gather Place Museum reenactor brings Lucretia Mott—Quaker minister, abolitionist, and women’s rights pioneer—to life. This compelling one-hour program traces Mott’s fearless advocacy from her leadership in the Anti-Slavery movement to her role in co-organizing the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, igniting the long fight for women’s suffrage. Rooted…
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This Philadelphia Program Has Helped 1,000 Local Homeowners Complete Their Wills
The Will Power Program was launched in 2022 to provide free real estate planning to Philadelphia’s low-income homeowners. Three years later and the program has just helped its 1,000th Philadelphia homeowner with their will and other related legal documents, writes Aaron Moselle for WHYY. Debby Freedman, executive director of Community Legal Services, spoke on the…
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Philly Entrepreneur Maya Nazareth to Pitch Apparel Company Alchemize Fightwear on ‘Shark Tank’
Philadelphia entrepreneur Maya Nazareth is set to appear on Season 17 of Shark Tank, where she will pitch her apparel company, Alchemize Fightwear, writes Stephanie Arnold for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Her approach for the episode, where she faced celebrity investors Kendra Scott, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Daymond John, and Alexis Ohanian, was to focus…
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Elites, A-List Celebrities Are Finding Their New Escape in New Hope
As some of the most famous glamorous retreats like Aspen and Palm Beach start to lose their luster, the elite have found a new escape in New Hope, writes Maureen Coulter for Philadelphia Magazine. There has been an invasion of A-list celebrities in the charming Bucks County town, with big names including actor Bradley Cooper,…
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David Fajgenbaum, Penn Immunologist Who Repurposed a Drug to Save His Own Life, Wins John Scott Award
David Fajgenbaum, a Penn Medicine immunologist who gained notoriety for saving his own life by repurposing an existing drug, has won the prestigious John Scott Award, writes Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He will be presented with the award, one of the oldest science awards in the United States, and the accompanying $10,000 cash…
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Philadelphia Eagles Now Second-Most Valuable NFL Franchise
The Philadelphia Eagles are now the second-most valuable franchise in the NFL after their Super Bowl-winning season, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The team’s value jumped 10 percent from last year. London-based valuation and strategy consulting firm, Brand Finance, which did the analysis, values the Eagles’ brand at $1.3 billion. The Eagles…
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