Commerce
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If You’re Hiring in Delaware County, Help Could Be Available
If you own, operate, or manage a business in Delaware County, the Delaware County Workforce Development Board is offering assistance to your business for the training of new employees if you qualify. Businesses that are currently hiring for positions that are considered to be High Priority Occupations in Delaware County may be eligible to receive…
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Delco Chamber of Commerce Recruiting Applicants for This Year’s Business Leadership Academy
The quality of Delaware County’s leadership will determine its future. With that in mind, the Business Leadership Academy of the Foundation of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, which runs from September to June, is now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Aug. 31. Through a series of nine interactive sessions led by…
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Aston’s New Way Air Bearings Acquires Nevada Company
New Way Air Bearings of Aston has announced it has acquired the assets of the Bently Pressurized Bearing Company of Minden, Nevada. New Way Air Bearings has 25 years of experience manufacturing air bearings, which are used by the machine tool, semiconductor, and medical industries. New Way hopes to expand upon the work of Don…
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Smashburger Opens in Marple Crossroads Shopping Center
Local residents recently showed up in droves for the opening of the new Smashburger in the Marple Crossroads Shopping Center, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The Marple Crossroads is Smashburger’s second location in Delaware County, as it already has one in Radnor, and a third is planned for Brookhaven later this…
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Yeadon Native Among Student-Athletes Filing Discrimination Complaint Against State of Kansas
Yeadon native Jordan Johnson, a nose tackle on the gridiron, has joined Garden City Community College football coach Jeff Sims and 48 other players in filing a discrimination complaint with the NAACP about Kansas’s out-of-state conference rule. They contend it is unconstitutional and violates the Civil Rights Act, writes Roxana Hegeman for The Associated Press. The…
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Springfield Native and Wife, Owners of Waffatopia, Celebrate National Waffle Day
What do you get when you pair an enzymologist with a marketing major after each spent a decade swiftly climbing their individual ladders in Corporate America? An enormous bank account? A house in the Hamptons? Perhaps a timeshare in the Bahamas? No. You get waffles. Huh? Yes, waffles. And ones better than any you’ve ever…
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New Lowe’s Brings Jobs to Brookhaven
The new Lowe’s in the shopping plaza on Edgemont Avenue recently celebrated its grand opening, bringing 140 new jobs to Brookhaven and the surrounding area, writes Anne Neborak for the Daily Times. The grand opening saw families celebrating with games, a building clinic for kids, as well as Taste of the Town, in which local…
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Chester’s Power Home Remodeling Ranks Better Than Google, Microsoft on This List
Selling Power magazine has named Chester-based Power Home Remodeling the 12th-best company to sell for in the United States, above a variety of well-known brands including Google, Microsoft, and FedEx. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Power, one of the nation’s largest exterior home remodelers, has been recognized on Selling Power’s “50 Best Companies…
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Vietnamese Restaurant in Springfield Opening Location in Philadelphia
Pho Street, Delaware County’s new and upcoming Vietnamese restaurant chain, is expanding into the Philadelphia Central Business District by opening a new location on Market Street, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup dish, is proving to be a very successful product for the fledgling restaurant chain, as the…
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Widener Uses Arboretum to Plant Seeds of Knowledge
Widener is using its recently acquired Taylor Memorial Arboretum as a resource for both students and teachers to learn more about nature, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 30-acre arboretum in Nether Providence Township is just across the border from the city of Chester. It is an oasis of wilderness that gives members…
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Delaware County Careers – Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
The Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, which is moving its headquarters from Broomall to Chadds Ford, currently has more than $980 million in assets and has been providing financial products and services to residents and organizations throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond since 1970. The Credit Union has over 80,000 members, 2,000 partnering organizations, 40…
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Local Artist Bringing Change to Heart of Chester
Chester artist Devon Walls is trying to bring change to the heart of Chester by expanding his skills to include real-estate investor, writes Cherri Gregg for CBS Philly. Infamous for its high crime rate and poverty, Chester has struggled in recent years, but Walls is trying to turn this around. After travelling the world as…
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Crozer-Keystone at Broomall to Host Summer’s Final Movie Night on Tuesday
Crozer-Keystone at Broomall will host its third and final movie night of the summer on Tuesday, Aug. 23, when Inside Out (2015) starts at approximately 8 PM. The movie, rated PG, will be shown on an inflatable production screen in Crozer-Keystone’s front parking lot, located on Lawrence Road, near the intersection of the Blue Route…
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Aston-Based Maguire Products to Introduce New-Generation Controller in Germany
With six facilities located in Aston, Maguire Products – the global technology leader in material management systems for plastics molding, extrusion, and compounding – will soon introduce a new-generation controller in Germany. The company has developed the product, which has much more processing capability than the previous controller, for its widely used gravimetric blender, writes…
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September Dedicated as History Month in Delaware County
During its Aug. 17 meeting, Delaware County Council welcomed members from the Delaware County Historical Society and members from various historical and preservation societies from around the county to recognize September as History Month in Delaware County. The month is dedicated to shining a spotlight on the county’s rich history. Council also announced that the…
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Villanova Professor Taking CIA to Court Over Classified Documents
David Barrett, a political science professor at Villanova and expert on the Bay of Pigs Invasion, is taking the Central Intelligence Agency to court to try to obtain the final volume of documents on an event the government would rather forget, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Barrett, the author of two books on the…
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After Latest Expansion, King of Prussia Mall Now the Eighth Wonder of the World
The British have Stonehenge. The Italians have the Colosseum. The French have the Eiffel Tower. Shopaholics have the King of Prussia Mall. Like that trio of European landmarks, the latter can now stake its claim to being the Eighth Wonder of the World. Thursday morning, before a throng of media, Simon, a global leader in…
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Wayne’s Teleflex Launches Second-Generation Surgical System
Wayne’s Teleflex has announced that it has launched a second-generation surgical system to make laparoscopic procedures even less invasive, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Laparoscopic surgery allows medical instruments, along with a camera and light source, to be inserted through three small incisions in the abdomen. The surgeon is then able to…
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