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‘Critical’ Point for Philadelphia’s Global Identity

September 10, 2018

Two rounds of interviews and 18 applications from national and international firms later, Philadelphia officials picked a consultant that will help the city navigate through a “critical” step in its global identity project to make it more competitive. And, for the family-owned firm’s chief executive, it’s been a long overdue project he’s been advocating for […]

Startup SocialLadder’s new deal with Ticketmaster Division is a ‘Big Win’

September 9, 2018

Philadelphia tech startup SocialLadder is moving up another rung, announcing Monday the company, which connects live event promoters with more than 150,000 brand ambassadors to drive ticket sales, landed a major deal with a division of Live Nation’s Ticketmaster. CEO and Co-Founder Raavi Iqbal said it has partnered with the entertainment conglomerate’s event ticketing site […]

59 Health Tech Companies Share Their 2017 Revenues to Land on Inc 5000 List

September 8, 2018

It’s become an annual tradition for MobiHealthNews to parse Inc. Magazine’s Inc 5,000 list of fastest growing companies in America, calling out the digital health and health tech companies that made the list. We found more companies than ever on this year’s list, some you’ll recognize and some you may not. While MobiHealthNews doesn’t generally report on awards, we […]

And the 2018 Stellar StartUps Finalists are …

August 23, 2018

This year, we received nearly 100 applicants for the Inquirer’s third annual Stellar StartUps contest recognizing some of the region’s best new companies. And from them we have 30 finalists in nine categories. The finalists The following is the complete list of 2018 Stellar StartUps finalists. Winners in each category, along with a grand-prize winner, will be announced […]

Companies Respond to an Urgent Health Care Need: Transportation

August 9, 2018

As America’s baby boomers are hitting 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day, and healthier lifestyles are keeping them in their homes longer, demand is escalating for a little talked-about — yet critical — health care-related job: Transporting people to and from nonemergency medical appointments. “It’s going to become a massive phenomena,” said Ken […]