Professional Services
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Owner of Upper Darby’s Girls Auto Clinic Repair Center Throws Wrench into Auto Industry
Don’t let the red stilettos fool you. Patrice Banks can wield a pretty wrench under the hood, and she’s throwing that wrench into the traditional auto industry by bringing a wildly popular phenomenon to Upper Darby with her revolutionary Girls Auto Clinic Repair Center. “I didn’t grow up in the auto industry. I’m not here…
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20/10 Solutions Helps Make Communications Dreams Come True
In the section of his LinkedIn account, where most other professionals outline their job descriptions with similar, long-winded verbosity, Joe Warner simply states, “I make communications dreams come true.” It’s not that the 47-year-old founder and CEO of West Chester-based 20/10 Solutions isn’t interested in sharing the specifics of what he does. It’s just that…
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Newtown Square-Based My Alarm Center’s New Business Model Drives Success
My Alarm Center, a super-regional security company based in Newtown Square with a rapidly evolving national presence, is coming off an impressive year of growth, complemented by the success of its new DIY division, LivSecure, writes Paul Ragusa for Security Systems News. “Both 2015 and 2016 have been really great years for us and signify…
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As Baby Boomers Enter Their Golden Years, Association Founded in Delco Sees Significant Growth
Started in Havertown by Margit Novack of Moving Solutions in 2002, the National Association of Senior Move Managers has seen significant growth over the last several years as baby boomers approach their 70s, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Demographics point to a bright future in the field of home-downsizing consultants, according to the…
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Morton-Based Oliver Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical Feted for 45 Successful Years
A part of the Delaware County community since 1971, Oliver Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical is celebrating 45 years of successful business, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The idea for the company came to Joe Oliver when he was facing unemployment from Boeing’s Helicopter Division, so he decided to take the…
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Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens Discusses Minimum Wage, Rivalry with Sheetz
Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens offered some interesting insight about his company when he recently spoke with the Philadelphia Inquirer about Wawa’s rapid growth, which expands at a rate of one store per week, his thoughts on the minimum wage, and his rivalry with Sheetz. The issue of raising the minimum wage has been gaining momentum throughout…
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With Three Stores in Delco, Church’s Auto Parts Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Church’s Auto Parts – with locations in Ridley, Springfield, and Drexel Hill – recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with auto-trade show and customer celebration at the Springfield Country Club, writes Peg DeGrassa of Delaware County News Network. The company began in 1976 when brothers Rich, Ray, and Roger Church of Norwood opened up a small…
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Lansdowne’s Real Food Works Participates in National Study
Lansdowne’s Real Food Works, a meal delivery service company founded in 2012 by Lucinda Duncalfe and Jay Brown, is participating in a new study that will look at the impact of dietary interventions on patients with Crohn’s disease, writes John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Real Food Works offers subscription-based programs of home delivered…
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Wawa Set to Add 5,000 Jobs in Next Three Months
Wawa is slated to add 5,000 workers across six states over the next three months, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Delco-based convenience store chain recently announced the company-wide hiring plans, saying that the store associate positions will be available at nearly all of its approximately 700 stores located in Pennsylvania, New…
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Sharon Hill Entrepreneur Helps Keep Black Dollars Within Black Community
Ahmir Young – a resident of Sharon Hill and the founder of Egrassroots, an online directory – is helping black consumers connect with the black-owned businesses near them. “It wasn’t supposed to be a business initially,” Young told Atlanta Black Star, an online journal that publishes empowering narratives for all people of African descent. “I…
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Self-Storage Facility Receives Approval in Concord
Metro Storage, which operates more than 100 self-storage properties in 12 states, received approval last week to build a new facility in Concord. The development will include a four-story, 117,828-square-foot building on a 3.7-acre parcel at Pyle Road and Route 202. The conditional-use permit was necessary because the building’s size and parking area exceed the…
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