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Popular Actor, Motivational Speaker from Newtown Square Releases Self-Help Book
Michael J. Lyons – who grew up in Newtown Square, after spending three years as a child in Paris, and graduated from Cardinal O’Hara High School – proves that you’re never too old to chase your daydreams. Lyons, an actor who plays the Speaker of the House on the popular Netflix series House of Cards, could be…
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State Finally Shifts Conchester Pike Expansion into Gear
It has been a curse for commuters over the past 15 years, but soon there will finally be something nice to say about Conchester Pike. Construction is now under way on a $260 million, two-phase widening of the highway between Route 1 and Interstate 95, according to a Daily Times report by Rick Kauffman. “This…
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Villanova Bests Penn State, Pitt in These New Rankings
Villanova ranks fifth on the list of best value colleges in Pennsylvania, scoring better than the likes of Penn State, Pitt, Bucknell, and Drexel, according to a report from SmartAsset. To create the list of best value schools, SmartAsset looked at five key factors: tuition student living costs scholarship and grant options retention rate average…
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Sunoco Logistics’ Hard Work Could Pump Up to $3.7 Billion into State’s Economy
The 700,000 barrels a day of propane, ethane, and butane that Sunoco Logistics is preparing to send through its Mariner East 2 and 2X pipelines will spew out up to $3.7 billion of investments into the state’s economy, according to a new study cited in a Daily Times report by Leslie Krowchenko. The study from…
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Delco Leads State in Lives Saved with Anti-Overdose Drug
As drug overdoses surge in the state, Delaware County stands first in the line of defense against the spreading epidemic. Police throughout the county have saved more people from deadly drug overdoses than any other county in Pennsylvania, according to a Daily Times report by Kevin Tustin. The numbers total 545 of the 3,000 statewide…
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Study: Eliminating Property Tax Puts More Burden on Middle-Class Households
An independent analysis entitled “Who Pays for Property Tax Elimination?” by the Keystone Research Center has found that middle-class households will end up paying more in taxes if the proposed bill on property tax elimination passes, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. The bill proposes to compensate for revenue lost from eliminating property…
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For Some Professions, Including Teaching, Affordable Housing in the Area is Hard to Find
Rising home prices and low inventory are making it even harder for middle-income Americans to buy a home, writes Cheryl Young for Trulia. The typical worker makes around $37,040 annually, according to the national median, while the average house costs about $254,900. This means that a worker on a median salary would have to spend…
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DELCO Careers – Community Hospital
Located in Chester, Community Hospital has coordinated a full range of outpatient behavioral and community health services, as well as primary care, since its founding in 1953. Certified Recovery Specialist This position assists in facilitating a handoff for the client from the emergency room or personal care physician, acts as a member of the client’s…
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Penn State Brandywine Duo Translates Revelation About Waste into Garbage-Tracking App
Penn State Brandywine students are now sending more of their bad habits — and less of their actual trash — to the landfill thanks to a pioneering new Android app created on campus. After the campus-wide Common Read book Garbology by Edward Humes exposed the typical American’s garbage habits for what they really are, a…
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Radnor’s eMoney Advisor Launches Advisor Assurance
In anticipation of the implementation of the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule in June, Radnor’s eMoney Advisor launched Advisor Assurance on April 4. This compliance solution provides streamlined documentation and archiving of interactions between advisor and client throughout the financial planning process. The program is designed to provide oversight for the whole office, including financial…
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Widener Slashes Tuition in Half for City of Chester Employees
Widener University and the City of Chester are investing big into the future of the community with a big deal on higher education. The nearly 300 Chester city employees, plus their spouses and dependents, will now get up to 50 percent off the cost of tuition at Widener University, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal…
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DELCO Careers – Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college that draws students from around the nation and world and has a mission that combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Senior Communications & Marketing Associate This position serves as an expert writer, editor, and researcher, provides writing and marketing support for various administrative units, and oversees the…
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SAP Offering $4,000 to Help Make a Digital Dream Come True
More than $4,000 in prizes await the business entrepreneur who comes up with the most creative dream for putting SAP software to use. The Newtown Square software giant’s new Dream Digital contest is calling for two-minute videos or essays of an SAP-inspired dream now through April 23 ahead of National Small Business Week in May,…
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Wawa Extends Sponsorship of Fourth of July Festival by Three More Years
Wawa has extended its sponsorship of the multi-day Wawa Welcome America! July 4th festival for another three years, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This will bring Wawa to a decade of sponsorship for this free Fourth of July celebration. The citywide festival features many popular events, including what many consider the nation’s…
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With 11th Deal in Last Three Years, Radnor’s VWR Makes Yet Another Acquisition
Radnor’s VWR has acquired MESM, the global provider of laboratory and medical equipment and ancillary supplies to clinical trials, as part of its ongoing growth strategy, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This marks the third deal for VWR this year, and the 11th over the last three years. “MESM is recognized and…
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Delaware County Careers – Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation
Based in Media, the Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation is a new, independent foundation dedicated to the health, education, and social needs of the people of Delaware County. Vice President for Development and Communications This position will develop, oversee, and implement the foundation’s annual fundraising program, including major gifts, annual appeal, and special events. He/she will ensure…
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Sharon Hill’s Scenery First Brings the Revolution to Life
Working behind the scenes for nearly a year, Sharon Hill-based Scenery First has reshaped modern Philadelphia into the Revolutionary War stage it once was. This week, the world will be able to step back into history and walk on concrete floors made to “look muddy, icy, snowy, wet, or covered with human footprints or animal…
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Villanova Priest’s Life a Moving Work of Art
His artistic handiwork with fabric, thread, and stained glass is so moving that it has graced churches as far as Italy and Japan. And now, after 26 years, it is literally moving to a new home. The Rev. Richard Cannuli is downsizing to another Augustinian residence on Villanova’s campus. In the process, he will sell…
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