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Chester’s Talen Energy Stadium Welcomes Thousands of Rock Fans for Second Year in a Row
For the second consecutive year, Talen Energy Stadium in Chester welcomed thousands of rock fans for the Rock Allegiance Festival, writes Mark McGauley for NYS Music. The Festival took place from Sept. 17-18, and featured some of the biggest bands in music, including Avenged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains, The Offspring, and Slayer. While the stadium…
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United Way Honors Constituents at Annual Delco Community Awards
The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey recently honored several corporate partners, volunteers, and donors at its annual Delaware County Community Awards Celebration at the Springfield Country Club. “As we get ready to move forward and embark on a new chapter of our work together here in Delaware County, it is nice…
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Delaware County Careers – Charles River
With a location in Boothwyn, Charles River provides essential products and services to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government agencies, and leading academic institutions around the globe accelerate their research and drug development efforts. Charles River’s dedicated employees are focused on providing clients with exactly what they need to improve and expedite the discovery, early-stage…
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Local Architects Help German Couple Create Piece of Home in Newtown Square
A German couple who wanted to create a piece of their homeland in Newtown Square have built a contemporary house true to the aesthetics of their roots in Europe, writes Tara Behan for Main Line Today. “They gave us the latitude to create a house that was German in design and spirit, but could also…
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Purchase of Crozer-Keystone Finalized … Finally
For-profit hospital management company Prospect Medical Holdings has finalized its purchase of six healthcare facilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey including Delaware County’s Crozer-Keystone Health System, writes Kym Soper for the Manchester (Conn.) Journal Inquirer. The previously non-profit Crozer-Keystone is now part of an 18-hospital system that boasts 3,000 licensed beds and more than 140…
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Investment Furthers Gas-Related Boom in Construction Along Delaware River
The Linde Group, a German industrial-gases maker, is planning to invest $100 million in its bottled-industrial-gas plant on the Delaware River, but the investment will not add any new permanent jobs to the area, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The development, which will further the local gas-related boom in construction, will add up…
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Famous Broomall Native, Co-Creator of Friends Inks Deals with HBO, Amazon
Broomall native Marta Kauffman, who created the hit show Friends with her longtime friend David Crane, another writer and producer from the Philadelphia suburbs, is bringing two new series to television screens worldwide. Kauffman, an executive at Okay Goodnight!, a production company in Los Angeles, graduated from Marple Newtown High School in 1974. She is…
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Delaware County Careers – Harrah’s Casino & Racetrack
Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack is a racino on the Chester waterfront. The casino consists of 2,900 slot machines, 100,000 square feet of gaming space, and a 14,000-square-foot event center. It offers live table games, slot machines, harness racing, dining, and a variety of entertainment. Labor Optimization Planner This position is responsible for optimizing and…
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PennDOT, SEPTA Partner to Reduce Congestion on Schuylkill Expressway
PennDOT and SEPTA are joining forces for what many people in the northwest suburbs believe is long overdue: a $125 million project to reduce traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway, writes Claire Sasko for Philadelphia Magazine. The two transportation agencies will address multiple means of travel – the expressway, SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line, and the…
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SAP’s Autism at Work Program Lauded by Washington Post
The Autism at Work program, created by SAP, Newtown Square’s software giant, is helping people with autism find employment by overcoming the obstacles of their condition, writes Abigail Abrams for The Washington Post. SAP decided to start the program three years ago to get more people with autism into its workforce. By 2020, SAP is…
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Which Delco Schools Rated Well in The Wall Street Journal’s Inaugural College Rankings?
The Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with Times Higher Education, recently released its inaugural ranking of U.S. colleges and universities, and two Delaware County institutions rated impressively. Swarthmore College checked in at No. 34, while Haverford College claimed the 37th spot. The ranking includes clear performance indicators designed to answer the questions that matter the…
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Villanova Students Work on New Tool to Reduce Energy Consumption by Cable Companies
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers has teamed up with students at Villanova to work on a new tool aimed at helping major cable companies significantly reduce their energy consumption, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Graduate students in the sustainable engineering program will help develop a way for cable and telecommunications companies…
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Newton Square Resident, Kin of 10th U.S. President, Dies at 95
Newtown Square resident F. Hastings Griffin Jr. – a Philadelphia trial lawyer, star athlete, and singer – died from heart disease on Sept. 18 at his home at the age of 95, writes Bonnie Cook for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A great-great-grandson of John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, he grew up in…
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Real Estate Makes Noise in Quiet Borough of Parkside
Despite being just a blip on the Delaware County map, the borough of Parkside’s motto of “small but strong” certainly applies to its real estate market. Home sales may be one of the few things making any noise in the quiet community. The action seems to revolve around Parkside’s many duplexes, which “present a great…
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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. Accounting Coordinator This position is responsible…
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With More Development on Horizon, Newtown Square’s Ellis Preserve Project Already Flourishing
The project to recover the former Arco Chemical property in Newtown Square, known as the Ellis Preserve, has reached its halfway point, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Purchased 12 years ago by Equus Capital Partners, the 218-acre property had just three lonely occupants: Arco, SAP America, and Graham. At the halfway point…
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Recovery Programs in Delco Recognized for Work to End Cycle of Addiction
Delaware County Council declared September as Recovery Month in Delaware County, and praised the work of two recovery house programs, Myra’s Place and MVP. “September is National Recovery Month, a time when we need to celebrate the people who are living healthy and productive lives in recovery, and a time to recognize the dedicated people…
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Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library Keeps Up with the Times
A lot has changed at Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library since it opened in 1979 in a room the size of a classroom, writes Haleigh Swansen for Penn State News. The construction project for the library was originally proposed by Penn State Brandywine’s first campus executive, John D. Vairo, when the campus moved from Chester…
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