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Two CPA Firms in Delco Merge to Fend Off Bigger Competition
Two local CPA firms are teaming up to write off the threat of bigger, out-of-town competition in an increasingly crowded accounting marketplace. Steger Gowie & Co. of Chadds Ford and Merves Amon & Barsz of Media have agreed to a merger that will bring together all of their 35 employees as the new Barsz Gowie…
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Fieri Christens Guy’s Philly Kitchen & Bar at Harrah’s Casino in Chester
In his debut appearance at the still-new Guy’s Philly Kitchen & Bar inside Harrah’s Casino in Chester, Food Network star Guy Fieri served up a heaping helping of personal attention, life stories, and encouragement. “The people here will carry my brand, cook my recipes, and serve my food,” he said in a Delaware County News…
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Delco’s Hospital Super-Utilizers on the Decline
A new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council shows that Delaware County is successfully reducing its rate of hospital super-utilizers. Super-utilizers are patients who are admitted to a hospital five or more times a year, creating a strain on health care resources. In 2016 alone, there were 21.7 super-utilizers per 10,000 residents…
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Suburbs Turn to Small Office Growth
A surge in new proposals for small office buildings in the Philadelphia suburbs may be tipping off the market that there’s big business to be had in an underserved niche. The trend is popping up simultaneously in business-centric suburbs Wayne, Conshohocken, and Radnor, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by Natalie Kostelni. [uam_ad id=”50739″]…
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DELCO Careers – Mobiquity
With a location in Wayne, Mobiquity is a rapidly scaling, digital engagement player that envisions, designs, creates, and optimizes compelling, game-changing digital solutions across all channels, combining its strengths in strategy, data science, and engineering. Program Manager This position ensures that project teams are properly staffed with desired and complementary skill sets, provides regular status and financial…
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Pair of Delco High Schools Among State’s Top 10 for STEM Education
A pair of Delaware County schools rank among the Top 10 public high schools for STEM education in Pennsylvania, according to a report in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Niche.com analyzed public high schools across the state to find those that create the best foundation in science, technology, engineering, and math. The rankings were based on…
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Morton Borough Wants Recognition in Potential School District Name Change
A simple addition to the name of the Springfield School District could potentially alleviate chronic confusion, embrace residents on the edge of the district, and enrich its reputation with the legacy of a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Talk of proposing a name change to the Springfield-Morton School District is currently circulating within Morton…
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American Dream Dying of Shareholder Obsession
Corporate America has set its sights narrowly on the demands of shareholders, rather than the health of employees, and the shrapnel from the shots it’s taken has deflated the American Dream. “There is one clear, simple statistic that speaks volumes about our peril: Wages quit rising about four decades ago and have remained flat ever…
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Havertown’s Teach Anti Bullying Awards Assault Victim with Medal
After suffering an unsuspecting assault by a few youngsters, a Philadelphia man is now feeling the unexpected support of a few hundred or more sympathizers from across the country. And Havertown nonprofit Teach Anti Bullying was at the center of a celebration for the victim, Mark Smith. Teach Anti Bullying Founder and CEO Claudio V.…
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DELCO Careers – Monroe Energy
Headquartered in Trainer, Monroe Energy is a dynamic and growing energy company and subsidiary of Delta Air Lines that provides Delta with approximately 80 percent of its domestic jet fuel needs. Emergency Response Technician This position coordinates and delivers training for all on-shift emergency response team members, trains all refinery employees on general safety regulations,…
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Two Locations in Delco Granted Licenses to Dispense Medical Marijuana
The state health department recently granted licenses to dispense medical marijuana products at 10 locations in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, writes Evan Brandt for the Pottstown Mercury. The dispensaries will be the locations where patients with a doctor’s prescription can purchase medical marijuana products created at the state’s 12 grow and processing locations. According…
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Delco at Center of America’s Natural Gas Boom
With Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East 2 pulsing through its communities, Delaware County is already at an epicenter of the American natural gas boom, and it’s just getting started. The American Petroleum Institute just released a 268-page report that details how the industry is poised to grow jobs nationwide by 50 percent over the coming 25…
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Crozer-Keystone Adds Two National Recognitions to Long History of Achievement
The Crozer-Keystone Health System’s renowned Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center recently added two more national recognitions to its long history of achievement. First, the burn center’s co-medical director, Linwood Haith Jr., has assumed the presidency of the American Burn Association (ABA) for a one-year term. Secondly, the Crozer Burn Center…
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UNICO Village Foundation Donates $10,000 to Support Neumann University Radio
Nicholas Quercetti and John Di Giorgio – chairman and president, respectively, of the UNICO Village Foundation – recently presented Neumann University president Dr. Rosalie Mirenda with a check for $10,000 to support the university’s radio station. UNICO Village is the largest Italian-American service organization in the U.S., and the purpose of its nonprofit foundation is…
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DELCO Careers – Boeing
With a location in Ridley Park, Boeing is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites. It also provides leasing and product support services. Equipment & Tool Engineer This position designs, analyzes, and modifies aerospace manufacturing equipment and tooling, and researches, develops, and evaluates and integrates robotics, automation, and new technologies…
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Twins from Wallingford Pouring Their Sauces onto Grocery-Store Shelves One Case at a Time
Grandma’s cooking is usually the best, but the Vesper family recipe perfected over a Wallingford stovetop for decades was somehow topped by twin grandsons John and Bill Vesper. And the result has been a delicious gravy train that has allowed them to close up their delis. What started as a simple 2012 display at the…
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Sunoco Pipeline Committed to Helping Deliver Next Generation of Highly Skilled Employees
The Delaware Valley has been a manufacturing hub for more than a century. “As innovators change the manufacturing landscape, educators are responding to the growing need for a specialized workforce,” NBC 10’s Tracy Davidson said in a recent Growing Greater Philadelphia episode. “Here in Greater Philadelphia, one community college is delivering the next generation of…
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Four Delco Organizations Receive Grants to Help Prevent Underage, Reckless Drinking
Four Delaware County organizations have received grants from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to help in their efforts to reduce underage and reckless alcohol consumption. The PLCB’s 2017-19 Alcohol Education Grant Program has distributed a record $2.3 million to 66 organizations in 33 counties across the state. Recipients include schools, community organizations, law enforcement, and…
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