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Local CEO Seeks to Build Life Sciences Park in Southwest Philly

Philly Life Sciences - University City

While most passersby see only a weedy and thrash-strewn vacant lot, where some people have abandoned cars and others park still functioning ones, Tia Lyles-Williams sees an opportunity for something big in Southwest Philadelphia.  “My vision is to create a life sciences park with drug manufacturing, workforce development opportunities and affordable housing,” said Lyles-Williams, the founder and… Read more »