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Aston Pipe Supply Company Acquired by F.W. Webb Co. as It Expands in Pennsylvania
F.W. Webb Co. is acquiring the Collins Pipe & Supply Co. in Aston, according to supplyht.com Collins Pipe & Supply Co. is a wholesale distributor of engineered specialties, pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) with headquarters in East Windsor, Connecticut. The Collins Companies will continue to own and operate its eight other locations. The Aston site…
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Holiday Shipping Brings ‘Controlled Chaos’ to Philly Airport; New Shipping Facility Planned
Philadelphia Airport’s shipping center is on overload this holiday season, writes Michaela Winberg for billypenn.com. The scene is best described as “controlled chaos.” Forklifts weave around thousands of cargo workers in the 400,000 square foot facility. “It can be a little crazy at times,” admitted Brian Cooley, GM of cargo service at Philly’s American Airlines…
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Freight Rail Improvemnts Coming to Delco Could Make Us a Major Mover of Goods in the Northeast
The state has approved a $14.4 million project to improve freight rail lines in Delaware County, writes Phil Heron for the Daily Times. State Rep. David Delloso, D-161 of Ridley Park made the announcement Friday. “After talking to experts during the last several years, I’m convinced our region has the skilled workforce and infrastructure in…
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DELCO Careers – Airgas
Headquartered in Radnor, Airgas, Inc. is the largest American distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases (delivered in packaged or cylinder form), and hard goods (welding, safety, and related products). Systems Administrator This position manages and monitors installed Windows/Linux and infrastructure; installs, configures, tests, and maintains operating systems, application software, and system management tools; and develops and…
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Delaware County Forms Complete Count Committee to Encourage Census Participation
A committee has been formed to come up with a strategy for full Delaware County participation in the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census, according to a press release from Delaware County Council. Council appointed Michael Ranck, CEO of the Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County, to head the committee. The Delaware County Complete Count Committee is…
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Eddystone Marks Site of Rifle Plant Where More Than a Million Rifles Were Made
The Eddystone Rifle Plant accounted for 47 percent of the total U.S. wartime production during World War I, producing more than a million rifles,writes Barbara Ormsby for the Daily Times. It was the largest factory in the United Stated during World War I, located on Simpson Street, across from 13th Street. The borough recently unveiled…
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Giving Circles Offer a New Way to Pool and Target Charitable Giving
People like dietitian Dania Green of Wallingford are donating these days to women’s giving circles, a newer concept in charitable giving, writes Lini S. Kadaba for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Giving circles pool membership fees to make larger donations possible and they give control to its individual members over where the money goes. The 46-year-old Wallingford…
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Former Congressman Pat Meehan Takes Up New Calling As a Lobbyist
Pat Meehan, Delaware County’s former U.S. Congressman for the Seventh District , has registered as a lobbyist, writes Jonathan Tamari for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Meehan, a former federal prosecutor who sat on the ethics committee, resigned in April 2018 before completing his term after settling a sexual harassment claim brought by an aide. He denied…
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DELCO Careers – Airgas
Headquartered in Radnor, Airgas, Inc. is the largest American distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases (delivered in packaged or cylinder form), and hard goods (welding, safety, and related products). Cloud Systems Administrator This position manages and administers public cloud service solutions; advises on technology decisions and provides services implementation estimates; develops, extends and maintains scripts, security configurations, and automation…
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Table Shows a Wide Income Range Between Delco’s Wealthiest School Districts…and Its Poorest
Several of the region’s wealthiest to poorest school districts exist under Delaware County’s umbrella, writes Kennedy Rose and Ethan Lott for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Journal looked at school districts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, ranking them by median household incomes. The data is based on five-year estimates from the U.S.…
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Upper Darby St. Eugene Teacher Benefits From National Movement to Donate Classroom Supplies
When the boxes started arriving — stuffed with markers and paper, stickers, novels, and a butterfly garden — it felt like Christmas morning to second-grade teacher Valerie Hart, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hart typically spends hundreds of dollars every summer on supplies for her students at St. Eugene School in Upper…
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Washington Post: A Lansdowne Facebook Site Offers Free Stuff and Friendship
When she needed a blue dress, she turned to Lansdowne’s Buy Nothing Facebook page, writes April Hall for The Washington Post. The page is devoted to the exchange of free goods and services. “I’ve seen a stranger help move a dresser, another mow the lawn of a very pregnant woman and a third visit a…
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America’s Oldest “Hielo Italiano” Manufacturer, Rosati Ice, Debuts Hispanic Marketing Campaign
Inspired by the cuisines of Mexico and Latin American, Rosati Ice, America’s original Italian ice manufacturer, is introducing seven new flavors for the 2019 summer season. Rosati’s “Hielo Italiano” (Italian Ice) line is rolling-out at United Supermarkets in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Texas and New Mexico. “One of the largest and fastest growing food trends in…
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Newtown Square’s General Recreation Oversees Equipment Installation at Berks County Playground
Newtown Square-based General Recreation recently oversaw the installation of playground equipment at the new Carsonia Park Playground in Lower Alsace Township in Berks County, writes Ron Devlin for the Reading Eagle. Around 30 volunteers worked tirelessly to install the equipment, which was manufactured by Landscape Structures and purchased through General Recreation, a distributor of park,…
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Penn Wood Grad Aligns Her Love of Tastykakes with Her 9-to-5
Shelley McDonnough, a graduate of Penn Wood High School who attended West Chester University, has aligned her childhood love for Tastykakes with her profession, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. McDonnough works as product development coordinator with Tastykake’s research and development unit. To this day, she remembers going to her local Wawa in Yeadon…
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DELCO Careers – VWR
Radnor-based VWR, a distribution company with more than 120,000 customers and employing more than 9,300 associates around the globe, has the following open career positions posted: Marketing Communication Specialist The Marketing Communication Specialist at VWR is responsible for the creation and execution of merchandising projects and marketing programs to drive sales of VWR’s products and…
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Time Frame for Sale of Radnor’s VWR Extended
The time frame for the $6.4 billion sale of VWR, a Radnor-based laboratory products supplier, to Avantor, a product manufacturer in the Lehigh Valley, has been extended to the fourth quarter of this year, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal was originally expected to finalize in the third quarter, but new…
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DELCO Careers – VWR International
With sales in excess of $4.3 billion, VWR International, a Radnor distributor of research laboratory products, with more than 250,000 customers and 8,000 employees globally, has the following Delaware County open career positions: VP of Planning & Procurement The VP Planning and Procurement role at VWR is responsible for leading and directing the efficient operation of…
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