Commerce
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Explore How Your Business Can Build a Relationship with Delaware County Community College
Delaware County Community College educates more than 28,000 students every year at its five main locations in both Delaware and Chester counties. And there are a number of ways that local businesses can build a relationship with the college: Customized Training: The Office of Business Training is a flexible, business-focused department available to assist your…
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Upper Darby Native Pioneered Private Prison System
He had seen a lot of trouble throughout his lifetime, but the legacy of private security left by the late George Wackenhut, a 1937 graduate of Upper Darby High School, has produced record revenues last year, though not without complaints. Wackenhut’s GEO Group is at the center of managing Thornton’s 1,883-capacity George W. Hill Correctional…
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Axalta of Glen Mills Acquires Sixth Company in Less Than Nine Months
Axalta Coating Systems has been on an acquisition spree since January, with Plascoat Systems marking its sixth purchase in less than nine months, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The industrial coating company in Glen Mills has agreed to purchase Plascoat Systems, which specializes in thermoplastic coatings, from its parent company, International Process Technologies. The…
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Penn State Brandywine Adds First Residence Hall to Campus
Penn State has introduced residence halls to its Abington and Brandywine campuses for the first time, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Two weeks ago, the school opened – a mile from its Abington campus – a $50 million, five-story apartment-style complex that can house 400 students. It was approved by the university’s board…
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County Council Honors Penncrest’s Championship-Winning Envirothon Team
This year, a group of eco-minded students from Penncrest High School’s Envirothon team were once again victorious in the county, state, and national Envirothon competitions, which test students’ knowledge on environmental science topics such as wildlife, forestry, soil, and aquatic life. Delaware County Council recently recognized the team, along with their faculty advisors who were…
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Upper Darby High School Hires First Female Principal in Its 120-Year History
Upper Darby High School has found its new principal in Kelley Simone, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Simone has been selected by Superintendent Dan Nerelli to head the county’s largest high school after the resignation of principal Ed Roth, who was hired by to be the principal at Norristown High School. [uam_ad id=”52851″]…
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Toronto-Based Supply Chain Group Acquires Aston’s National Fulfillment Services
Metro Supply Chain Group, a Toronto-based provider of third-party logistics services, has acquired National Fulfillment Services, a privately-owned company in Aston with a 50-year tenure in direct-to-consumer fulfillment. Metro President Martin Graham views the acquisition as an important step in the build-out of his company’s e-commerce services. [uam_ad id=”52851″] Advertisement “NFS has recently expanded its…
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Chaddsford Winery Returns to Its Roots with European-Style White Wines
The 35-year-old Chaddsford Winery has returned to its roots with a range of European-style, dry white wines, writes Patricia Talorico for The Wilmington News Journal. The winery unveiled its 2016 Sauvignon Blanc in May at a private club in Wilmington. The wine has a delicious minerality with notes of lime zest and melon without being…
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Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education Visits Camp Garrett in Newtown Square
Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education, recently joined State Senator Thomas McGarrigle at Garrett Williamson’s Camp Garrett program in Newtown Square, where they toured the Videon Educational Garden and met with participants and providers at the camp’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) site. “It is always a highlight of my job to meet the students…
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Leadership Delaware County Still Seeking Applicants for Class of 2018
The quality of Delaware County’s leadership will determine its future. With that in mind, Leadership Delaware County – formally known as the Business Leadership Academy of the Foundation of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce – runs from September to June, and is now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is Aug. 30. Through a series…
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Radnor’s L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals Establishes Subsidiary in Rwanda
Radnor’s L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals – a global pharmaceutical company with a mission to discover, develop, and commercialize innovative and safe therapies for cancer – has announced the establishment of L.E.A.F. Rwanda Ltd., a biotechnology company headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda. L.E.A.F. Rwanda, a fully owned subsidiary of L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals, will focus on establishing Rwanda as a hub…
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New Clot-Busting Procedure at Darby’s Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital a Medical Revelation
Each year, more than 100,000 Americans suffer life-threatening pulmonary embolisms — otherwise known as blood clots in the lungs — often resulting in death or disability. Recently, three days after a 34-year-old woman walked into Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital for extreme shortness of breath caused by two life-threatening blood clots in her lungs, she walked out…
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Wall Street Journal: SAP Reprograms Gender Pay Equity — and Assumptions
An unwavering commitment to reprogramming the gap in pay between men and women led SAP President for North America Jennifer Morgan to a $1 million mid-year pay adjustment, as well as a stereotype adjustment. Newtown Square-based SAP found that only about one percent of employees were underpaid, often due to SAP’s acquisitions, and that nearly…
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Delaware County Home to the Most Expensive ZIP Code in Pennsylvania
Judging by median home price, Villanova is the most expensive ZIP Code in Pennsylvania, and four more Delaware County locales cracked the Top 25, writes Eliza Theiss for PropertyShark. The increase in house prices is a direct result of high demand and low inventory. This is especially true for the Greater Philadelphia area, which seems…
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Construction Complete at FMFCU’s New Headquarters in Chadds Ford
The Henderson Group, one of the leading commercial real estate development companies in Greater Philadelphia, celebrated the completion of its Brandywine 6 office building in Chadds Ford on Wednesday. Employees of Media-based Henderson and Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, along with elected officials and key project partners, gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for FMFCU’s state-of-the-art…
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Suburban Real Estate Market Sizzles; Where Have Housing Prices in Delco Increased the Most?
Following years of sluggishness, the real estate market in the Philadelphia suburbs is finally experiencing the recovery it needs, writes Caitlin McCabe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s a kind of house-hunting frenzy that some experts say they have never seen before: The number of homes for sale is at record-low levels, and buyers are becoming…
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State Police May Need to Call for Backup
With budget pressures mounting and expectations for police heightening, state troopers may soon need to call for backup. Despite scrambling to fill 500 vacancies amid a surge of retirements, state police are still responsible to cover 1,290 towns full-time and 410 part-time, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Michaelle Bond. “This can’t be swept…
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Aston’s 2SP Brewing Company to Host Strongman-Sanctioned Competition
2SP Brewing Company and Power Plant Gym will co-host Beer Muscles, the only strongman competition of its kind, at 2SP in Aston on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 10 AM-4 PM. Thirty-eight strongmen and 34 strongwomen will be divided into four weight classes: Novice, Lightweight, Middleweight, and Heavyweight. Competitors will hail from all over the East…
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