Philly weekly roundup: $1.2M for Hopeworks; Goodbye Wells Fargo Center; Is the Digital Equity Act over?

Plus, the Pennsylvania Senate Communications and Technology Committee passed legislation to ban state government agencies from using TikTok.

• Startups and creators need to work together to solve their mutual problems, Calan the Artist writes. [Technical.ly]

• Have PTW 2025 FOMO? Check out our live blog that recaps all the events we attended last week. [Technical.ly]

• Tech workforce development org Hopeworks received $1.2 million from the Hg Foundation, which will support the org’s expansion to two new cities. The Camden-founded nonprofit expanded to Kensington in 2022. [Hopeworks/Technical.ly]

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September 21, 2026
Hopeworks Receives $1 Million Investment from The Switchpoint Foundation

Announces new Skilled Trades Workforce Initiative to prepare the next generation of skilled workers Camden, NJ – September 18, 2026 – Hopeworks, a social enterprise advancing economic mobility through technology training and workforce development, is honored to announce a $1 million investment from Scott Bentley and the Switchpoint Foundation, a philanthropic foundation seeking transformational and […]

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September 1, 2026
Hopeworks Welcomes Yet He to Board of Directors

Camden, NJ — [September 1, 2026] — Hopeworks, a social enterprise advancing economicmobility through technology training and workforce development, today announced theappointment of Yet He, Treasurer and Head of Financial Planning & Analysis at FactSet, to itsBoard of Directors. Yet brings more than two decades of experience across finance, corporate strategy, mergersand acquisitions, capital markets, […]

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July 7, 2026
Hopeworks’ Newark Space Now Open with Programming Underway to Expand Workforce Training for Young Adults

New facility builds on proven workforce development model, with Dell Technologies supporting expanded access to AI tools and career readiness training NEWARK, N.J. – July 7, 2026 – Hopeworks announced that its newly established space in Newark, New Jersey is now fully open, with programming officially underway to support young adults entering technology and high-growth […]

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