List of companies based in the Philadelphia area
Companies in the Philadelphia area
Center City Philadelphia at night in February 2016This is a list of companies either based or with large operations in the Philadelphia and greater Delaware Valley region area of the United States.
Active companies headquartered in the region
Name
City
Industry
Fortune 1000 Notes
ACI Technologies Philadelphia
electronics
Alpha Video West Conshohocken, PA entertainment
AmerisourceBergen Conshohocken, PA pharmaceutical
10
Aramark Philadelphia hospitality
209
ASTM International West Conshohocken, PA
publishing
Audacy Philadelphia
media
Avantor Radnor, PA specialty chemicals
Axalta Coating Systems Philadelphia
coatings
Ballard Spahr Philadelphia
law
Bentley Systems, Inc. Exton, PA software engineering
Blank Rome Philadelphia
law
Brandywine Realty Trust Philadelphia
real estate
Burlington Stores Burlington, NJ apparel
459 (in 2017)
Campbell Soup Company Camden, NJ food
315
Carpenter Technology Corporation Philadelphia[ 1]
metal
Checkpoint Systems Thorofare, NJ manufacturing
Chemours Wilmington, DE chemicals
454
Comcast Philadelphia
telecommunications
32
Conrail Shared Assets Operations Philadelphia
railroad
Cozen O'Connor Philadelphia
law
Crown Holdings Yardley, PA packaging
313
CSS Industries Philadelphia
manufacturing
CubeSmart Malvern, PA self-storage facilities
Day & Zimmermann Philadelphia
construction
Dechert Philadelphia
law
Disston Precision Philadelphia
manufacturing
Duane Morris Philadelphia
law
DuckDuckGo Paoli, PA internet search
DuPont Wilmington, DE
chemicals
35
Ellis Coffee Company Philadelphia
coffee
EPAM Systems Newtown, PA software engineering
ERT Philadelphia
healthcare
Fanatics Conshohocken, PA ecommerce
HQ in Jacksonville, FL
Fiserv King of Prussia, PA financial
HQ in Brookfield, Wisconsin
Five Below Philadelphia
retail
FMC Philadelphia
chemicals
581
Fox Rothschild Philadelphia
law
Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company Philadelphia
food
Fuji Advanced Sports Philadelphia
bicycles
Gaming and Leisure Properties Wyomissing, PA real estate
Garfield Refining Philadelphia
precious metal refining
Genesis HealthCare Kennett Square, PA healthcare
GoPuff Philadelphia
delivery
Harleysville Group Harleysville, PA insurance
Hill International Philadelphia
construction
Holtec International Camden, NJ
nuclear power equipment
InterDigital Wilmington, DE
telecommunications
Iron Stone Real Estate Partners Philadelphia
real estate
League Collegiate Wear Bridgeport, PA apparel
Lincoln National Corporation Radnor, PA
insurance
232
Melior Discovery Exton, PA
pharmaceuticals
Money Mart Malvern, PA
finance
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Philadelphia
law
Nutrisystem Fort Washington, PA food
PECO Energy Philadelphia
energy
Peddler's Village Lahaska, PA entertainment
Penn Entertainment Wyomissing, PA
entertainment
790
Penn Mutual Horsham, PA insurance
Pepper Hamilton Philadelphia
law
PHH Mount Laurel, NJ financial
The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia
newspapers
PREIT Philadelphia
real estate
Radian Group Philadelphia
financial
Rita's Italian Ice Trevose, PA Dessert Shop
Saxbys Coffee Philadelphia
beverage
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Philadelphia
law
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis Philadelphia
law
Sunoco Philadelphia
oil
HQ in Dallas , TX
Susquehanna International Group Bala Cynwyd, PA financial
Teleflex Wayne, PA medical instruments
TLA Entertainment Group Philadelphia
entertainment
Toll Brothers Fort Washington, PA construction
791
UGI King of Prussia, PA
utilities
362
Unisys Blue Bell, PA information technology
664
Universal Health Services King of Prussia, PA healthcare
324[ 2]
Urban Outfitters Philadelphia
apparel
715
The Vanguard Group Malvern, PA
financial
Vishay Intertechnology Malvern, PA
electronics
868
Wawa Wawa, PA convenience stores
WSFS Bank Wilmington, DE
financial
Nonprofit companies headquartered in the region
US headquarters of foreign corporations
Name
City
Industry
Fortune 500 Notes
ACE USA Philadelphia insurance
Arkema Philadelphia
chemicals
AstraZeneca Wilmington, DE pharmaceuticals
268
Endo International Malvern, PA pharmaceuticals
Essity Philadelphia
manufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline Philadelphia
pharmaceuticals
HSBC Bank USA Wilmington, DE
financial
21
ING Direct Wilmington, DE
financial
8
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, PA
medical
30
SKF Blue Bell, PA manufacturing
Subaru of America Camden, NJ automotive
TD Bank, N.A. Cherry Hill, NJ financial
Divisions of US corporations
Name
City
Industry
Parent
Fortune 1000 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 Philadelphia
entertainment
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 Philadelphia
investment
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 Philadelphia
apparel
Juggernaut Capital Partners
Moody's Economy.com West Chester, PA economic research
Moody's Analytics
PECO Energy Philadelphia
energy
Exelon 119
Pep Boys Bala Cynwyd, PA
automotive
Icahn Enterprises 945
Qurate Retail Group West Chester, PA retail
Liberty Media
Rohm and Haas Philadelphia
chemicals
Dow Chemical 48
Sesame Place Langhorne, PA entertainment
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Tastykake Philadelphia
food
Flowers Foods
VWR International Radnor, PA
scientific products
Avantor 583
Divisions of foreign corporations
Defunct corporations
Name
City
Industry
Fate
Notes
Actua Corporation Wayne, PA finance
failed
American Line Philadelphia maritime
merged
amalgamated into IMM
AgustaWestland Philadelphia
aviation
acquired
by Finmeccanica, today Leonardo ; Headquartered in Rome, Italy
Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia and Eddystone, PA
manufacturing
failed
Brand.com Philadelphia
public relations
failed
J. G. Brill Company Philadelphia
railcars
merged
Brown Bros. & Co. Philadelphia
financial
merged
moved to NYC, now called Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Cephalon West Chester, PA pharmaceutical
acquired
by Teva Pharmaceuticals in Oct. 2011; small R&D presence still in original location
Chemtura Philadelphia
manufacturing
acquired
by Lanxess
E.W. Clark & Co. Philadelphia
financial
merged
Ultimately became part of Penn Mutual
Commodore International West Chester, PA electronics
failed
Office complex is now home to QVC .
Consolidated Rail Corporation Philadelphia
railroad
split
into: Norfolk Southern Railway , CSX Transportation , Conrail Shared Assets Operations
Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia
publishing
assets sold
Delaware Investments Philadelphia
financial
acquired
by Macquarie Group
Drexel and Company Philadelphia
financial
failed
Transformed several times, eventually failed as part of the 1980s junk bond fiasco.
Drinker Biddle & Reath Philadelphia
law
merged
with Faegre Baker Daniels
EB Games West Chester, PA electronics and gaming
acquired
by Game Stop
eGames Langhorne, PA electronics and gaming
failed
Ensoniq Malvern, PA electronics
acquired
by Creative Labs , which dissolved the brand.
ePrivacy Group Malvern, PA software
acquired
by Symantec , which dissolved the brand.
Extreme Championship Wrestling Philadelphia
entertainment
acquired
by World Wrestling Entertainment
Genuardi's Norristown, PA retail
acquired
by Safeway
Happy Harry's Newark, DE retail
acquired
by Walgreens
Hercules Wilmington, DE chemicals
acquired
by Ashland
International Mercantile Marine Co. Philadelphia
maritime
failed
Owned the Titanic
J & W Van Duzen & Company Philadelphia
shipbuilding
uncertain
Built the first marine railway in Philadelphia
Lanston Monotype Company Philadelphia
printing
failed
successor company moved to Buffalo, NY
Loud Brothers Philadelphia
manufacturing
failed
Liberty Property Trust Malvern, PA real estate
acquired
by Prologis
MBNA Wilmington, DE financial
acquired
by Bank of America
Midvale Steel Philadelphia
steelmaking; fabrication
merged
Name survives in Heppenstall-Midvale AG
MOS Technology Norristown, PA electronics
acquired
by Commodore, which failed
Muskogee Company Philadelphia
mining
acquired
by Missouri Pacific Railroad
Neafie & Levy Philadelphia
shipbuilding failed
Neoware King of Prussia, PA electronics
acquired
by Hewlett-Packard
Penn Central Transportation Philadelphia
railroad
failed
most of it became SEPTA with merger of other railroads; parts are now Amtrak
Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia
railroad
merged
with New York Central to become Penn Central.
Philadelphia Media Holdings Philadelphia
newspapers
bankrupt
Philadelphia National Bank Philadelphia
financial
acquired
by Wachovia which was then acquired by Wells Fargo
Philco Philadelphia
manufacturing
acquired
by 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 Philadelphia
financial
failed
seized by the FDIC and sold to Mellon Financial
Reading Company Philadelphia
railroad
failed
became SEPTA. A piece lives on as Reading Entertainment /Reading International, a real estate company.
Red Star Line Philadelphia
maritime
merged
amalgamated into IMM.
Strawbridge's Philadelphia
retail
acquired
restructured, renamed.
SunGard Wayne, PA information technology
acquired
by FIS
Synygy Chester, PA consulting and outsourcing
failed
The Blum Store Philadelphia women’s clothing and accessories
failed
ViroPharma Exton, PA pharmaceuticals
acquired
by Shire
Wanamaker's Philadelphia
retail
acquired
restructured, renamed.
William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia
maritime
failed
William Sellers & Co. Philadelphia
machine tools,
merged
Wilmington Trust Wilmington, DE financial
acquired
WolfBlock Philadelphia
law
failed
Wyeth Collegeville, PA pharmaceuticals
acquired
by Pfizer
Corporations that moved to a different region
Less notable Philadelphia corporations
References
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