Manufacturing
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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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Graham Partners in Newtown Square Raises $645 Million for Manufacturing Investment Fund
Newtown Square’s Graham Partners has raised $645.1 million for a new investment fund, continuing its mission to fund small and mid-size manufacturing businesses, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Graham invests in businesses across the United States that are seeking capital to perfect and market automation and other factory improvements. It is one…
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Yeadon Packaging Plant Closing, 80 Jobs Lost in Consolidation Plan
Union Packaging in Yeadon is closing after 20 years, according to owner Michael Pearson, writes Joseph N. DiStegano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The business was sold in May to LBP Manufacturing, a unit of Chicago’s Pritzker Group. Pearson thought the sale would give workers more opportunities. Instead, LBP consolidated to Richmond, Va, sending the plant’s…
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Pentec Health Closing Boothwyn Site, Laying Off 73 Employees
A Boothwyn manufacturing site for Pentec Health, a compounding and specialty pharmacy company, is laying off 73 employees and closing, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The job cuts, effective Jan. 4,, were disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice the company filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. A…
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Hundreds of Norwood Residents Vent Cancer Fears Over Nearby Landfill to EPA Official
An abandoned Norwood landfill does not appear to threaten human health, according to the EPA’s assessment manager, but assessments are continuing, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Joe Vitello was responding to about 250 Norwood residents who packed an EPA informational meeting Thursday night. “I can assure you EPA has heard your concerns, and…
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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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DELCO Careers – Arora Engineers
Headquartered in Chadds Ford, Arora Engineers is a growing firm that provides engineering services and intelligent infrastructure solutions for clients in the aviation, transportation, education, government, and commercial/institutional sectors. Marketing Coordinator This position assists in the development of proposals and related presentation materials; maintains and updates qualifications materials, including project profiles; maintains opportunity, client, staff, and project…
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Neon Sign Artist Learned From a Delaware County Master
Artist Alissa Eberle desperately wanted to create neon signs for a living, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2012, she asked for help from one of the region’s most prominent sign-makers, Domenic Urbani, owner of Urban Neon in Delaware County. This month, Eberle is unveiling “Already Dreamed,” her first-ever neon art show, a…
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Chill Out Chocolate Therapy in Ridely Park Has Sweet Answer for What Ails You
A Ridley Park couple started out in the ice cream business, but over time they’ve also morphed into chocolatiers, writes Peg DeGrassa for Delco News Network. Tim and Karen Monahan opened Chill Out Chocolate Therapy at 19 E. Hinckley Ave., in the heart of the Ridley Park business district, in April. In addition to homemade…
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Scaramuzza’s Pasta Products gets ready to move into new Clifton Heights home
Scaramuzza’s Pasta Products, Inc. of Clifton Heights is moving to 412 S. Springfield Road, and bringing back its walk-in retail store front, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The 57-year-old family business is scheduled to be up and running by late October or early November. “Business has been booming,” stated owner Bob Scaramuzza, of…
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DELCO Careers – Boeing
With a location in Ridley Park, Boeing is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites. Boeing has recently secured new contracts that will bring more jobs to Ridley Park. Programmer Analyst/Developer This position designs and develops new integrations supporting business contracts; supports supply chain integration environments including application integration services; participates in requirements gathering workshops; and…
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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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New Classrooms, Gym, Labs and More Greet Students at Expanded Aston DCIU Facility
The education center at the Aston campus of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit has expanded and modernized, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The center now has two new wings of classrooms, therapeutic rooms, conference and meeting space, a new gym, playgrounds and upgrade, state-of-the-art career and technical education labs and classrooms.…
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Delco’s Bio-tech, Natural Gas Hiring Fuels PA Job Growth, Keeping State on Pace With National Rate
Natural gas-related growth and bio tech hiring in Delaware County helped keep Pennsylvania’s job growth in pace with the rest of the nation, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Growth was seen during the first half of 2019, according to Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo. Statewide gross domestic product rose 2.1…
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Delco and Philadelphia Region Sees Explosion in Industrial Development
Construction of new industrial space — much of it being built on speculation — remains unabated across the region as demand continues to be strong and developers find they are able to lease the space they are building, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. In Delaware County, Alliance HSP plans to develop a 775,600-square-foot…
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New Air Conditioned Boeing Factory Focuses on New and Refurbished Osprey Aircraft
With a bit of fanfare, Boeing workers and representatives, and the region’s U.S. House delegation opened a new $130 million factory at the Ridley Park helicopter complex Thursday, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The factory will enable Boeing to refurbish V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey assault support aircraft while building new ones as the…
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Local Industry Played Its Part in Moon Landing: Widener Professor Recalls Life in the Space Age
As we observe the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this Saturday, July 20, it’s important to note that Delaware County was also part of the action back in the 1960s, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Delaware County News Network. The Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Chester produced the nation’s largest rocket…
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‘Captain Morgan’ Now the Official Spiced Rum of the Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union is hoping to spice things up a bit when it makes Captain Morgan its official spiced rum, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Major League Soccer club on Tuesday said it has formed a “comprehensive partnership” with Captain Morgan. In addition to being the Union’s official spiced rum, Captain Morgan…
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