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Accomplishments and Awards Over the Past Five Years

View the top accomplishments for executive branch departments, agencies, boards and commissions as well as additional accomplishments from some independent agencies and boards over the past five years. A listing of all awards the City of Philadelphia has received over the past

Posted in Featured Announcements, Mayor Announcements

Minority Contractor Training Program: Expand Your Capacity to Build Your Business

The Office of Economic Opportunity is hosting this free, six (6) month, (2 classes per month), course is designed to provide minority contractors with firsthand experience, market information, productive business relationships, and an opportunity to expand and enhance their business

Posted in Businesses, Mayor Announcements

Shaping an Educated City: A Two-Year Report on Mayor Nutter’s Education Goals and School District of Philadelphia Funding

The Mayor’s Office of Education released Shaping an Educated City: A Two-Year Report on Mayor Nutter’s Education Goals, an evaluation of the Nutter Administration’s efforts to increase the number of Philadelphia students graduating from high school and to create a

Posted in Mayor Announcements

Task Force On Ethics And Campaign Finance Reform

More than 100 years ago, Lincoln Steffens described Philadelphia as “corrupt and contented” in his book Shame of the Cities. More recently, fueled by periodic prosecutions and convictions of corrupt public officials, the City of Philadelphia has contended with a

Posted in Mayor Announcements

Mayor’s Task Force on Tax Policy and Economic Competitiveness

The Task Force is charged with evaluating Philadelphia’s real estate development environment and its tax policy and structure; and how they compare to competitor cities and neighboring jurisdictions. The group is tasked with providing recommendations in October 2009. The Task

Posted in Mayor Announcements
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