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New Law on Six-Packs of Beer Helps Some, Hurts Others
Some will grab a can and drink to recent news that Pennsylvania has expanded sales of six-packs of beer, and others will proverbially crush a can to their foreheads in frustration. While “Pennsylvanians have waited decades to bring their beer and liquor systems into the 21st century,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a Philadelphia Business…
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Delaware County Careers – Erickson Living at Maris Grove
Located in Glen Mills, Maris Grove is one of Pennsylvania’s most popular senior living communities. It features well-appointed, maintenance-free apartment homes, a wealth of amenities, and convenient services to accommodate everyone’s needs. The community also includes a comprehensive, continuing-care neighborhood that features personal care, short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, respite care, and home care. Maris Grove…
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Delco Residents Now Have Much Higher Tax Burden Than Their City Neighbors
According to a recent study, the benefit of less-burdensome taxes that the suburbs once held over the city is shrinking, writes Caitlin McCabe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Based on an analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the local tax gap between Philadelphia and its suburbs dropped in 2015 to its lowest level in 15 years…
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Hunger, Homelessness Take Center Stage at Neumann University
In an effort to generate awareness of hunger and homelessness in America, the office of Campus Ministry at Neumann University organized a Hunger Banquet on Nov. 16 and a Sleep-Out for the Homeless on Nov. 17. The events were spearheaded by Kelsey Sullivan and Olivia Gilbertson, student co-chairs of Campus Ministry’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness…
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Delaware County Community College Part of Consortium That Receives Grant to Strengthen Ports
The state has awarded a $385,314 grant that will be used to strengthen Greater Philadelphia’s port facilities in transportation, logistics, and warehousing. Led by maritime owners, operators, trade associations, and unions, a Collegiate Consortium comprised of five community colleges and Drexel University has created a program that will use the grant to train new and…
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Crozer-Keystone’s Toy Drive to Benefit Community Action Agency of Delaware County
Crozer-Keystone Health System employees have a long-standing tradition of helping their neighbors in need through numerous community outreach efforts, including the health system’s annual toy drive. This year’s toy drive is under way, and will last through Dec. 16. The Community Action Agency of Delaware County is the beneficiary for the toy drive, so every…
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Delaware County Careers – Apple Vacations
For more than 40 years, Apple Vacations, headquartered in Newtown Square, has provided the most value in vacations to millions of people. Throughout the years, it has provided great service, convenience, and value. Apple Vacations has grown into a company of almost 2,000 energetic employees with the same entrepreneurial attitudes as its founders. Apple Vacations also…
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All but Forgotten in Delco, Millbourne a Borough Waiting for Economic Revival
At the center of Millbourne is a sprawling lot that takes up one-third of the borough, and the only thing that has filled it over the past 25 years is possibilities. The train station and bustling intersection of vehicle and foot traffic that are right there have been leveraged by several small businesses, but no…
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More Young Adults Fleeing to Suburbs Than Away from Them
Young 25- to 29-year-olds may be leaving the suburbs for the city, but even more are leaving the city for the suburbs. The five key advantages that have turned the tide in favor of the suburbs are public safety, schools, taxes, jobs, and free parking, King of Prussia District Executive Director Eric Goldstein said in…
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Untouched for Half-Century, Corvette Tells Story of Delco Legend
Even after it sat untouched for 50 years, the 1963 Corvette recently pulled out of a forlorn Delaware County garage practically still smelled of raw power and speed. It was the life savings and first big dream of Henry “Hank” Wendt, a Ridley Township High School graduate who in 2013 passed away at the age…
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Chester Native, Winner of ‘Chopped Junior’ Enjoying Her Newfound Celebrity
Tavia Isaac, the 12-year-old native of Chester who came out victorious in the Food Network’s Chopped Junior, is enjoying the fame that has followed her triumph, writes Peg DeGrassa for Main Line Media News. Isaac won first place in the spin-off of the hit cooking show Chopped, which has young chefs between the ages of…
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Delaware County Careers – Synovos
Based in Radnor, Synovos is a rapidly growing leader and global provider of comprehensive supply chain services that drive increased productivity and profitability for its clients. Synovos currently delivers its highly focused expertise through integration at more than 220 customer sites across the country, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Singapore. Its nearly 700…
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Airport Technology Manufactured in Aston Saves Life of Vice President-Elect Pence
What could have been an American tragedy still made national news, though ever so briefly. Vice President-Elect Mike Pence was recently saved from a “potentially catastrophic” fate when his chartered flight lost its brakes in the rain, and endured an emergency overrun at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport on Oct. 27. The life-saving EMASMAX technology…
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Greater Scrutiny in Permitting Process Delays Flow of Natural Gas to Marcus Hook
New delays for the Mariner East 2 pipeline mean its much-heralded startup could still be nearly a year away. Originally targeted by Sunoco Logistics Partners to open before the end of this year, natural gas liquids are now not likely to flow through the pipeline until the third quarter of next year. The unexpected delays…
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Historic Gravestone Missing from Rhode Island Found in Upper Darby Woman’s Yard
It had been missing for more than 30 years until it literally turned up in an Upper Darby woman’s yard. The gravestone of a one-year-old child named William Mayes, who died in 1690, was recently returned to Newport, R.I., and reset in the Common Burying Ground. Upper Darby’s Stephanie Pallas “was doing some landscaping, hit…
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Delaware County Careers – De Lage Landen Financial Services
With its American headquarters located in Wayne, De Lage Landen Financial Services specializes in asset-based financing programs for equipment manufacturers, dealers, and distributors all over the world. The company offers customers a single source for leasing, administration, and risk and asset management solutions. Simply put, De Lage Landen has the industry expertise and asset knowledge to…
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In Newtown Square, SAP Situated for Global Reach
When SAP first landed in America in 1989, the newly intercontinental company based in West Germany – with an acronym that stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing – set up shop in tiny Lester, near the Philadelphia International Airport. SAP’s location on Stevens Drive was close in proximity to one of its…
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Unprecedented Student Interest Creates Shortage of Externships at Swarthmore
At Swarthmore, an unexpected surge in student interest in externships has created a shortage of available positions, writes Rebecca Castillo for The Phoenix, the college’s newspaper. Each year, a group of students are given the chance to spend a week shadowing a Swarthmore alum at his or her work. “This year, the number was unprecedented,”…
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