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After Basketball Success, Villanova Expects Flood of Applications
After its men’s basketball team captured the national championship in thrilling fashion, Villanova can expect a flood of applications, writes Brad Tuttle of Money magazine. According to Tuttle, the link between success in a college’s sports programs and its student applications is well-chronicled. However, the impact is stronger when small private schools like Villanova achieve…
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Haverford Spring Fest Set for Sunday
Kelly Music for Life and iRadioPhilly have announced that the Haverford Spring Fest Music and Arts Festival presented by ACME Markets is scheduled for Sunday from noon until 7 PM on Brookline Boulevard in Havertown. “We are thrilled to bring the Haverford Spring Fest back to Brookline Boulevard again this year,” said Director Tom Kelly.…
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Walgreens Opens Pharmacy in Lansdowne
Lansdowne officials and representatives from Walgreens cut the ribbon last week on a new store at the high-traffic intersection of Lansdowne and Baltimore Avenues, writes Kevin Tustin of the News of Delaware County. Walgreens is the first occupant of the borough’s Fidelity Bank building in decades. “This building is one of our anchor buildings downtown…
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Versify Solutions of Glen Mills Raises $1.1 Million
After recently raising $1.1 million, Versify Solutions has now raised a total of $6.4 million since its founding in 2005, writes Dan Norton of the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Norton, the management team at the Glen Mills-based asset-management software provider to the electric generation and utility industries declined to comment. Also, one of Versify’s…
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Wawa to Offer Customers Free Wi-Fi
A partnership with Comcast is enabling Wawa, the Delco-based chain of convenience stores, to offer free Wi-Fi to its customers, writes Nick Vadala of the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to Vadala, the announcement comes following the release last year of Wawa’s mobile app. The app allows for a rewards points system, food ordering, and payment. As…
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Villanova Among Top Law Schools to Produce Partners in Largest Firms
Villanova beat out Stanford, the University of Chicago, Yale, Duke, and Cornell on the list of American law schools that have produced the most partners in the largest firms, writes Vivia Chen of The American Lawyer. Listed below are schools that produced the highest number of partners (11 or more) in the nation’s 100 largest…
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Delaware County Community College Meets Needs of Its Diverse Communities
Delaware County Community College facilitates learning by providing quality educational programs and services that are student-focused, accessible, comprehensive, and flexible to meet the educational needs of the diverse communities it serves. With campuses in both Delaware and Chester Counties, the college focuses on student success by delivering quality, affordable, and responsive educational opportunities in a…
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Radnor’s Ardrossan Farm to Undergo Second Phase of Development
Radnor’s Ardrossan Farm is on the cusp of a second phase of residential development, writes Natalie Kostelni of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eddie Scott will oversee the development of the property, and he’s offering 15 sites that will be three-quarters of an acre. The starting base price is $695,000 a lot. Previous offerings at the…
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Wawa Extends Welcome America Sponsorship
Wawa, the Delco-based chain of convenience stores, has extended its status as the title sponsor of Wawa Welcome America, the eight-day festival in Philadelphia that culminates on the Fourth of July, writes Kenneth Hilario of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Approximately a half-million people are expected to attend the fun, which starts June 27. “We look…
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Broomall-Based Swiss Farms Gets New CEO and Dietician
Broomall-based Swiss Farms, which has 13 convenience stores in Delaware and Chester Counties, now has a new CEO, to go along with the registered dietician who came on board in January. CEO Scott Simon and dietician Audrey Hasse recently spoke with Kenneth Hilario of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The following is a brief transcript of…
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After Three Years of Operating Losses, Cabrini College Gets Debt Relief
After three years of operating losses, Radnor’s Cabrini College has obtained some debt relief through waiver of certain agreements with its bondholders, writes Harold Brubaker of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The school enrolled 2,253 in the current academic year. Cabrini lost $8.4 million on operations in the 2015 fiscal year, more than its loss of $6.3…
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Public Hearing Scheduled for Crozer-Keystone Sale
The Chester-based Crozer-Keystone Health System has scheduled a May 4 hearing before officials of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General regarding its sale to Prospect Medical Holdings, writes Harold Brubaker of the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to Brubaker, “Crozer-Keystone is a tax-exempt entity and the sale of its assets to the for-profit Prospect, which is based…
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Villanova Alum Gifts $22.6 Million to Renovate Pavilion
Villanova alumnus and investment banker William B. Finneran has gifted $22.6 million to his alma mater in the wake of its men’s basketball team’s thrilling national championship, writes Jeff Blumenthal of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The donation is earmarked for the renovation of the Pavilion as well as programmatic support for the men’s basketball program.…
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U.S. News & World Report: Strath Haven and Radnor Top Public High Schools in County
Taxpayers in the Wallingford-Swarthmore and Radnor Township school districts, particularly those with school-aged children, can rest easy, knowing that the money they’re spending in taxes is worth every penny. The U.S. News & World Report, in conjunction with North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm, released its 2016 rankings of the…
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House of the Week: Fairway Estate in Haverford
This beautifully renovated and expanded stone estate home is set on almost two acres near the prestigious Merion Golf Club, the home of the 2013 U.S. Open, overlooking the fairway on the West Course’s first hole, writes Matthew Sheridan of Philadelphia Magazine. Located at 20 Dartmouth Lane in Haverford, this mansion chose to build out…
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Delaware County Community College Student from Broomall Recognized
Delaware County Community College student Sameena Elkhashab, a Broomall resident, was recognized by the Phi Theta Kappa honor society of two-year colleges and the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges for her academic achievement and community volunteerism. Elkhashab was among 45 scholars from Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges honored on April 4 at the annual banquet of…
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Radnor’s Safeguard Scientifics Joins Three Banks in $30 Million Investment
Radnor’s Safeguard Scientifics, a venture capital firm, joined PNC, TD, and Wells Fargo banks in a $30 million, Series E investment in New York City’s Transactis, writes Dan Norton of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Transactis, a provider of electronic billing and payment services, offers a cloud-based bill payment platform that is features-heavy. Users can access…
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HeadRoom Brings Shared-Office Space in the Suburbs to Media
In response to the fact that an entrepreneur’s life can get lonely, particularly in the suburbs, where the opportunity to bounce ideas off someone or network isn’t as simple as stepping outside like it is in the city, Dan Lievens and John Tooher have created HeadRoom LLC to bring the urban virtual office beyond city…
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