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Villanova Native Creates Spectator Sports to Offer Swag to People on the Sidelines
Shannon Connolly, the founder and chief executive of Spectator Sports, started her company to offer swag to the people who stand on the sidelines and cheer for marathon runners, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Connolly became part of the spectator community thanks to her wife, Ruth Dickinson, a tennis pro who has run…
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DELCO Careers – Five Star Senior Living
Five Star Senior Living, a national healthcare and senior living provider that offers high-quality service and care with the warmth and hospitality of home, has several facilities in the region. Five Star focuses on developing its residents’ intellectual, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual health through its Lifestyle 360 program. Licensed Practical Nurse (Glen Mills) This…
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Wawa Takes Its Service to the Next Level with New Catering Option
Residents of the Delaware Valley will soon have the chance to enjoy their favorite foods from Wawa in an entirely new way, courtesy of the company’s new catering business, according to a report from Convenience Store News. Customers can order from a menu of their favorite Wawa items. These are then delivered and set up…
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After Years of Delays, Whole Foods to Finally Open in Newtown Square
After several years of delays that caused a slew of rumors around the empty building, the Whole Foods in The Shoppes at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square is finally scheduled to open in January, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Whole Foods first signed its lease for the location at Ellis Preserve three years…
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Haverford Native, CEO of Med Tech Company Named to Forbes’s 30 Under 30 List
Haverford native David West, the CEO of medical technology company Proscia, has been named in the healthcare section of Forbes’s 30 under 30 list for 2018, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 24-year-old graduated from St. Joe’s Prep before enrolling at Johns Hopkins University. Four years ago, he founded the company, along…
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As Students Default on College Loans in Massive Numbers, Newtown Square’s PayForEd Aims to Help
Last month, Newtown Square-based PayForEd launched a software program that helps recent graduates navigate their student loans, write Erin Arvedlund and Bob Fernandez for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The need for a tool like this is clear. In America, students default on a college loan every 28 seconds, with the number of those forced into defaulting…
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Dozen Teachers Receive Mini-Grants from Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Foundation
The Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Foundation has awarded mini-grants totaling nearly $5,000 to a dozen teachers across the region. In its inaugural mini-grant offering, the foundation received 85 applications from teachers of kindergarten through 12th grade to help fund innovative, student-oriented educational experiences that might not otherwise be funded. Mini-grant requests ranged from $51…
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DELCO Careers – Crozer-Keystone Health System
Headquartered in Springfield, the Crozer-Keystone Health System is the largest healthcare provider in Delaware County and comprises five growing hospitals, as well as a comprehensive physician network of primary care and specialty practices. Patient Experience Officer This position helps implement the hospital’s comprehensive program to continuously improve the patient experience; serves as subject matter expert on…
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Delco Residents Encouraged to Support Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24
Delaware County residents are encouraged to support Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24. Created in 2010 by American Express and officially recognized in 2011 by the U.S. Senate, Small Business Saturday is a day to celebrate and support small businesses. Small businesses, which are defined as businesses with fewer than 100 employees, make up 98…
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Selling a Delaware County Business? Here’s How
By Ernest Spiros Angelos You may have spent years building a business from the ground up, utilizing personal capital and investing in daily sweat equity with the hope of someday becoming profitable. For many entrepreneurs, the ultimate goal is to establish a profitable business to then sell. Selling a business is no easy decision and…
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Midterm Elections Draw Voter Turnout Near Level of Presidential Elections
Voter turnout for the midterm elections in Pennsylvania was so high this year that it approached presidential election numbers, write Eugene Tauber and Michelle Merlin for The Allentown Morning Call. According to the unofficial turnout results, 58.4 percent of registered voters in the Keystone State cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm election. That is…
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Health Mats: Protecting Our Athletes and You at Every Event
By Vince Del Rossi Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Welcome to the home of the Super Bowl Champions and the pride of Philadelphia, the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field. Fans from all over the country come to watch the exciting games and are always proud when the Birds earn another touchdown. What happens off the field and…
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State’s Department of Education Launches New School Assessment Site
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has launched a new website to collect statistics on the state’s public and charter schools for parents, teachers, and students, writes Katie Meyer for 90.5 WESA. The new site foregoes ranking schools against one another, a feature of the old school assessment index. Instead, state officials have been working on…
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DELCO Careers – Neumann University
Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, Neumann University is a Catholic, co-educational institution with a focus on serving both its students and the local community. Instructional Designer This position maintains and updates highly interactive learning content for graduate and undergraduate courses; works with faculty to plan, design, and/or revise online course materials;…
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SAP Acquires Rival of SurveyMonkey for $8 Billion; CEO Compares Deal to Facebook Buying Instagram
Newtown Square’s SAP, the market leader in innovative enterprise application software, has acquired Qualtrics International, a rival of SurveyMonkey, for $8 billion, writes Cromwell Schubarth for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Utah-based company has raised around $450 million in venture funding. It was already valued at around $2.5 billion in April 2017, during its last…
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Best Foot Forward: State’s Failed Bid for Amazon’s HQ2 Included $4.6 Billion in Incentives
Pennsylvania was willing to provide Amazon with $4.6 billion in financial incentives to convince the e-commerce giant to bring its HQ2 to the state, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to a proposal letter sent to Amazon last year by Dennis M. Davin, head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development,…
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Villanova Law’s Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic Assists Latino Farmworkers in Chester County
Villanova Law’s Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic is providing assistance for Latino farmworkers in Chester County and their families, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. FLAC has become a strong voice for the many immigrants across the state who work in the agricultural industry. It offers legal representation for agricultural families in cases on…
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Social Justice Educator with Ph.D. in Human Sexuality Studies from Widener Is on a Mission
Melissa Fabello, a social justice educator who earned a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality Studies from Widener University, is on a mission to spread body acceptance, writes Cassie Owens for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fabello is best known for her writings and editing on Everyday Feminism, a website that draws more than 4.5 million visitors every month.…
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