http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=125The latest information from The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce© The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved.5The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce will kick off its paid summer internships program for the third consecutive year when 1,000 Philadelphia young people begin work at local companies on July 6, 2009. This six-week program is an initiative b...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=118&from=RSSMon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Philadelphia, PA – June 1, 2009 – The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce announced today that Pennsylvania State Senator Rob Wonderling (R-24th) has been chosen to become the next President & CEO of the region’s premier business advocacy o...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=117&from=RSSMon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMTThe Chamber sent a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on May 21, copying Pennsylvania legislative leaders, supporting the City of Philadelphia’s request for the state to approve a new amortization schedule for the City’s pension plans. As par...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=116&from=RSSWed, 27 May 2009 04:00:00 GMTThe trickle down effect of the commonwealth’s economic stimulus package was the primary focus of yesterday's Region on the Rise half-day event. The Hon. James P. Creedon, Secretary of the Department of General Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsyl...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=114&from=RSSThu, 21 May 2009 04:00:00 GMTAtlanta, GA and Philadelphia, PA – A comparative study conducted by the Milken Institute ranks the Greater Philadelphia region second in the study’s Overall Composite Index, after only Boston and ahead of Greater San Francisco. The study’s full findi...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=115&from=RSSThu, 21 May 2009 04:00:00 GMTAt the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Forum program yesterday at The Pyramid Club, Rob Dubow, Finance Director for the City of Philadelphia, described the city’s financial situation and proposed five-year budgetary plans. Dubow...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=112&from=RSSThu, 14 May 2009 04:00:00 GMTThe Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) joins the Drexel University community as well as the region’s business community in mourning the death of Dr. Constantine N. Papadakis. The 2007 recipient of the William Penn award, he was a true ci...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=111&from=RSSMon, 06 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMTOn behalf of the 5,000 businesses and organizations represented by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO Mark Schweiker sent a letter of appreciation to Senator Arlen Specter thanking him for his decision today to oppose c...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=110&from=RSSTue, 24 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMTStatement from DAVID L. COHEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:We commend the Mayor for making the hard choices that are embedded in his “shared sacrifices” FY2010 budget and five-year plan announced today. This budget has so...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=108&from=RSSThu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMTThe Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) is urging federal lawmakers to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) legislation that, if accepted, would strip workers’ right to a federally supervised, private ballot process in union electio...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=105&from=RSSFri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMTThe Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) presented Judy Spires, President and CEO of ACME Markets, Inc., with its 2009 Paradigm Award – the region’s most prestigious award honoring a female chief executive of a for-profit company whose pro...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=106&from=RSSThu, 12 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMTThe Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Michael A. Nutter kicked off the 2009 campaign yesterday to identify paid summer internships for Philadelphia young people. Companies in the 11-county region were asked to offer an internship at ...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=104&from=RSSWed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMTStatement from Mark Schweiker President & CEO Greater Philadelphia Chamber of CommerceWe commend Governor Rendell for presenting a budget in today’s challenging economy that does not backslide on the progress that has been made to improve the com...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=103&from=RSSWed, 04 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMTGreater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Mark S. Schweiker presented Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell with $15,000 today to kick-off his Police Statute Public Information Campaign. The funds were raised by the Greater Phila...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=102&from=RSSTue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMTMark S. Schweiker, whose six-year tenure as President & CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) has been defined by large-scale innovation and an aggressive and successful regional economy-building agenda, announced today he wi...http://www.greaterphilachamber.com/News.aspx?PageContentID=126&BlogID=101&from=RSSThu, 15 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT