Education & Talent
December 13th 2012
New RWJF Grant Will Support Education & Talent Development Goals
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded the Economy League and United Way $200,000 to identify standard early childhood quality and kindergarten readiness assessments and develop a campaign for their adoption. The Roadmaps to Health Community Grant came about through the work of the Education... Read More
Business Growth
December 13th 2012
PHLCVB Campaign has World Class Roots
The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new name – PHLCVB – and a new campaign derived, in part, from World Class Greater Philadelphia. During the early research stage for World Class, we learned of a widely-used measure of international presence and achievement among global cities... Read More
Business Growth
October 26th 2012
New Startup Initiative Aligns With World Class Agenda
In a move that will advance key elements of the emerging World Class Greater Philadelphia business growth agenda, Mayor Nutter this morning announced an exciting new initiative to support Philadelphia startups and entrepreneurs. In partnership with the Philadelphia Industrial Development... Read More
Business Growth
July 27th 2012
Steve Wray and World Class on Technically Philly
This week, Technically Philly featured coverage of Steve Wray's presentation on the World Class initiative at Tuesday's annual Regional Affinity Incubation Network (RAIN) conference at the University City Science Center. In his remarks, Wray touched on the role of the technology and innovation... Read More
Business Growth
July 5th 2012
appRenaissance's Bob Moul Discusses the Value of Business Growth Strategies for the Region
Check out this new short video featuring Bob Moul, CEO of appRenaissance and co-chair of the World Class Business Growth Strategy Team. In the video, produced by World Class Greater Philadelphia partner the CEO Council for Growth, Moul talks about the burgeoning tech startup scene in Greater... Read More
Regional Direction
April 6th 2012
Guest Opinion in Bucks County Courier Asks and Answers Why You Should Care About World Class Greater Philadelphia
Why we should care about yet another public policy study? Thursday, April 5, 2012 L. Thomas Haertsch Early last month, nearly 300 men and women gathered in Philadelphia for an update on an initiative that could result in a better future for all of us. It’s called “World Class Greater... Read More
Infrastructure
March 1st 2012