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Villanova’s Business School Best in Nation According to Bloomberg Businessweek
The Villanova School of Business was rated as the top undergraduate business school in the nation in the recently released 2016 Bloomberg Businessweek rankings. Over the past decade, VSB has consistently been recognized among the top business schools in the country. “This external recognition underscores our commitment to providing a truly exceptional academic experience for…
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Delco Lager, No Fluff and to the Point, Now Available in Cans
Aston’s 2SP Brewing Co. unveiled its Delco Lager last year, and since then, it was only available on site and in area bars. Now, the brewery is set to debut the American amber lager in cans, writes Kenneth Hilario of the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Hilario, the canned versions of the made-in-Delco beer will…
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Public Leadership Starts in the Mirror
By Michael Gidlewski In my last column, I wrote about personal leadership and how, in order to become our own leader, we need to look within and reassess the limits we’ve set for ourselves. Now, I’d like to discuss public leadership and what traits are necessary to be an effective leader of others. There is…
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USDA Forest Service in Newtown Square Says Families Are Biggest Shareholder of Forests
New research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service reveals the motivations, management activities, future plans, and challenges faced by the nearly 11 million families, individuals, trusts, and estates, referred to as family forest owners. Collectively, family forest ownerships control 290 million acres of forestland, or 36 percent of the nation’s forestland. The federal…
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Delaware County Briefly: Mega Millions Lottery Ticket, Safeguard Scientifics, and Williamson College
Here’s a quick rundown of the news in Delaware County: Delco Mega Millions Ticket Wins $1M A Mega Millions ticket sold at the Marcus Hook Newsstand, located at 9 East 10th Street in Marcus Hook, is worth $1 million, but the winner has yet to come forward. The lucky ticket matched all five white balls…
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Chester Upland School District Gets $12 Million Boost from Gov. Wolf’s New School Funding Formula
The new basic education funding formula recently signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf, includes a $12 million annual increase for the Chester Upland School District, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. The formula, contained in the new Act 35, was unanimously approved by the Basic Education Funding Commission last year. It takes into account…
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Chadds Ford Art Museum Among Ranks of Most Popular Philly Tourist Attractions
New research conducted by the Philadelphia Business Journal has determined the most popular attractions in the Philadelphia region, based on 2015 visitation. Among the Top 25 attractions, five are located in Delaware, Chester, or Montgomery county. Renowned for its holdings of the Wyeth family of artists, the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford…
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Villanova Selects New Dean of Law School, a Former Advisor of President Obama
Boasting a varied career as a law school administrator and scholar, a litigator, and even a political adviser and candidate, Mark Alexander has been selected as the new dean of Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law. When he officially assumes his role on July 1, Alexander will become the first African-American to ever hold…
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New $25 Million Campus for Chester Charter School to Rise from Vacant Lot on Highland
The Chester Charter School for the Arts, the top-performing school in Delaware County’s poorest community, will soon move to a new, state-of-the-art $25 million campus that is being built on a vacant lot on Highland Avenue. Administrators and civic leaders recently broke ground for the 90,000-square-foot building with dance studios, a band room, and a…
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Radnor’s Qlik Acquired by Private-Equity Firm in Chicago for $3 Billion
Thoma Bravo, a Chicago-based private-equity firm, has acquired Radnor’s Qlik, a leader in visual analytics delivering intuitive solutions for self-service data visualization, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.0 billion. The deal values each share at $30.50. Qlik will maintain its corporate headquarters in Radnor, and will continue to service its customers globally, led…
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Radnor High School Unveils Wall of Honor to Commemorate Deceased Service Members
Radnor High School unveiled the Wall of Honor last week to commemorate the 56 Radnor Township men and one woman who gave their lives defending the country, writes Linda Stein for the Main Line Media News. It took the efforts of numerous members of the community, students, teachers, and staff to ensure that the Wall…
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Wayne’s Larsen MacColl Partners Join Forces with Florida-Based Burger & Beer Joint
Wayne’s Larsen MacColl Partners, a private equity firm, has formed a partnership with the developer and franchisor of Florida-based Burger & Beer Joint to expand the restaurant’s presence across the United States. The sports and rock-and-roll themed restaurant chain launched in 2009 and now has seven locations, writes Kenneth Hilario of the Philadelphia Business Journal.…
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Radnor’s VWR Expands Its Empire with Fifth Acquisition in Past Two Years
VWR, a global supplier of laboratory products, has acquired JM Separations, the fifth firm bought by the Radnor-based company in the past two years, writes John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. JM Separations is based in The Netherlands and supplies single-use fluid handling and separation technology products for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Most of…
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Delaware County Leadership: Jerry Parker, President, Delaware County Community College
Jerry Parker, Delaware County Community College’s third president, speaks to DELCO Today about growing up in Pennsylvania’s coal country, attending Wesleyan College before landing a job recruiting men and minorities at the then all-women Vassar College, discovering he loved not just academia but the community college setting, getting a Masters then a Ph.D. in Wisconsin…
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Special-Needs Instructor from Ridley School District Wins Delaware County Excellence in Teaching Award
Being called to the principal’s office usually means some kind of bad news for both students and teachers. However, Ridley School District Special Needs Instructor, Dan Arrison, had no need to worry, writes Lorraine Ranalli for Credit Union Insight. Arrison was informed by Dave DeYulis, Principal of Grace Park Elementary School, that he was a…
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Student Interest Prompts Creation of Aquaponics Lab at Interboro High School
Two Interboro School District teachers started an innovative and fun project last fall to teach inquisitive students about food production and sustainability, writes Kathy Boccella for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Not even a year later, 1,500 tilapia are teeming in tanks and large plastic tubs that have taken over two classrooms, while gravel-filled container lids are…
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In Three-Year Span, DCCC Student-Veteran Goes from Being Unable to Read Music to Performing at Carnegie Hall
When Springfield High School graduate Phillip Lee Dickerson first enrolled at Delaware County Community College, he didn’t know how to read music. Three years later, he capped his incredible transformation by being selected to perform at Carnegie Hall as part of the Philadelphia Music Teachers Association’s annual recital. From 2007-2011, Dickerson was in the U.S.…
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Chester’s Power Home Remodeling to Fund $4 Million Renovation of American Legion Post
Chester-based Power Home Remodeling will fund $4 million worth of renovations to American Legion Post #10, located in Fort Washington in Montgomery County, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Power will fund and construct a residential property – including four townhomes and four two-bedroom apartments – a fitness center and a computer lab…
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