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Fortune: Merger Involving Newtown Square’s Sunoco Logistics One of Five Biggest Deals of 2016
While many were focused on the recent election, big businesses had other things on their mind, such as the recent, $51 billion merger between Sunoco Logistics Partners and Energy Transfer Partners, writes Lucinda Shen for Fortune magazine. The deal ranked as one of the five biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2016, according to the magazine.…
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Wawa Selects Bala Cynwyd’s Harmelin Media as Its Media Agency of Record
Bala Cynwyd-based Harmelin Media has announced that it has been selected as Wawa’s Media Agency of Record. Harmelin will be responsible for various media channels, including television, radio, out-of-home, digital channels, and sports sponsorships. External View Consulting Group, a national agency search consultancy, assisted in managing the agency search process. “We are looking forward to…
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Owner of Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery on Success in Jersey: ‘We’re Killing It’
Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery is planning to open a taproom adjacent to its existing production facility in Beach Haven, N.J., writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delaware County brewery, founded in 2011, recently managed to achieve its funding goal of $900,000 to expand its operations on Long Beach Island. The company now…
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9 Random Things You Might Not Know About Wawa
Everyone knows Wawa the 400 million customers who shop at Wawa every year hold the door longer for other Wawa customers than they do for shoppers at any other retail store, but here are 9 things about the Delaware County-based convenience store you might not know: Wawa is the word for goose in a Native…
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Multiple County Agencies Available to Help Residents Weather Winter Conditions
Weather forecasters are warning residents that they shouldn’t get used to the mild “sweatshirt weather” we’ve been enjoying in December. Come January, temperatures will drop, and there will be multiple chances for snow and freezing temperatures. No matter when temperatures drop below freezing, or when we get socked by a Nor’easter, Delaware County Council wants…
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Despite Sticker Price of Tuition, Swarthmore the Best College Value in America
No other college in the country is as reasonably priced as Swarthmore College, according to the new Best College Values 2017 rankings by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. And Swarthmore is even cheaper than last year — the magazine noted its average net price came in $1,800 less than a year ago, per a Kiplinger report by…
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Philadelphia Suburbs Beat National Unemployment Rate
Suburban Chester and Montgomery counties are leading the entire Philadelphia metropolitan area in the battle against unemployment, and Delaware County is tied with the dropping national average. Chester County’s region-best 4.1 percent unemployment rate at the midpoint of the year edged Montgomery County’s 4.2 percent, while Delaware County tied the 5.1 percent national average, which…
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Florida Now Home to More Philly Flavor, Cheesesteaks and All, Than You’ve Ever Imagined
Following the Philadelphia Phillies down to spring training in Clearwater, Fla., was just the start. Today, there’s much more that awaits the Philly faithful in the Sunshine State, starting with “cheesesteaks in paradise,” according to a CityLab report by Lisa Rowan. Cheesesteaks may have been the first Philly phenomenon to catch on in the Tampa…
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Delaware County Community College Offers Drinking Water Certification Program; Time Left to Register for Spring Classes
Delaware County Community College is offering a drinking water operator certification program, with classes beginning on Jan. 24 at the Marple Campus. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 PM. Certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the program prepares entry-level operators for certification and employment. The minimum education level…
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Aston Elementary School Gets Live Version of ‘The Elf on the Shelf’
One Delaware County school got a surprise last Friday morning, as a live version of the children’s Christmas toy “The Elf on the Shelf” greeted them from the school’s roof, writes Daniel Craig for PhillyVoice. The Elf on the Shelf is a little elf doll made famous by the highly successful book. The book explains…
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Radnor’s Brandywine Realty Spearheading Philly’s First Vertical Neighborhood
With the increasing number of millennials opting for urban living, developers are attempting to meet this growing demand by building huge vertical neighborhoods in major cities, writes Lauren deLisa Coleman for Forbes. Radnor-based Brandywine Realty Trust is spearheading one of the first of these projects with its FMC Tower at 2929 Walnut Street in Cira…
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Radnor’s VWR Named One of Nation’s 100 Healthiest Workplaces
The dedication to its employees’ wellbeing has paid off for Radnor’s VWR, as the company has been recognized by Springbuk as a 2016 Healthiest 100 Workplace in America. Applicants for the award were evaluated across six key categories, including vision and expertise. The winning organizations combine a number of employee wellness initiatives, alongside corporate wellness…
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Real Estate Giant Celebrates 130 Years of Guiding Consumers Through Complex Transactions
From owners reluctant to hire him in his youth to a complementary business reluctant to sell to him in his prime, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach Realtors Chairman and CEO Larry Flick has earned people’s trust throughout his career. And now, the small two-office firm started two decades before his arrival spans 45…
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DELCO Today Makes Holiday Donation to Lionville-Based Family Lives On Foundation
A large number of nonprofits help to fill in the cracks of society that so many people are in danger of falling through. In fulfilling their mission, they impact not just an individual or community, but our entire world, making it an infinitely better place to live. One organization doing such meaningful work is the…
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Phoenixville Native, CBS3 Chief Meteorologist Speaks at Delaware County Press Club Luncheon
Phoenixville native and CBS3 Chief Meteorologist Kate Bilo was the guest speaker at last week’s holiday luncheon of the Delaware County Press Club at the Spring Valley Banquet Facility in Springfield. Bilo, a 2003 graduate of Penn State where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Spanish and International Business, captivated her audience with…
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BumpOut Turns Up Volume for Upper Darby Entrepreneurs
A hot new motorized speaker that expands to amplify music from a smartphone is turning up the volume on Upper Darby’s entrepreneurship scene. BumpOut – made by Upper Darby’s Zac Pierce and Matt Chacko, along with Brian Zamrowski of Malvern – has churned out $60,000 of pre-order sales in its first two weeks, according to…
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Every Day is ‘Bring Your Pet to Work Day’ at Newtown Square’s Petplan
Employees working at Petplan in Newtown Square do not have to worry about leaving their pets alone while they are at work, as the company’s enormous office has space dedicated to entertaining them, writes Clara Lefton for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The insurance provider for cats and dogs is owned by Chris and Natasha Ashton,…
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Delaware County Council Presents Gifts to 100 Veterans Living at Fair Acres
Santa Claus, with assistance from Delaware County Council, paid a visit to the veterans and residents living at Fair Acres, Delaware County’s skilled care facility, during a holiday party last week. As part of its annual Holiday Cheer for the Troops and Veterans campaign, council distributed gift bags to the 100 veterans of all service…
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