Why Philadelphia?

• It is one of the leading cities in the United States to visit and to do business in.
• It is approximately two hours away from New York, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, which are influential, high-profile cities.
• It is a city growing in industry and technology, and very rich in culture and history.
• The state of Pennsylvania has three main ports, the Port of Philadelphia being the most important of them. The others are the port of Erie Pittsburgh and the port of Erie.
• The Port of Philadelphia is strategically located in the center of the northeast coast of the United States, and it has benefited greatly from the expansion of the Panama Canal, with container handling volumes rising considerably in recent years.
• The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority and the Panama Canal Authority maintain a Mutual Cooperation Agreement that provides for joint marketing activities, information exchange, market studies, modernization and improvements, staff training and technology exchange.
• Philadelphia serves as the main point of entry and distribution center for fresh fruit and frozen food entering the United States.
• It is considered the best city in the United States for studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) according to “Smart Asset.” Some of its most important higher education institutions and universities are:

University of Pennsylvania

Temple University

Saint Joseph’s University

Drexel University