“I’ve been an admirer of the cultural sector [in Philadelphia] for many years, the last 15 years or so,” Gary Steuer says. Come October, Steuer will take office as the Chief Cultural Officer for the city of Philadelphia. Steuer currently serves as Vice...

MyPartTimePro reports that fuel prices and worsening traffic are driving 26% of employees to consider changing jobs to improve their commutes. “The Impact of Commuting on Employees,” a survey conducted by BusinessWeek Research Services and commissioned...

On July 18, 2008, Mayor Michael A. Nutter signed an order creating the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy. In addition, Mayor Nutter announced Gary Steuer as Chief Cultural Officer, who will begin his term in October. The re-establishment...

Relocate-America ™ recently named their Top 100 Places to Live in 2008. 2008 marks their 10th year compiling the list of the best places to live in the United States. Their list is the only that is determined by stats and feedback of people that live...

Walkscore.com recently named Philadelphia the fifth most walkable city in America. Walk Score ranks 2,508 neighborhoods in the largest 40 U.S. cities to help consumers find a walkable place to live. The site rated Philly a 74 out of 100 "walk score...

“Going green” has been the new trend in recent months as businesses are altering their business plans to incorporate a green component. While the complexity of green strategies can vary, even small changes in your business and daily routine can make an...

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan first put Pennsylvania on Hollywood’s radar screen with his 1997 blockbuster ‘‘The Sixth Sense.” In recent months, a $75 million tax credit Pennsylvania passed last summer has attracted even more Hollywood big wigs to the...

A vibrant, successful, entrepreneurial community is essential to regional growth. Three issues of Innovation Matters are exploring key aspects that allow entrepreneurs to flourish within the Philadelphia Region: an entrepreneurial community, funding opportunities...

Massachusetts Governor Patrick Devall appointed the nation's first Creative Economy Director this month. Jason Schupbach, 32, makes U.S. history by being the first to be appointed in such as post. AHN news reports that his main task is to widen a...

The Philadelphia Business Journal published an article this week about rising gas costs and how this affects businesses. Gene Marks said that the high price of gas will bring on a fundamental, “good” change in our economy, in “Penny Pincher's Almanac...

A vibrant, successful, entrepreneurial community is essential to regional growth. Three issues of Innovation Matters are exploring key aspects that allow entrepreneurs to flourish within the Philadelphia Region: an entrepreneurial community, funding opportunities...

Innovation Philadelphia announced its first two recipients of the Creative Economy Investment Fund on Thursday, May 22 at the Creative Movement Conference. Along with the City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce representative Josh Sevin, Kelly Lee...

A vibrant, successful, entrepreneurial community is essential to regional growth. The next three issues of Innovation Matters are exploring key aspects that allow entrepreneurs to flourish within the Philadelphia Region: an entrepreneurial community,...

City Councilwoman-at-Large Blondell Reynolds Brown, chair of City Council’s Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, and City Councilman-at-Large W. Wilson Goode, Jr., chair of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, held a public...

When you think high-tech, realize Philadelphia is the place to find IT. The Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise conference, held in Philadelphia on March 26 – 27, 2008 was a huge success and attracted over 400 IT professionals. Innovation Philadelphia...