Commerce
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Three Redevelopment Projects in Delaware County Receive Millions in Assistance from State
The retail corridor project along Upper Darby’s 69th Street is among the recipients of the latest round of grant awards from the state’s redevelopment assistance program, writes Jacob Adelman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The redevelopment of the former Sears store at 69th and Walnut streets into a transit-oriented retail shopping center, covering 108,000 square feet, received…
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Region’s Growth Rate for Small Businesses Lags Behind Other East Coast Cities
According to the latest analysis of U.S. Census data by American City Business Journals, the Greater Philadelphia area is lagging behind other major cities on the East Coast, including Boston, New York, Washington D.C., and Baltimore, writes Scott Thomas and Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. From 2010 to 2014, Philadelphia’s growth rate only…
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Conservation Officer Keeping Man and Beast Legal in Delco
Delaware County is far from the wild outdoors typical of other parts of Pennsylvania, but the relationship between man and beast still runs afoul every day. To combat that, Delaware County has temporarily brought in Philadelphia Conservation Officer Jerrold Czech Jr. to keep the peace, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Daniel Rubin. A…
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Axalta of Glen Mills Returns Iconic 1958 Impala from ‘American Graffiti’ to Former Glory
The classic 1958 Impala made famous in the movie American Graffiti has been restored to its former glory thanks to Axalta Coating Systems’ ChromaPremier paint. The global supplier of liquid and powder coatings from Glen Mills revealed the newly restored car at its Engineered for Speed booth during the SEMA 2016 aftermarket tradeshow at the…
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Delco Council to Work with Concord Township Officials to Preserve Beaver Valley
Concord residents and all county residents will be able to continue to enjoy the pastures, winding trails, and wildlife of the scenic and historic Beaver Valley property. After years of planning, the 240 acres, just west of bustling Route 202, will be preserved as open space. Delaware County Council, Concord Township officials, the Conservation Fund,…
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Have Breakfast with Santa Saturday at Neumann University
Neumann University’s Knights for Education club is hosting Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 8 AM-12 PM in Community Hall, located in the Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality, and Character Development. Admission is a children’s toy – unwrapped – for any age. A hot breakfast of eggs, home fries, sausage, and pastries will…
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Delaware County Briefly: November 29
Delaware County Food Drive Delaware County employees recently delivered dozens of boxes of non-perishable food items and fresh produce to the First United Methodist Church in Media, as part of a countywide Thanksgiving Food Drive, which amassed 26,811 pounds of food since it began on Oct. 5. Delaware County Council, the County Department of Human…
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Delaware County Community College’s TechGirlz Workshop a Success; Winter Online, Spring Registration Now Open
Delaware County Community College’s student-led Women in STEM Club recently sponsored a TechGirlz workshop at the Marple Campus. Eleven middle school girls from across Delaware County participated in a C++ Coding workshop led by Women in STEM Club student members: instructor Scott Duffy, a computer science major, and teaching assistant Bridget Rose, an engineering major.…
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Young Adults Across the State Struggling to Leave Parents’ Home
Faced with college debt, high housing costs, and a weak job market, more than a third (37.1 percent) of young adults between the ages of 18 and 34 across the state have opted to continue living with their parents, writes Luis Ferré Sadurní for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The impact of their decision is a Catch…
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Holmes-Based HEADstrong Serves Families Affected by Cancer at 10th Annual Thanksgiving Feast
Thanksgiving marked the 10th year that the Holmes-based HEADstrong Foundation has prepared and served the traditional holiday feast to the patients and families receiving inpatient care at the Abramson Cancer Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Annually, the Colleluori family – alongside a dedicated group of volunteers – is involved with preparing…
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Milestone Celebrated in Construction of Franklin Mint Credit Union’s New Headquarters
The Henderson Group, one of the leading commercial real estate development companies in the Greater Philadelphia region, celebrated a major milestone in the construction of the company’s Brandywine 6 office building in Chadds Ford with the ceremonial “topping off” of the steel structure. Henderson employees, elected officials, and key project partners gathered to sign the…
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Sunoco Logistics Buys Energy Transfer Partners for $21 Billion
Texas billionaire Kelcy Warren is routing two of his pipeline companies into one with this week’s development that Sunoco Logistics Partners, which operates several pipelines that terminate at Marcus Hook, is buying Energy Transfer Partners in a $21 billion stock deal. “At long last, we have some material simplification in the most complex web of…
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Philadelphia is Northeast’s Most Affordable City to Live
Homes are edging toward even more affordable levels in the Northeast’s most affordable city to live, according to a Philadelphia magazine report by Sandy Smith on the latest affordability data from HSH.com. The annual salary you’d need to buy a median-priced home within the Philadelphia metro area dropped $314 over the last quarter to $53,108.…
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New Law on Six-Packs of Beer Helps Some, Hurts Others
Some will grab a can and drink to recent news that Pennsylvania has expanded sales of six-packs of beer, and others will proverbially crush a can to their foreheads in frustration. While “Pennsylvanians have waited decades to bring their beer and liquor systems into the 21st century,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a Philadelphia Business…
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Delco Residents Now Have Much Higher Tax Burden Than Their City Neighbors
According to a recent study, the benefit of less-burdensome taxes that the suburbs once held over the city is shrinking, writes Caitlin McCabe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Based on an analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the local tax gap between Philadelphia and its suburbs dropped in 2015 to its lowest level in 15 years…
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Hunger, Homelessness Take Center Stage at Neumann University
In an effort to generate awareness of hunger and homelessness in America, the office of Campus Ministry at Neumann University organized a Hunger Banquet on Nov. 16 and a Sleep-Out for the Homeless on Nov. 17. The events were spearheaded by Kelsey Sullivan and Olivia Gilbertson, student co-chairs of Campus Ministry’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness…
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Delaware County Community College Part of Consortium That Receives Grant to Strengthen Ports
The state has awarded a $385,314 grant that will be used to strengthen Greater Philadelphia’s port facilities in transportation, logistics, and warehousing. Led by maritime owners, operators, trade associations, and unions, a Collegiate Consortium comprised of five community colleges and Drexel University has created a program that will use the grant to train new and…
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Crozer-Keystone’s Toy Drive to Benefit Community Action Agency of Delaware County
Crozer-Keystone Health System employees have a long-standing tradition of helping their neighbors in need through numerous community outreach efforts, including the health system’s annual toy drive. This year’s toy drive is under way, and will last through Dec. 16. The Community Action Agency of Delaware County is the beneficiary for the toy drive, so every…
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