List of companies based in the Philadelphia area

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This is a list of companies either based or with large operations in the Philadelphia and greater Delaware Valley region area of the United States.

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Active companies headquartered in the region

NameCityIndustry Fortune 1000
rank (2018)
Notes
ACI Technologies Philadelphiaelectronics
Alpha Video West Conshohocken, PA entertainment
AmerisourceBergen Conshohocken, PA pharmaceutical10
Aramark Philadelphia hospitality209
ASTM International West Conshohocken, PApublishing
Audacy Philadelphiamedia
Avantor Radnor, PA specialty chemicals
Axalta Coating Systems Philadelphiacoatings
Ballard Spahr Philadelphialaw
Bentley Systems, Inc. Exton, PA software engineering
Blank Rome Philadelphialaw
Brandywine Realty Trust Philadelphiareal estate
Burlington Stores Burlington, NJ apparel 459 (in 2017)
Campbell Soup Company Camden, NJ food315
Carpenter Technology Corporation Philadelphia [1] metal
Checkpoint Systems Thorofare, NJ manufacturing
Chemours Wilmington, DE chemicals454
Comcast Philadelphiatelecommunications32
Conrail Shared Assets Operations Philadelphiarailroad
Cozen O'Connor Philadelphialaw
Crown Holdings Yardley, PA packaging313
CSS Industries Philadelphiamanufacturing
CubeSmart Malvern, PA self-storage facilities
Day & Zimmermann Philadelphiaconstruction
Dechert Philadelphialaw
Disston Precision Philadelphiamanufacturing
Duane Morris Philadelphialaw
DuckDuckGo Paoli, PA internet search
DuPont Wilmington, DEchemicals35
Ellis Coffee Company Philadelphiacoffee
EPAM Systems Newtown, PA software engineering
ERT Philadelphiahealthcare
Fanatics Conshohocken, PA ecommerceHQ in Jacksonville, FL
Fiserv King of Prussia, PA financialHQ in Brookfield, Wisconsin
Five Below Philadelphiaretail
FMC Philadelphiachemicals581
Fox Rothschild Philadelphialaw
Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company Philadelphiafood
Fuji Advanced Sports Philadelphiabicycles
Gaming and Leisure Properties Wyomissing, PA real estate
Garfield Refining Philadelphiaprecious metal refining
Genesis HealthCare Kennett Square, PA healthcare
GoPuff Philadelphiadelivery
Harleysville Group Harleysville, PA insurance
Hill International Philadelphiaconstruction
Holtec International Camden, NJnuclear power equipment
InterDigital Wilmington, DEtelecommunications
Iron Stone Real Estate Partners Philadelphiareal estate
League Collegiate Wear Bridgeport, PA apparel
Lincoln National Corporation Radnor, PAinsurance232
Melior Discovery Exton, PApharmaceuticals
Money Mart Malvern, PAfinance
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Philadelphialaw
Nutrisystem Fort Washington, PA food
PECO Energy Philadelphiaenergy
Peddler's Village Lahaska, PA entertainment
Penn Entertainment Wyomissing, PAentertainment790
Penn Mutual Horsham, PA insurance
Pepper Hamilton Philadelphialaw
PHH Mount Laurel, NJ financial
The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphianewspapers
PREIT Philadelphiareal estate
Radian Group Philadelphiafinancial
Rita's Italian Ice Trevose, PA Dessert Shop
Saxbys Coffee Philadelphiabeverage
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Philadelphialaw
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis Philadelphialaw
Sunoco PhiladelphiaoilHQ in Dallas, TX
Susquehanna International Group Bala Cynwyd, PA financial
Teleflex Wayne, PA medical instruments
TLA Entertainment Group Philadelphiaentertainment
Toll Brothers Fort Washington, PA construction791
UGI King of Prussia, PAutilities362
Unisys Blue Bell, PA information technology664
Universal Health Services King of Prussia, PA healthcare324 [2]
Urban Outfitters Philadelphiaapparel715
The Vanguard Group Malvern, PAfinancial
Vishay Intertechnology Malvern, PAelectronics868
Wawa Wawa, PA convenience stores
WSFS Bank Wilmington, DEfinancial

Nonprofit companies headquartered in the region

NameCityIndustry
ACTS Retirement-Life Communities [3] West Point, PA healthcare
Aria Health [4] Philadelphiahealthcare
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia healthcare
Cooper Health Camden, NJ healthcare
Crozer-Keystone Health System Springfield, PA healthcare
Elwyn Elwyn, PA healthcare
Friends Hospital Philadelphiahealthcare
Drexel University Philadelphiaeducation
Immaculata University Malvern, PA education
Independence Blue Cross Philadelphiainsurance
La Salle University Philadelphiaeducation
Lourdes Health System Camden, NJhealthcare
Monell Chemical Senses Center Philadelphiaresearch
Peirce College Philadelphiaeducation
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphiaeducation
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphiaeducation
Temple University Philadelphiaeducation
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphiaeducation
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphiaeducation
Villanova University Villanova, PA education
Virtua Marlton, NJ healthcare

US headquarters of foreign corporations

NameCityIndustry Fortune 500
rank (2009)
Notes
ACE USA Philadelphia insurance
Arkema Philadelphiachemicals
AstraZeneca Wilmington, DE pharmaceuticals268
Endo International Malvern, PA pharmaceuticals
Essity Philadelphiamanufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline Philadelphiapharmaceuticals
HSBC Bank USA Wilmington, DEfinancial21
ING Direct Wilmington, DEfinancial8
IKEA USA Conshohocken, PA retail
Ricoh USA Exton, PA business services
SAP America Newtown Square, PA software
Shire Pharmaceuticals Wayne, PA pharmaceuticals
Siemens Healthcare Malvern, PAmedical30
SKF Blue Bell, PA manufacturing
Subaru of America Camden, NJ automotive
TD Bank, N.A. Cherry Hill, NJ financial

Divisions of US corporations

NameCityIndustryParent Fortune 1000
rank (2014)
Notes
Acme Markets Malvern, PA retail Albertsons 94
Boeing Rotorcraft Ridley Township, PA aviation Boeing 30
Centocor Malvern, PA pharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson 39
Colonial Penn Philadelphia insurance Conseco
Comcast Spectacor Philadelphiaentertainment Comcast
Delmarva Power Wilmington, DE energy Exelon 561
GSI Commerce King of Prussia, PA retail eBay
Harrah's Philadelphia Chester, PA entertainment Caesars Entertainment
Janney Montgomery Scott Philadelphiainvestment Penn Mutual
Keystone Helicopter Coatesville, PA aviation United Technologies 45
Knoll East Greenville, PA furniture Herman Miller
MAB Paints Broomall, PA paint Sherwin-Williams 278
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Fort Washington, PA pharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson 36
Mitchell & Ness PhiladelphiaapparelJuggernaut Capital Partners
Moody's Economy.com West Chester, PA economic research Moody's Analytics
PECO Energy Philadelphiaenergy Exelon 119
Pep Boys Bala Cynwyd, PAautomotive Icahn Enterprises 945
Qurate Retail Group West Chester, PA retail Liberty Media
Rohm and Haas Philadelphiachemicals Dow Chemical 48
Sesame Place Langhorne, PA entertainment SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Tastykake Philadelphiafood Flowers Foods
VWR International Radnor, PAscientific products Avantor 583

Divisions of foreign corporations

NameCityIndustryParentNotes
Ikon Office Solutions Malvern, PA office supplies Ricoh
Philly Shipyard Philadelphia shipbuilding American Shipping Company
Radial King of Prussia, PA retail Bpost

Defunct corporations

NameCityIndustryFateNotes
Actua Corporation Wayne, PA financefailed
American Line Philadelphia maritimemergedamalgamated into IMM
AgustaWestland Philadelphiaaviationacquiredby Finmeccanica, today Leonardo; Headquartered in Rome, Italy
Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia and Eddystone, PA manufacturingfailed
Brand.com Philadelphiapublic relationsfailed
J. G. Brill Company Philadelphiarailcarsmerged
Brown Bros. & Co. Philadelphiafinancialmergedmoved to NYC, now called Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Cephalon West Chester, PA pharmaceuticalacquiredby Teva Pharmaceuticals in Oct. 2011; small R&D presence still in original location
Chemtura Philadelphiamanufacturingacquiredby Lanxess
E.W. Clark & Co. PhiladelphiafinancialmergedUltimately became part of Penn Mutual
Commodore International West Chester, PA electronicsfailedOffice complex is now home to QVC.
Consolidated Rail Corporation Philadelphiarailroadsplitinto: Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transportation, Conrail Shared Assets Operations
Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphiapublishingassets sold
Delaware Investments Philadelphiafinancialacquiredby Macquarie Group
Drexel and Company PhiladelphiafinancialfailedTransformed several times, eventually failed as part of the 1980s junk bond fiasco.
Drinker Biddle & Reath Philadelphialawmergedwith Faegre Baker Daniels
EB Games West Chester, PA electronics and gamingacquiredby Game Stop
eGames Langhorne, PA electronics and gamingfailed
Ensoniq Malvern, PA electronicsacquiredby Creative Labs, which dissolved the brand.
ePrivacy Group Malvern, PA softwareacquiredby Symantec, which dissolved the brand.
Extreme Championship Wrestling Philadelphiaentertainmentacquiredby World Wrestling Entertainment
Genuardi's Norristown, PA retailacquiredby Safeway
Happy Harry's Newark, DE retailacquiredby Walgreens
Hercules Wilmington, DE chemicalsacquiredby Ashland
International Mercantile Marine Co. PhiladelphiamaritimefailedOwned the Titanic
J & W Van Duzen & Company PhiladelphiashipbuildinguncertainBuilt the first marine railway in Philadelphia
Lanston Monotype Company Philadelphiaprintingfailedsuccessor company moved to Buffalo, NY
Loud Brothers Philadelphiamanufacturingfailed
Liberty Property Trust Malvern, PA real estateacquiredby Prologis
MBNA Wilmington, DE financialacquiredby Bank of America
Midvale Steel Philadelphiasteelmaking; fabricationmergedName survives in Heppenstall-Midvale AG
MOS Technology Norristown, PA electronicsacquiredby Commodore, which failed
Muskogee Company Philadelphiaminingacquiredby Missouri Pacific Railroad
Neafie & Levy Philadelphia shipbuilding failed
Neoware King of Prussia, PA electronicsacquiredby Hewlett-Packard
Penn Central Transportation Philadelphiarailroadfailedmost of it became SEPTA with merger of other railroads; parts are now Amtrak
Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphiarailroadmergedwith New York Central to become Penn Central.
Philadelphia Media Holdings Philadelphianewspapersbankrupt
Philadelphia National Bank Philadelphiafinancialacquiredby Wachovia which was then acquired by Wells Fargo
Philco Philadelphiamanufacturingacquiredby Ford, moved to Lansdale, Blue Bell, and Willow Grove before moving to Michigan where part lives on as Visteon. Was renamed Ford Aerospace and sold to Loral in 1990. Another part of the original Philco International moved to Pittsburgh in 1988.
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Philadelphiafinancialfailedseized by the FDIC and sold to Mellon Financial
Reading Company Philadelphiarailroadfailedbecame SEPTA. A piece lives on as Reading Entertainment/Reading International, a real estate company.
Red Star Line Philadelphiamaritimemergedamalgamated into IMM.
Strawbridge's Philadelphiaretailacquiredrestructured, renamed.
SunGard Wayne, PA information technologyacquiredby FIS
Synygy Chester, PA consulting and outsourcingfailed
The Blum Store Philadelphia women’s clothing and accessoriesfailed
ViroPharma Exton, PA pharmaceuticalsacquiredby Shire
Wanamaker's Philadelphiaretailacquiredrestructured, renamed.
William Cramp & Sons Philadelphiamaritimefailed
William Sellers & Co. Philadelphiamachine tools,
industrial plant equipment
merged
Wilmington Trust Wilmington, DE financialacquired
WolfBlock Philadelphialawfailed
Wyeth Collegeville, PA pharmaceuticalsacquiredby Pfizer

Corporations that moved to a different region

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