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Region Flush with $6 Million for Digital Healthcare Startups
A big prize awaits the healthcare startups with the most promising cure to the industry’s future digital needs: a share of a new $6 million pie. The fund is the collaborative result of Philadelphia area leaders Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Health Group, and Safeguard Scientifics, according to a PhillyVoice report by…
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Villanova Filmmakers Capture Joys, Struggles of Special Olympians in Stirring Documentary
The next Roger Moore or Ken Burns could be filming an award-winning documentary right now at Villanova University. Since 2008, students in the Social Justice Documentary Film program have been using film to change our communities, highlighting topics such as illiteracy, poverty, gun violence, and animal abuse. Last Friday, the student filmmakers premiered a powerful…
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Swarthmore College Sees Drop in Endowments
According to a new analysis from American City Business Journals, Swarthmore College is one of several wealthy academic institutions nationwide that have seen their endowments drop in value recently, write Craig Douglas and Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The private liberal arts college saw its endowment returns drop by five percent in fiscal…
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Upper Darby Dreamer Fighting for Secure Future in Post-Election America
Maria Sotomayor, an Upper Darby Dreamer who was protected from deportation as a child through President Obama’s executive order, is trying to find ways to secure her own and her fellow Dreamers’ futures in the uncertainty of post-election America, writes Mike Newall for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Like many other Dreamers – who are nicknamed as…
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New Rankings Reveal How Delaware County’s Private High Schools Fare Relative to Others in State
Based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents, Niche.com has unveiled its 2017 rankings of the Top 100 Private High Schools in Pennsylvania. The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square checked in at No. 2, trailing only Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends, while The Haverford School (5) and The Agnes Irwin…
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Delco Company Among 10 Best Workplaces in America
Intent on turning houses into dream homes and positions into dream jobs, Power Home Remodeling has continued upgrading its reputation in the industry, and this year Glassdoor improved the Chester company’s ranking by five spots to No. 10 in the Best Places to Work 2017. Much of the online employee feedback from the past year…
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5 Leadership Lessons From Penn State Football Team’s Success in 2016
By Glenn Ebersole What a story the 2016 Penn State football team has written so far this year! Reflecting on winning the Big Ten Football Championship on December 3rd, I came up with 5 lessons that I believe leaders can learn from this year’s Penn State football team. Here they are: Lesson #1: Failure precedes…
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For Women, Stress from Holiday Office Party as Real as It Gets
Torn between celebrating a year of productivity and building a case for a better 2017, more women are feeling the stress of their pivotal holiday office party. A new QVC survey of 1,500 women in America has found that despite the desire to relax and enjoy a job well done, 66 percent of respondents also…
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House of the Week: Mediterranean Rose Preserved by Titanic Survivor in Radnor
Built in 1912, a beautiful historic Palladian home that has been cared for by a Titanic survivor’s family for more than a century, is up for sale in Radnor, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia magazine. Named “Rock Rose,” the eight-bedroom and eight-bathroom home was designed by Zantziger, Borie & Medary. The structure was originally a…
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Upper Darby Business Helps People Get Instant Cash for Unwanted Designer Items
For anyone in Delaware County looking for some extra cash to cover the expensive holiday shopping season, Upper Darby’s Cash in My Bag might be exactly what’s needed, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6ABC. The family-owned business offers instant cash for designer items that people no longer need without having to wait for bids or other…
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Two Local Companies Among 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity Nationwide
Proving that diversity is not just a buzzword for them, both Conshohocken’s IKEA at 23rd and Newtown Square’s SAP at 41st are on the recently released Fortune magazine’s list of the 50 best workplaces for diversity, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. IKEA, with around 15,000 workers in the U.S., reported that 20…
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At Forefront of Business Intelligence, Radnor’s Qlik Just What Market Has Been Waiting for
Radnor’s Qlik, which provides software solutions that automate data analytics and reporting to help make sense of the mountains of available digital data, seems to be exactly what the market has been waiting for, writes Bruce Rogers for Forbes. Qlik is one of the biggest and most successful self-service, business intelligence software companies with almost…
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Delaware County Briefly: December 12
Delaware County Kennel Club Two Labrador retrievers recently attended a County Council meeting when Councilman and retriever owner John McBlain reminded pet owners to get their lifetime or annual dog license. “As the owner of a golden retriever, I can tell you that dogs bring a lot of joy to people. But dogs also bring…
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Harrah’s Steps Up, Agrees to Casino Tax Deal as Chester Avoids Financial Disaster
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack is not rolling the dice on the future of Chester; casino leaders have struck a deal with Delaware County Council and lawmakers to avert a financial disaster that could have crippled the city’s budget. Harrah’s will continue to pay the casino host tax for 2017, even though it was ruled…
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Neumann University Offers Businesses Free Research, Marketing Advice on Expansion
As a service to the community, Neumann University business students are offering to work with area executives and small business owners during the spring 2017 semester to develop plans to expand local businesses internationally. From January to May, students will work closely with their professors, who themselves have extensive, hands-on international management experience, to assess…
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Delco Cruisers Deliver Toys, Good Cheer to Crozer-Chester Medical Center
The Delco Cruisers recently visited Crozer-Chester Medical Center as part of the group’s 10th annual “Cruise for Kids.” Members of the organization dressed up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, and elves to help deliver hundreds of toys to pediatric patients at the medical center. Representatives from the Responders motorcycle group, Delaware County Motorcycle Riders, Brandywine Riders,…
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Become an Elwyn Elf and Create Holiday Magic for Someone Else
Now in its 22nd year, the Elwyn Elves program provides holiday gifts to children and adults in Elwyn programs who might otherwise not receive a gift during the holiday season. Last year, more than 600 wishes were fulfilled, and more than 600 are expected to be granted this season. This year, Elwyn is debuting a…
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Assistant Super from Unionville-Chadds Ford to Lead Radnor School District
Kenneth Batchelor, the assistant superintendent for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, has been hired for the top job in Radnor Township, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Unionville-Chadds Ford is among the top-performing districts in the state and was the top-ranked high school in the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s School Performance Profile. Batchelor has…
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