Professional Services
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Find Out What’s Ahead for Businesses and Individuals in RKL’s 2020 Election Webinar: Register Now
2020 has been a challenging year as companies and individuals have faced a global pandemic, shutdowns, re-openings, and a looming presidential election that could dramatically alter tax and economic policy for 2021 and beyond. Professional services firm RKL LLP has been there to help organizations throughout the region cut through the noise and focus on…
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Local Advisory Firm RKL Named Among the Best Places to Work in PA for Fourth Consecutive Year
Professional services firm RKL has once again been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania. This statewide awards program annually identifies the commonwealth’s top 100 employers through workplace data and demographics and employee survey results. “We’re proud that the commitment and dedication of the RKL team has earned us recognition as…
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RKL Examines U.S. Merger & Acquisition Activity, Offers Tips to Buyers, Sellers in New Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on daily life and the economy. Similarly, it has had a major impact on merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2020. The Transaction Advisory Services team at local professional services firm RKL published a U.S. M&A Market Update to shed light on M&A trends across the nation and provide…
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Henry ‘Hank’ Jansen, Former Radnor Police Superintendent, Dies at 90
Henry “Hank” Peter Jansen, a former Radnor Township Police superintendent who modernized the township’s law enforcement office, died Sept. 19, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 90-year-old Wayne resident retired in 1996 after 42 years with the department, starting as a patrol officer in 1954. The superintendent oversaw 50 commanders, patrol officers…
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Media-Based Beauty Business Focuses on Service Side of Industry to Find Success in Competitive Market
Crystal Carmen’s motto is “to provide big-city glam to America’s hometown.” At her Vanity Image Studio on State Street in Media, Carmen specializes in microblading eyebrows and other long-lasting beauty and skincare solutions. Through Carmen’s experiences applying makeup for celebrities over the years, she found that often the makeup was really covering up something people…
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Villanova School of Business Lends a Hand in Launching ThankX, a Personal Delivery App!
There was a time when neighbors knew neighbors, when residents chatted with delivery people and with the owner of the small hardware store down the street. There was a time before the pandemic, before indifferent package drops from Amazon. There was a time when shopping and deliveries were personal. Carlos Colon, a Philadelphia real estate…
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Wynnewood Barber Closes 60-Year-Old Shop Due to Pandemic
Unable to make it through the COVID-19 pandemic, barber John Troncelliti will be closing his 60-year-old barber shop in Wynnewood Shopping Center, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. After closing for 15 weeks at the onset of the pandemic and reopening in late June, Troncelliti will be closing the iconic barber shop, that’s serviced…
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Dunwoody Village Residents Show Their Appreciation to Staff with Homemade Gift Bags
One of the many creative outlets afforded residents at Dunwoody Village, a continuing care retirement community in Newtown Square, is a floral studio. Dunwoody staff recently reaped the benefits of that creativity, after more than 20 residents decorated gift bags that were then filled with goodies and distributed to workers in all departments across the…
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Aldan Bride Keeps True to Her Wedding Schedule, Even in a Pandemic
Not everyone is postponing their wedding because of COVID-19. Some couples are finding ways to power through it, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That’s what Alexandria Maurizzio, 28 of Aldan and her fiance, Philip Thomas, 25, are doing. They wanted to marry within a year after their engagement last November. That means a…
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Why It’s Time to Reassess Your Business Cost Structure
The coronavirus pandemic essentially served as a real-world stress test for organizations, and it remains an unpredictable force in our society. Whether your company adjusted to a painful new reality, pivoted to new products and services, or experienced a surge in demand, all organizations should evaluate their ongoing response and pinpoint what worked, what didn’t,…
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The Pandemic Has Made Micro-Weddings All the Rage
Micro-weddings are becoming a thing throughout Greater Philadelphia as social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic limits guest lists, writes Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Hospitality venues are adapting. The Radnor Hotel now has micro-wedding packages starting at $950. Maisie Weir and Daniel Hartley dropped their guest list from 150 to 21 at their wedding…
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Delaware County Child Care Provider Sees Potentially Scary Time for Child Care Industry
A child care industry crisis could be looming in Pennsylvania, writes Dale Mezzacappa for thenotebook.org, as reported on WHYY.org. Childcare providers now receive revenue from state reimbursement subsidies for children they enroll, as well as parent sliding scale co-payments and full tuition for those who can afford it. When the pandemic closed the centers in…
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Local Photographer Part of Nationwide Effort to Create 10,000 Free, Professional Headshots to Help America Get Back to Work
Nothing says “I’m ready to work” more than a freshly pressed suit, an updated resume, and – of course – a professional headshot. Regardless of profession, COVID-19 sent millions of Americans to the unemployment line without warning. That is why Isolde “Iba” Baylor, a Paoli-based photographer and the proprietor of Images by IBA, is participating…
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Delaware County Libraries Thrive Virtually During the Pandemic
On the surface, it may appear the COVID-19 pandemic killed the local library. More than 25 library buildings have closed across Delaware County. But beyond those empty buildings are 1,000 new Delaware County Library System members and an explosion of on-line library services, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. “If anything positive can be…
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Is Your Company Ready to Emerge from COVID-19? RKL Offers To-Dos and Tips for Successful Recovery Planning
The future is coming and companies need to be ready. While no one can fully predict the new normal, a corporate recovery plan is the best way to rally a workforce and streamline operations as a company emerges from the crisis. The team of operations experts and business strategists at professional services firm RKL LLP…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Offers a Way for Businesses to Reach Potential Autism Spectrum Customers
Businesses can make themselves more inclusive and friendly to everyone. Child Guidance Resource Centers in Havertown has a free program to show them the way. The Autism Family Friendly Business Initiative teaches companies how to become more accessible and welcoming to people with autism and other sensory needs, opening up ways to attract customers, says…
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National Guard Helps Deliver Meals to Those in Need in Delaware County
The National Guard delivered thousands of meals to Delaware County Tuesday in an effort to replenish supplies at food pantries, senior centers and homeless shelters. Dozens of pallets of food were delivered by the Pennsylvania National Guard to Interboro High School, Drexel Hill Middle School and Chester City Hall. Each site received about 28,000 meals.…
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Blue Bell’s IPS-Integrated Project Services Positively Impacting Lives at a Time When It’s Needed Most
Because of its immersion in the life sciences industry, IPS-Integrated Project Services, LLC (IPS) – a Blue Bell-based provider of engineering, procurement, construction management, and validation (EPCMV) services – is positively impacting the lives of so many people throughout the world at a time when it’s needed the most. With a global staff of nearly…
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