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When to Bring in Marketing Consulting vs. Fractional Marketing Leadership
Founders of growing businesses take extra care that everything is done right – after all, the company is your baby. You have loyal customers, a proven product, “WOW” service and steady referrals. But what happens when growth is stunted? After careful analysis, perhaps every marketing initiative feels like a one-off experiment: a social campaign here,…
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Malvern-Based 2X Expands AI Capabilities With Acquisition of Knownwell
Malvern-based 2X has made a major move in the artificial intelligence space, acquiring Virginia startup Knownwell in a deal that values the combined company at $400 million, reports Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The transaction marks the sixth acquisition 2X has completed in three years. Founded in 2017, 2X built its reputation on go-to-market services, helping businesses…
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Hotel and Airbnb Bookings Fall Short of Expectations for FIFA World Cup in Philadelphia
Philadelphia raised $140 million to host the FIFA World Cup. So why are hotel rooms still available? With six matches scheduled between June 14 and July 4, city officials have been aggressively marketing the tournament and its surrounding fan events to draw visitors from across the country and around the world. Yet days with the…
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Two Chester County Creameries Join PA’s 2026 Scooped Ice Cream Trail
The Shapiro Administration is serving up a sweet start to summer across Pennsylvania. Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and PA Tourism Office Executive Director Kaitie Burger visited Lapp Valley Creamery in Lancaster County to officially launch the 2026 Scooped Ice Cream Trail. Now in its ninth year and bigger than ever, this 2026 program includes 59 PA Preferred creameries,…
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QVC Group’s Preferred Shareholders Challenge $6.6 Billion Debt Restructuring Plan in Texas Court
A battle over the future of West Chester-based QVC Group is playing out in a Texas courtroom, where a group of preferred shareholders are fighting to block a bankruptcy reorganization plan they say would wipe out their investment while benefiting creditors, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Judge Alfredo R. Perez in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court is…
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Eagles Players Dominate NFLPA Merchandise Rankings for 2025-26 Season
Philadelphia Eagles players Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts, and Cooper DeJean all cracked the NFL Players Association’s latest year-end merchandise rankings, reports Conor Smith for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Barkley finished as the league’s third best-selling player overall, while Hurts ranked seventh. The list tracks sales of officially licensed player products purchased between March 2025 and February 2026, like jerseys,…
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Punch Buggy Brewing Brings Craft Beer to Spring City with New Main Street Taproom
A Philadelphia craft brewery is putting roots in Chester County, and owner Patrick Coyne already calls the borough home, writes Brooke Schultz at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Punch Buggy Brewing Company opens its second taproom in Spring City on Saturday, June 13 after a year-long renovation of the former Main Street hardware store. Coyne, 42, moved…
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A Century-Old Philadelphia Bridge Is Crumbling with No Restoration in Sight
One of Philadelphia’s most architecturally significant bridges is also one of its most neglected, writes Peter Dobrin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Designed by Paul Philippe Cret, the architect behind the Ben Franklin Bridge, and completed around 1930, the University Avenue Bridge was built as a specimen of the City Beautiful movement, a philosophy that focused on civic grandeur…
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Philadelphia’s New Mom School Brings Postpartum Community to Rittenhouse Square
For many new mothers, the support that surrounds pregnancy tends to disappear the moment the baby arrives, Eva Almiñana wants to change that. New Mom School Philadelphia, a franchise of the California-born national brand, opens June 8 in Rittenhouse Square under the ownership of Graduate Hospital resident Eva Almiñana, writes Laura Brzyski for Philadelphia Magazine. Her motivation is…
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Girls Spark Hosts Designer Bag Bingo Fundraiser to Support Teen Empowerment Programs
Girls Spark is bringing Designer Bag Bingo to Media on June 11, and the stakes are high in the best possible way. The nonprofit invites the community to its annual fundraiser at the Media Community Center, where supporters, local leaders, and sponsors will gather for 10 rounds of bingo with designer handbags on the line.…
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Despite Bankruptcy, QVC Group Earns a Spot on the 2026 Fortune 500
West Chester is home to a Fortune 500 company, even if that company is navigating one of the more turbulent times in its history. QVC Group landed on the 2026 Fortune 500 after it officially shifted its corporate headquarters address to West Chester, reports Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. QVC Group formerly operated out of a Colorado address under the name Qurate Retail Group before rebranding…
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The Mother Behind Mikal Bridges’ Rise from Great Valley to the NBA Finals
As Mikal Bridges chases an NBA championship with the New York Knicks, the Great Valley High School graduate is carrying a story rooted in perseverance and a mother’s belief in her son, writes Alex Coffey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bridges’ journey began with his mother, Tyneeha Rivers, who grew up in West Philadelphia. Rivers was 19 when Mikal was born, a…
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Chester County’s Longest Dry Stretch in 25 Years Prompts Voluntary Water Restrictions
Chester County officials are calling on residents, businesses, farmers, and organizations to voluntarily cut water use as a drought warning continues across the county, writes Jen Samuel for The Daily Local News. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the warning on Feb. 18, but conditions have not improved enough to lift it. Data from the National…
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Pennsylvania’s Best All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Is a Short Drive from Chester County
Do the words “all-you-can-eat buffet” make your mouth water? Check off every one of the best all-you-can-eat buffets in each state thanks to a list from Amanda Tarlton at Reader’s Digest. Starting in Pennsylvania is easy, especially for Chester County residents. Reader’s Digest cultivated the list through research, expert opinions, and online reviews from sites…
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After Closing in Philadelphia, Popular Restaurant Finds New Life in Wallingford
The popular Philadelphia restaurant Fond, which closed in 2021 after 12 years in East Passyunk, has found a new life in Wallingford, following its patrons to the suburbs, writes Jason Sheehan for Philadelphia Magazine. The newest version of Fond opened in October last year. Chef Lee Styer is once again making all of the favorites,…
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Vanguard Ditches Malvern Office Lease, Cutting Building Occupancy to 36 Percent
Vanguard is walking away from 87,600 square feet of office space in Malvern, a move that will send one building’s occupancy from 100 percent to 36 percent, reports Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The investment giant’s lease at 45 Liberty Blvd. in the Great Valley Corporate Center expires at the end of June, and Vanguard informed landlord FLD Group that it won’t…
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A Berwyn Couple Transformed Their Dark, Overgrown Property Into Year-Round Garden Paradise
For nearly 40 years, this couple has been turning their Berwyn property into one of the most beautiful private gardens in the region, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When Bonnie and Bob Dettore bought their Chester County home in 1987, it was dominated by old-growth trees, bare ground, and almost no natural light. “The house was dark and damp all the…
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D.R. Horton Eyes 130-Acre Honey Brook Site, Local Speedway for New 170-Home Community
One of the nation’s largest homebuilders has its sights set on rural Chester County, and its plans include saving a local speedway in the process, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. D.R. Horton is proposing a 170-home development on 130 acres next to the Honey Brook Speedway. The planned community, called Arbor’s Glen, would feature 85 duplex buildings and public amenities. In atypical fashion for the company, D.R. Horton…
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