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Delta’s Trainer Refinery Softens Blow of Rising Jet Fuel Prices
Like other airlines, Delta Air Lines paid higher fuel prices this past quarter, but saved seven cents a gallon by owning its own oil refinery in Trainer, reports The Bharat Express-News. Delta pays an average price of $2.79 per gallon for fuel, up 33% from the last quarter of last year. That cost includes the…
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How About Some Wawa Loaded Fries and Pizza to Go With That Wawa Beer?
Happy with Wawa’s ever-expanding menu? Well, don’t look now, but there’s more coming, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Customers will see “a continued drumbeat of innovation around dinner” as well as an amplified handcrafted, specialty beverage category, says Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens. They’ve been trying out a “more traditionally done” 16-inch cheese or…
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Masks No Longer Required on SEPTA Vehicles, Some Airlines
After a federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate Monday for public transportation and airlines, SEPTA and some airlines have stopped requiring masks on board, reports the Fox 29 News staff. SEPTA tweeted that “the wearing of masks aboard SEPTA vehicles and in SEPTA stations & concourses is recommended but no longer…
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Expo Gives Penn State Brandywine Students a Chance to Show the World What They’re About
Penn State Brandywine’s student engagement expo, held April 12 in the campus gymnasium, highlighted the academic, co-curricular, and pursuits of more than 130 students. Students showcased a wide variety of work completed as part of a class, internship, team, research project, or student organization during the 2021-22 academic year, including: Research projects in civic and…
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Widener Economics Professor Emeritus Charles Waldauer Dead at 86
Dr. Charles Waldauer, formerly of Rose Tree and a professor emeritus of economics at Widener University, died April 10, He was 86, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dr. Waldauer joined the Widener faculty in 1968. He earned the school’s distinguished service award and was interim dean of the school of business, head of…
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The Valley Forge Academy’s Annual Scholarship Golf Classic Is Coming May 2
The Valley Forge Military Academy and College in Wayne is hosting its annual VFMAC Scholarship Golf Classic on May 2 at the St. David’s Golf Club, 845 Radnor Street Road in Wayne. The event includes lunch, golf, dinner and an award ceremony. Registration is at 10:30 a.m. with a lunch buffet starting at 10:45 a.m.,…
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More Wawa Stores Will Sell Beer in Pennsylvania This Year
Wawa is adding 10 more stores in Pennsylvania that will be seeking a liquor license to sell beer this year, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. A store in Hereford, Berks County has applied for a liquor license. Stores in Royersford and Quakertown also have pending beer sales, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control…
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2022 VISTA Millennial Superstars: Patrick Gallo, Law Partner Is Interboro High Graduate
Patrick Gallo, a Norwood native and Interboro High School graduate, is a Partner at MacElree Harvey, where he concentrates his practice on complex commercial, construction, products liability, insurance coverage, and business litigation. Gallo — who began working when he was 12 years old, delivering newspapers for the Daily Times — earned a bachelor’s degree in…
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Delco Arts Spring Fling, Sponsored by The Foundation for Delaware County, Set for April 30
Delco Arts Spring Fling returns Saturday, April 30, with a variety of activities for kids and adults, including a home gardener’s school, quilt exhibition, painting class, live music, and more, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Delco Arts Spring Fling is presented by the Delaware County Arts Consortium, comprised of more than 80 cultural…
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Covanta Chester Incinerator Contract With County Has Detractors
Not everyone’s thrilled with Delaware County’s new three-year contract with Covanta Holding Corp. to continue sending trash to an incinerator in Chester, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. “If you don’t deal with the health issues first, and the health ramifications of this thing, then it should be a full stop on everything. Everything,” said Zulene…
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From P.I.T.: Top 10 tips on how to study smarter, not longer
The Spring Term is now underway at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media. To help students with their course work, P.I.T. presents this post from Kathiann Kowalski at sciencenewsforstudents.org on the study habits that work best. 1. Space out your studying Nate Kornell “definitely did cram” before big tests when he was a student…
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Wawa Looking to Double by 2030 in Aggressive Growth Campaign
Wawa will expand in the next decade, launching its “most aggressive growth” in its history, doubling its store count, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wawa now operates about 965 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Washington, D.C. It plans to expand its number of stores to 1,800 locations by…
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Ridership, Revenue Stats for SEPTA Better but Still a Bumpy Ride
In March, SEPTA’s bus, train and subway ridership was the highest it’s been since the pandemic started, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. But revenue for the month is still short of SEPTA’s budget estimate. There were just slightly over 15 million passenger rides in March, the highest in two years and a 33%…
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Senior Lift Offers Free Technology Seminar at Neumann University
Senior Lift, a nonprofit organization that has been teaching technology skills to seniors for 13 years, is offering a free technology seminar on Monday, April 25, from 4-6 p.m. in the Abessinio Building at Neumann University. Dr. Thomas Dodds, director of the Cybersecurity program at Neumann, will present the technology seminar to give participants a…
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2 Delco CSAs Provide Opportunity to Support Local Farmers While Getting Farm-Fresh Produce
Community-supported agriculture, or CSA, offers an effective way to support local farmers while putting farm-fresh produce on your table, writes Lillian Gerczyk for the Philadelphia Magazine. Out of the 19 Philadelphia-area farms and farmers who are offering CSA programs for this spring and summer season, two are in Delaware County. Red Hill Farm in Aston…
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Here’s How Much Vanguard Funds Stand to Gain if Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy Twitter Is Accepted
If Elon Musk’s unsolicited offer of $43 billion to buy Twitter is accepted, funds controlled by Malvern-based Vanguard could gain more than $770 million in value, write Ryan Sharrow and Holden Wilen for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO and the world’s richest person offered to buy the social media platform on…
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Major Conference at Subaru Park in Chester Looks at Delaware County’s Energy, Environmental Needs
Delaware County is coming together Thursday, April 21, for a vegan, zero-waste, admission-free meeting of the minds conference at Subaru Park in Chester. The county’s Office of Sustainability will host the 1st Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference, bringing local and regional sustainability experts together for a “cross-pollination of ideas related to climate change, environmental stewardship,…
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Parking Headaches at Philly Airport From Cargo Expansion Project
It became much more noticeable now that spring break is here. There’s no parking available at Philadelphia International Airport, reports Tim Furlong for NBC 10. The airport eliminated thousands of long-term parking spots during the pandemic as it starts an expansion of its cargo plane capacity. The warnings went out a few months ago but…
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