• Calling All Whiskey Lovers! PLCB Opens Entry for Lottery Featuring 3,919 Rare Bottles

    Calling All Whiskey Lovers! PLCB Opens Entry for Lottery Featuring 3,919 Rare Bottles

    Through its Limited-Release Lottery, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will award lottery registrants the opportunity to purchase 3,919 bottles of rare whiskey. Pennsylvania residents and licensees have until 5 PM on Friday, May 5 to opt in to the lottery by visiting the Limited-Release Lottery web page. The lottery will feature 11 products, and participants…

  • After 20-Plus Years at the Helm, Citadel Credit Union CEO Announces Retirement

    After 20-Plus Years at the Helm, Citadel Credit Union CEO Announces Retirement

    Jeff March, Citadel Credit Union’s longtime President and CEO, will retire by the end of the year, after his successor is selected. This announcement was first shared via an internal memo to all Citadel employees. March began working at Citadel 40 years ago in 1983 and has been in his current leadership role since 2001.…

  • SageLife Delivers Results for Individuals with Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders

    SageLife Delivers Results for Individuals with Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders

    According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, nearly one million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and that number is expected to rise to 1.2 million by the year 2030. PD is the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s, with nearly 90,000 people diagnosed each year in the U.S. Incredibly, this is up…

  • American Community Journals, the Parent Company of DELCO Today, Seeks Editor/Writer

    American Community Journals, the Parent Company of DELCO Today, Seeks Editor/Writer

    American Community Journals (ACJ) — the parent company of VISTA Today, MONTCO Today, DELCO Today, and BUCKSCO Today — is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and versatile editor/writer with an understanding of Philadelphia and its suburbs, particularly their businesses, neighborhoods, and culture. This is a full-time position. Primary duties include writing original stories about the company’s…

  • Citadel Credit Union Enjoys Significant Growth After Assets Increased 20 Percent Last Year

    Citadel Credit Union Enjoys Significant Growth After Assets Increased 20 Percent Last Year

    In 2022, Citadel Credit Union’s assets increased a record-breaking 20.1 percent from $4.6 billion to $5.6 billion. During the year, Citadel continued to have strong deposit growth at 15.7 percent over 2021. Not only was 2022 a significant growth year for Citadel, it was also named a Best-in-State Credit Union by Forbes. As recently as…

  • WilmU to Host Both Online, In-Person Open House on Wednesday, May 3

    WilmU to Host Both Online, In-Person Open House on Wednesday, May 3

    Find out how Wilmington University can work for you by attending its Open House, either in person or online, on Wednesday, May 3 from 11 AM-7 PM. The in-person event will be held at WilmU’s New Castle Campus, in the Pratt Student Center located at 320 North DuPont Highway in New Castle, Del. At this…

  • Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Names Cynthia Westphal Its Chief Administrative Officer

    Flourtown-Based Guardian Nurses Names Cynthia Westphal Its Chief Administrative Officer

    Cynthia Westphal will now lead the day-to-day operations at Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates after being named its Chief Administrative Officer. The Flourtown-based firm supports patients in the Greater Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and Seattle areas through its innovative Mobile Care Coordinator Program and patients all over the U.S. through its advocacy services programs. “With…

  • Rube Goldberg Competition Engages SageLife Residents in STEM

    Rube Goldberg Competition Engages SageLife Residents in STEM

    SageLife — which has senior living communities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts — is engaging its residents with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities. Residents across SageLife communities recently participated in a unique competition in which the challenge was building Rube Goldberg machines out of everyday household items. Named after the American cartoonist, a…

  • CEO of Chester Springs-Based Creative Capital Wealth Management Group Now a Contributor to Forbes.com

    CEO of Chester Springs-Based Creative Capital Wealth Management Group Now a Contributor to Forbes.com

    Fred Hubler — the founder and CEO of Creative Capital Wealth Management Group, an independent wealth management firm based in Chester Springs — is now a regular online contributor to Forbes.com. Hubler will provide the platform’s readers with exclusive insights and commentary on emerging trends in alternative investments and other timely finance and investment topics.…

  • Chester County’s StreamGeeks Cultivate Global Following in Online Video Production Community

    Chester County’s StreamGeeks Cultivate Global Following in Online Video Production Community

    Paul Richards and Tess Protesto have made a name for themselves as a dynamic duo in the online live-streaming and video production community. As the faces of the renowned camera brand PTZOptics, the two have cultivated a global following while staying true to their local roots. PTZOptics’ technology campus in Downingtown employs more than 50…

  • WSFS Bank Study Finds Americans Confident Managing Their Money, but Many Factors Impact Financial Security

    WSFS Bank Study Finds Americans Confident Managing Their Money, but Many Factors Impact Financial Security

    A new survey from WSFS Bank found Americans are confident managing their money, including 91 percent of respondents in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region (89 percent nationally), but 34 percent in the region were not confident they could weather an economic downturn or recession (41 percent nationally). The study, which surveyed 1,001 residents of…

  • Local Surgeons Enjoy Working from Home in a Post-Pandemic World

    Local Surgeons Enjoy Working from Home in a Post-Pandemic World

    The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 brought changes to the American way of working that have altered forever the relationship between many workers and their physical workplaces. Today, more and more U.S. workers are no longer willing to commute to work and back five days a week, now that COVID-era technology has proven that…

  • WSFS CARES Foundation’s First-Quarter Grants Benefit Community Organizations in Delaware, Pennsylvania

    WSFS CARES Foundation’s First-Quarter Grants Benefit Community Organizations in Delaware, Pennsylvania

    The WSFS CARES Foundation, the charitable giving arm of WSFS Bank, has provided grants to three community organizations located in Delaware and Pennsylvania as part of its continuing series of philanthropic activities. The grants will support the following organizations: “Revitalization and Business Economic Empowerment, Education, and Leadership Development are among the core pillars of the…

  • Echo Lake Retirement Community in Malvern Announces New Leadership

    Echo Lake Retirement Community in Malvern Announces New Leadership

    Echo Lake, a SageLife senior care community in Malvern, has appointed Lee Gillis, General Manager, and Charlie Hearn, Dining Director, to its leadership team. Gillis, who possesses a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Neumann University, is a skilled senior living executive with nearly 35 years of experience. Prior to Echo Lake, she served as…

  • Cakes Made in Havertown Man’s Modest Kitchen Wow Food Network Viewers

    Cakes Made in Havertown Man’s Modest Kitchen Wow Food Network Viewers

    The cake masterpieces created by Dan Langan in the modest kitchen of his Havertown home have been admired by hundreds of thousands of Food Network viewers, writes Allison Steele for the Philadelphia Inquirer. While in high school, Langan, a self-taught baker, decorated cakes at the now-closed La Dolce Bakery in Havertown. Several years and jobs…

  • Pennsylvania’s 2019 Unemployment Rate the Lowest Ever Recorded

    Pennsylvania’s 2019 Unemployment Rate the Lowest Ever Recorded

    The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania has dropped to its lowest-ever recorded level, according to March numbers from the State Department of Labor and Industry, writes Katie Meyer for WITF. The state has been tracking unemployment rates for the last 43 years, and they have never been as low as the current 3.9 percent. The latest…

  • St. James School Drops ‘School’ from Mission Statement, Opens New Community Building in North Philadelphia

    St. James School Drops ‘School’ from Mission Statement, Opens New Community Building in North Philadelphia

    St. James School, a North Philadelphia middle school that works with its students through adulthood while also serving families and neighbors, has announced plans to drop “School” from its mission statement, coinciding with the opening of a new 10,000-square-foot building on its Allegheny West neighborhood campus. “We are much more than a ‘school’ in our…

  • Pennsylvania Rolled Out Welcome Wagon for Industrial Hemp Production in 2019

    Pennsylvania Rolled Out Welcome Wagon for Industrial Hemp Production in 2019

    In what is considered a surprise move, Pennsylvania is rolling out the welcome wagon for industrial hemp production, writes Anthony Salamone for the Allentown Morning Call. Hemp has a number of potential applications. Beauty products, clothing, building materials, energy storage devices for electronics, and 3D printing are among the many. Last week, the state submitted…