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3 Philadelphia Colleges Rank Among Top 100 Best US Universities
Three Philadelphia schools placed among the 100 best colleges in the nation for 2024, according to the latest U.S. News Best National University Rankings. To find the best colleges nationwide, U.S. News evaluated almost 1,500 four-year bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 19 key measures, including graduation rates, first-year retention rates, Pell graduation rates, peer assessment, and…
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Wall Street Journal: University City-based BioTech Firm Nears Human Trials for Breakthrough Artificial Womb Technology
University City-based Vitara Biomedical is currently working on an artificial womb for premature babies and is getting closer to human clinical trials, writes Liz Essley Whyte for The Wall Street Journal. Last year, a Vitara Biomedical executive said at a biotech symposium last year that the firm is in the process of commercializing the research…
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New Documentary Focuses on Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Place Responsible for Some of Most Memorable Music Ever Recorded
The new documentary “Sigma Sound” puts the spotlight on Sigma Sound Studios, a Center City establishment that was the source of some of the most memorable music ever recorded, writes Ian Bush for KYW Newsradio. Many know that Sigma Sound Studios welcomed artists such as The O’Jays and Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, but…
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Former Activist Investor Believes Deal Between Republic First and George Norcross Makes Sense
Republic First Bancorp, parent of Republic Bank, and an activist investor group led by George Norcross, a South Jersey power broker, and Greg Braca, former CEO of TD Bank U.S., are holding preliminary talks for a possible equity investment, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Abbott Cooper of New York hedge…
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Check Out Where Philadelphia Ranks in Income Inequality Among Pennsylvania’s 67 Counties
Philadelphia took the top spot in Pennsylvania among counties with the highest income inequality, writes Andrew DePietro for Forbes. Forbes used data from the Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates to determine the county with the highest income inequality for each state, as measured by the Gini index. The Gini coefficient measures the…
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Outdoor Classroom Boosts Connection, Builds Bonds Among Philadelphia’s Public School Teachers
Philadelphia’s Outward Bound School is a weeklong educator expedition program that fosters teamwork and forges stronger community bonds among teachers, writes Carly Sitrin for the Philadelphia Chalkbeat. The teachers who participate in the program come from schools across Philadelphia, from traditional district classrooms to vocational technical high schools. The days are reserved for outdoor adventures,…
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Temple University Aims to Name Its Next President This Coming Spring
Temple University aims to have its next president in place for the start of the 2024-25 academic year, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The North Philadelphia institution outlined a process in the search for the president on Thursday which includes the naming of a Temple-affiliated search advisory committee and the hiring of…
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Despite Battered Balance Sheet, Center City-based Republic First’s Customers Continue to Stay Loyal
Center City-based Republic First, a lender with $6 billion in assets, has found itself in financial purgatory recently, but unlike First Republic Bank, which was in a similar situation this spring, its depositors have largely remained loyal, writes Jonathan Weil for The Wall Street Journal. Like First Republic, Republic First incurred heavy paper losses that,…
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Work on Roughly $430M I-95 Cap Project Starts Officially with Ceremonial Groundbreaking
Work on the roughly $430 million I-95 cap project officially began on Wednesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking after eight years in preparation, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The I-95 cap and the accompanying Park at Penn’s Landing, which will span from Front Street to the Delaware River, will take four to six…
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Bloomberg: Billionaires Clash Over 76 Place, Proposed Chinatown Arena for Philadelphia 76ers
Recently, two squads of billionaires have been battling over 76 Place, the proposed future home of the 76ers in Philadelphia, writes Gerry Smith for Bloomberg. On one side, the team’s owners, Josh Harris, of Apollo Global Management, David Blitzer, a Blackstone Group executive, and real estate developer David Adelman, want to build a new home…
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Bucks County Leadership: Col. Nick Nichols, President, Folds of Honor
Col. Nick Nichols, President at Folds of Honor, grew up living all over the U.S. and the world as the son of an Air Force fighter pilot. He learned to make friends quickly through sports, particularly wrestling, which he credits with teaching him discipline. Nichols followed in his father’s footsteps and served in the Air…
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Dimes Issued by U.S. Mint In Philadelphia in 1982 Could Be Worth Thousands
A series of dimes bearing the face of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt but missing a mint mark released in 1982 by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia could be worth thousands of dollars each, writes Robert Higgs for cleveland.com. These so-called No-P Dimes miss a small P that should have been shown to the…
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Urban Outfitters Plans to Focus on Anthropologie, Free People As its Namesake Brand Struggles
Philadelphia Navy Yard-based Urban Outfitters is planning to focus on the growth of its Anthropologie and Free People segments in the next several years and make them into billion-dollar businesses as its namesake brand continues to struggle, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The fashion and lifestyle retailer recorded a net income of…
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Three Philadelphia Watering Holes Are Among Pennsylvania’s Best Speakeasies and Secret Bars
Pennsylvania is home to many speakeasies and secret bars that recall a period in the nation’s history when all bars had to be secret, writes Kalena Thomhave for The Keystone. You can visit three of the best ones in Philadelphia – if you can find them! The Ranstead Room is located behind an unassuming door…
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American Community Journals Seeks Experienced Editors to Join Its Fast-Growing Team
American Community Journals (ACJ) — the parent company of VISTA Today, MONTCO Today, DELCO Today, BUCKSCO Today, and PHILADELPHIA Today — is riding a tidal wave of growth this year and is currently looking to fill the following three positions in its rapidly expanding editorial department: Executive Editor This position will oversee ACJ’s editorial operations;…
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Bob Marino Departing Citizens Financial Services to Join Trusted Land Transfer as Executive Chairman
Longtime banker Bob Marino has resigned as a Citizens Financial Services board member and chief revenue officer to focus on his role as chairman of Fort Washington-based title insurance company Trusted Land Transfer, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Marino joined Citizens Financial just over two months ago as part of its $67…
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19-year-old Carpenter Apprentice Helps Complete Final Leg of $400M Wells Fargo Center Project
Saulih Khalifah, a 19-year-old carpenter apprentice, is helping complete the final stage of a $400 million transformation project at the Wells Fargo Center, writes Matteo Iaonisi for the WHYY. “I would have never thought I was going to be a carpenter,” said Khalifah. “I played basketball in high school. I went to college for basketball.”…
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Philadelphia Area Students Receive Full Scholarships for Nursing School, Thanks to IBX Foundation
Thirty-five Philadelphia-area high school students from underrepresented backgrounds will get a full-ride to nursing school thanks to the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The goal of the program is to increase representation in the nursing profession because a more diverse nursing workforce could assist in narrowing racial gaps in…
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