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Amazon’s New Concept of Automated Grocery Store Just Business as Usual for Wawa
In Amazon Go, the e-commerce giant has a fully automated grocery store that is poised to threaten all kinds of competitors, but Wawa won’t likely be one of them. “Self-service automation is quickly becoming the status quo for the grocery and convenience store industry,” consultant Gene Marks wrote in The Washington Post. However, “East Coast…
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Part-Delco and Part-Philadelphia, Airport an Anomaly for City’s New Soda Tax
Philadelphia’s new soda tax has landed at the Philadelphia International Airport, but it hasn’t — and maybe won’t — make its way to the southwestern-most terminals. That’s because Terminals A-West and A-East, as well as the few end gates on Terminal B, lie in Delaware County’s Tinicum Township, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer commentary by…
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Bloomberg: Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Adversely Affect Pennsylvania’s Economy
Despite his promise of economic prosperity, Donald Trump and his much-vaunted tightening of immigration policies could mean there are fewer residents in Pennsylvania over the next decade, and that would have an adverse effect on the state’s economy, writes Conor Sen for Bloomberg. While the decline in manufacturing has been blamed for many of the…
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Penn State Brandywine’s New Athletic Director Is as Delco as They Come
Sarah Kurpel reached a new pinnacle of achievement last week when she was named the new director of athletics at Penn State Brandywine. Kurpel brings a decade of experience as an assistant athletic director at Neumann University, her alma mater, to her new responsibilities of overseeing 13 varsity sports, as well as on-campus clubs and…
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Radnor Pharma Company Gets Head Start on Treating Fragile X in Children
Marinus Pharmaceuticals in Radnor is getting a jumpstart over the competition in the race to develop a treatment for the rare, autism-like Fragile X Syndrome found in children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently awarded orphan drug designation gives Marinus the exclusive opportunity to market a product over the next seven years, along with…
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Widener’s School of Business Administration Honors Comcast Exec for Distinguished Management
The Widener University School of Business Administration announced that it will give its 2017 Distinguished Performance in Management Award to David Cohen of Comcast. The award is given by the school’s Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society to a business person who has shown exemplary leadership and business success. It is the highest honor the School…
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Chester, Colwyn Seeing Their Fortunes Improve
Both Chester and Colwyn are seeing their fortunes improve, as they have begun to turn around their previously bleak financial situations, writes Laura Benshoff for Newsworks. Just a year ago, the city of Chester and borough of Colwyn were both close to insolvency. However, thanks to Act 47 and some very heated municipal meetings, things started…
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Morton-Based Oliver to Donate Six Heating Systems to Families in Delaware County
For the past 18 years, Oliver Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical of Morton has extended a helping hand during the holiday season to local families in need. Oliver’s annual Heat for the Holidays program reaches out to local community leaders, residents, and social media to identify families who are in need of a new heating…
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Pennsylvania Faces Waning National Political Influence
According to the latest estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania is on course to lose at least one Congressional seat by 2020, writes Angela Couloumbis for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The region’s steady decline in population will be a significant factor by 2020, when the number of Congressional seats per state is redrawn based on…
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Delaware County Community College Offering Wastewater Treatment Certification Program
Delaware County Community College is offering a Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Program, with classes beginning Feb. 8 at the Marple Campus located at 901 South Media Line Road. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9 PM. Certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the program prepares entry-level operators for certification…
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Train Passengers Already Lining Up for Potential Direct Route to Airport
The waiting list for passengers on a proposed train route with direct access to the Philadelphia International Airport is already starting to grow, even though the funding needed to build it is far from reality. The Federal Railroad Administration has outlined the need for a new loop from the Eddystone Rail Station near Chester to…
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Driver’s License Soon Not Enough ID to Enter Federal Facilities, Catch a Flight
Starting Jan. 30, using a Pennsylvania Driver’s license as identification will not be enough to enter many federal facilities, and people will soon no longer be able to fly domestically with just their driver’s license under the changes from the REAL ID Act, writes Laura Benshoff for Newsworks. The REAL ID Act was implemented in…
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Prominent African-American Lawyer Behind the Saving of Cheyney University
He’s a legal “pit bull,” a staunch supporter of college education, a mentor, a community leader, and a savior for Cheyney University. Tucker Law Group Founder Joe H. Tucker Jr., Esq. was the man behind the unexpected resurgence of Cheyney University through its historic legal fight against the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education over…
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Swarthmore Resident, Nonprofit Veteran Assumes Reins of Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation
Swarthmore resident Frances M. Sheehan, a veteran of the nonprofit sector who has worked the last quarter-century in Chester County, has assumed the position of the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation. Sheehan will guide the activities of the new, independent foundation dedicated to the health, education, and social needs…
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Independent Report Ranks Pennsylvania Near Worst for Election Integrity
A recent joint report from Harvard and Sydney universities has ranked Pennsylvania as one of the worst states in the nation for electoral integrity, writes Katie Meyer from Newsworks. The Electoral Integrity Project, researched jointly by the two well-respected institutions, ranks states based on 12 criteria, including electoral laws, media coverage, campaign finance, and procedures.…
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Boeing’s New Government Contract Could Swell to $545 Million
Boeing, the global aeronautical giant with a facility in Ridley Park, will continue its successful collaboration with Bell Helicopters on the V-22 Osprey after being awarded a new multimillion-dollar government contract, writes Ryan Maass for United Press International. The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office has received contract modifications to perform repair services for the U.S. Navy’s…
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Future of Towne House Restaurant in Media Still Uncertain
The Towne House Restaurant in Media does not have a new owner since it closed in 2015, and despite other development in the area, it still stands vacant, according to a staff report from All Things Media. The much-loved restaurant that welcomed families for decades closed last year. For a prime location right in the…
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Read Why Pennsylvanians Are One of the Highest Consumers of Alcohol Nationwide
According to a recent survey, people in Pennsylvania tend to consume more alcohol than in other areas of the nation, particularly over the holidays, but are by no means the highest consumers, writes Christopher Ingraham for The Washington Post. A recent survey by the Department of Health and Human Services has found that 56.56 percent…
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