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Greater Philly a Premier Breeding Ground for Life Sciences, Per Its $25 Billion Footprint
With its dozen-plus world-renowned research institutions and top biomedical programs, a healthy ecosystem of 1,200 small and large enterprises employing nearly 50,000 people, and $6.3 billion of investment activity, Greater Philadelphia is a breeding ground for life sciences innovation and leadership. That’s according to the new Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Report, jointly put together by…
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Drexel Hill Resident, Son of Legendary Hockey Goalie Coaches Scholastic Team to Success
David Giacomin, the son of a legendary New York Rangers goalie and himself a former player, has led the St. Joseph’s Prep hockey team to an impressive 15-3 record this season, his fourth as coach, writes Rick O’Brien for the Philadelphia Inquirer. David’s father Eddie Giacomin left a huge mark on the sport, having been…
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Delaware County 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. Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers, is the second-largest defense contractor in the world, and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar…
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Gov. Wolf Indulges with Visit to Indian Food Plant in Sharon Hill
Gov. Tom Wolf, a self-professed lover of Indian food, indulged with a visit to an Indian food plant in Sharon Hill on Monday, according to a staff report from CBS Philly. Wolf, who developed an affinity for Indian food while he was serving in the Peace Corps in India four decades ago, did not see…
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Wayne Resident, Episcopal Academy Grad Now the Top American on Men’s Pro Squash Circuit
Surrounded by athletic parents and the four walls of a squash court, Todd Harrity grew up loving the intensity of the indoor racket sport, and he learned to play a calculatingly patient game that led him to the Professional Squash Association World Tour. “One thing just led to the next,” Harrity said in a Princeton…
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Sports Network Exec Joins Radnor’s SeventySix Capital as Entrepreneur in Residence
Radnor-based SeventySix Capital – a leading venture capital firm investing in game-changing companies in the e-commerce, retail, sports, media, and healthcare industries – has announced that Whistle Sports Network Executive Vice President Brian Selander will be joining it as an Entrepreneur in Residence. “Since 1999, SeventySix Capital has backed passionate, smart, and nice entrepreneurs like…
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Neumann University Chaplain Receives National Catholic Education Award
Reverend Stephen Thorne, the Neumann University Chaplain, has been selected to receive the 2017 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award from the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) for his dedication and commitment to excellence. Fr. Thorne is one of 42 educators in the country chosen to receive the award. There are more than 150,000 teachers, administrators, and…
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Delaware County Careers – Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Delaware County Memorial Hospital, located in Drexel Hill and one of the founding hospitals of the Crozer-Keystone Health System, is a 168-bed facility that offers a broad range of acute and specialized services. Established in 1927, DCMH currently admits over 10,000 patients, treats nearly 40,000 Emergency Department patients, completes more than 5,800 surgeries, and delivers…
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Radnor’s Brandywine Realty Trust Has Bold Vision for Camden
Brandywine Realty Trust is laying out a bold vision to pioneer a desolate plot of land across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, and a new Camden, N.J., headquarters for Subaru of America is driving the plan toward reality. Brandywine Realty Trust aims to surround Subaru with 1.5 million square feet of new office space, a…
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Upper Darby Township Revisits Old Plans for Drexelbrook Hotel
After a five-year absence, developers at Drexelbrook Associates returned for a visit to the Upper Darby Township Council in connection to the 100-room hotel they haven’t yet built. Those plans to connect a Holiday Inn to the popular Drexelbrook Catering and Special Event Center are back on the calendar, according to a Daily Times report…
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Personal Income of Greater Philadelphia Residents Places Region Eighth in Nation
The personal income accumulated within the Greater Philadelphia area last year is enough to give each resident $57,173, if spread equally. That amounts to a total of $347 billion, and ranks the Philly metro as the eighth-wealthiest across the entire United States, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by G. Scott Thomas. The rankings…
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Delaware County Careers – SAP
With its United States headquarters located in Newtown Square, SAP is a market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and industries innovate through simplification. From the back office to the boardroom, warehouse to storefront, on premise to cloud, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently…
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After 26 Years of Leadership, Elwyn President Announces Retirement
Elwyn’s corporate caregiver of more than a quarter-century will make her last rounds this year. Dr. Sandra Cornelius, Elwyn’s president, announced last week her plans for a June 2017 retirement, according to a Delaware County News Network staff report. Cornelius loved her work in Middletown Township so much that she stayed at Elwyn until age…
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Historic Lansdowne Theater’s Potential Return to Glory Creating a Buzz
Alongside a thriving restaurant scene, the hub of entertainment in many small towns in America is a local theater. That’s certainly the case for the Media Theatre, which raises the curtain on five Broadway musicals and many children’s productions each year. And the mere anticipation of the return of the Lansdowne Theater to its former glory…
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Pittsburgh Receiving Record-High Influx of Philadelphians. Why?
While Pittsburghers used to head east for greener pastures in recent decades, the tide has now changed with the latest census data on migration patterns showing that Pittsburgh is gaining residents, many of them from the Philadelphia region, writes Gary Rotstein for The Philadelphia Tribune. The five years of compiled migration data from the U.S.…
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Delaware County 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). The industries that Airgas serves – manufacturing, construction, medical, chemical, utilities, food, and research, among others – are essential to the U.S. economy and American infrastructure. Compliance and…
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Neighbors Appeal Proposed Opening of HEADstrong’s Respite Home in Swarthmore
The recently approved HEADstrong respite home in Swarthmore that plans to provide temporary housing for cancer patients and their caregivers has hit a roadblock in the form of the building’s neighbors, writes Rick Kauffman for the Daily Times. Homeowners living next to the South Chester Road building are taking both Swarthmore Borough Council and HEADstrong…
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SAP Demonstrates How Corporate Communications Can Be Gold Mine for Snapchat
Despite Instagram’s aggressive attack on Snapchat’s market share through the latest addition of Instagram Stories, some companies, like Newtown Square’s SAP, are instead opting for Snapchat, writes Melody Hahm for Yahoo! Finance. Jennifer Morgan, president of SAP’s North American division, has adopted the application, replacing town-hall-style meetings with easy-to-create, two-minute video updates and inviting her…
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