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Choosing The Greater Philadelphia Region for Business Expansion

For companies planning their next move, business expansion in the Greater Philadelphia region involves far more than selecting a new location. Fortunately, practical support for relocation, market entry, and long-term growth is available at every stage of the decision.

The Greater Philadelphia Growth Partnership and regional economic development partners all provide businesses with valuable resources, helping organizations evaluate opportunities and turn them into workable plans.

Reaching Markets at Any Size

Expansion teams comparing East Coast markets typically measure three key areas: reach, labor, and cost.

A single day’s drive from the Greater Philadelphia region covers 40% of the […]

August 13th, 2026|Infrastructure, Innovation, Philadelphia, Real Estate|0 Comments
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Connecting Global Innovators to Greater Philadelphia

The recent expansion of several global companies into our region was made possible by the dedicated work of the Select Greater Philadelphia team at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. By coordinating regional partners and providing specialized support, the Select team ensured each business had the resources and connections required to establish successful operations in Philadelphia.

Read more about how the team facilitated these recent success stories below.

Bonduelle Americas Establishes New Growth Hub  

Bonduelle Americas announced the Bonduelle Americas Growth Hub, marking the North American expansion of an over $2B global food company and […]

May 26th, 2026|Company Locates/Expansion Announcements, Innovation, Life Sciences, Regional News Roundup|0 Comments
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Stories From Our Region: November 2025

Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens Collaboration Center

An East Coast flagship Advanced Therapies Collaboration Center has opened in Philadelphia to accelerate the development of cell and gene therapies, providing resources to biotech, biopharma, and translational researchers developing next-generation cell-based immunotherapies.

Legend Biotech Open Cell Therapy Center in Philadelphia

The newly opened R&D center plans to grow to over 50 employees. Legend Biotech chose Philadelphia because the city is home to some of the world’s greatest universities, scientists, and research institutions.

Advanced Therapies Leading in Cell and Gene Therapy

Select Greater Philadelphia’s team is currently attending the Advanced […]

November 18th, 2025|Cell and Gene Therapy, Innovation, Life Sciences, Our News, Regional News Roundup|0 Comments
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$1.2 Billion Biologics Project to Spur Job Creation in Montgomery County

Global pharmaceutical giant GSK is making a massive U.S. investment and is poised to create hundreds of high-quality biomanufacturing jobs at the new state-of-the-art facility in Upper Merion, Montgomery County. Select Greater Philadelphia applauds this development, which promises to expand the area’s advanced industrial job market significantly.  

This development is part of GSK’s broader $30 billion investment across the United States over the next five years, focusing on research, development, and supply chain infrastructure. The move will further strengthen the U.S. and the U.K life sciences partnership.  

Construction on the Upper Merion site is set to begin in 2026. This biologics flex factory […]

September 30th, 2025|Advanced Manufacturing, Company Locates/Expansion Announcements, Innovation, Investments, Life Sciences, Press Releases, Workforce|0 Comments
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$100 Million Investment at Philadelphia Navy Yard Marks Major Growth for Region

A major $100 million investment by Rhoads Industries, in partnership with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration, is set to make Philadelphia’s Navy Yard a national hub for submarine manufacturing. Select Greater Philadelphia welcomes this investment news as this expansion is expected to exponentially grow Greater Philadelphia’s manufacturing sector and become an anchor that strengthens our region’s middle market.

The project includes building a new 95,000-square-foot fabrication facility designed for large-scale submarine production and barge shipping operations. This state-of-the-art expansion will double Rhoads’s capacity to support the U.S. Navy’s submarine industrial base, including advanced welding, machining, […]

July 23rd, 2025|Advanced Manufacturing, Company Locates/Expansion Announcements, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investments, Technology, Workforce|0 Comments
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Celebrating Philadelphia’s Rise in Global Startup Rankings

Philadelphia Ascends in Global Startup Rankings: A Testament to Innovation, Talent, and Collaboration

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia (the Chamber) is proud to celebrate a major milestone for our region’s innovation economy: Philadelphia has been ranked the #13 Global Startup Ecosystem in the newly released 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome. This marks a remarkable 12-spot leap from last year’s ranking and affirms what we’ve long known — Philadelphia is a world-class destination for startups, innovation, and inclusive economic growth.

Unveiled at VivaTech in Paris, the […]

June 30th, 2025|Awards/Rankings, Innovation, Investments|0 Comments
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Greater Philadelphia Expands Life Sciences Infrastructure with Landmark 2025 Developments

From its legacy as the birthplace of cell and gene therapy to the development of the Nobel Prize-winning COVID-19 vaccine —and most recently, in May 2025, the successful delivery of the world’s first personalized CRISPR therapy—Greater Philadelphia continues to set the pace for life sciences innovation worldwide.

And the world is taking notice.

Health tech innovators, researchers, and companies are increasingly choosing Greater Philadelphia as the launchpad for their breakthroughs because of the region’s unique combination of collaborative infrastructure, world-class research institutions, and access to top-tier talent. As demand accelerates, the life sciences […]

May 22nd, 2025|Company Locates/Expansion Announcements, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investments, Life Sciences, Our News|0 Comments
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2024 Philadelphia Venture Report: $3.3 Billion in Funding Highlights Regional Growth

Despite challenging national trends, Greater Philadelphia’s impressive $3.3 billion in venture capital funding across 444 deals in 2024 highlights the region’s resilience and growth in the venture capital landscape.

According to the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology’s (PACT) and PitchBook’s annual Philadelphia Venture Report, released on February 27, 2025, this figure is up from $2.4 billion across 403 deals in 2023.

The 2024 report indicates that the Philadelphia region’s ecosystem showed remarkable strength, particularly at the early-stage levels, and demonstrated the market’s ability to attract significant investments, even […]

March 7th, 2025|Innovation, Investments, Our News, Publications|0 Comments
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Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Industry Hub Poised for Success in 2025

The Greater Philadelphia region continues to solidify its position as a nationally leading life science hub, thanks to its dense network of top-tier incubators and prime location, which topped the priority list for both life science real estate investors and companies in the past year and is listed as a life science trend to watch for 2025.

A new report by JLL on life science real estate trends to watch in 2025 affirms the growing appeal for collaborative lab spaces […]

January 23rd, 2025|Infrastructure, Innovation, Life Sciences, Our News, Philadelphia, Workforce|0 Comments
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