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Delaware County Leadership: Gabrielle C. Goham, Partner with Raffaele Puppio
What is your full name and who are you named after? Gabrielle Christine Goham is my full name. Most people call me Gaby. I am named after Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Havertown, Pennsylvania. I live in West Chester, Pennsylvania. What…
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Number of People Sentenced to State Prison from Delaware County Increases Dramatically
The number of people sentenced to state prison from Delaware County increased 169.4 percent from 2000 to 2016, writes Samantha Melamed for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This follows a trend that’s seeing mass incarceration move from Philadelphia, which had a 16 percent drop over the same period, to the suburbs. In 2006, Delaware County sent 7.6…
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From CHESCO: Balloon Festival Amps Up Its 12th Year with Exciting New Activities
Experience Chester County from the ground up at the 12th annual Chester County Balloon Festival from Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 24 at the New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon. The Chester County Balloon Festival is a nonprofit with portions of this year’s proceeds benefitting the Chester County Hero Fund and other local youth…
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Media Ranked as Best Place to Retire in Pennsylvania
Anyone looking for the perfect spot to enjoy their retirement should head out to Media as the Delaware County town is at the top of the list of places to retire in Pennsylvania, according to a recently publish report by the personal financial technology company SmartAsset, writes Philadelphia Business Journal. To find the best places…
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Crozer-Keystone to Expand Two County Hospitals
Crozer-Keystone Health System is investing around $9 million into the expansion of two of its Delaware County hospitals, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The health systems will nearly double Springfield Hospital’s bed capacity from 25 to 46 and add more primary care physicians. According to Springfield Hospital president, Gwen Smith, the $5 million…
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Villanova’s Capital Campaign Raises $759M, Beating its Goal by $150M
Villanova University’s capital campaign has raised an astonishing $759 million, surpassing the originally goal by more than $150 million, writes Susan Snyder for Philly.com. The campaign titled “For the Greater Great: The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change” to raise $600 million was launched in October 2013. It achieved this goal eighteen months early, but continued…
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Aston’s 2SP Brewing Teams Up with Local Comics for Philly Beer Week
Aston’s 2SP Brewing has teamed up with comedy collective Laughs On Philly for Philly Beer Week to boost awareness and sales in the increasingly competitive craft beer market, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delaware County craft brewery has decided on a more unconventional route for the beer-related event from June 1 to…
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DELCO Careers – Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility and draws students from around the nation and world. Admissions Counselor This position performs multicultural recruitment and student employee management; represents the College at professional conferences and the Admissions Office on College committees; and interviews prospective students, conducts information…
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Kreischer Miller Survey Reveals Region’s Manufacturers Bullish on Economy, Growth Prospects
The region’s manufacturing industry is bullish on the U.S. economy and company growth prospects but significantly less optimistic about recently-imposed trade tariffs, according to a survey conducted by Horsham-based Kreischer Miller. The Manufacturing Industry Group of the independent accounting, tax, and business advisory firm that serves the Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas recently released…
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DELCO Today Opportunity – Sales Representative (Full- or Part-Time)
American Community Journals, publisher of DELCO Today, is seeking a self-motivated, full- or part-time sales representative to expand DELCO Today’s Delaware County client base. Once hired, the representative will be responsible for lead generation-related activities, qualifying clients to increase sales pipelines, and continuing to grow relationships with new and existing clients. This position requires a…
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Swarthmore College Students Who Organized Sit-In Receive Audience with Administration
The Swarthmore College students who staged a sit-in at a dean’s office, demanding to be heard on what they say is the school’s mishandling of sexual abuse investigations, received an audience with the administration after nine days of protests, writes Vinny Vella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The students are members of Organizing for Survivors, a…
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Turf War Between Wawa, Sheetz Intensifies with Movie
Wawa vs. Sheetz turf war is getting more intense, with a documentary filmmaker promising to provide an answer on which is better in his new movie, writes Daniel Moore for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Matthew Fridg is planning to do a more comprehensive comparison of the two companies in his forthcoming movie. He said he plans to…
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From CHESCO: Penn State Great Valley Expands MBA Program to Brandywine Campus
Penn State Great Valley is expanding its MBA program in Malvern to the university’s Abington and Brandywine campuses to make it easier for working adults to earn a degree, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Penn State Great Valley has said that, beginning this fall, it will offer a hybrid course that is…
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From CHESCO: America’s Largest Used Bookstore Attracts Both Book Lovers and Tourists
Baldwin’s Book Barn in West Chester is both a haven for book lovers who can explore the four floors of books and a tourist attraction with its own ghost stories, writes Meisha Johnson for CBS Philly. The Book Barn is in an actual dairy barn built in 1822. After World War II, the Baldwins bought…
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From CHESCO: Phoenixville’s Revitalization a Lesson to Other Downtrodden Towns
Phoenixville’s revitalization is the result of a decades-long campaign to redefine the town and attract new life and reinvestment in the borough, writes Graham Copeland for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Phoenixville has risen from the ashes and is once again a jewel of Chester County. It has welcomed new apartments, shops, and restaurants, all of…
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From CHESCO: COO of Hankin Group: ‘There’s a Lot of Pent-Up Demand’ for Apartment Living
Due to the surge in development activity, close to 2,000 new residential units are expected to hit the Downingtown and Exton markets over the next few years, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In addition to apartment complexes, townhouses and single-family homes are also being developed in the adjacent communities. The projects currently…
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Knowledge@Wharton: After Parkland Shooting, What the U.S. Could Learn from Australia’s Gun Laws
Publisher’s note: Another in a series of occasional and ongoing DELCO Today posts focused on fostering an ongoing and civil discussion of gun rights and violence in the United States. With the debate on gun control reaching fever pitch after the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, two Penn researchers point to Australia’s way…
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Delaware County Leadership: Nicholas M. Orloff, Esq.
Nicholas M. Orloff, Esq., an attorney with Media-based Raffaele Puppio and who’s practice focuses on estate planning, estate administration and orphans’ court litigation, talks with DELCO Today about growing up in Springfield, working at the Footlocker in the Springfield Mall, graduating Valedictorian of Widener Law School’s Class of 2005, his favorite weekend-getaway and how the best piece…
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