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SEPTA Cuts Would Derail Economic Growth and Workforce Mobility in the Suburban Counties
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is not just a transit system. It is the lifeblood of our region’s economy, connecting our residents to jobs, our employers to talent, and our communities to opportunity. The proposed devastating cuts to services due to lack of dedicated state funding would be nothing short of catastrophic for the…
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Avondale’s Caputo & Guest Lowers Prices to Make Eating Well, Buying American Easier
Avondale-based Caputo & Guest, the nation’s leading grower of fresh exotic mushrooms, has lowered prices across its organic mushroom line, according to a staff report from The Produce News. The price cut is part of a strategic domestic production expansion aimed at reducing America’s reliance on imported mushrooms. With uncertainties on tariffs and supply chains,…
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HSN’s St. Petersburg HQ Listed for Sale as QVC Group Preps for West Chester Move
HSN’s St. Petersburg headquarters has been listed for sale by QVC Group ahead of the home shopping network’s relocation to West Chester’s Studio Park campus, writes Ashley Gurbal Kritzer for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company announced its plans to close HSN’s longtime campus in Florida in January, in order to consolidate its operations at…
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‘SILO’ Nonprofit Provides Impactful Community Support in Oxford
SILO, a local nonprofit organization, has continued to have a powerful impact on the Oxford borough with its community support efforts, writes Gabbie Burton for Chester County Press. For the past fourteen-years, SILO—an acronym for Serving, Inspiring, and Loving Others—has addressed food and housing insecurity in Oxford through food drives, community gardens, housing assistance, emergency…
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Six Chester County Towns Rank Among Most Educated ZIP Codes in Greater Philadelphia
Six Chester County towns have earned spots on the list of the most educated ZIP codes in Greater Philadelphia, write Joanne Drilling and Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Business Journals looked at over 12,000 ZIP codes nationwide, focusing primarily on educational attainment levels as reported in the latest U.S. Census Bureau’s American…
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Wawa Breaks Ground on Its First West Virginia Store
Wawa kicked off construction on its first West Virginia location in the Inwood community earlier this week with a groundbreaking ceremony, writes Fox Business for the New York Post. The new store will represent Wawa’s first foray into the Mountain State. It is expected that the location will open its doors to customers in the…
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Chester County Achieves Fastest Population Growth in Pennsylvania
Chester County has seen the highest influx of residents in Pennsylvania over the last four years, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Census Bureau data as of July 1, 2024, the state’s wealthiest county gained over 26,300 new residents between 2020 and 2024. That is an increase of nearly five percent…
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Newly Minted Berwyn at Ember Apartment Complex Sells for $96.5 Million
Pantzer Properties, a New York real estate firm, has purchased an 18-month-old apartment building in Berwyn for $96.5 million from developers Bozzuto and Echo Realty, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal is the largest publicly recorded multifamily sale in the Philadelphia region so far this year. The 250-unit Ember at Berwyn,…
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West Chester’s FarmerJawn Receives Cease-and-Desist for Failing to Register as Nonprofit
Christa Barfield, the owner of James Beard Award-winning FarmerJawn, who runs a 123-acre organic farm in West Chester, has been hit with a cease-and-desist for failing to register as a charity, writes Isaac Avilucea for Axios. The Department of State has directed Barfield to stop soliciting donations for the FarmerJawn and Friends Foundation Fund, FarmerJawn’s…
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Boscov’s Set to Outlive Exton Square Mall as New Owner Plans Mixed-Use Town Center to Replace It
With many department store giants, including Macy’s and JCPenney, closing stores during the years-long retail apocalypse, Boscov’s has stayed afloat and expanded, writes Noah Zucker for Bisnow. Now, the Exton Square Mall location of the nation’s largest family-owned department store chain is set to outlast the rest of the shopping center as the new owner…
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Parkesburg Inventor Believes His Creations Could Change the World – If Only He Could Secure Funding
Anthony Paul Bellezza of Parkesburg believes his inventions could drastically change the way we do things, if he can secure the funding to develop them further, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. Bellezza said he invented groundbreaking methods for producing energy from a device that he designed, which is no larger than a…
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Malvern-Based Bounce Pickleball Working on Philadelphia Expansion
Malvern-based Bounce Pickleball is expanding to Philadelphia with a new indoor pickleball complex inside a former Di Bruno Brothers warehouse, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “We should be able to get 12 courts and two warm-up courts in there,” said Braden Keith, the company’s operations manager. Bounce has already signed a lease…
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QVC Spokesmodel Sues Nestle After Injuries from Exploding San Pellegrino Bottle
QVC spokesmodel Susanne Thomson is suing Nestle after suffering injuries from an exploding San Pellegrino bottle, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Thomson purchased a six-pack of San Pellegrino bottles, which sat in her basement for three weeks. According to a lawsuit filed last week in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, she placed…
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One Chester County Town Among Best Places to Live in America, Two Make Top 250
One Chester County town is ranked among the top three places to live in the United States, with two others in the top 250, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Niche recently released its annual rankings, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, the Department of Education, the IRS, and…
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To Prep for First Product Launch, Exton’s Lungpacer Medical Doubles Workforce
Lungpacer Medical, headquartered in Canada with main operations in Exton, is raising funds and nearly doubling its workforce to support the commercial launch of its first product, which received Food and Drug Administration approval at the end of last year, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Lungpacer CEO Doug Evans, the…
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Deal Officially Closes to Sell Brandywine Hospital
Three years after shutting down Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, Tower Health has finally sold the property to a real estate firm from Delaware, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Mill Farm LLC, which is affiliated with Dover-based Regal Builders, closed the deal with Tower Health on Monday. The amount was not disclosed, and neither…
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Lincoln University to Break Ground on New Residence Hall Next Month
Lincoln University will mark the start of construction on its new 320-bed residence hall with the official groundbreaking ceremony set for next month, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This is the largest of several development projects the university is currently undertaking. Lancaster-based Wohlsen Construction Company will lead the construction. The four-story building will…
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Renovated Wayne Office Building Secures Three New Leases Totaling 80,000 SF
A newly renovated Wayne office building has secured three new leases, including one with Comcast Advertising, totaling 80,000 square feet, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The largest lease at 1111 Old Eagle School Road is 38,572 square feet for iPipeline, the software development firm’s headquarters. Comcast is leasing 32,600 square feet, while…
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