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Neumann University buying 63 acres, buildings from Sisters of St. Francis to double campus size
Philadelphia Business Journal
Neumann University will buy nearly 63 acres of land and several buildings from the adjacent Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia to double its Delaware County campus and draw more students to the small Catholic university.
The deal announced Tuesday is expected to close Aug. 30.Click HERE to read more.
Another year in the books for the Irish Chamber! Thank you to our members, sponsors and partners for your support during the past year – one that was challenging for all of us. You can see below an overview of our year. While we missed in-person events, we took full advantage of more robust virtual connections, specifically with our members across the Island of Ireland.
Our calendar of programming going forward will include a mix of in-person, virtual and hybrid events. We look forward to another year of expanding and deepening connections between our region and the Island of Ireland. Cheers to better times ahead!
Port of Cork – Monday 28 June 2021
The Port of Cork and Independent Container Line (ICL) jointly celebrated the shipping services first year in operation, in what can be described as a record first year. The direct deep-sea route which operates between Cork and US (East Coast – Penn Terminals in Chester, PA*) is the only direct route out of Ireland connecting to the USA.
ICL reported that trade exporting from Ireland has increased five-fold in its first year, and imports have doubled. General commodities handled on this service include refrigerated cargo (Pharma, Foodstuffs), Beverages, Healthcare Products, Building Materials, Chemicals, Auto Parts, Paper and Packaging Products.
The US Ireland Summit is being held virtually on the 1st of July. With an esteemed line-up discussing the strengthening of the economic relationship between Ireland and US. Register today.
Key speakers include: An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States- Daniel Mulhall, Member of the European Parliament and Vice President of the EPP Group – Frances Fitzgerald, Governor Martin O’Malley, Former Governor of Maryland. View the full speaker list.
