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Delaware County Careers – Eastern University
Located in St. Davids, Eastern University is a Christian university of the arts and sciences that integrates faith, reason, and justice for students in its undergraduate, graduate, Seminary, urban, professional, and international programs. Applicants should have a religious commitment compatible with Eastern’s mission and community standards. The university complies with federal and state guidelines of…
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Haunted Hayrides a Cash Crop for Arasapha Farm in Glen Mills
The highest-yielding crop on a particular family farm in Delaware County is the haunted hayride. These days, planting spooks and scares along a dark and seemingly dangerous adventure through Halloween-time cornfields and weeping woods is bringing a much-faster harvest than traditional grain and vegetable crops. And it’s a lot more fun. “Halloween is 75 percent…
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Philadelphia Union Strikes Naming-Rights Deal for Training Complex with Power Home Remodeling
The city of Chester’s biggest asset has always been its strong sense of community. That kinship among its residents has now extended to two of its biggest employers. The Philadelphia Union, who play in Talen Energy Stadium on the banks of the Delaware River, has agreed to a naming-rights partnership with Chester-based Power Home Remodeling…
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Cardinal O’Hara Grad Chosen by Pope Francis to Lead Diocese of Arlington (Va.)
Bishop Michael Burbidge, a 1975 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School, has been chosen by Pope Francis to lead the Diocese of Arlington (Va.), writes Sarah Pulliam Bailey for the Washington Post. The 59-year-old was most recently the head of the Catholic diocese in Raleigh, N.C. The Post describes the Diocese of Arlington as a…
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Glen Mills a Perfect Location for Headquarters of Thriving Malvern School
With a thriving headquarters in Glen Mills, The Malvern School for Early Childhood Education is teaching franchise preschools how childhood education ought to be done. The Malvern School co-founder Kristen Waterfield broke the mold of traditional franchise preschools to create one that puts children at the center of the business model, according to a sponsored…
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Rosemont Sees Enrollment Spike Following Significant Tuition Cuts
Rosemont College has slashed tuition prices for the 2016-17 school year by an astonishing 43 percent, bringing a wave of new enrollments to the small Catholic college on the Main Line, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Last September, Rosemont announced it was cutting tuition costs and taking an additional $1,900 off room-and board-fees…
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State-of-the-Art Indoor Training Facility for Baseball, Softball Players Opens in Ridley Township
Top Lumber Academy, a premier indoor baseball and softball training academy in Ridley Township, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Saturday. The state-of-the-art training facility located in the Ridley Business Center in Holmes features 5,000 square feet of playing surface, with the ability to change the field configuration to any customer’s needs.…
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Wall Street Journal Names Local College One of Nation’s Most Engaging
Swarthmore College is ranked sixth on The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings in terms of how engaged students feel with both the professors and their education, writes Douglas Belkin for The Journal. The engagement category determines how actively students are tackling various concepts and trying to apply them in the real world. To…
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Delaware County Careers – IMS Technology Services
Based in Garnet Valley, IMS Technology Services is an award-winning team of certified technology professionals, who provide high-quality solutions to facilitate collaboration, productivity, learning, and business communication. The company is proud to have been chosen as a trusted provider of technology for prestigious institutions of learning, Fortune 500 corporations, and dynamic small businesses. Account Manager…
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NPR Podcast Focusing on Distressed Communities Tells Story of Chester in Extraordinary Detail
Grapple, a podcast sponsored by National Public Radio that focuses on people living and working in distressed communities, came to Chester to see how the once-thriving industrial center copes with poverty, failing schools, and high crime rates. Chester has I-95 bisecting the town’s very heart, and the city has been working hard to curb the violence.…
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Broomall’s Grayson School One of Six Winners of Philadelphia Area’s Stellar StartUps Competition
Although there was no prize money or investors waiting for them in the winners’ circle, nearly 100 of the region’s early-stage companies entered this summer’s inaugural Stellar StartUps competition presented by the Philadelphia Media Network, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Last week’s awards event at the new Pennovation Center in West Philadelphia was…
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Delco Council Promotes Kindness, Acceptance During Bullying Prevention Month
Delaware County Council has declared October as Bullying Prevention Month in Delaware County, calling to action teachers, parents, students, and everyone in the community to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Council invited youth who face challenges involving bullying, mental health, or substance abuse to join the youth empowerment group MY LIFE. “Every day, children and…
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Wawa, 7-Eleven Go to Battle in Virginia to Woo Millennials
The competition between Wawa and 7-Eleven is heating up with both chains adding new locations in Virginia as they battle to capture the millennial foodservice market, according to a staff report from Convenience Store Decisions. As the buying power of millennials rises, both companies are working to expand their reach to gain more of their…
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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…
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Newtown Square-Based Sunoco Logistics Buys Key Oil Assets in West Texas
After testing the waters with a joint venture in Midland, Texas, Newtown Square’s Sunoco Logistics Partners is going all in on the prospects for rich, shale-oil deposits there. Sunoco Logistics has struck a deal to buy out Vitol Group from its SunVit Pipeline joint venture and spend more than $760 million working capital on Vitol’s…
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Marcus Hook at Center of Natural-Gas Pipeline Push
Landowners across Pennsylvania are holding up critical clean energy projects — and tremendous potential economic development — and Marcus Hook is caught in the middle of it all. Delaware County’s natural-gas processing and shipping facilities are the primary destination for several proposed pipeline projects, including the well-known Mariner East 2 buildout of pipeline from Ohio…
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Swiss Farms in Swarthmore Celebrates Grand Re-Opening with Promotions, Cookout
Swiss Farms, the Broomall-based drive-thru market, will reopen its Swarthmore location tomorrow, and celebrate with two days of drive-thru lane deals, as well as an outdoor cookout party on Sunday. Families, neighbors, and Swarthmore College students are all welcome to join the fun, taste the best of Swiss Farms, and enjoy special offers and freebies,…
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Crozer-Keystone Regional Cancer Center at Broomall Sets Standard for Patient Care
With evidence-based therapies and the most cutting-edge equipment on the market, the Crozer-Keystone Regional Cancer Center at Broomall is setting a new standard for the care of cancer patients. “The new standard in cancer care is patient-focused,” said Deborah Markiewicz, M.D. “In our new center, the different specialists in cancer care – surgical oncologists, radiation…
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