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CEO of Folcroft’s Scrub Daddy Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Aaron Krause, the CEO of Folcroft-based Scrub Daddy, has won the Ernst & Young 2106 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Consumer Products category in Greater Philadelphia. Scrub Daddy, a line of the world’s most innovative cleaning products made of a proprietary unique and exclusive material, first gained the world’s attention on ABC’s Shark…
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SAP Ditching Annual Performance Reviews of Employees
The dreaded performance review form that annually ends up on many people’s desks may eventually become a thing of the past, according to a staff report for NBC News. Germany’s SAP, the software giant with a North American headquarters in Newtown Square, is ditching annual performance reviews, following a trend that began in the U.S.…
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Dynamic Children at Elwyn’s Therapeutic Camp Raise Money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand
The dynamic children who attend Elwyn’s Summer Therapeutic Activities Program – or T-camp as it is lovingly referred to by the kids and their families – have done their part in trying to find a cure for all youngsters with cancer. The children, all with a diagnosis of special needs on the Autism spectrum, recently completed…
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Aston Teen’s Business Success Illustrates Power of Young Entrepreneurs Academy
In just two years, Shreyas Parab of Aston went from a shy, unassuming teenager to a confident businessman, whose novelty ties have sold for almost $17,000 and declare him a chick magnet. All before his 16th birthday. Parab has sold nearly 600 of his ties, tapping into a market where whimsy is popular, writes Diane…
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Chester’s Power Home Remodeling Encourages Upside-Down Mentoring Strategy
It turns out that the latest workplace shift is to encourage millennials to mentor their older co-workers in more efficient ways of using technology to help grow the business, according to a staff report for APRO, an online tool for the rent-to-own industry. Chester’s Power Home Remodeling is already on the cutting edge of this…
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This Fine Wine & Good Spirits Store in Delaware County Now Open on Sundays
The Fine Wine & Good Spirits store located in the MacDade Shopping Center on MacDade Boulevard in Holmes is now open on Sundays. Pennsylvania’s bipartisan liquor reform signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf this past spring is now in effect. As part of this reform, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is opening more stores…
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From Bigfoot to JFK, Villanova Students Study Conspiracy Theories
Did aliens land in Roswell, N.M., in 1947? Was there a second gunman on the grassy knoll? Did the Jersey Devil and Loch Ness Monster actually exist? Did Paul McCartney secretly die in 1966, and the Beatles cover up his death by hiring someone who look and sang like him? For decades, these questions have been…
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Administrator from Middletown’s Fair Acres Earns Statewide County Commissioners Award
William D’Amico, the administrator at Fair Acres, Delaware County’s skilled nursing facility in Middletown, recently earned statewide recognition when he received the “Outstanding Affiliate” award from the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP). D’Amico received the award at the CCAP annual conference held last week at Split Rock Resort in Carbon County. He also received…
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Main Line Health the Latest Healthcare Provider to Settle in Glen Mills
Its proximity to the state’s border has always been good for Glen Mills, as it has become a mecca for Pennsylvania healthcare companies trying to entice patients from Delaware, writes Melissa Jacobs for the Delaware Business Times. Crozer-Keystone, CHOP, and The Rothman Institute, three of Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare networks, are already ensconced in Glen Mills.…
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Chester Community Improvement Project Helps First-Time Homebuyers in Delco
Larry Douglas has seen just about every financial profile imaginable, from resumes with poor credit scores to portfolios with a healthy number of assets. As the Housing Program Manager at the nonprofit Chester Community Improvement Project, where he has worked for the last 18 years, Douglas helps those who walk through his door navigate the…
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CK’s Broomall Offers High School Sports Physicals for Only $25
Crozer-Keystone Urgent Care at Broomall provides a convenient, trusted, and cost-effective option for athletes requiring sports physicals. All sports physicals are only $25, and no appointment is necessary. Sports physicals ensure students are in good health and proper physical shape to participate in school sports. The student will have his or her height, weight, and…
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Delaware County Updates Zika Prevention Efforts
Efforts to protect residents against mosquito-borne diseases, including the dangerous Zika virus, continue in Delaware County, where Senior Medical Advisor Dr. George Avetian stressed the national call for all pregnant women to be tested for Zika. At its most recent meeting, Delaware County Council approved a $46,789 grant application to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental…
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A Quarter-Billion Dollars Later, Two Finally Become One at King of Prussia Mall
Yes, we understand that the King of Prussia Mall is a Montgomery County landmark. But it has been drawing visitors from Delaware County for so long that it feels like an extension of Delco. Now, for the first time in its half-century of existence, the popular mall will be one huge, gigantic, enormous entity. On…
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Upper Providence Township Once Again Ranked Safest Place in Pennsylvania
For the second year in a row, Upper Providence Township in Delaware County has been ranked the safest place in Pennsylvania, according to research conducted by the team at ValuePenguin, a personal finance website that analyzes a variety of topics from insurance, to credit cards, to everyday spending. ValuePenguin analyzed data for 227 communities in…
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Neumann University Hosted Annual Catholic Classical Schools Conference
According to an article written by James Growdon of the Regina Academies, “educators, teachers and administrators gathered together on the campus of Neumann University in Aston last month to attend the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education’s (ICLE) annual Catholic Classical Schools Conference (CCSC).” The conference was hosted by Regina Academies. Attendees traveled from over 30…
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Crozer-Keystone’s Physician Wellness Program Relaxes and Rejuvenates Residents
Crozer-Keystone Health System is helping residents avoid burn out by encouraging them to de-stress, according to Crozer-Keystone spokesperson Katrina Stier. The new Physician Wellness Program teaches residents early in their development how to manage their stress properly. The program goal is for residents to “feel happy and healthy.” Pediatric Residency Program Director, Stephen T. Higgins,…
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Philadelphia Union Names Fan Council Members
The Philadelphia Union soccer team, currently fifth in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference, hopes “to improve and enhance the fan experience at matches” with a 26-person fan council, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal article by John George. This inaugural “Union Fan Council” will meet regularly throughout the year and provide feedback on what fans…
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Upper Darby Apartment Complex Traded for $8.1 Million
Located in Upper Darby, Shirley Apartments, “a 153-unit multifamily community in suburban Philadelphia, changed hands for $8.1 million.” The announcement released by Rittenhouse Realty Advisors and shared by Multi Housing News (MHN) claims that “the buyer is out of North Jersey and has numerous holdings in the immediate area,” but the buyer’s name has not…
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