The Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise, PRIDE, is the first urban
industrial park in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a proud member
of the Manufacturing Alliance of Philadelphia
PRIDE’s mission is to strengthen the business environment of the area
by focusing on improving security, cleanliness, infrastructure and
relationships between businesses and their residential neighbors.
Meetings are held monthly, for the next date, location and time please
call our office at 215.683.2034.
Benefits of Being INVOLVED!
- New Business Opportunities
- Regular Business Card Exchanges
- PRIDE promotes all members throughout the city and region
Have a voice in shaping the future of the area - Keeping the area clean
- Issues affecting crime, vandalism, graffiti and dumping
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- Street maintenance
- Tax assessments and land use ·
Experience in the power of Group Acting - PRIDE
is a part of the Urban Industry Initiative and the Manufacturing
Alliance of Philadelphia, which works to get a voice in both City Hall
and Harrisburg
- Access to Council people and political support
- Access to City services
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PRIDE is an idea that just makes sense.
This
initiative, the first of its kind in the nation, works within the
existing infrastructure to group neighborhood industrial business
together so they may shape their environment in a way most beneficial
to themselves and the community. This new approach is distinct from
traditional methods and very powerful in that:
- It seeks an ongoing collaboration between local businesses and government;
- It seeks to leverage the collective strengths of area industrial businesses;
- It
addresses those issues which are of greatest concern to businesses –
security, neighborhood reinvestment, appearance and cleanliness;
- It
seeks to access the strengths of the local residential and commercial
communities and will provide benefits for these communities; and
- It targets a neighborhood that still retains genuine business and residential vitality.
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plan, designed in part by urban architects, involves the redesign of
certain areas to accommodate eighteen-wheel trucks, green space and
planting projects, distincti8ve signage and lighting, security
measures, etc.
The PRIDE industrial Park should
become a recognized Philadelphia address and distinct district within
the greater Port Richmond area. The overall objective of the businesses
of the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise is to attain the
competitive level of operational efficiency, employee satisfaction,
district security, and support infrastructure found in the newest
industrial parks in the region.
The next few years will bring the most serious challenges ever faced by
area industrial businesses. Residential encroachment, loss of
industrial land, overregulation, and these are just environmental
issues – not including the normal threats from competitors, rising
costs, etc. Companies like yours have a choice. You can stay in your
offices and factories and hope these challenges will go away… or you
can come out, join together and shape your own future. As we said. The
choice is yours! Get involved. PRIDE and the UII can help you make a
difference!
