Press Release

WORLD TRADE CENTERS DAY DINNER HONORS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REGION'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GLOBAL SUCCESS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 4, 2011

PHILADELPHIA – The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) announces award recipients who will be honored at the ninth annual World Trade Centers Day Dinner & Awards. The event will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue with a reception beginning at 6:00 p.m.

“This dinner not only celebrates the contributions of all World Trade Centers globally, but it also recognizes the real successes of the WTCGP in growing exports from the region to the rest of the world,” said Tony Bartolomeo, Chairman of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia. The 2011 honorees are:

2011 Global Business Leadership Award – Organization
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) – PIDC provides financing programs and real estate products to business and non-profit clients in all neighborhoods of Philadelphia. PIDC’s central strategy is to implement economic development initiatives which stimulate jobs, investment and production throughout Philadelphia. PIDC is receiving the Global Business Leadership Award for their visionary leadership in the development of The Navy Yard as a center and innovative model to attract world-class companies and investment.

2011 Global Business Leadership Award – Individual
Thomas G. Morr, President and Chief Executive Officer of Select Greater Philadelphia – Select Greater Philadelphia is an economic development marketing organization dedicated to promoting the Greater Philadelphia region as a premier business location. Tom is being recognized for his success in promoting the Greater Philadelphia Region as an international business destination. Since 2003, Select Greater Philadelphia has worked with Greater Philadelphia’s business community to recruit and welcome 50 companies that will create more than 3,600 jobs and will increase the region’s gross regional product by more than $600 million.

2011 Member Company of the Year
Weston Solutions, Inc. – Weston Solutions, Inc., is a leader in environmental, sustainable, and energy solutions, property redevelopment, and design/build construction. Weston Solutions, Inc. is being recognized for its global success and its partnership with the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia in expanding in key international markets.

“I want to congratulate and thank our 2011 honorees,” said World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia President Linda Mysliwy Conlin. “These awards are given to an elite group of organizations, companies and individuals who set the standard for excellence in expanding economic growth for the Greater Philadelphia region and increasing the region’s global competitiveness.”

This World Trade Centers Day Dinner is being sponsored by the following organizations: Presenting sponsor: Wells Fargo, Platinum sponsors: Drexel University’s Lebow College of Business, HSBC Bank USA, PNC Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Temple University’s Fox School of Business, TD Bank, White and Williams, and Silver sponsors: Duane Morris and Holt Logistics.

About the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia
A non-profit organization 501(c)(3), the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia’s mission is to provide a world-class portfolio of international trade services and key global connections to help the region’s companies succeed in global markets, expanding the economic growth of the region as a whole. The WTCGP is a licensed and certified member of the World Trade Centers Association and provides international trade support to businesses in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. Learn more about the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia by visiting www.wtcphila.org (http://www.wtcphila.org).

For more information, please contact:
Marissa Collen
215-586-4240
mcollen@wtcphila.org