CEG - Wed August 13, 2025
Wilmington, Del., Airport's $9.8M Expansion is Adding New Gate to Attract Another Jet
Delaware's Wilmington Airport (ILG) is currently undergoing a $9.8 million expansion to attract a third Avelo Airlines plane and expand its commercial services. The airport, which served a record 155,881 passengers from Chester County and other nearby areas in the first half of 2025, began the work in September 2024, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported....
NEST - Wed May 21, 2025
Philadelphia Phillies, NEST to Host Second Annual Skilled Trades All-Star Program With Local Youth
The Philadelphia Phillies and NEST will once again join forces to present the second annual Skilled Trades All-Star Program — an immersive, hands-on event designed to educate and inspire Philadelphia middle school students about career opportunities in the skilled trades....
South Philly Review - Tue May 20, 2025
Philadelphia's Navy Yard Gets $30M from State to Build New Job-Creation Opportunities
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the Philadelphia Navy Yard earlier in May 2025, to highlight a $30 million investment that is planned to transform 54 acres into advanced manufacturing, life science and commercial use sites....
PennDOT - Tue March 11, 2025
PennDOT Set to Begin Work on $148.9M Market Street Bridges Project in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is set to begin early construction activities March 17, 2025, on its $148.9 million project to rehabilitate the bridges that carry Market Street over Amtrak and Interstate 76/Schuylkill Expressway, the Schuylkill River Trail, and the CSX Railroad in Center City Philadelphia....
CEG - Wed January 15, 2025
Replica Colonial Philadelphia Tavern, Birthplace of U.S. Marines, Set to Begin This Spring
Philadelphia hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking in November for "The Tun" as part of a project to re-create the historic tavern known to every U.S. Marine as the service's birthplace. The construction site is located at 19 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, about 250 yards from the original Tun Tavern site, under what is now Interstate 95....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 26, 2024
SEPTA Builds Major Transportation Center
In many American cities, mass transportation continues to be an essential link for employment, shopping, entertainment and more. Showing its commitment to bus travel, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is putting the finishing touches on the Wissahickon Transportation Center in northwest Philadelphia....
Amtrak - Mon October 07, 2024
Amtrak, Partners Break Ground On New Philadelphia Train Maintenance Facility
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner was joined by Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Implementation Samantha Silverberg and Rail Passengers Association President and CEO Jim Mathews to celebrate the start of construction for Amtrak's new heavy maintenance facility at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 27, 2024
Philly Looks to Create Some CAP Space
Philadelphia's Center City is studded with some of the most iconic elements of American history, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where our nation's forefathers debated and then signed the Constitution....
MyWIC - Wed June 12, 2024
Free Construction Camp for Girls Doubles in Size
Local Philadelphia-area girls entering 7th through 12th grade will attend one of two free construction camps this summer to provide real-world experience, mentorship, and education about the construction industry....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon June 03, 2024
New Beginning in South, Southwest Philly
Government officials and community leaders are excited by a once-in-a-generation project happening a short distance from Philadelphia's central core. Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) has reimagined what the future could look like in South and Southwest Philadelphia....
