Commerce
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New Garnet Valley Business Connects Restaurants with Managers
Garnet Valley’s Michael Thompson has decided to focus his post-retirement years on a new business that specializes in matching managers with restaurants, writes Brian McCullough for the Daily Local News. A retired institutional investment director, Thompson is running Patrice & Associates from his home to help businesses in the hospitality industry find workers. Having worked…
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Delco Home to Two of the Top-Performing Public Schools in the State
Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released School Performance Profile scores that measure the academic progress of 2,860 public schools across the state, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the data, Springfield High School and Haverford High School checked in at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, among the top-performing public…
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Sign Up Now for Friday’s State Forum on Issues Impacting Delco Businesses
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will host the 2016 annual report and discussion on state legislative issues affecting Delaware County on Friday at the Inn at Swarthmore from 8-10 AM. State Representatives will remark on the state budget, business taxes, and other current topics in legislation that impact Delaware County businesses. In a collaborative…
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Glen Mills Schools to Celebrate 190 Years of Saving Boys
In 1826, it was an unheard-of attempt to relieve overcrowded prisons; today it’s heard all around the nation as a destination for turning misdirected boys into leaders. The Glen Mills Schools are about to celebrate 190 years of that legacy, having grown into a prestigious private, nonprofit campus of learning, leadership development, and team building…
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Two Delco School Districts Among Top 25 Highest-Paying in the State
According to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s latest employee payroll report for public school teachers, administrators, and staff, 20 out of the Top 25 highest-paying school districts in the entire state of Pennsylvania are within a 50-mile radius of Philadelphia, but exclude the city itself. The data speaks to the role compensation and…
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Delco Lands Four on List of Region’s 76 Most Influential People
The Philadelphia Business Journal recently unveiled its 2016 edition of the Power 76, a guide to the region’s most influential people. The PBJ’s editorial team, which has about 200 years of combined experience covering business, spent many hours debating and crafting the list, writes Craig Ey, the publication’s Editor-in-Chief. “We narrowed in on those wielding…
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Harrah’s Hits Jackpot with New Guy Fieri Restaurant in Chester
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack has hit a culinary jackpot with a commitment from Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives star host Guy Fieri to bring the best of his popular TV road show to real life with a new restaurant on the Chester waterfront. The new attraction for Harrah’s, to be called Guy Fieri’s Philly Kitchen…
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Upper Darby Native the Pioneer of Affordable Housing in North Philly
An Upper Darby native who once taught GED classes at a community center in 1986 has since taught herself and others who’ve struggled to find housing how to “build nearly 300 housing units across the city, apartments that they have stubbornly kept affordable even as a development boom rose around them.” “They’ve built daycares and…
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Credit-Card Payment Now an Option on Pennsylvania Turnpike
Drivers across the state can now pay with their credit cards at toll booths for travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, writes Jason Laughlin for the Philadelphia Inquirer. However, according to Carl DeFebo, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the use of plastic is far from encouraged, with cash and E-ZPass remaining the preferred methods of…
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Springfield Hospital’s ‘Friendly Visitors’ Offer Companionship During Hospitalization
The Crozer-Keystone Health System recently launched the Friendly Visitor Program as part of the senior-friendly initiative at Springfield Hospital. The program provides a lay companion to ensure that elderly patients’ emotional and social needs are met in addition to their medical needs. Because nurses must care for several patients at any given time, they often…
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Annual Access to Jobs Expo Set for Thursday at Springfield Country Club
During a recent meeting, Delaware County Council announced the Delaware County Transportation Management’s annual Access to Jobs Expo. The event will take place Thursday, Oct. 20 from 9 AM-1 PM at the Springfield Country Club. It is presented by the Transportation Management Association (DCTMA) in conjunction with County Council, the County Office of Workforce Development,…
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Lansdowne Company Offers Weatherproof Bay, Bow Windows for Holiday Season
To help preserve the season’s cheer and combat the freezing elements this holiday season, Lansdowne’s Southwest Vinyl Windows is offering weatherproof bay and bow windows to homeowners. The company has a wide range of options for potential customers, including replacing their current bow and bay windows or upgrading their standard windows to these elegant and…
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Springfield Bakery Welcomes Fall with Halloween-Inspired Cookies
Anyone looking for a sweet treat this fall will not be disappointed at Cookies by Diane, as the Springfield bakery is offering Halloween-inspired, freshly baked gourmet cookies throughout the season, writes Peg DeGrassa for Delaware County News Network. Decorated in Halloween black and orange, the store at 204 Ballymore Road is enchanting visitors with inviting…
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Opioid Overdose Drug of Radnor’s Adapt Pharma to Become Available in Canada
Radnor’s Adapt Pharma has been granted approval by Health Canada to make its nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses available there, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Canadian agency recently gave the green light for Adapt’s naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray to be used in emergency situations outside of a hospital to…
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Billy Lake Basketball Marathon to Celebrate 25th Year of Fighting ALS
The ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter will be hosting the 25th Annual Billy Lake Basketball Marathon on Saturday at Haverford College, writes Mike Jensen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This year marks a quarter-century since the death of Havertown resident and basketball enthusiast, Billy Lake, who passed away at 42 only 19 months after being diagnosed…
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Three Options Under $300,000 Make Now the Time for Home Shoppers to Visit Wallingford
Wallingford’s quiet, beautiful community is well known for offering attractive homes at reasonable prices, and right now there are three available for less than $300,000, writes Shannon Rooney for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A two-bed, two-bath townhouse with a huge private deck at 6 Mallard Mill Run is ideal for entertaining or relaxing with the family.…
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Newly Built Verandas in Newtown Square Sold to Korman
Newtown Square’s newly built Verandas apartment community is already receiving the luxury treatment, now that Korman Communities of Plymouth Meeting has acquired the four-building, 250-apartment complex from Cornerstone Communities of Villanova. As part of the off-market deal, 80 units will be fully furnished to take on the luxury look and feel of Korman’s AVE extended-stay…
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Neumann Alumna Discusses Her Experiences as Undocumented Immigrant
Maria Sotomayor, a 2013 Neumann University graduate and the civic engagement coordinator for the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC), spoke to Criminal Justice majors yesterday at her alma mater. She described her experience as an undocumented immigrant and discussed PICC’s mission – to advance immigrants’ rights and promote their full integration into society by…
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