Topic: PECO

“How Will You Go To Bat For A Young Person Today?”
The president and CEO of PECO’s parent company serves on the board of Cal Ripken’s foundation. Here’s why they just opened a new STEM center at Essington’s Tinicum School
By Calvin Butler
A Path to “Jobs That People Love”
PECO’s workforce development initiative is, little by little, making solid middle class careers easier to get for Philadelphians who look like their customers
By Natalie Pompilio
Nadia Bosket
The founder of Hoop Dreams, Inc. has figured out how to help Philly kids make friends, be confident and focus on opportunities, using basketball as bait
By Lauren McCutcheon
Mike Innocenzo
For his work helping to stand up the Civic Coalition to Save Lives, the PECO CEO and Chamber of Commerce Board Chair is this year’s Lewis Katz Corporate Citizen of the Year
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
One Man’s Trash …
The Energy Co-Op in Mount Airy turns Philly’s garbage into renewable energy. Now it’s available to all Philadelphians
By Courtney DuChene
Voting Green
Why aren’t our elected officials talking more about climate change and pollution? This election, WURD’s afternoon host says, voters should demand it
By Charles D. Ellison