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To be fair, West Philly has gone through some positive changes in the past 10+ years, even while under Blackwell's tutelage. In this timeframe, more businesses have started, more people moved in, property values increase, Baltimore Ave in West Philly improved with better street lighting and landscape. With new leadership, we can hope and expect that this will continue and be built upon to make it better for the people living and doing business in West Philly. Good luck to the new councilwoman! |
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She was never a force politically on her own - most of her juice came from her name and the power of the Democratic machine in this city. I'm having a hard time remembering any serious challengers to her seat in the 18 years or so that I've been a voter in that district. This current time was a perfect storm of forces that was set to leave her dusted and rightfully so. There is a frustration amongst people in the far western parts of the district where I live - cross 52nd Street and you'll see a different West Philadelphia than the realtors would have you believe. Blackwell's presence (or lack thereof) isn't much of factor in why things aren't as good as they are elsewhere in the district and there's only so much a councilperson can do in a short timeframe to visibly make a dent in entrenched poverty but for once in this city's history people sided with the devil that they didn't know...maybe a good sign? |
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I'm hoping for the best from Gauthier, but expecting a 'Blackwell lite' at best. The last think West Philly needs is basically more of the same for the next 20 years. |
Looks like we'll have two more threads to make!
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Blue Ivy looks great. https://i.imgur.com/UD4N9zL.jpg |
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I like the Blue Ivy rendering a lot for the old Midtown diner location as well.
The 15th and Cherry location is not the parking lot? The small building on the corner -- right? |
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Looks amazing! Someone create a thread!
There's a thread already created for Revival Hotel. I just posted in it. |
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Philadelphia Region Fortune 500 and 1000 Companies 2019
Fortune 500 10. Amerisource Bergen - Chesterbrook, PA (soon to be Conshohocken, PA) 32. Comcast - Philadelphia, PA 35. DowDuPont - Wilmington, DE 187. Lincoln Financial Group - Radnor, PA 198. Aramark - Philadelphia, PA 284. Crown Holdings - Philadelphia, PA 293. Universal Health Services - King of Prussia, PA 349. Campbell Soup - Camden, NJ 400. UGI - King of Prussia, PA 428. Toll Brothers - Horsham, PA 451. Burlington Stores - Burlington, NJ 454. Chemours - Wilmington, DE 497. Navient - Wilmington, DE Fortune 1000 543. Genesis Healthcare - Kennett Square, PA 552. Ametek - Berwyn, PA 556. FMC Corp - Philadelphia, PA 634. Urban Outfitters - Philadelphia, PA 676. Penn National Gaming - Reading, PA 691. American Water Works - Camden, NJ 723. Penn Mutual Life Insurance - Horsham, PA 728. Triumph Group - Berwyn, PA 759. Vishay Intertechnology - Malvern, PA 796. Unisys - Blue Bell, PA 841. EnerSys - Reading, PA 870. Teleflex - Wayne, PA 890. Brightview Holdings - Blue Bell, PA 940. Carpenter Technology - Bensalem, PA 985. Healthcare Services Group - Bensalem, PA https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel..._news_headline |
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So of the region's fortune 500 companies, we have 3 of them and one is leaving soon. The suburbs are really crushing us, still.
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Did some quick math and it seems 21/28 companies that were on the list in both 2018 and 2019 moved up on the list, and cumulatively those 28 companies had a net positive move of 505 spots. 15 companies moved up 10 or more spots. That should indicate that the companies in this area are doing relatively well compared to the rest of the Fortune 500, at least with regards to revenue.
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Still, I'm OK with having a multi-node employment metro area, but still, 2-3 more Fortune 500s and 2-3 more Fortune 1000s in the Metro area would be nice. |
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