• New AI innovation hub opens in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood

    Calling all young adults interested in learning more about artificial intelligence! A new state-of-the-art AI Innovation Hub has opened in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. A facility in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood is expanding its operation. On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city officials held a ribbon-cutting at Hopeworks as the organization unveiled […]
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  • New AI innovation hub opens in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood

    Calling all young adults interested in learning more about artificial intelligence! A new state-of-the-art AI Innovation Hub has opened in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. A facility in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood is expanding its operation. On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city officials held a ribbon-cutting at Hopeworks as the organization unveiled […]
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  • New AI innovation hub opens in Philadelphia's Kensington section

    The new expansion was made possible by a nearly $1 million investment from Dell Technologies. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia non-profit celebrated a major expansion of its facility in Kensington Tuesday. Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city leaders were there as Hopeworks unveiled its new Artificial Intelligence Innovation Hub. The new expansion was made possible by a nearly […]
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Building a Better Future Through AI

September 2, 2025
Hopeworks CEO Dan Rhoton explains how AI is a tool for helping young people build meaningful careers. Hopeworks, a nonprofit social enterprise operating in Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers young adults facing barriers to economic opportunity critical technological training in AI-augmented skills, including web development, data visualization and geographic information systems (GIS). Utilizing […]
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Philly’s FORT Robotics lands $19M to scale machine safety platform

August 15, 2025
Plus, Hopeworks is getting an AI hub thanks to Dell, Dispatch Bio emerges with $216M and more money moves. Biotech has always been a regional strength, and there’s news about wins in that sector, but the Philly ecosystem also saw strong performance that points to other sectors on the rise.  Robotics is one: On the […]
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KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA)

August 11, 2025
Camden County is partnering with a nonprofit to help keep kids off the streets and in school through paid technical training. This program has been going on for a year now, and KW Community Impact reporter Rachel Williams spoke with a young man who has since turned his life around. 21-year-old James Horn of Camden […]
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New youth tech program in Camden County helping drive crime rates lower, officials say

July 31, 2025
Camden County leaders credit a new technology training program tailored to young people who are considered "at-risk" for helping to drive down crime in Camden to record lows. County leaders partnered with Hopeworks, a local nonprofit, to steer young people away from crime and train them for in-demand, technology-related jobs. James Horn, a program participant, […]
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Investing in the Future: American Water Speaks on Workforce and Water Quality at 2025 NARUC Summer Summit

July 31, 2025
CAMDEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., participated in the 2025 National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit, July 27 through July 30, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. The Summit brought together state regulators, utility industry leaders and stakeholders to explore pressing issues facing […]
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