Commerce
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Delaware County Leadership: Trish McFarland
Trish McFarland, President of Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, talks with DELCO Today about growing up in Drexel Hill, her extended family’s passion for service and how she and her husband Dan are passing that passion on to their three daughters, how each of her jobs prepared her for her to be chamber president, why…
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Crozer-Keystone at Broomall Offers Free Prostate Screenings This Month
Today, Crozer-Keystone at Broomall will start accepting urologic oncologic appointments through the new Urologic Oncology at Broomall practice located at 30 Lawrence Road, near the intersection of the Blue Route and West Chester Pike. Fellowship-trained urologists with Academic Urology will see patients at this location. To schedule an appointment in Suite 700, patients should call…
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Chadds Ford’s Vizant Partners with Raleigh’s Builders Mutual Insurance
Chadds Ford-based Vizant – a business intelligence and thought leadership firm, with a specialty focus in the areas of inbound and outbound payments, treasury management, and financial operations – has announced its new partnership with Builders Mutual Insurance Company. Builders Mutual Insurance Company, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a leading writer of commercial insurance for…
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Harness Racing Celebrates Decade of Success in Chester at Harrah’s Casino
Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack in Chester is celebrating a decade of success for its harness racing, writes Rick Kauffman for The Daily Times. While booming nowadays, having a harness racing license in the early 2000s was not considered a wise business move, as the sport’s popularity was declining. The tide changed in 2004 when…
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Significant Number of Jersey Shore Property Owners from Wayne, Newtown Square
An astonishing number of residents of West Chester, Malvern, Wayne, and Newtown Square have a second property along the Jersey Shore, according to a staff report from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Tax records of the New Jersey Department of Treasury indicate how much of a draw the Jersey Shore is for residents of suburban Philadelphia. Particularly…
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Radnor’s VWR Foundation Reaches New High
Radnor’s VWR Foundation, which is dedicated to providing grants to the science community, has passed the $2 million mark of funds granted to 120 organizations and programs around the world. The milestone was reached with a TWR Legacy grant of $65,000 to the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., to build the VWR Foundation…
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Senator Killion Pushes for Wine Sales at Beer Distributors During Glen Mills Press Conference
State Senator Tom Killion used the opportunity during a press conference on Tuesday at D&I Beverages in Glen Mills to reiterate his support for granting beer distributors the right to sell wine, writes Kevin Tustin for The Times Herald. While Act 39 expanded wine sales to grocery stores last month, beer distributors are still only…
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What’s the Philadelphia Union Worth? Ask Forbes
In a recent report calculating the value of Major League Soccer clubs, Forbes estimates that the Philadelphia Union is currently worth $152 million, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This ranks the popular team 14th out of the 20 clubs in the league in terms of dollars, and also reveals that it is in the…
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Is There a Wawa Nearby? Renters Prefer Proximity to PA’s Favorite Store
According to an analysis of rental listings performed by Zillow, Wawa is one of the major draws landlords use when listing properties, writes Sally Deneen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. To find out what is most important to renters and landlords when it comes to local amenities, Zillow analyzed descriptions of homes found in 1.6 million rental…
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Villanova’s Hansell Family Creates BetterWorldians Foundation
Villanova’s Ray and MarySue Hansell, along with their son Gregory, have built on their successful Facebook game “A Better World” by starting the nonprofit BetterWorldians Foundation, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. Six years ago, with the help of his parents, Gregory Hansell – whose background is in technology, nonprofit organizations, and business…
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Axalta Coating Systems of Glen Mills Provides School Supplies to Area Students
With thousands of children on their way back to school, many without basic tools such as pens, pencils, and notebooks, employees of Axalta Coating Systems organized a school supply drive at the company’s North American headquarters in Glen Mills. The drive took place over a three-week period in July and August. Employees donated hundreds of…
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CAADC Thanks Boeing for Its Partnership in Fighting Poverty
For more than two decades, one of the most reliable partners the Community Action Agency of Delaware County has had is Boeing, writes Edward T. Coleman for the Daily Times. The Agency was formed by Delaware County Council 37 years ago to help many families stuck in a cycle of poverty move toward economic self-sufficiency.…
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Newtown Square Native Earns Prestigious Appointment as White House Fellow
The President’s Commission on White House Fellowships has announced the appointment of the 2016-2017 class of White House Fellows, and it includes Newtown Square native Joseph McGeehin, a 2002 graduate of Malvern Prep. The Fellows come from diverse backgrounds, varied professions, and have demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and leadership. The White House…
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Liver Transplant Recipient from Broomall Receives Scholarship to Study Nursing
Broomall’s Leanne Purcell, the recipient of a lifesaving liver transplant last year, is today studying at Villanova to become a nurse with the help of a Jessie’s Day Give the Gift of Scholarship, writes Anne Neborak for the Daily Times. Purcell, who lost her mother to breast cancer, was first prompted into becoming a nurse…
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House of the Week: Stunning Stone House in Media
Crowned House of the Year 12 years ago by Philadelphia Magazine, this amazing stone home at 104 Water Mill Lane in Upper Providence Township is up for sale at $2.2 million, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Its foyer – with raised panel wainscoting, beautiful curved balcony, and inlaid oak hardwood floors –…
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Neumann Names New Vice President for Finance, Administration
Neumann University has appointed Eugene E. McWilliams as Vice President for Finance and Administration. McWilliams is a Certified Public Accountant who started his career with Laventhol & Horwath in Philadelphia. He was a partner with the firm of Baker Tilly in Media and Philadelphia. Included in McWilliams’s former public accounting clients are several public school…
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Demographic Change in Philadelphia Suburbs to Impact Presidential Election
The demographics of the vote-rich Philadelphia suburbs continue to change, making the region an important battleground in November’s presidential election, writes Maddie Hanna and Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties have grown faster than the rest of the state. They have added college graduates to become more highly educated…
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Villanova Makes List of 10 Best Value Colleges in Pennsylvania
Villanova has cracked the Top 10 of higher education institutions in Pennsylvania that offer the best value, writes Claire Sasko for Philadelphia Magazine. The rankings have been compiled by SmartAsset for its second annual Best Value Colleges study and ranks schools according to five factors. It gives starting salary, tuition, and living costs a 25…
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