• DELCO Careers – Airgas

    DELCO Careers – Airgas

    Headquartered in Radnor, Airgas, Inc. is the largest American distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases (delivered in packaged or cylinder form), and hardgoods (welding, safety, and related products). Senior Accountant This position prepares monthly and quarterly internal reporting packages, prepares financial analyses and journal entries related to insurance reserves, and supports and assists external auditors’ quarterly…

  • Check Out the Average Credit Score of Each Town in Delco

    Check Out the Average Credit Score of Each Town in Delco

    Besides Pennsylvania’s vital role in U.S. history, the state’s economy has become one of the most crucial pillars of the financial health of the country, writes Mike Brown for LendEDU, a marketplace for private student loans, student loan refinancing, credit cards, and personal loans. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are home to a combined 15 Fortune 500 companies, and…

  • Retirees at Media’s Wesley Enhanced Living to Receive $15 Million Boost in Amenities

    Retirees at Media’s Wesley Enhanced Living to Receive $15 Million Boost in Amenities

    Retirees in Media are reclining a little easier, knowing that Wesley Enhanced Living will be investing $15 million into upgraded amenities at the retirement community. Over the coming two years, Wesley Enhanced Living has proposed “wide-ranging upgrades to the nursing facility, public spaces in the personal-care unit, independent-living apartments, the dining room, and other areas,”…

  • Radnor to Lose Headquarters of Brandywine Realty Trust

    Radnor to Lose Headquarters of Brandywine Realty Trust

    Brandywine Realty Trust has put its own Radnor headquarters on the real estate market, and will move its signature presence to the city this fall, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by Natalie Kostelni. The new Brandywine Realty Trust HQ will feature 46,000 square feet on the 16th and 17th floors of the FMC…

  • DELCO Careers – Arora Engineers

    DELCO Careers – Arora Engineers

    Headquartered in Chadds Ford, Arora Engineers is a growing firm that provides engineering services and intelligent infrastructure solutions for clients in the aviation, transportation, education, government, and commercial/institutional sectors. Proposal Manager This position manages the proposal process from start to finish; develops proposals and statements of qualifications; assigns and distributes proposal materials; and delegates graphics, fee proposals,…

  • Second Annual Food Truck Fest and Fun Fair Coming to Brookhaven

    Second Annual Food Truck Fest and Fun Fair Coming to Brookhaven

    Once again, Family Promise of Delaware County is throwing a bash by serving food out of vans to help local families who are living out of vans. The second annual Food Truck Fest and Fun Fair is returning to Brookhaven on Saturday, Aug. 12, according to a Daily Times report by Peg DeGrassa. Inflatable rides,…

  • Philly Suburbs Continue to Rebound in Residential Real Estate Sales

    Philly Suburbs Continue to Rebound in Residential Real Estate Sales

    Home sales in the Philadelphia suburbs continued to rebound during the first six months of this year, writes Brian McCullough for The Times Herald. A new report by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Realtors found that the Greater Philadelphia, 12-county region showed an 8.2 percent increase in the number of properties sold compared to…

  • Contest Invites You to Submit Photos of Edgmont Township

    Contest Invites You to Submit Photos of Edgmont Township

    Edgmont Environs & Details is looking for entries from both amateur and professional photographers for a contest that documents the splendor of Edgmont, according to a report from the Daily Times. “We are looking for images that represent the beauty and unique details of this area,” said contest organizer Paula Jackson. “We welcome photographers 18…

  • Analyst Suggests Toll Hikes on Pennsylvania Turnpike Could Drive Away Users

    Analyst Suggests Toll Hikes on Pennsylvania Turnpike Could Drive Away Users

    Municipal bond analyst Eric Kazatsky of Bloomberg Market Intelligence has warned that the annual price hikes planned for the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the next 27 years will likely drive away users, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, which just approved the ninth straight annual toll increase, uses the tolls to…

  • DELCO Careers – Pentec Health

    DELCO Careers – Pentec Health

    Headquartered in Glen Mills with an additional location in Boothwyn, Pentec Health is an industry leader in providing Specialty Infusion Services nationwide to patients who require access to complex pharmaceutical products and services outside of the hospital setting. Patient Care Coordinator This position communicates therapy and coverage requirements to referral sources; articulates benefit information, clinical and financial…

  • Borough of Sharon Hill Accuses Wells Fargo of Discriminatory Lending

    Borough of Sharon Hill Accuses Wells Fargo of Discriminatory Lending

    Riding the coattails of other communities across the nation, the borough of Sharon Hill has gone to court to try to stop what it sees as discriminatory lending by Wells Fargo against minority homeowners. According to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by Jeff Blumenthal, the U.S. District Court lawsuit against Wells Fargo alleges that these…

  • Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery Looking for New Taproom Site

    Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery Looking for New Taproom Site

    A new Delaware County-area outlet for Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery is on tap for this year, as the growing business is expanding close to home after thriving on the Jersey Shore. Ship Bottom is shopping for a new taproom site of 1,500 to 2,000 square feet that it expects to open by Oct. 31, according…

  • Brookhaven Woman Achieves a First in Ultra Marathon in South Africa

    Brookhaven Woman Achieves a First in Ultra Marathon in South Africa

    A Brookhaven resident and Pennsylvania State Trooper recently raced onto the scene of one of the world’s most prestigious ultra marathons, and became the first wheelchair athlete to finish its 56-mile course on her own power. Jean Marie Altomari is only the third wheelchair-bound athlete to complete the 95-year-old Comrades Marathon in South Africa, and…

  • Widener Unveils New Major, Region’s First Undergraduate Robotics Program

    Widener Unveils New Major, Region’s First Undergraduate Robotics Program

    The School of Engineering at Widener University has announced a new undergraduate major: Robotics Engineering. Robotics engineering is an emerging discipline that crosses over a wide variety of industries and is on the cusp of impacting every aspect of the way we work and live. This will be the first undergraduate robotics engineering major in…

  • DELCO Careers – Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union

    DELCO Careers – Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union

    The Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, now headquartered in Chadds Ford, currently has more than $980 million in assets, and has been providing financial products and services to residents and organizations throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond since 1970. Assistant Branch Manager This position assists the branch manager in achieving budgeted sales goals and production objectives;…

  • The Making of a Legendary Heart: Lansdowne-Aldan’s Char Morett-Curtiss

    The Making of a Legendary Heart: Lansdowne-Aldan’s Char Morett-Curtiss

    She really just wanted to compete, and being surrounded by brothers, cousins, and neighbors — all boys — transformed her interests in sports into an unstoppable competitive heart. “I always wanted to compete. I always wanted to play,” said Char Morett-Curtiss, the Lansdowne-Aldan High School graduate who went on to become a star athlete and…

  • Cheyney Avoids Merger but Still Awaits Final Decision on Future

    Cheyney Avoids Merger but Still Awaits Final Decision on Future

    The Cheyney University community can rest a bit easier after the initial findings of a review of the 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education indicated there would be no closures or mergers, writes Sara Hoover for NewsWorks. However, the nation’s oldest historically black college is still awaiting the final decision on…

  • Delco Chamber of Commerce to Host First-Ever Hometown Throw Down

    Delco Chamber of Commerce to Host First-Ever Hometown Throw Down

    Join local business and community members for a fun-filled afternoon at Delaware County’s first-ever Hometown Throw Down on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 12-4 PM at the Springfield Square shopping center on Baltimore Pike. Meet in the lot behind Charlie Brown’s, and be there while companies throw down at their vendor booth or during the THROW…