List of companies based in the Philadelphia area
This is a list of companies either based or with large operations in the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley area of the United States.
Active companies headquartered in the region
Name | City | Industry | Fortune 1000 rank (2018) |
Notes |
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Alpha Video | entertainment | |||
AmerisourceBergen | Conshohocke , PA | pharmaceutical | 10 | |
Aramark | Philadelphia, PA | hospitality | 209 | |
ASTM International | publishing | |||
Axalta Coating Systems | Philadelphia, PA | coatings | ||
Ballard Spahr LLP | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Beneficial Bank | Philadelphia, PA | financial | ||
Blank Rome | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Brandywine Realty Trust | Philadelphia, PA | real estate | ||
Boscov's | Reading, PA | retail | ||
Burlington Stores | Burlington, NJ | apparel | 459 (in 2017) | |
Campbell Soup Company | NJ | food | 315 | |
Carpenter Technology Corporation | Philadelphia, PA[1] | |||
CDI | Philadelphia, PA | engineering services | ||
Checkpoint Systems | Philadelphia, PA | manufacturing | ||
Chemtura | Philadelphia, PA | manufacturing | 775 | |
Chemours | Wilmington, DE | chemicals | 454 | |
Comcast | Philadelphia, PA | telecommunications | 32 | |
Comcast | Philadelphia, PA | entertainment | ||
Conrail Shared Assets Operations | Philadelphia, PA | railroad | ||
Cozen O'Connor | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Crown Holdings | Philadelphia, PA | packaging | 313 | |
CSS Industries | Philadelphia, PA | manufacturing | ||
CubeSmart | Malvern, PA | self-storage facilities | ||
Dechert | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Day & Zimmermann | Philadelphia, PA | construction | ||
Disston Precision | Philadelphia, PA | manufacturing | ||
Dollar Financial Group | Philadelphia, PA | finance | ||
Drinker Biddle & Reath | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Duane Morris | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
DuPont | Wilmington, DE | chemicals | 35 | |
Ellis Coffee Company | Philadelphia, PA | coffee | ||
Endo Pharmaceuticals | pharmaceuticals | 766 | ||
Entercom | Bala Cynwyd, PA | media | ||
EPAM Systems | Newtown, PA | software engineering | ||
ERT | Philadelphia, PA | healthcare | ||
Fiserv | King of Prussia, PA | financial | ||
Five Below | Philadelphia, PA | retail | ||
FMC | Philadelphia, PA | chemicals | 581 | |
Fox Rothschild | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company | Philadelphia, PA | food | ||
Fuji Advanced Sports | Philadelphia, PA | bicycles | ||
Garfield Refining | Philadelphia, PA | precious metal refining | ||
Genesis HealthCare | Kennett Square, PA | healthcare | ||
Harleysville Group | Harleysville, PA | insurance | ||
Hill International | Philadelphia, PA | construction | ||
Holtec International | Camden, NJ | nuclear power equipment | ||
InterDigital | Wilmington, DE | telecommunications | ||
Internet Capital Group | Wayne, PA | finance | ||
Iron Stone Strategic Capital Partners | Philadelphia, PA | real estate | ||
Kenexa | Wayne, PA | employment solutions | ||
Knoll | East Greenville, PA | furniture | ||
League Collegiate Wear | Bridgeport, PA | apparel | ||
LexisNexis Risk Solutions | King of Prussia, PA | healthcare | ||
Liberty Property Trust | Malvern, PA | real estate | ||
Lincoln National Corporation | Radnor, PA | insurance | 232 | |
Melior Discovery | Exton, PA | pharmaceuticals | ||
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
NutriSystem | Horsham, PA | food | ||
PECO Energy | Philadelphia, PA | energy | ||
Peddler's Village | Lahaska, PA | entertainment | ||
Penn Mutual | Horsham, PA | insurance | ||
Penn National Gaming | Wyomissing, PA | entertainment | 790 | |
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | Philadelphia, PA | real estate | ||
Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack | Philadelphia, PA | automotive | 945 | |
Pepper Hamilton | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
PHH | financial | |||
Philadelphia Media Network | Philadelphia, PA | newspapers | ||
QVC, Inc | West Chester, PA | retail | ||
Radian Group | Philadelphia, PA | financial | ||
Saxby's Coffee | Philadelphia, PA | beverage | ||
Saul Ewing | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis | Philadelphia, PA | law | ||
Stevens & Lee | Reading, PA | law | ||
Sunoco | Philadelphia, PA | oil | ||
Sungard | Wayne, PA | information technology | 585 | |
Susquehanna International Group | Bala Cynwyd, PA | financial | ||
Synygy | Chester, PA | consulting and outsourcing | ||
Teleflex | Limerick, PA | manufacturing | ||
Teva | North Wales, PA | pharmaceuticals | ||
TLA Entertainment Group | Philadelphia, PA | entertainment | ||
Toll Brothers | Horsham, PA | construction | 791 | |
UGI | King of Prussia, PA | utilities | 362 | |
Unisys | Blue Bell, PA | information technology | 664 | |
Universal Health Services | King of Prussia, PA | healthcare | 324 | Listed as (NYSE: UHS); an American Fortune 500 company[2] |
Urban Outfitters | Philadelphia, PA | apparel | 715 | |
Vanguard | Malvern, PA | financial | ||
ViroPharma | Exton, PA | pharmaceuticals | ||
Vishay Intertechnology | Malvern, PA | electronics | 868 | |
VWR International | Radnor, PA | scientific products | 583 | |
Wawa Food Markets | Wawa, PA | convenience stores |
Nonprofit companies headquartered in the region
Name | City | Industry |
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ACTS Retirement-Life Communities[3] | West Point, PA | healthcare |
Aria Health[4] | Philadelphia, PA | healthcare |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | healthcare |
Cooper Health | Camden, NJ | healthcare |
Crozer-Keystone Health System | Springfield, PA | healthcare |
Elwyn | Elwyn, PA | healthcare |
Friends Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | healthcare |
Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | education |
Immaculata University | Malvern, PA | education |
Independence Blue Cross | Philadelphia, PA | insurance |
La Salle University | Philadelphia, PA | education |
Lourdes Health System | Camden, NJ | healthcare |
Monell Chemical Senses Center | Philadelphia, PA | research |
Peirce College | Philadelphia, PA | education |
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | education |
Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, PA | education |
Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | education |
Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | education |
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | education |
Villanova University | Villanova, PA | education |
Virtua | Marlton, NJ | healthcare |
US headquarters of foreign corporations
Name | City | Industry | Fortune Global 500 rank (2009) |
Notes |
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ACE Ltd. | Philadelphia, PA | insurance | ||
Arkema | Philadelphia, PA | chemicals | ||
AstraZeneca | Wilmington, DE | pharmaceuticals | 268 | |
GlaxoSmithKline | Philadelphia, PA | pharmaceuticals | ||
HSBC Bank USA | Wilmington, DE | financial | 21 | |
ING Direct | Wilmington, DE | financial | 8 | |
IKEA | retail | |||
Rentokil | business services | |||
Ricoh Americas Corporation | business services | |||
SAP America | Newtown Square, PA | software | ||
Shire Pharmaceuticals | Wayne, PA | pharmaceuticals | ||
Siemens Healthcare | medical | 30 | ||
Subaru of America | Camden, NJ | automotive | ||
TD Bank, N.A. | financial | |||
Teva Pharmaceuticals | pharmaceuticals |
Divisions of US corporations
Name | City | Industry | Parent | Fortune 1000 rank (2014) |
Notes |
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Acme Markets | Malvern, PA | retail | Albertsons | 94 | |
Boeing Rotorcraft | Ridley Township, PA | aviation | Boeing | 30 | |
Centocor | Malvern, PA | pharmaceuticals | Johnson & Johnson | 39 | |
Colonial Penn | Philadelphia, PA | insurance | Conseco | ||
Delmarva Power | Wilmington, DE | energy | Exelon | 561 | |
Economy.com | West Chester, PA | economic research | Moody's Analytics | ||
GSI Commerce | King of Prussia, PA | retail | eBay | ||
Happy Harry's | Newark, DE | retail | Walgreens | ||
Harrah's Philadelphia | Chester, PA | entertainment | Caesars Entertainment | ||
Janney Montgomery Scott | Philadelphia, PA | investment | Penn Mutual | ||
Genuardi's | Norristown, PA | retail | Safeway | ||
Keystone Helicopter | Coatesville, PA | aviation | United Technologies | 45 | |
M.A.B. Paints | Broomall, PA | paint | Sherwin-Williams | 278 | |
MBNA | Wilmington, DE | financial | Bank of America | 21 | |
McNeil Laboratories | Fort Washington, PA | pharmaceuticals | Johnson & Johnson | 36 | |
Neoware | King of Prussia, PA | electronics | Hewlett-Packard | 17 | |
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems | Horsham, PA | software | Quality Systems | ||
PECO Energy | Philadelphia, PA | energy | Exelon | 119 | |
QVC | West Chester, PA | retail | Liberty Media | 607 | |
Rohm and Haas | Philadelphia, PA | chemicals | Dow Chemical | 48 | |
Tastykake | Philadelphia, PA | food | Flowers Foods | ||
Sesame Place | Langhorne, PA | entertainment | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment |
Divisions of foreign corporations
Name | City | Industry | Parent | Notes |
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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard | Philadelphia, PA | shipbuilding | Aker American Shipping | |
Delaware Investments | Philadelphia, PA | financial | Macquarie Group | |
Ikon Office Solutions | Malvern, PA | office supplies | Ricoh | |
Mitchell & Ness | Philadelphia, PA | footwear | Adidas | |
Subaru of America | Camden, NJ | automotive | Subaru Corporation |
Defunct corporations
Name | City | Industry | Fate | Notes |
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American Line | Philadelphia, PA | maritime | merged | amalgamated into IMM |
AgustaWestland | Philadelphia, PA | aviation | acquired | absorbed by Finmeccanica, today Leonardo; Headquartered in Rome, Italy. |
Baldwin Locomotive Works | Philadelphia and Eddystone, PA | manufacturing | failed | |
Brown Bros. & Co. | Philadelphia, PA | financial | merged | moved to NYC, now called Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
Cephalon, Inc. | West Chester, PA | pharmaceutical | acquired | by Teva Pharmaceuticals in Oct. 2011; small R&D presence still in original location |
Commodore International | West Chester, PA | electronics | failed | Office complex is now home to QVC. |
Consolidated Rail Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | railroad | split | into: Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transportation, Conrail Shared Assets Operations |
Curtis Publishing Company | Philadelphia, PA | publishing | assets sold | |
Drexel and Company | Philadelphia, PA | financial | failed | Transformed several times, eventually failed as part of the 1980s junk bond fiasco. |
E.W. Clark & Co. | Philadelphia, PA | financial | merged | Ultimately became part of Penn Mutual |
EB Games | West Chester, PA | electronics and gaming | acquired | by Game Stop |
Ensoniq | Malvern, PA | electronics | acquired | by Creative Labs, which dissolved the brand. |
EPrivacy Group | Malvern, PA | software | acquired | by Symantec, which dissolved the brand. |
Extreme Championship Wrestling | Philadelphia, PA | entertainment | acquired | by World Wrestling Entertainment |
Hercules | Wilmington, DE | chemicals | acquired | by Ashland |
International Mercantile Marine Co. | Philadelphia, PA | maritime | failed | Owned the Titanic |
J. G. Brill and Company | Philadelphia, PA | railcars | merged | |
Lanston Monotype Company | Philadelphia, PA | printing | failed | successor company moved to Buffalo, NY |
Midvale Steel | Philadelphia, PA | steelmaking; fabrication | merged | Name survives in Heppenstall-Midvale AG |
MOS Technology | Norristown, PA | electronics | acquired | by Commodore, which failed |
Muskogee Company | Philadelphia, PA | mining | acquired | by Missouri Pacific Railroad |
Neafie & Levy | Philadelphia, PA | shipbuilding | failed | |
Penn Central Transportation | Philadelphia, PA | railroad | failed | most of it became SEPTA with merger of other railroads; parts are now Amtrak |
Pennsylvania Railroad | Philadelphia, PA | railroad | merged | with New York Central to become Penn Central. |
Philadelphia Media Holdings | Philadelphia, PA | newspapers | bankrupt | |
Philco | Philadelphia, PA | manufacturing | merged | with: Ford, moved to Lansdale, Blue Bell, and Willow Grove before moving to Michigan where part lives on as Visteon. Philco-Ford was renamed Ford Aerospace and sold to Loral in 1990. Another part of the original, Philco International moved to Pittsburgh in 1988. |
Philadelphia National Bank | Philadelphia, PA | financial | merged | acquired by Wachovia which was then acquired by Wells Fargo. |
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society | Philadelphia, PA | financial | failed | seized by the FDIC and sold to Mellon Financial |
Reading Company | Philadelphia, PA | railroad | failed | became SEPTA. A piece lives on as Reading Entertainment/Reading International, a real estate company. |
Red Star Line | Philadelphia, PA | maritime | merged | amalgamated into IMM. |
Strawbridge's | Philadelphia, PA | retail | acquired | restructured, renamed. |
Wanamaker's | Philadelphia, PA | retail | acquired | restructured, renamed. |
William Cramp & Sons | Philadelphia, PA | maritime | failed | |
William Sellers & Co. | Philadelphia, PA | machine tools, industrial plant equipment | merged | |
Wilmington Trust | Wilmington, DE | financial | acquired | |
Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen | Philadelphia | law | dissolved | |
Wyeth | Collegeville, PA | pharmaceuticals | acquired | by Pfizer |
Corporations that moved to a different region
- Amkor Technology - moved from West Chester, Pennsylvania to Chandler, Arizona
- Bell Atlantic - after merger with NYNEX, headquarters moved from Philadelphia to New York City; a significant workforce remains in the area
- Breyers - after several acquisitions it is not a Philadelphia brand anymore
- Jones Apparel Group - moved to New York City
- Whitman's - now operated by Russell Stover; based in Colorado
Less notable Philadelphia corporations
References
- "Contact Us". www.cartech.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- "Health care groups that made this year's Fortune 500 list". advisory.com. The Advisory Board Company. 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Employment Opportunities
- Locations & Directions
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