• New Willows Park Preserve Executive Director Will Help Turn Radnor Mansion into Public Venue

    New Willows Park Preserve Executive Director Will Help Turn Radnor Mansion into Public Venue

    James E. McDaniel has been appointed executive director of The Willows Park Preserve to oversee restoration of the Willows Mansion in Radnor, reports mainlinemedianews.com. The goal is to make the mansion a self-sustaining community hub for the public, for concerts, lectures, health classes and private events. “His knowledge, expertise and experience will jump start our…

  • Tuesdays with Michael: This Year, Make a New EARS Resolution Instead

    Tuesdays with Michael: This Year, Make a New EARS Resolution Instead

    By Peter Demarest Before you make yet another New Year’s resolution that you’ll forget about by February or March, what if you made a New EARS Resolution instead. A New EARS Resolution is a commitment to more purposefully listen, collaborate, and partner with others in all of your relationships, so you and they can create…

  • Smaller Asset Managers Get Crazy and Creative to Stay Competitive With the Big Boys

    Smaller Asset Managers Get Crazy and Creative to Stay Competitive With the Big Boys

    Smaller asset managers like Alpha Architect in Broomall are getting creative as they find ways to compete with the bigger, main stream companies like BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Corp., writes Claire Ballentine for finance.yahoo.com. Alpha Architect manages about $420 million in assets, and is no stranger to Twitter, blog posts and podcasts to help…

  • Elwyn Hires New Auditing and Consulting Firms

    Elwyn Hires New Auditing and Consulting Firms

    Elwyn has hired a new auditing firm, BDO Global, and a consulting firm to help it meet financial benchmarks required by its lenders, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The large Media-based nonprofit, which serves 25,000 people with intellectual, developmental and behavioral challenges,  expects work from the auditing firm will take about six weeks…

  • Delco Council Appoints 3 to Prison Board, Finalizing a New Oversight Board

    Delco Council Appoints 3 to Prison Board, Finalizing a New Oversight Board

    Three people have been appointed to a new prison oversight board in Delaware County, writes Vinny Vella for  The Philadelphia Inquirer. The County Council unanimously approved the appointments of Brian Corson, Jonathan Abdur-Rahim King, and Deborah Love, all of whom are active on other boards and organizations in the county. Council began soliciting for the…

  • Tuesdays with Michael: If You Don’t Have Vision, Then Your Future Will Repeat Your Past

    Tuesdays with Michael: If You Don’t Have Vision, Then Your Future Will Repeat Your Past

    By Michael Gidlewski Last week, we went through a number of reflection questions for you to prime the pump for planning for your ideal future. Today, let’s talk about some of the benefits of having a specific plan. If you don’t have a vision for the future, then your future is threatened to be a…

  • Architects Seeking Public Input for Development of Chester Waterfront

    Architects Seeking Public Input for Development of Chester Waterfront

    People had a chance to talk about what they’d like to see at the Chester waterfront as architects begin creating a masterplan, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delco News Network. Casual dining and bars, fitness centers and housing were all suggested at a public meeting last week asking for resident input.   Connecting the Riverwalk to…

  • Moved in at Springfield, Spiezle Architectural Group Inc. Acquires Camden Architectural Firm

    Moved in at Springfield, Spiezle Architectural Group Inc. Acquires Camden Architectural Firm

    Spiezle Architectural Group Inc., which recently moved from Media to larger offices in Springfield, is looking to diversify and has acquired a Camden firm to meet that goal, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Spiezle has acquired City Invincible Architecture, Interiors and Urban Design. City Invincible brings urban planning, multifamily and mixed-use development…

  • Create Your Blueprint for Success at Achievement Unlimited’s Powerful Half-Day Workshop on Dec. 3

    Create Your Blueprint for Success at Achievement Unlimited’s Powerful Half-Day Workshop on Dec. 3

    How much more could you accomplish if you had a personal strategic plan? The same way an architect creates a blueprint before building a house, you can learn how to create a blueprint of exactly what you want to accomplish that guarantees you succeed faster than you could have imagined. Achievement Unlimited invites you to…

  • DELCO Careers – Visual Sound

    DELCO Careers – Visual Sound

    With a location in Broomall, Visual Sound has been providing a broad array of high quality, individualized audiovisual solutions to businesses, schools, government agencies, and houses of worship since 1967. AV Systems Engineer This position provides sales and technical staff with technical support on both a pre- and post-sales basis; generates CAD drawings for system…

  • Tuesdays with Michael: It’s Time to Make Sure Your Ship Is Steering the Right Course

    Tuesdays with Michael: It’s Time to Make Sure Your Ship Is Steering the Right Course

    By Michael Gidlewski Last week, we talked about the power of planning for your ideal future and how taking an honest evaluation of the past is the first step toward that vision for the future. So, this week I’d like to start with some reflection questions: What has been working over the last 12 months?…

  • PIVOT Careers – PPT Consulting

    PIVOT Careers – PPT Consulting

    Located in Newtown Square, PPT Consulting provides client focused, quality driven, and solution oriented business consulting services for some of the largest and most discriminating clients in the world, from Fortune 100 companies to local family-owned companies. Marketing & Operations Associate This position provides support for all marketing initiatives including developing and executing work plans and…

  • SAP Finds Innovation Through Its Autism at Work Program (Video)

    SAP Finds Innovation Through Its Autism at Work Program (Video)

    SAP’s Autism at Work program has brought exceptional people into the company and given opportunities to people who weren’t given a chance elsewhere, writes Ronnie Polaneczky for The Philadelphia Inquirer  To date, SAP has hired more than 160 employees with autism in a variety of positions across 13 countries and 28 locations, including at its…

  • Villanova Soccer Player Found Her True Calling With Interior Design

    Villanova Soccer Player Found Her True Calling With Interior Design

    Lauren Nolan-Sellers went to Villanova University on a soccer scholarship and was captain of the university soccer team, but her destiny was less clear after graduation, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She pursued a master’s degree in education and taught grade school in Philadelphia for seven years, but didn’t love it. She was…

  • Tuesdays with Michael: Articulate a Clear Vision of Your Desired Future

    Tuesdays with Michael: Articulate a Clear Vision of Your Desired Future

    By Michael Gidlewski Last week, we talked about the power of planning for your ideal future, rather than living your life by default or on autopilot. We are living in busy times, so we better be really focused on what is most significant and important in our lives, so we can pay attention to those…

  • Delco Firm Managed Construction for New  $14.5 M Kensington Health Center

    Delco Firm Managed Construction for New $14.5 M Kensington Health Center

    The Crum Lynne firm, Target Building Construction, was construction manager for the $14.5 million transformation of a former historic bank in Kensington into the four-story Esperanza Health Center, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 35,000-square-foot health center is providing medical services in a medically underserved area. “We are excited to invest in the…

  • Tuesdays with Michael: How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life

    Tuesdays with Michael: How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life

    By Michael Gidlewski In order to have a great life, you need to have a personal strategic plan. You don’t want to want to end up like Woody Allen, who once said, “When I die, I want someone else’s life to flash in front of me.” For years, I’ve been helping businesses and individuals develop…

  • Phil Martelli Is Still Ready With the Best Advice, Even Sitting Down

    Phil Martelli Is Still Ready With the Best Advice, Even Sitting Down

    Phil Martelli of St. Joseph’s University fame, is not a third assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines to be a mascot or to share ancedotes. He’s there to win, writes Andrew Kahn for mlive.com. “I’m here to help Juwan Howard coach on a Monday night in April. That’s dead what I’m about.” Martelli, 65, starts…