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Radnor Scholarship Fund Fetes Its Long-Time President on Golden Anniversary
Arthur Lewis, the 85-year-old president of the Radnor High School Scholarship Fund, was recently honored at a party for the organization’s 50th anniversary, writes Linda Stein of the Main Line Suburban Life. According to Stein, the scholarship fund provides need-based financial assistance to Radnor graduates and has given $2.5 million to 900 students since it…
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Spotlight Shines Bright on Rose Tree Media School District with Two Finalists for State’s Teacher of Year
The Rose Tree School District’s Phoebe Simmington, a sixth-grade math teacher at Springton Lake Middle School, and Sandra Lin, a Mandarin Chinese teacher at Penncrest High School, are both finalists for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year in 2017. There are only a dozen finalists from across the state in the running, writes Patti Mengers of…
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Warm Weather Means Food and Fun at Delco’s Farmers Markets
Now that we’re beginning to enjoy some warmer weather, those of us who like their produce fresh and grown locally can look forward to shopping at Delco’s eight outdoor farmers markets. “These markets are more than just a place to pick up something for dinner and buy a few items off a grocery list,” writes…
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Decline in Oil Prices Forces Radnor Company to File for Bankruptcy
The recent, dramatic decline in oil and natural gas prices has forced Radnor’s Penn Virginia Corp., one of the region’s oldest surviving business, to file for bankruptcy protection, writes Andrew Maykuth of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Penn Virginia Corp. was founded in 1882 by Philadelphia coal barons, and had transitioned to shale-oil production in recent years.…
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SCORE to Honor SCORE-Mentored Delaware County Businesses for First Time
To hear a number of small-business owners put it, the folks over at Chester and Delaware County SCORE are the Obi-Wan Kenobis of business development. The organization has more than 100 volunteers who assist those thinking of starting a business or those already in business who need help in growing it. Their combined experience and…
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Media Resident Rises Above Visual Impairment to Earn Rare National Award
Aleisa Myles of Media proves every day that visual impairment is no barrier to educational success, according to a recent report in the News of Delaware County. Myles was presented with the highest award given by Learning Ally, a nonprofit serving individuals with learning and visual disabilities. She is one of just six students from…
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Six-Year-Old from Media Collects Care Packages for Pathways
Seeing the suffering of people living on the streets in New York spurred six-year-old Cailin Kennedy to help those in need in her hometown of Media via Pathways, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “I was in New York and I saw people in blankets asking for food and money,” said Cailin. “I…
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Lansdowne Friends School Receives Grant for Native Plantings
The Lansdowne Friends School, as one of three organizations in Delaware County to receive an Environmental Education grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will be dedicating its new gardens that highlight the importance of native plants at its annual fair on May 21. Planted in various parts of the campus were plants that…
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Action Potential of Glen Mills Fulfilling Its Potential as Specialized Rehab
It didn’t take long after first meeting each other as physical therapists at Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital for Kathy Dixon and Kristen Wilson to realize how well they work well together. With the help of SCORE of Chester and Delaware Counties, an organization dedicated to helping those thinking of starting a business or those who…
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Clergy in Delco Train to Become Police Chaplains
Two dozen clergy members spent a few days in Radnor this week, learning the difficult task of becoming police chaplains, writes Mike DeNardo of CBS Philly. The stress of police work can take its toll in the form of substance abuse, suicide, and dealing with death in the line of duty. According to DeNardo, Reverend…
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Penncrest Continues its Dominance of Delco Envirothon
It was a tough competition, but the reigning champions of 21 years successfully defended their crown during the Delaware County Envirothon competition, securing another victory for Penncrest, writes Anne Neborak for Delaware County News Network. The rainy weather did not deter high school teams from Sun Valley, Glen Mills, Strath Haven, Haverford, and Penncrest from…
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Children of Axalta Employees Make Toy Cars for Special-Needs Toddlers
Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, recently hosted employees and their children for a day of community engagement, learning, and fun at the company’s North American headquarters in Glen Mills. The festivities began with a welcome from executives. Participants and children then broke out the toolboxes and participated in…
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Springfield’s LifeGuard Technologies Establishes South American Operations
Springfield’s LifeGuard Technologies, makers of patented and patent-pending industrial safety hoses, has continued its global expansion with the establishment of operations in Argentina, expansion of its technical team in India, and the hiring of a U.S. Compressed Gas Market Sales Manager. LifeGuard Technologies South America will be led by Mauro Schafer who is U.S. certified…
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Cash-Strapped Archdiocese Selling 200 Acres Along Sproul Road in Marple
The cash-strapped Archdiocese of Philadelphia is selling 200 acres along Sproul Road and the Blue Route in Marple for $47 million, writes Natalie Kostelni of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Facing tens of millions of dollars in deficit at one point, the archdiocese launched an analysis of how to dispose portions of its portfolio last year.…
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Qlik’s First-Quarter Revenue Increases 15 Percent from Last Year
Qlik Technologies, a Radnor software company and leader in visual analytics, has announced its first-quarter financial results, and they include a total revenue of $138.0 million, a 15 percent increase from last year’s first quarter. “We are capitalizing on our growing market opportunity and the rising awareness for analytics and self-service visualization across all the…
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Delaware County Briefs: eMoney Advisor, Axalta Coating Systems, Philadelphia Union, and Lincoln Financial Group
Here’s a quick rundown of business news in Delaware County: eMoney CEO Named One of 25 of the Most Influential People in Financial Advisory Industry Ed O’Brien, the CEO of Radnor’s eMoney Advisor, was selected by Investment Advisor magazine for his leadership, achievements in financial technology, and understanding of challenges facing financial advisors and their…
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Radnor’s Community Energy Completes Elizabethtown College Solar Project
Radnor’s Community Energy recently joined Elizabethtown College to dedicate Pennsylvania’s largest higher education-sited solar array, the new 2.6 Megawatt Elizabethtown College Solar project. The Lancaster County college made a mark on its sustainability goals by leveraging a $500,000 state grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) to build the on-campus solar power plant on…
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Technology Giants Look to Swarthmore for New Talent
The increasing interest of technology giants like Google in recruiting Swarthmore talent is leading to a growing percentage of its students studying computer science majors, writes Isaac Lee for The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore College campus newspaper. The Career Services annual report shows that recruitment is booming as numerous employers are visiting the campus looking for…
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