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Philadelphia Business Journal Praises Delaware County Companies for Their Philanthropy
With its annual Faces of Philanthropy Awards, the Philadelphia Business Journal recently highlighted “what the business community is doing to make the region a better place for all of the region’s people.” As a result, the PBJ honored a number of suburban companies for their work with the nonprofit sector. The criterion for this year’s…
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Widener President Coaches Parents on College Decision-Making
With finals week over, it’s high school students and parents — not college professors — who are grading prospective universities and deciding their future educational path at this time of year. And from the perspective of a parent and college administrator in Chester, the highest grades ought to go to the schools whose commitment to…
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Drexel Hill Native Honored for Extraordinary Performance as a Nurse
Drexel Hill native Lisa Sullivan, a nurse in the maternity ward at Delaware County Memorial Hospital, has been recognized with the DAISY Award, which honors extraordinary nurses, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS Philly. Sullivan, who is well known for her dedication to her work, is following in the footsteps of her mother, also a nurse.…
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DELCO Careers – Eastern University
Located in St. Davids, Eastern University is a co-educational, comprehensive Christian university that offers nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, arts, and sciences, and more. Human Resources Services Coordinator This position provides broad administrative support for the human resources department, serves as a primary point of contact and liaison with other offices…
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Pair of Delco School Districts Denied Income from Billboards
They seemed to be a sign for school officials struggling with budget issues: flashy billboards that are excluded from property taxes. Desperate for more school funding, two local school districts tried — and failed — to get money from them via a different direction. A Delaware County Court of Common Pleas judge recently ruled that…
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Capital Gains: Wawa Prepping for Expansion into Washington, D.C.
Wawa has set its sights on the nation’s capital, writes Emily Babay for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Delco-based chain of convenience stores will be revealing its plans for setting up shop in Washington, D.C., during an event at the Newseum on June 12. There, Chris Gheysens, Wawa’s chief executive, will outline the company’s timeline and…
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Pipeline Reversal Threatens Already-Vulnerable Refinery in Trainer
The Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer is already one of the region’s two most vulnerable oil refineries, and a new Laurel Pipe Line proposal could put it further at risk by cutting off Pittsburgh oil buyers. Pipeline owner Buckeye Partners wants to stop oil from Philadelphia at Altoona and reverse the flow in western Pennsylvania,…
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Star of Fox News Founder Roger Ailes Launched in Delco
President Richard Nixon found Roger Ailes in Media, and Ailes in turn found a way to change politics forever. He was a “brilliant broadcaster (who) played a huge role in shaping America’s media over the last 30 years,” said Rupert Murdoch in a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Nick Vadala. Ailes left a legacy of media…
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DELCO Careers – Taylor Hospital
Located in Ridley Park and part of the Crozer-Keystone Health System, Taylor Hospital was established in 1910 and now serves more than 7,000 admitted patients and 28,000 emergency room visits each year. Nursing Administration This position provides overall management of nursing care and services rendered by the nursing personnel in assigned nursing departments on designated…
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Almost a Century Later, Judge Erases Criminal Record of Executed Teen, Glen Mills Student
Doubt about what 16-year-old Alexander McClay Williams could have done in the space of 20 minutes at the Glen Mills Schools has grown so strong in the 86 years since he was executed that a Delaware County judge has agreed to expunge the boy’s criminal record. “I feel very strongly that this kid was executed…
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Middletown Township Native Appointed Executive Director of Media’s Providence Animal Center
The Board of Directors of Providence Animal Center in Media has appointed Lisa Roberts Cadorette as the center’s new Executive Director. A Middletown Township native with 25 years of experience in nonprofit administration and public relations, Cadorette officially stepped into the role on May 8, after serving as a volunteer on the board for more…
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WWII Veteran Receives Honorary Degree After 24 Years of Classes at Villanova
After nearly a quarter-century of diligently attending classes, Irwin Medway, a 93-year-old WWII veteran and Purple Heart recipient from Lansdale, received an honorary degree from Villanova, writes John Kopp for PhillyVoice. Medway started taking classes at Villanova in 1993 by going to at least one class every semester. Over the years, Medway has taken a…
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First State National Historical Park Poised to Expand from Chadds Ford to Concord Township
Opened four years ago, First State National Historical Park is already poised to expand, thanks to deals with the heirs of two deep-rooted, Brandywine Valley industrial families and land preservation tax incentives, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. First State National Historical Park’s largest property stretches across 1,100 acres of woodlands and creek-side meadows…
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Interboro, Penn Wood Students Earn 29 College Credits in Electro-Mechanical Technologies
Students from Interboro and Penn Wood high schools were recently recognized for completing Delaware County Community College’s Dual Enrollment Early College Electro-Mechanical Technologies program, which enabled them to earn 29 college credits while still in high school. At a recognition ceremony held at the college’s Marple Campus, each of the 10 students received a certificate…
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DELCO Careers – Wawa
Wawa, the Delco-based chain of convenience stores, has almost 700 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Central Florida. Instructional Designer This position conducts root cause analysis for training requests, selects or develops learning solutions utilizing appropriate methodologies, and trains program facilitators on the delivery of new interventions and programs. The ideal candidate…
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Delco Places Five Among Best Public Elementary Schools in Greater Philadelphia
Niche.com has released its 2017 List of the Best Public Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania, with five schools in Delaware County making the Top 25 in Greater Philadelphia, according to a report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. Niche.com, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, has expanded upon the test-score-based grading system used by the state by adding…
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Move Over, Melinda Gates and Beyoncé! Make Room on This List for SAP’s Jennifer Morgan
For her role in transforming the cloud and championing gender equality in the workplace, Jennifer Morgan, an executive board member of Newtown Square’s SAP, finds her name right alongside famous moms like Melinda Gates, Adele, Beyonce, J.K. Rowling, Chelsea Clinton, and Ivanka Trump. Morgan was selected as one of the elite 50 Most Powerful Moms…
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Neumann Students to Present Report on Folcroft Manufacturer at Economic Conference
Four students in a Neumann University senior seminar class produced a report on Cork Industries, a manufacturer of coatings and adhesives in Folcroft, and it has been accepted for presentation at the Pennsylvania Economic Association (PEA) conference from June 1-3 at Alvernia University. Under the guidance of Dr. Mehdi Hojjat, Amber Clements, Welyne Jargbah, Devon…
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