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Delaware County Careers – Sunoco Logistics
From its location in Newtown Square, Sunoco Logistics fills the vital role of moving energy resources through a network of trucks, pipelines, and storage terminals to the markets that demand them. Those resources include millions of gallons of crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and natural gas liquids such as propane, butane, and ethane that were once lacking…
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Villanova Filmmakers Capture Joys, Struggles of Special Olympians in Stirring Documentary
The next Roger Moore or Ken Burns could be filming an award-winning documentary right now at Villanova University. Since 2008, students in the Social Justice Documentary Film program have been using film to change our communities, highlighting topics such as illiteracy, poverty, gun violence, and animal abuse. Last Friday, the student filmmakers premiered a powerful…
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Swarthmore College Sees Drop in Endowments
According to a new analysis from American City Business Journals, Swarthmore College is one of several wealthy academic institutions nationwide that have seen their endowments drop in value recently, write Craig Douglas and Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The private liberal arts college saw its endowment returns drop by five percent in fiscal…
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Upper Darby Dreamer Fighting for Secure Future in Post-Election America
Maria Sotomayor, an Upper Darby Dreamer who was protected from deportation as a child through President Obama’s executive order, is trying to find ways to secure her own and her fellow Dreamers’ futures in the uncertainty of post-election America, writes Mike Newall for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Like many other Dreamers – who are nicknamed as…
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Hannum’s Harley Davidson of Media to Bring Holiday Cheer to Kids, Adults at Elwyn
Hannum’s Harley Davidson of Media will partner with the Harley Owners Group today to bring delight to the many children and adults of Elwyn, a premier educational and behavioral health organization based in Delaware County. The HOG visited Elwyn in September, and everyone in attendance was thrilled to see the riders on their impressive motorcycles.…
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Delaware County Careers – Teleflex
Headquartered in Wayne, Teleflex is a global provider of specialty medical devices used for a range of procedures in critical care and surgery. It serves hospitals and clinicians in more than 130 countries with well-known, trusted brands in vascular access, general, and regional anesthesia, urology, respiratory care, cardiac care, and surgery. Teleflex’s products are designed to cost-effectively…
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New Rankings Reveal How Delaware County’s Private High Schools Fare Relative to Others in State
Based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents, Niche.com has unveiled its 2017 rankings of the Top 100 Private High Schools in Pennsylvania. The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square checked in at No. 2, trailing only Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends, while The Haverford School (5) and The Agnes Irwin…
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Delco Company Among 10 Best Workplaces in America
Intent on turning houses into dream homes and positions into dream jobs, Power Home Remodeling has continued upgrading its reputation in the industry, and this year Glassdoor improved the Chester company’s ranking by five spots to No. 10 in the Best Places to Work 2017. Much of the online employee feedback from the past year…
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For Women, Stress from Holiday Office Party as Real as It Gets
Torn between celebrating a year of productivity and building a case for a better 2017, more women are feeling the stress of their pivotal holiday office party. A new QVC survey of 1,500 women in America has found that despite the desire to relax and enjoy a job well done, 66 percent of respondents also…
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House of the Week: Mediterranean Rose Preserved by Titanic Survivor in Radnor
Built in 1912, a beautiful historic Palladian home that has been cared for by a Titanic survivor’s family for more than a century, is up for sale in Radnor, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia magazine. Named “Rock Rose,” the eight-bedroom and eight-bathroom home was designed by Zantziger, Borie & Medary. The structure was originally a…
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Delaware County Careers – Williamson College of the Trades
Located in Middletown Township, Williamson College of the Trades is a men’s trade college, the only one in the country that gives all students full scholarships to cover tuition, textbooks, and room and board. The college uses its endowment to cover two-thirds of its student costs each year, with the rest coming from private fundraising. The college…
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Much-Hyped Urban Renaissance Fails to Dethrone Suburbs
The idea that millennials are shifting from suburbs and back into cities has been challenged in a new report by the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing, writes Eleanor Klibanoff for Keystone Crossroads. The report, entitled “Housing in the Evolving American Suburb,” looked at the years 2000-2015 in the 50 largest metro regions nationwide,…
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Upper Darby Business Helps People Get Instant Cash for Unwanted Designer Items
For anyone in Delaware County looking for some extra cash to cover the expensive holiday shopping season, Upper Darby’s Cash in My Bag might be exactly what’s needed, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6ABC. The family-owned business offers instant cash for designer items that people no longer need without having to wait for bids or other…
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Two Local Companies Among 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity Nationwide
Proving that diversity is not just a buzzword for them, both Conshohocken’s IKEA at 23rd and Newtown Square’s SAP at 41st are on the recently released Fortune magazine’s list of the 50 best workplaces for diversity, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. IKEA, with around 15,000 workers in the U.S., reported that 20…
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At Forefront of Business Intelligence, Radnor’s Qlik Just What Market Has Been Waiting for
Radnor’s Qlik, which provides software solutions that automate data analytics and reporting to help make sense of the mountains of available digital data, seems to be exactly what the market has been waiting for, writes Bruce Rogers for Forbes. Qlik is one of the biggest and most successful self-service, business intelligence software companies with almost…
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Delaware County Briefly: December 12
Delaware County Kennel Club Two Labrador retrievers recently attended a County Council meeting when Councilman and retriever owner John McBlain reminded pet owners to get their lifetime or annual dog license. “As the owner of a golden retriever, I can tell you that dogs bring a lot of joy to people. But dogs also bring…
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Delaware County Careers – My Alarm Center
Based in Newtown Square, My Alarm Center is a leading security alarm company that utilizes a unique business model for the acquisition, installation, and management of security alarm contracts, and dominates a critical and profitable industry niche. Since inception in 2000, the company has achieved nearly 14 consecutive years of growth, and is ranked as the…
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Harrah’s Steps Up, Agrees to Casino Tax Deal as Chester Avoids Financial Disaster
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack is not rolling the dice on the future of Chester; casino leaders have struck a deal with Delaware County Council and lawmakers to avert a financial disaster that could have crippled the city’s budget. Harrah’s will continue to pay the casino host tax for 2017, even though it was ruled…
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