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SCORE Webinar Friday Will Teach You How to Use QuickBooks Online for Your Business
On Friday, March 26, take this free webinar to learn about “Getting Started With QuickBooks Online. This webinar, 10 to 11 a.m., is hosted by Paula Paisley, a SCORE workshop presenter, and entrepreneur. Millions of businesses and non-profits use QuickBooks® Online software to manage their bookkeeping. Understanding how to set up and use the software…
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One of the Philadelphia Region’s Oldest Companies Is in Delaware County
One of the top 25 oldest businesses in the Philadelphia region happens to be in Delaware County, according to a list compiled by Philadelphia Business Journal. The 218-year-old Alan McIlvain Co., which provides wholesale hardwood lumber and custom mouldings, was 13th. The Journal’s list excludes higher education institutions, independent private schools, public schools, alumni, civic…
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Philadelphia’s Commute Congestion Among Worst Worldwide Despite Pandemic-related Reductions in Traffic
The average driver in the Philadelphia region spent fewer hours stuck in traffic due to the pandemic, but the area still remained amongst the most congested ones in the world in 2020, write Adam Sichko and Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to a recently released Global Traffic Scorecard from Inrix, a transportation…
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Most Recent Week in March Shows a Drop in COVID-19 Cases for Delaware County
No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available over the weekend from the Chester County Health Department or the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The health department has released a summary of the past month’s COVID-19 case activity in Delaware County with this past week the most current. The chart…
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Riddle Hospital Project Reaches Key Milestone With Final Beam Placement
The final beam for Riddle Hospital’s five-story patient care pavilion was put in place this week, writes John George for The Philadelphia Business Journal. The pavilion is the main part of a $327 million campus renovation project for the Media hospital. The pavilion, coming in at 230,000 square feet, will have 76 private rooms, a…
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New York Times: Rajie Cook, Designer of Worldwide Pictogram Symbols, Dies at Age 90
Rajie Cook, the Washington Crossing designer who, together with Don Shanosky, developed the pictogram symbols used around the globe to identify public spaces, died on February 6 aged 90, writes Neil Genzlinger for The New York Times. Cook & Shanosky Associates won a contract in 1974 to develop a set of symbols that could be universally understood to provide information…
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Percentage of New COVID-19 Cases Lower in Most Delaware County Zip Codes
The percentage levels of new cases in Delaware County Zipcodes were lower on average for the week prior to March 17, compared to the previous week, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Percentages were 1.92% or lower for most Zipcodes. The exception was Zipcode 19029 (Lester, Essington) which had a 2.82% rise,…
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Upper Darby Mayor Envisions a Town More Walkable, Greener and Cleaner
A town where cars have ruled is about to go in a different direction. Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer has another vision for Upper Darby than what’s been here, a walkable community with lots of green space, writes Inga Saffron for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Take the new environmentally friendly community center with the rooftop vegetable…
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Health Department Reports 129 New Positive COVID-19 Cases Friday for Delaware County
No COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County for Friday, March 19. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,322 fatalities. Of those, 811 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 46 of…
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State Plans Regional Center to Boost Vaccinations in Delaware County
The Philadelphia suburbs will be getting a state regional vaccine site to speed up vaccine deliveries, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. State officials say the counties are “prime to secure” a regional vaccine site and could see a boost in doses within two weeks. Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam asked local leaders to…
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Delaware County Council President Brian Zidek Asks Biden’s Help Over Vaccine Shortage
President Joe Biden was directly asked for help getting more vaccines to Delaware County when he visited Chester on Tuesday, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “I had a very brief moment to speak with President Biden on his visit (Tuesday). I did request a FEMA site here for Delaware County,” said Brian…
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Fourteen Additional COVID Deaths and 226 New Cases in Delaware County Since Tuesday
Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Delaware County between Tuesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 18. Of those, 811 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,308 fatalities. COVID-19 fatalities have…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Luxurious Manor Home in Bryn Mawr
A masterfully built manor home with five bedrooms and five full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Bryn Mawr. This new construction residence is nestled on a gorgeous and well-manicured one-acre lot. It features an open plan layout that is ideal for entertaining. Highlights include a massive foyer with custom iron door,…
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‘Everyday Hero’ Kenny Covert Works on Behalf of Chester’s Community
Kenny Covert is working tirelessly to bring transparency and accountability to the local government and school district, and to make the Chester community a better place, writes the staff of Main Line Today. The magazine is recognizing “10 Everyday Heroes Making an Indelible Impact on Our Region”. Covert made the cut. “I’m involved in…
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State House Considers Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent in Pennsylvania
State Rep. Margo Davis (D-Delaware County) has signed on to a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time a year-round proposition in Pennsylvania, writes Jan Murphy for pennlive.com. Rep. Davis said she hears complaints when she travels to foreign countries about how inconvenient the semi-annual time changes are for those trying to conduct business with…
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Warminster Body Shop Polishes its Image with a #1 Ranking on Classic Car Restoration List
Warminster Body Shop Polishes its Image with a #1 Ranking on Classic Car Restoration List HotCars.com celebrates the Buick Gran Sport, listing one restored by a Bucks County body shop as its premier example of a muscle car makeover. The years 1960-1970 mark the era of the muscle car, those souped-up, super-cool, roaring, glistening machines that were equally as slick on city streets or drag strips. A 1969 Buick Gran Sport nabbed a #1 spot on the…
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With a Focus on Mental Health in Schools, Students May Stay Out of Jail Later On
Delaware County is taking the idea of safe schools in a new direction. Rather than focus on physical security, government and educators are looking at mental health services for students, writes Kenny Cooper for whyy.org. The idea is to “break the school-to-prison pipeline,” said Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. That means getting students…
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Pennsylvania Reports 3,004 New Cases of COVID-19 Statewide. Total Now Stands at 973,721
No updated COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available Wednesday, March 17, from the Chester County Health Department. For information and resources concerning the coronavirus, visit the county website here. Pennsylvania data The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, that…
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