Companies Companies Founded in Philadelphia

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List of notable businesses founded in Philadelphia, listed alphabetically with corporate logos when available. This list includes some of the largest, most profitable companies that were founded in Philadelphia. The famous Philadelphia companies and corporations on this list include both public and private corporations. You can find information about the popular companies on this list, such as what industry they're part of. When available you can click on the successful Philadelphia company's names to find out even more about them.

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Acme Markets Retail, Grocery Stores ACME Markets Inc. is a supermarket chain in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area in the United States. ACME is owned by Boise, Idaho-based corporation Albertsons. ACME has its headquarters in ...more

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Blinding Edge Pictures Film

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Casemate Publishers Publishing Casemate Publishers, also known as Casemate, is a Philadelphia area based publishing company that specializes in producing printed military history books. They have published over 200 books on ...more

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CollisionMax Auto Body & Glass Centers Auto Repair, Collision Repair CollisionMax Auto Body & Glass Centers is a collision repair business with over eleven locations spread throughout Philadelphia, PA and South Jersey.

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Dick Clark Productions Television Production Dick Clark Productions, Inc. is an entertainment production company founded by entertainer Dick Clark. Since its inception in 1957, the company has produced a number of television shows, ...more

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Disc Makers Manufacturing, Music, Compact Disc manufacturing

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Invite Media Advertising Invite Media is a display advertising and exchange bidding company that was acquired by DoubleClick, a subsidiary of Google Inc. on June 3, 2010. for $81 million. Prior to Google's acquisition, ...more

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J. W. Pepper & Son, Inc. Retail J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. is a privately owned, American sheet music retailer based in Paoli, Pennsylvania. The company is credited with being the largest sheet music retailer in the world, ...more

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Jay Cooke & Company Investment banking, Commercial Banking Jay Cooke & Company was a U.S. bank that operated from 1861 to 1873. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with branches in New York City and Washington, D.C., the bank helped ...more

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Liberty Property Trust Property management, Property developer, Lessors of Real Estate Liberty Property Trust, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA is a real estate investment trust. Liberty Property Trust owns over 65,000,000 square feet of office and industrial space in 20 ...more

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Logrus International Software development, Software Publishing, Translation and Interpretation Services

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Lubin Manufacturing Company Motion Picture and Video Production The Lubin Manufacturing Company, was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1902 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.

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McGillin's Olde Ale House Restaurant Opened in 1860, McGillin's Olde Ale House is the oldest continuously operated tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located on Drury Street, an alley connecting 13th Street and South ...more

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Mister Softee Ice cream Mister Softee is a United States-based ice cream truck franchisor popular in the Northeast. It was founded by William and James Conway in 1956 in Philadelphia. It is one of the largest ...more

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Neighborhood Bike Works Established in 1999, the Neighborhood Bike Works is a nonprofit educational organization in West Philadelphia. It seeks to increase educational opportunities for urban youth through bicycling.

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Philadelphia Media Holdings Mass media Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC was an American holding company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Brian Tierney in 2006, the company owned The Philadelphia ...more

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Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Savings bank The Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, originally called the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, was a savings bank headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. PSFS was founded in ...more

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Saunders Saunders is an academic publisher based in the United States. It is currently an imprint of Elsevier. Formerly independent, the W.B. Saunders company was acquired by CBS in 1968, who added it to ...more

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Scott Paper Company Manufacturing, Personal care The Scott Paper Company was the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of sanitary tissue products with operations in 22 countries. Its products were sold under a variety of well-known brand ...more

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Steve & Barry's Retail Steve & Barry's was an American retail clothing chain, featuring casual clothing. By mid-2008, the chain operated 276 stores in 39 states. The company was headquartered in Port Washington, ...more

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The Cherry Street Tavern Restaurant The Cherry Street Tavern is a bar and restaurant at 22nd and Cherry Streets in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is notable as a local landmark that has operated in the same ...more

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US Vision Retail U.S. Vision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refac Optical Group, is an international Optometric dispensary chain. The vast majority of these locations are leased spaces in large department stores ...more

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Wellington Management Company Investment management Wellington Management Company is a private, independent investment management company. The firm has client assets under management totalling over US$904 billion, and serves as investment advisor ...more

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Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen Law WolfBlock LLP was a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Law Journal ranked WolfBlock the 149th largest firm in the United States, and the ...more

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Wyeth Pharmaceutical Preparation, Health Care Wyeth was a pharmaceutical company until it was purchased by Pfizer in 2009. The company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1860 as John Wyeth and Brother. Its headquarters moved to ...more

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Young & Rubicam Advertising Y&R is a marketing and communications company specializing in advertising, digital and social media, sales promotion, direct marketing and brand identity consulting.

1 Acme Markets Retail, Grocery Stores ACME Markets Inc. is a supermarket chain in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area in the United States. ACME is owned by Boise, Idaho-based corporation Albertsons. ACME has its headquarters in ...more

2 Blinding Edge Pictures Film

3 Casemate Publishers Publishing Casemate Publishers, also known as Casemate, is a Philadelphia area based publishing company that specializes in producing printed military history books. They have published over 200 books on ...more

4 CollisionMax Auto Body & Glass Centers Auto Repair, Collision Repair CollisionMax Auto Body & Glass Centers is a collision repair business with over eleven locations spread throughout Philadelphia, PA and South Jersey.

5 Dick Clark Productions Television Production Dick Clark Productions, Inc. is an entertainment production company founded by entertainer Dick Clark. Since its inception in 1957, the company has produced a number of television shows, ...more

6 Disc Makers Manufacturing, Music, Compact Disc manufacturing

7 Invite Media Advertising Invite Media is a display advertising and exchange bidding company that was acquired by DoubleClick, a subsidiary of Google Inc. on June 3, 2010. for $81 million. Prior to Google's acquisition, ...more

8 J. W. Pepper & Son, Inc. Retail J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. is a privately owned, American sheet music retailer based in Paoli, Pennsylvania. The company is credited with being the largest sheet music retailer in the world, ...more

9 Jay Cooke & Company Investment banking, Commercial Banking Jay Cooke & Company was a U.S. bank that operated from 1861 to 1873. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with branches in New York City and Washington, D.C., the bank helped ...more

10 Liberty Property Trust Property management, Property developer, Lessors of Real Estate Liberty Property Trust, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA is a real estate investment trust. Liberty Property Trust owns over 65,000,000 square feet of office and industrial space in 20 ...more

11 Logrus International Software development, Software Publishing, Translation and Interpretation Services

12 Lubin Manufacturing Company Motion Picture and Video Production The Lubin Manufacturing Company, was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1902 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.

13 McGillin's Olde Ale House Restaurant Opened in 1860, McGillin's Olde Ale House is the oldest continuously operated tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located on Drury Street, an alley connecting 13th Street and South ...more

14 Mister Softee Ice cream Mister Softee is a United States-based ice cream truck franchisor popular in the Northeast. It was founded by William and James Conway in 1956 in Philadelphia. It is one of the largest ...more

15 Neighborhood Bike Works Established in 1999, the Neighborhood Bike Works is a nonprofit educational organization in West Philadelphia. It seeks to increase educational opportunities for urban youth through bicycling.

16 Philadelphia Media Holdings Mass media Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC was an American holding company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Brian Tierney in 2006, the company owned The Philadelphia ...more

17 Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Savings bank The Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, originally called the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, was a savings bank headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. PSFS was founded in ...more

18 Saunders Saunders is an academic publisher based in the United States. It is currently an imprint of Elsevier. Formerly independent, the W.B. Saunders company was acquired by CBS in 1968, who added it to ...more

19 Scott Paper Company Manufacturing, Personal care The Scott Paper Company was the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of sanitary tissue products with operations in 22 countries. Its products were sold under a variety of well-known brand ...more

20 Steve & Barry's Retail Steve & Barry's was an American retail clothing chain, featuring casual clothing. By mid-2008, the chain operated 276 stores in 39 states. The company was headquartered in Port Washington, ...more

21 The Cherry Street Tavern Restaurant The Cherry Street Tavern is a bar and restaurant at 22nd and Cherry Streets in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is notable as a local landmark that has operated in the same ...more

22 US Vision Retail U.S. Vision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refac Optical Group, is an international Optometric dispensary chain. The vast majority of these locations are leased spaces in large department stores ...more

23 Wellington Management Company Investment management Wellington Management Company is a private, independent investment management company. The firm has client assets under management totalling over US$904 billion, and serves as investment advisor ...more

24 Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen Law WolfBlock LLP was a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Law Journal ranked WolfBlock the 149th largest firm in the United States, and the ...more

25 Wyeth Pharmaceutical Preparation, Health Care Wyeth was a pharmaceutical company until it was purchased by Pfizer in 2009. The company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1860 as John Wyeth and Brother. Its headquarters moved to ...more

26 Young & Rubicam Advertising Y&R is a marketing and communications company specializing in advertising, digital and social media, sales promotion, direct marketing and brand identity consulting.