• The Six Most-Overlooked Tax Deductions

    The Six Most-Overlooked Tax Deductions

    By Kim Brumbaugh Who among us wants to pay the IRS more taxes than we have to?* While few may raise their hands, Americans regularly overpay because they fail to take tax deductions for which they are eligible. Let’s take a quick look at the six most overlooked opportunities to manage your tax bill. Reinvested…

  • Masters of Education: How Five Students Turned Homework into WilmU’s Newest Graduate Degree

    Masters of Education: How Five Students Turned Homework into WilmU’s Newest Graduate Degree

    By David Bernard Learning by doing is key to any educational experience. For five doctoral candidates in Wilmington University’s College of Education, the learning by doing involved in a recent class project sparked the creation of the university’s latest graduate degree. The Master of Education in Higher Education program, the first degree of its kind…

  • Citadel Excited to Open 24th Branch in Southeastern Pennsylvania

    Citadel Excited to Open 24th Branch in Southeastern Pennsylvania

    Citadel, which is currently ranked No. 1 among all credit unions in Pennsylvania for providing value to savers and borrowers, will open its newest branch in Montgomeryville on March 11. The new branch – Citadel’s 24th in southeastern Pennsylvania and seventh in Montgomery County – is conveniently located on Bethlehem Pike, across the street from…

  • Penn State Great Valley’s John Sosik One of PSU’s 10 Distinguished Professors for 2020

    Penn State Great Valley’s John Sosik One of PSU’s 10 Distinguished Professors for 2020

    Penn State’s Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named John J. Sosik, professor of management and organization at Penn State Great Valley, as one of the university’s 10 distinguished professors for 2020. The distinguished professor title recognizes outstanding academic contribution to the university. This special academic title is bestowed upon a limited…

  • Tuesdays with Michael: Are You Working on It or Doing the Work? Part 3

    Tuesdays with Michael: Are You Working on It or Doing the Work? Part 3

    By Peter Demarest In Part 1, we differentiated the concepts of “working on it” versus “doing the work.” In Part 2, we introduced the meaning of “breakthrough,” along with Valuegenic Self-Leadership and The Central Question as a power tool for creating breakthrough shifts in thinking that lead to unprecedented results. Hopefully, you have been asking…

  • Citadel Country Spirit USA Announces GMC Sierra Stage Lineup and Aug. 28-30 Schedule

    Citadel Country Spirit USA Announces GMC Sierra Stage Lineup and Aug. 28-30 Schedule

    Citadel Country Spirit USA, a three-day country music festival held at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds in Glenmoore, has announced the GMC Sierra Stage lineup and schedule. Brantley Gilbert headlines the festival on Friday, Aug. 28. Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Lindsay Ell, and another entertainer yet to be announced will perform. Dierks Bentley headlines on…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Newly Constructed Colonial in Swarthmore Borough

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Newly Constructed Colonial in Swarthmore Borough

    A newly constructed colonial on a 0.33-acre lot with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Swarthmore. This beautiful residence is nestled in woods that back up to a babbling brook and a private wooded lot. Inside, the enormous great room includes a kitchen, dining room, and living room…

  • What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Opportunity, According to This Malvern Bank Exec

    What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Opportunity, According to This Malvern Bank Exec

    By Mark Cohen On March 4, dozens of local eighth-grade students will gather at Penn State Great Valley to share two-minute videos they’ve created with the help of local companies that demonstrate What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Manufacturing – cool? Yes! Unfortunately, the manufacturing industry’s outdated reputation precedes it. When most people think about manufacturing,…

  • Vote for Your Favorite Student Video in the ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?’ Contest

    Vote for Your Favorite Student Video in the ‘What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?’ Contest

    Now is the time to cast your vote for the Viewer’s Choice Award in the 2020 What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? contest produced by the Manufacturing Alliance of Chester and Delaware Counties. Voting ends at 11:59 PM on Feb. 14. The contest is designed to inform and excite students, as well as their parents and…

  • Delaware’s Lerner College of Business & Economics Shares Five Reasons to Become a Mentor/Mentee

    Delaware’s Lerner College of Business & Economics Shares Five Reasons to Become a Mentor/Mentee

    Editor’s Note: In honor of January being National Mentoring Month, Sarah Baker Andrus, Assistant Director of the Lerner Career Services Center at the University of Delaware, shared her top five reasons to become a mentor or mentee. By Sarah Baker Andrus Much has been said and written about the importance of mentors for a successful…

  • Aqua, Villanova University, Lifetime Wells International Join Forces for Sustainable Water Trip to Ghana

    Aqua, Villanova University, Lifetime Wells International Join Forces for Sustainable Water Trip to Ghana

    Aqua America is continuing its work with Villanova University’s Engineering Service Learning program (VESL) this March with a trip to Ghana in conjunction with Lifetime Wells International (LWI). Justin Kauffman, director of asset management and field services for Aqua; Mike Fili, vice president, distribution for Aqua Pennsylvania; David Powell, founder of LWI, a nonprofit based…

  • DELCO Careers – Citadel

    DELCO Careers – Citadel

    Headquartered in Exton, Citadel is a fast-growing credit union with more than 20 branches spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. Citadel proudly offers rewarding and valuable financial products to its customers, while giving them a personalized, convenient, and simple banking experience. Senior Financial Service Representative (West Chester) This position establishes and builds relationships with existing and potential…

  • Residents at Dunwoody Village Join Creative Forces to Send Valentine’s Day Cards to Their Peers

    Residents at Dunwoody Village Join Creative Forces to Send Valentine’s Day Cards to Their Peers

    Valentine’s Day offers us an opportunity to send loving messages to the special people in our lives, and residents at Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square joined creative forces to do just that. Jerry Kinkead and Mary Kreek, committee members of the Dunwoody Village Residents’ Association, gathered together groups of individuals to create Valentines for residents…

  • Tuesdays with Michael: Are You Working on It or Doing the Work? Part 2

    Tuesdays with Michael: Are You Working on It or Doing the Work? Part 2

    By Peter Demarest Last week, we looked at some of the reasons why making changes in how we think, which we must do if we want to achieve new things, can be so hard. I then introduced the rise of a new kind of “soft skill” called Valuegenic Self-Leadership that is foundational to virtually all…

  • DELCO Careers – Valley Forge Military Academy and College

    DELCO Careers – Valley Forge Military Academy and College

    Valley Forge Military Academy and College boasts a long tradition of fostering personal growth through a unique system built on five cornerstones: academic excellence, character development, personal motivation, physical development, and leadership. Athletic Trainer This position aids in the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of all athletic injuries; designs and supervises athlete rehabilitation programs; maintains appropriate injury…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Craftsman-Style Home Just Two Years Old in Media Borough

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Craftsman-Style Home Just Two Years Old in Media Borough

    A two-year-old Craftsman-style home with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Media. Entry is through an impressive front porch that leads to the center hall foyer. Inside, the home radiates space thanks to its open floor plan and nine-foot ceilings. Highlights include the impeccably designed chef’s kitchen with…

  • Make Time for Your Children’s Teeth During National Children’s Dental Health Month

    Make Time for Your Children’s Teeth During National Children’s Dental Health Month

    By Gale Martin and Jean Byrnes-Ziegler February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. It’s the perfect time to consider that preventative oral care and healthy dental habits can benefit children for the rest of their lives. Did you know that children’s oral health can impact their self-esteem, school performance, and general overall well-being? Problems in…

  • University of Delaware’s Blue Hen Investment Club Beats the S&P 500 … Again

    University of Delaware’s Blue Hen Investment Club Beats the S&P 500 … Again

    By Dena Hillison Despite an incredibly volatile time in the financial markets last year, the University of Delaware’s Blue Hen Investment Club (BHIC) was able to beat the S&P 500 Index for the first time in the group’s 20-year history. Then, in 2019, it did it again. At the close of 2019, the S&P 500…