• Explore How Your Business Can Build a Relationship with Delaware County Community College

    Explore How Your Business Can Build a Relationship with Delaware County Community College

    Delaware County Community College educates more than 28,000 students every year at its five main locations in both Delaware and Chester counties. And there are a number of ways that local businesses can build a relationship with the college: Customized Training: The Office of Business Training is a flexible, business-focused department available to assist your…

  • DELCO Careers – TiVo

    DELCO Careers – TiVo

    With a location in Wayne, TiVo’s goal is to create the ultimate entertainment by delivering beautiful user experiences and enabling the world’s leading media and entertainment providers to nurture more meaningful relationships with their audiences. Product Quality Analyst This position analyzes metadata quality and implementation on customer set top boxes, streaming apps, and websites; defines…

  • Upper Darby Native Pioneered Private Prison System

    Upper Darby Native Pioneered Private Prison System

    He had seen a lot of trouble throughout his lifetime, but the legacy of private security left by the late George Wackenhut, a 1937 graduate of Upper Darby High School, has produced record revenues last year, though not without complaints. Wackenhut’s GEO Group is at the center of managing Thornton’s 1,883-capacity George W. Hill Correctional…

  • Axalta of Glen Mills Acquires Sixth Company in Less Than Nine Months

    Axalta of Glen Mills Acquires Sixth Company in Less Than Nine Months

    Axalta Coating Systems has been on an acquisition spree since January, with Plascoat Systems marking its sixth purchase in less than nine months, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The industrial coating company in Glen Mills has agreed to purchase Plascoat Systems, which specializes in thermoplastic coatings, from its parent company, International Process Technologies. The…

  • Penn State Brandywine Adds First Residence Hall to Campus

    Penn State Brandywine Adds First Residence Hall to Campus

    Penn State has introduced residence halls to its Abington and Brandywine campuses for the first time, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Two weeks ago, the school opened – a mile from its Abington campus – a $50 million, five-story apartment-style complex that can house 400 students. It was approved by the university’s board…

  • County Council Honors Penncrest’s Championship-Winning Envirothon Team

    County Council Honors Penncrest’s Championship-Winning Envirothon Team

    This year, a group of eco-minded students from Penncrest High School’s Envirothon team were once again victorious in the county, state, and national Envirothon competitions, which test students’ knowledge on environmental science topics such as wildlife, forestry, soil, and aquatic life. Delaware County Council recently recognized the team, along with their faculty advisors who were…

  • DELCO Careers – Teleflex

    DELCO Careers – Teleflex

    Headquartered in Wayne, Teleflex is a global provider of specialty medical devices used for a range of procedures in critical care and surgery. Supervisor, Payroll Services This position manages and directs the U.S. shared service payroll staff in a multi-state environment, processes weekly payroll for assigned pay companies, and administers all payroll taxes from proper setup to…

  • Upper Darby High School Hires First Female Principal in Its 120-Year History

    Upper Darby High School Hires First Female Principal in Its 120-Year History

    Upper Darby High School has found its new principal in Kelley Simone, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Simone has been selected by Superintendent Dan Nerelli to head the county’s largest high school after the resignation of principal Ed Roth, who was hired by to be the principal at Norristown High School. [uam_ad id=”52851″]…

  • County’s Vision of Having a ‘Ribbon of Green’ Furthered with Phase 1 of Darby Creek Trail

    County’s Vision of Having a ‘Ribbon of Green’ Furthered with Phase 1 of Darby Creek Trail

    Delaware County Council recently joined Upper Darby Mayor Tom Micozzie and Director of Delaware County Parks and Rec Marc Manfre to visit the site and see the progress of the future Darby Creek Trail in Upper Darby. Construction has begun on Phase 1 of the trail. The project is a joint venture between Delaware County…

  • Toronto-Based Supply Chain Group Acquires Aston’s National Fulfillment Services

    Toronto-Based Supply Chain Group Acquires Aston’s National Fulfillment Services

    Metro Supply Chain Group, a Toronto-based provider of third-party logistics services, has acquired National Fulfillment Services, a privately-owned company in Aston with a 50-year tenure in direct-to-consumer fulfillment. Metro President Martin Graham views the acquisition as an important step in the build-out of his company’s e-commerce services. [uam_ad id=”52851″] Advertisement “NFS has recently expanded its…

  • Chaddsford Winery Returns to Its Roots with European-Style White Wines

    Chaddsford Winery Returns to Its Roots with European-Style White Wines

    The 35-year-old Chaddsford Winery has returned to its roots with a range of European-style, dry white wines, writes Patricia Talorico for The Wilmington News Journal. The winery unveiled its 2016 Sauvignon Blanc in May at a private club in Wilmington. The wine has a delicious minerality with notes of lime zest and melon without being…

  • DELCO Careers – eMoney Advisor

    DELCO Careers – eMoney Advisor

    Located in Radnor, eMoney Advisor is the creator of the leading wealth-planning technology for financial professionals and firms, offering cutting-edge solutions needed to succeed as the regulatory environment shifts, investor expectations change, and the industry landscape becomes increasingly competitive. Contracts Specialist This position reviews and negotiates confidentiality agreements, MSAs, and SOWs between the company and clients; facilitates…

  • Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education Visits Camp Garrett in Newtown Square

    Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education Visits Camp Garrett in Newtown Square

    Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education, recently joined State Senator Thomas McGarrigle at Garrett Williamson’s Camp Garrett program in Newtown Square, where they toured the Videon Educational Garden and met with participants and providers at the camp’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) site. “It is always a highlight of my job to meet the students…

  • Leadership Delaware County Still Seeking Applicants for Class of 2018

    Leadership Delaware County Still Seeking Applicants for Class of 2018

    The quality of Delaware County’s leadership will determine its future. With that in mind, Leadership Delaware County – formally known as the Business Leadership Academy of the Foundation of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce – runs from September to June, and is now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is Aug. 30. Through a series…

  • Radnor’s L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals Establishes Subsidiary in Rwanda

    Radnor’s L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals Establishes Subsidiary in Rwanda

    Radnor’s L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals – a global pharmaceutical company with a mission to discover, develop, and commercialize innovative and safe therapies for cancer – has announced the establishment of L.E.A.F. Rwanda Ltd., a biotechnology company headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda. L.E.A.F. Rwanda, a fully owned subsidiary of L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals, will focus on establishing Rwanda as a hub…

  • New Clot-Busting Procedure at Darby’s Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital a Medical Revelation

    New Clot-Busting Procedure at Darby’s Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital a Medical Revelation

    Each year, more than 100,000 Americans suffer life-threatening pulmonary embolisms — otherwise known as blood clots in the lungs — often resulting in death or disability. Recently, three days after a 34-year-old woman walked into Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital for extreme shortness of breath caused by two life-threatening blood clots in her lungs, she walked out…

  • As Speaker Series Will Discuss, Colleges Digging Deep Into Their Pockets for eSports Talent

    As Speaker Series Will Discuss, Colleges Digging Deep Into Their Pockets for eSports Talent

    What was once seen as a major distraction on college campuses is now viewed as an asset for university athletics. The rise of competitive electronic gaming has sparked the creation of popular club teams, a few varsity programs, and an increasing offering of college scholarship money. “eSports is quickly on its way to becoming a…

  • DELCO Careers – National Fulfillment Services

    DELCO Careers – National Fulfillment Services

    Headquartered in Aston, National Fulfillment Services is a full-service B2C and B2B turnkey solution, offering focused solutions for contact center, order management, and complete distribution. Accounting/Finance Coordinator This position assists the Chief Financial Officer with processing accounts payable and helps maintain record keeping systems for the accounting and finance departments. The ideal candidate will possess…