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2020

  • Maintaining unity and creating value, virtually - The novel coronavirus forced a global halt to major international, regional and local events. From the NBA season to networking conferences, all gatherings of any size stopped abruptly in an effort to flatten the curve and prevent COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronaviru... more

  • Dr.Baranowitz to Docs: Consider MMF/MPA for COVID - Philadelphia Scientist and President of Epitek Inc., Dr. Steven Baranowitz, urges doctors to pay attention to current prescription medication (MMF/MPA) that can be clinically tested against COVID-19 Media Contact: Graziella DiNuzzo, gdinuzzo@wtcphila.org, 609.680.7670 Philade... more

  • KOB Studio: One-of-a-kind, Hand-painted Textiles - By Graziella DiNuzzo Hand-painting designs on textiles is a craft that dates back thousands of years to Asia and parts of Europe and this highly specialized technique continues to thrive in Philadelphia at Kevin O’Brien Studio (KOB). ​Artist and painter, Kevin O’Brien, beg... more

  • Philadelphia’s Bassetts Ice Cream, Now in Taiwan - By Graziella DiNuzzo Taiwan has now joined the growing list of countries who have fallen in love with Philly’s own Bassetts Ice Cream. “One of their top executives had tasted Bassetts Ice Cream while traveling and had been trying to get it ever since,” says Michael Strange, ... more

2019

  • Pacproinc® For Safe, Efficient Food Packaging - By Graziella DiNuzzo Ever wonder how the piece of paper you find in between beef patties gets there? Most probably not. At one time, human hands painstakingly placed the paper, one at a time, to separate each patty in an assembly line, until engineer Lawrence Ward had an ide... more

  • Visual Software Revolutionizing Health & Education - By Graziella DiNuzzo In Swaziland (now officially eSwatini) Africa, a man with AIDS walks many miles through precarious terrain to arrive at the nearest clinic. If he is lucky to be seen that day, the clinic attendant will need to conduct testing to determine a diagnosis – te... more

  • VHM provides the right ingredients customers need - By Graziella DiNuzzo Have you ever looked at the interior of a car and wonder how it was made, or why the paint is so shiny? Most likely not. After visiting with member company Van Horn, Metz & Company (VHM), I look at these things differently. “Take a walk through Hom... more

  • Dave DeLizza Appointed President & CEO of Pennoni - It’s not surprising that Dave DeLizza chose to major in engineering at Drexel University. “I remember dad would take me to his job sites while the bridges were under construction to show me how they were built,” says DeLizza. “The two I remember the most are the Girard Aven... more

  • World Trade Centers Day was a grand celebration - It poured for days before our biggest event of the year, but on May 15, the sun shined its light over historic Fairmount Waterworks in Philadelphia and our 2019 World Trade Centers Day honorees. The stage was set, videos cued, food and bar stations opened, and we were ready... more

  • Made in America: American Cable Company - President, Carlos Gonzalez Jr., walked past the stacks of unwrapped Christmas presents towering in the corner of the conference room, a few floors above the American Cable Company warehouse in Northeast Philadelphia. “I still have to wrap my grandkids presents,” he smiles.  “W... more