Aug18Thu

Member News from PhilaPort

New weekly Asia route touted as ‘biggest thing that’s happened to the Port of Philadelphia in decades’
Philadelphia Business Journal 

For the first time, the Port of Philadelphia now has a direct, weekly link to Asia’s economy as it launches the Wan Hei Lines’ Asia — America 9 Service.

The route has a transit time of 35 days and gives Philadelphia access to ports along Asia’s Eastern Coast. It makes stops at Haiphong, Vietnam; Shekou (Shenzhen), Shanghai and Qingdao, China; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Balboa, Panama, before coming to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia. It’s expected to create 720 jobs (157 of which will be at PhilaPort), over $194 million in economic impact and $7.2 million in state and local taxes per year.

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Aug15Mon

Member News from PA DCED

Irish Chamber Member, Michael O’Rourke, Manager, International Business Attraction & Retention, at Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Developmen, will begin his 200-mile Camino solo hike from Oviedo, Spain on September 15th. This adventure is to celebrate his 40th birthday and raise awareness of the urgent need for blood donations in the U.S. and abroad.  His goal is to recruit one pledge to donate blood for every mile that I will hike in Spain – 200 blood donors for 200 miles – by the date he is due to arrive in Santiago de Compostela: Wednesday, September 28th.

No matter whether you live in Belfast, Berlin, Boston, Brooklyn, Boulder, or Bloomsburg, a single blood donation can potentially save up to three lives. Your single donation could save a baby in NICU, a teen battling cancer, and an adult living with chronic illness.

Please support Michael’s 40th birthday campaign by adding your name to his online pledge drive, and then you can decide when and where to give at your convenience. #200MilesFor200SleevesUp

Aug12Fri

Member News from Almac Group

Almac Group plans $65M expansion to Souderton campus, more than 350 new jobs in Montgomery County
Philadelphia Business Journal

Almac Group is planning a $65 million, 100,000-square-foot expansion of its North American headquarters in Montgomery County that will significantly increase its manufacturing, packaging and storage capacity.

The Irish company provides research, development, packaging and other services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the globe developing drugs and undertaking clinical trials. It anticipates breaking ground on the addition in Souderton early next year.

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