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Career Corner: Career Analysts Expect Healthcare to Grow, Office Jobs to Shrink Through the Next Decade
Most people have seen their typical workday shaken up courtesy of the precautions needed to stay safe during COVID. This has prompted many people to accelerate their considerations about what they want to do with their career, as the pandemic has brought one question to the foreground: where will the steady jobs be? As reported…
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GameStop, Now Causing Upheaval on Wall Street, Has Strong West Chester Connection
GameStop, which is currently causing quite a stir on Wall Street, has a strong local connection that leads to Electronics Boutique, a West Chester company founded in 1977 by Agnes Kim, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Electronics Boutique evolved from a kiosk that was selling computers and other equipment at the King…
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Wiser Wealth: Invest Your Super Bowl-sized Bonuses Like a Pro
It may seem like NFL players have it all-fame, fortune and physique, but when it comes to handling their money, players run into the same financial issues the rest of us face. When those Super Bowl bonuses start coming in, players need to make prudent decisions and invest that money wisely. For this year’s Super…
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U.S. News: WCU’s Online MBA Among the Best in America
West Chester University’s online Master of Business Administration has achieved a solid ranking on the newly released 2021 U.S. News Online MBA Programs list, checking in at No. 51 nationally. More than 320 eligible institutions are on the list. U.S. News also released its list of the top Online MBA Programs for Veterans, placing WCU…
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WCU Heroes Honored During MLK Celebration
West Chester University’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, hosted virtually before hundreds of live viewers on Friday, was the occasion to honor heroes. During the ceremony, WCU President Chris Fiorentino presented football coach Bill Zwaan with one of the university’s highest honors: the prestigious Civility Award. Presented annually, the Civility Award is given…
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Career Corner: Is an MBA a Good Fit For You?
The economic downturn induced by the coronavirus has prompted some people to contemplate going to business school, but several things need to be considered before determining whether an MBA is a good fit for you, according to The Wall Street Journal. Obtaining an MBA can help change careers in certain industries. A traditional MBA is…
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Drive-In Theater Opening in Exton Right in Time for Valentine’s Day
People looking for outdoor activities they can do with their family while still socially distancing from others are in luck, writes Sinead Cummings for PhillyVoice. A new drive-in theater at Exton Square Mall will officially debut for Valentine’s Day weekend and will be open permanently every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. For Valentine’s Day, the theater…
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Don’t Move To The Country Just Yet!
I’m here to knock some sense into you. You’re thinking of moving somewhere bucolic. Somewhere sparsely populated. Somewhere, to quote Tom Petty, into the great wide open, under them skies of blue. Jonah Bayer, writing for Travel and Leisure, offers a practical, optimistic view of such a move. I’m going to give you the pessimistic viewpoint. …
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WCU’s 38th Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala Promises Celebrities in Support of Student Success
Hamilton cast members, a Disney artist, and an America’s Got Talent mentalist will headline an interactive series of live virtual events as part of West Chester University’s 38th Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala. WCU’s 2021: G.A.L.A. will transform from one great night out to an inclusive spring benefit focused on the G.A.L.A.’s true meaning –…
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Wiser Wealth: Personal Finance Lessons the World Has Learned After a Year with COVID
Besides the health concerns the pandemic has sparked, the other major source of anxiety for many this last year has been their finances. So many of us were laid off, and many industries have ground to a halt due to the need for safety precautions. It’s been a major wake up call for a lot…
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Career Corner: Philly Fed’s New Occupational Mobility Explorer Paves Path to 257 Higher Paying Careers
The new online tool launched by Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Cleveland last month could pave a path to a more lucrative career for job seekers, writes Ezequiel Minaya for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Occupational Mobility Explorer matches the skills a worker uses in a low-paying job with those required by better-paying positions. . .…
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Christmas-Morning Disaster in Penn Township Averted by Resourceful Newspaper Delivery Man
Residents of the Ovations at Elk View, a 55-and-over community in Penn Township, were saved from a Christmas-morning disaster by Lon Taylor, a resourceful newspaper delivery man, writes Marc Narducci for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The recent retiree has been delivering several publications as a part-time gig to subscribers throughout southern Chester County for nearly four…
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Wiser Wealth: Setting Achievable Personal Finance Goals in 6 Steps
Setting achievable personal financial goals is important, but how you set those goals is equally important, writes Roger Wohlner for thestreet.com. Some examples of financial goals include: Paying off credit card debt Creating an emergency fund Saving for retirement Saving for college Living below your means Goals can be highly focused over one to three…
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Phoenixville’s Edmund Bacon Visualized and Reshaped a Modern Philadelphia
By Chuck Knickerbocker When I graduated from Collingdale High School in Delaware County in 1971, I went off to college in Milwaukee thinking I was going to be an architect. A class in my first year dealt with how cities were purposely developed, how buildings should fit into the fabric of a city, how neighborhoods…
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Officer, Do You Have a Warrant? Pennsylvania Law on Searches of Vehicles Has Radically Changed
Police roadside searches of vehicles just became more difficult for law enforcement in Pennsylvania. On December 22, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed proponents of individual privacy rights a major victory when it narrowed the right of law enforcement to conduct roadside searches of automobiles in Pennsylvania. In Commonwealth v. Alexander, the Court held that…
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Wiser Wealth: 10 New Years Resolutions to Spend Less and Save More
Here’s a list of the top financial New Year’s resolutions to make for 2021, according to John S. Kiernan for wallethub.com. Make a Realistic Budget & Stick to It. Rank true necessities at the top. Cut from the bottom until your take-home exceeds what you plan to spend. Look for a Better Job. Remote jobs…
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Pennsylvania’s Most Affordable Place to Live is in Neighboring Chester County
Chester County is home to the most affordable place in Pennsylvania that offers a high quality of life at a manageable cost of living, according to a new list published by Stacker. To create the Best Affordable Places to Live in Every State, Stacker analyzed Niche.com data, starting with its Best Places to Live rankings…
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Norristown Baseball Legend Tommy Lasorda Dies at 93
Baseball ambassador Tommy Lasorda, the Norristown native who steered the Los Angeles Dodgers to World Series victories, has died. He was 93, writes Beth Harris, the Associated Press, on WHYY. Lasorda was born in 1927 in Norristown, attending Norristown High School in the early 1940s. His career took off when signed with the Phillies as…
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