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A construction boom in the 1990s and 2000s led the city ’ s popularity to steadily rise for both corporate and leisure travellers . Since the late 1990s , Philadelphia has witnessed a 74 % increase in total available hotel room nights , with over 1.1mn leisure hotel room nights booked in 2017 .
Whilst local buses connect visitors to nearby suburbs , the Port Authority Transit Corporation ( PATCO ) high-speed rail links the city with wider Pennsylvania and travels underground to reach Camden County and New Jersey . Popular with corporate travellers , for those who are conscious of their
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Situated in Chesterbrook , Pennsylvania , leading pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen gained $ 153bn in revenue in 2017 , and is set to move to a new headquarters in Conshohocken , Montgomery County , to cater towards its ongoing expansion .
Supporting over a thousand residents , the move will provide a significant boost to the local economy and support local healthcare providers and educational establishments in retaining its position as one of the top employers in Philadelphia . Visit Website
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