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In 2006-7, the GPHCC won the Small-Sized Chamber of the Year [1] [2] In 2011-12, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce won the Medium-Sized Chamber of Commerce of the Year. [3] The Chamber maintains an active relationship with the Small Business Administration in assisting small business owners to grow their businesses. [4]
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts [10] presents a diverse array of educational offerings, including Jazz For Freedom, exploring social change through the history and traditions of Jazz; Musical Theater Program: Set The Stage, introducing middle school aged students to musical theater; a school ensemble program at KIPP West ...
John F. Kennedy Stadium, formerly Philadelphia Municipal Stadium and Sesquicentennial Stadium, was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia that stood from 1926 to 1992. The South Philadelphia stadium was on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex .
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia is an American chamber orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its principal concert venue is the Perelman Theater of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, of which the orchestra is a founding resident company. The orchestra's current music director is David Hayes, as of the 2024-2025 season ...
Today Two Commerce Square has become a center of accounting and consulting firms, the largest of which is PricewaterhouseCoopers, which occupies 215,000 square feet (20,000 m 2). Occupying the tower since its 1992 opening, professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP leased 115,000 square feet (11,000 m 2 ) of the tower until relocating to One ...
The Congress continued to meet there until December 12, 1776, [19] when Congress evacuated Philadelphia. During the British occupation of Philadelphia, the Continental Congress met in Baltimore, Maryland (December 20, 1776 to February 27, 1777). The Congress returned to Philadelphia from March 4, 1777, to September 18, 1777. [19]
The Metropolitan Opera House is a historic opera house and current pop concert venue located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has been used for many different purposes over its history. Now known as The Met, the theatre reopened in December 2018, after a complete renovation, as a concert venue. It is managed by Live Nation Philadelphia. [4]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce was founded at a meeting of delegates on April 22, 1912. [13] An important catalyst for the creation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were two prior business engagements between the U.S. and Japan. In 1908, Eiichi Shibusawa invited the first official, modern day U.S. business delegation to visit Japan.