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Crozer-Keystone Close to Sale of Community Hospital Campus in Chester
The Crozer-Keystone Health System is getting closer to selling its Community Hospital campus in Chester, write John George and Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The sale is part of the Delaware County-based system’s plan to consolidate all of its behavioral health services at one site. The asking price is $2.31 million. “I would…
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Academy of Notre Dame Breaks Ground for New Center for STEM Education
The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova has officially broken ground on its new 30,000-square-foot Center for STEM Education. The state-of-the-art facility will incorporate the latest technology and teaching/learning environments for study of the STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Notre Dame President Dr. Judith A. Dwyer welcomed guests, students, faculty,…
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Radnor’s eMoney Advisor Combines Artificial Intelligence with Investing
Radnor-based eMoney Advisor is finding ways to combine artificial intelligence, computer algorithms, and voice recognition with the world of money management and investing, write Sabrina Willmer and Nishant Kumar for Bloomberg. Acquired by Fidelity two years ago, eMoney provides investment advisors with software that makes interactions with customers much easier. Its office of 600 people…
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Researchers from Cheyney University Part of State-Funded Study on Brain Injuries
Cheyney University is among five institutions awarded a four-year, $4 million grant to rethink how traumatic brain injuries are diagnosed and treated, writes Stacey Burling for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Department of Health awarded the grant to a consortium of researchers from Penn Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Moss Rehab, the University of Pittsburgh,…
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Malvern Federal Savings Bank Makes the Holidays Happy for Melmark Residents
For more than a century, Malvern Federal Savings Bank has been committed to helping people build prosperous communities as a trusted financial partner, forging lasting relationships through teamwork, respect, and integrity. That community partnership was on full display recently, as Malvern Federal’s employees collected funds to provide the residents of Melmark gifts for the holidays.…
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New Wawa in D.C. the Chain’s Largest … for Now
Wawa has opened its largest store to date, this one in Washington, D.C., writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A string trio played in front of the juice-and-yogurt display case, and customers waited in a line that stretched around the block at the grand opening in Washington’s central business district. The store is Wawa’s…
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New Bakery Opens in Aston
Misty Solomon, the owner of Devour Desserts in Aston’s Valley View Plaza Shopping Center, has long awaited the launch of her new bakery at the former location of Viso’s Authentic Italian Desserts, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. Solomon painted the shop fuchsia and white, giving the 3,500-square-foot space a new look…
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Villanova Professor One of 10 Millennials to Watch in Higher Education
Villanova University professor Alexander Diaz-Lopez is one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 10 Millennials to Watch in Higher Education, writes Michelle Caffrey. Diaz-Lopez, a native of Puerto Rico, decided to settle in the region because of its many opportunities in higher education. After graduating from Notre Dame, he arrived in Greater Philadelphia to take a…
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Two Delco Legislators Aim to Give Women More Defenses Against Sexual Harassment
Two Delaware County legislators have introduced bills in Harrisburg to provide women with more defenses against sexual harassment in the workplace, writes Rick Kauffman for the Daily Times. Last week, Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky of Swarthmore and Rep. Margo Davidson of Upper Darby were among the legislators who introduced the package of sexual harassment bills. [uam_ad…
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Group Buying Archdiocese’s Land in Marple Township to Keep Most as Open Space
The new buyer of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s land in Marple Township plans to keep most of it as open space, writes Caitlin McCabe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 213-acre property was originally sold to developer Bruce Goodman three years ago. He had plans to build 300-plus townhomes and carriage houses, as well as businesses…
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WCU Prof Testifies During Redistricting Trial: ‘This Is a Gerrymandered Map’
While testifying recently at the state gerrymandering trial, West Chester University political science professor John J. Kennedy said that Pennsylvania’s congressional map takes splitting communities to a new level, writes Jonathan Lai for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The 2011 map carves up Pennsylvania’s communities of interest at an unprecedented level, and contains more anomalies than ever…
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Committed to Helping Veterans, DNB First Donates $3,000 to Operating Base Cecilia
As part of its ongoing commitment to helping veterans, DNB First recently donated $3,000 to Operating Base Cecilia. Headquartered in Coatesville, Operating Base Cecilia is an outreach of the Veterans Multi-Service Center and Catholic Social Services, and serves veteran families in Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, and Delaware counties. Vince Liuzzi, Executive Vice President and Chief Banking…
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Video: Delaware County Community College Wishes You a Happy Holiday Season
As 2017 comes to a close, Dr. L. Joy Gates Black, president of Delaware County Community College, takes a moment to reflect on this year of new beginnings at the school. “I joined the college as president in July, and am inspired by the hard work of our faculty, staff, and community partners in providing…
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Adopted as a Baby, Teacher at Upper Darby Finds Biological Family Using Ancestry.com
Sue Beck, an English teacher at Upper Darby High School who was adopted as a baby, has found her biological family using Ancestry.com, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Beck – a Springfield resident who was raised in Havertown by a loving, German-American couple – always felt different due to her “expressive and emotional”…
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Coffee Shop in Morton Offers SEPTA Riders Fast Service from Take-Out Window
Commuters at SEPTA Regional Rail’s Morton Station, perhaps in need of a quick cup of coffee or bite to eat before or after hopping on a train, have a fast friend in The Original Coffee Bar & Roaster, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. Facing the train platform just across a small…
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Interpreting a Death-Inspired Painting by Andrew Wyeth Now on Display in Seattle
Andrew Wyeth’s “Winter 1946” is part of an exhibit organized by the Seattle Art Museum and the Brandywine River Museum of Art for the centennial of the artist’s birth, writes Christopher Frizzelle for The Stranger, an alternative newspaper in Seattle. The painting depicts Kuerner’s Hill, outside Chadds Ford, where the artist spent part of his…
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Schoolhouse Center in Folsom Closes 40th-Anniversary Year in Style
The Springhaven Club in Nether Providence was full of joy recently as members of the Schoolhouse Center in Folsom – and their guests – socialized, ate, danced, and visited with Santa Claus at the center’s 40th annual holiday celebration, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The Schoolhouse Center is a part of Senior Community Services,…
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Students in Young Entrepreneurs Academy Working Hard on Their Business Plans
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a groundbreaking program that transforms middle and high school students into real, confident entrepreneurs. Through the year-long program, students in grades 6-12 generate business ideas, conduct market research, write business plans, pitch to a panel of investors, and launch their very own companies. The students of the local YEA!…
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