{"id":254692,"date":"2026-07-29T15:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254692\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:34:08","slug":"nasdaq-to-invest-6-2-million-and-create-100-new-jobs-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254692\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasdaq to Invest $6.2 Million and Create 100 New Jobs in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hq720.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"386\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hq720.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"hq720\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq plans to invest $6.2 million to support its continued operations in Philadelphia, home to Nasdaq PHLX \u2014 the nation\u2019s oldest stock exchange, founded in 1790. The Commonwealth is investing $710,000 to help support the creation of 100 new jobs over the next three years and to retain 150 existing, full-time positions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhiladelphia has been a home to American markets since 1790, and Nasdaq PHLX \u2014 the nation\u2019s oldest stock exchange \u2014 is a proud part of that legacy. This investment reflects our confidence in Philadelphia and our long-term commitment to the region \u2014growing our presence, creating new jobs, and investing in the talent and operations that will support our business for years to come,\u201d\u00a0said Tal Cohen, President of Nasdaq.<\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq\u2019s investment includes a long-term lease extension at 2929 Walnut Street \u2014 the Center City Philadelphia home of Nasdaq PHLX \u2014 along with upgrades to trading technology and workplace infrastructure to support the company\u2019s ongoing operations.<\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq is a leading technology platform that powers the world\u2019s economies. Nasdaq architects the infrastructure of the world\u2019s most modern markets, powers the innovation economy, and builds trust in the financial system. Nasdaq empowers economic opportunity by designing and deploying advanced technology, data, and intelligence solutions that enable its clients to capture opportunities, navigate risk, and strengthen resilience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhiladelphia is competing every day to grow our economy, attract new investments, support world-class companies, and create access to economic opportunity for all,\u201d\u00a0said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.\u00a0\u201cNasdaq\u2019s long term commitment to the City of Philadelphia is a vote of confidence in our future, our talented workforce, and our commitment to keeping good-paying jobs with family-sustaining wages right here in our city. As one of the most affordable big cities in America, we are a place where businesses can thrive and residents can build sustainable futures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennwatchmedia.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PW_2024_LeaderAd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PW_2024_LeaderAd.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nasdaq plans to invest $6.2 million to support its continued operations in Philadelphia, home to Nasdaq PHLX \u2014&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-254692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}