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Train Passengers Already Lining Up for Potential Direct Route to Airport
The waiting list for passengers on a proposed train route with direct access to the Philadelphia International Airport is already starting to grow, even though the funding needed to build it is far from reality. The Federal Railroad Administration has outlined the need for a new loop from the Eddystone Rail Station near Chester to…
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Prominent African-American Lawyer Behind the Saving of Cheyney University
He’s a legal “pit bull,” a staunch supporter of college education, a mentor, a community leader, and a savior for Cheyney University. Tucker Law Group Founder Joe H. Tucker Jr., Esq. was the man behind the unexpected resurgence of Cheyney University through its historic legal fight against the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education over…
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Delaware County Careers – Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union is a professional soccer team based in Chester that competes in Major League Soccer as a member of the Eastern Conference. The Union began play in 2010, with its home matches at Talen Energy Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium, located on the banks of the Delaware River. Digital Video Producer This position serves as the…
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Swarthmore Resident, Nonprofit Veteran Assumes Reins of Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation
Swarthmore resident Frances M. Sheehan, a veteran of the nonprofit sector who has worked the last quarter-century in Chester County, has assumed the position of the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation. Sheehan will guide the activities of the new, independent foundation dedicated to the health, education, and social needs…
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Independent Report Ranks Pennsylvania Near Worst for Election Integrity
A recent joint report from Harvard and Sydney universities has ranked Pennsylvania as one of the worst states in the nation for electoral integrity, writes Katie Meyer from Newsworks. The Electoral Integrity Project, researched jointly by the two well-respected institutions, ranks states based on 12 criteria, including electoral laws, media coverage, campaign finance, and procedures.…
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Boeing’s New Government Contract Could Swell to $545 Million
Boeing, the global aeronautical giant with a facility in Ridley Park, will continue its successful collaboration with Bell Helicopters on the V-22 Osprey after being awarded a new multimillion-dollar government contract, writes Ryan Maass for United Press International. The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office has received contract modifications to perform repair services for the U.S. Navy’s…
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Future of Towne House Restaurant in Media Still Uncertain
The Towne House Restaurant in Media does not have a new owner since it closed in 2015, and despite other development in the area, it still stands vacant, according to a staff report from All Things Media. The much-loved restaurant that welcomed families for decades closed last year. For a prime location right in the…
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Delaware County Careers – Trinity Health
With a location in Newtown Square, Trinity Health is a national, not-for-profit Catholic health system operating 86 hospitals in 21 states, along with several long-term care facilities, senior living communities, and home health and hospice agencies. Trinity Health employs more than 120,000 people, including 3,900 physicians, and is sponsored by Catholic Health Ministries. Senior Financial Analyst This…
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Read Why Pennsylvanians Are One of the Highest Consumers of Alcohol Nationwide
According to a recent survey, people in Pennsylvania tend to consume more alcohol than in other areas of the nation, particularly over the holidays, but are by no means the highest consumers, writes Christopher Ingraham for The Washington Post. A recent survey by the Department of Health and Human Services has found that 56.56 percent…
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Fortune: Merger Involving Newtown Square’s Sunoco Logistics One of Five Biggest Deals of 2016
While many were focused on the recent election, big businesses had other things on their mind, such as the recent, $51 billion merger between Sunoco Logistics Partners and Energy Transfer Partners, writes Lucinda Shen for Fortune magazine. The deal ranked as one of the five biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2016, according to the magazine.…
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Wawa Selects Bala Cynwyd’s Harmelin Media as Its Media Agency of Record
Bala Cynwyd-based Harmelin Media has announced that it has been selected as Wawa’s Media Agency of Record. Harmelin will be responsible for various media channels, including television, radio, out-of-home, digital channels, and sports sponsorships. External View Consulting Group, a national agency search consultancy, assisted in managing the agency search process. “We are looking forward to…
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Owner of Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery on Success in Jersey: ‘We’re Killing It’
Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery is planning to open a taproom adjacent to its existing production facility in Beach Haven, N.J., writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delaware County brewery, founded in 2011, recently managed to achieve its funding goal of $900,000 to expand its operations on Long Beach Island. The company now…
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Philadelphia Union Skipper One of First Coaches in Nation to Complete Pro License Program
Jim Curtin, manager of the Chester-based Philadelphia Union, has completed the soccer Pro License coaching program, becoming one of the first coaches nationwide to do so, writes Jonathan Tannenwald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This newly created designation is now the nation’s gold standard in soccer coaching. Curtin was one of 13 coaches in the inaugural…
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Multiple County Agencies Available to Help Residents Weather Winter Conditions
Weather forecasters are warning residents that they shouldn’t get used to the mild “sweatshirt weather” we’ve been enjoying in December. Come January, temperatures will drop, and there will be multiple chances for snow and freezing temperatures. No matter when temperatures drop below freezing, or when we get socked by a Nor’easter, Delaware County Council wants…
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Despite Sticker Price of Tuition, Swarthmore the Best College Value in America
No other college in the country is as reasonably priced as Swarthmore College, according to the new Best College Values 2017 rankings by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. And Swarthmore is even cheaper than last year — the magazine noted its average net price came in $1,800 less than a year ago, per a Kiplinger report by…
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Philadelphia Suburbs Beat National Unemployment Rate
Suburban Chester and Montgomery counties are leading the entire Philadelphia metropolitan area in the battle against unemployment, and Delaware County is tied with the dropping national average. Chester County’s region-best 4.1 percent unemployment rate at the midpoint of the year edged Montgomery County’s 4.2 percent, while Delaware County tied the 5.1 percent national average, which…
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Florida Now Home to More Philly Flavor, Cheesesteaks and All, Than You’ve Ever Imagined
Following the Philadelphia Phillies down to spring training in Clearwater, Fla., was just the start. Today, there’s much more that awaits the Philly faithful in the Sunshine State, starting with “cheesesteaks in paradise,” according to a CityLab report by Lisa Rowan. Cheesesteaks may have been the first Philly phenomenon to catch on in the Tampa…
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Delaware County Community College Offers Drinking Water Certification Program; Time Left to Register for Spring Classes
Delaware County Community College is offering a drinking water operator certification program, with classes beginning on Jan. 24 at the Marple Campus. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 PM. Certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the program prepares entry-level operators for certification and employment. The minimum education level…
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