• TikTok Is No Longer Just Silly Videos. Teens Are Using It to Talk About Mental Health, More

    TikTok Is No Longer Just Silly Videos. Teens Are Using It to Talk About Mental Health, More

    Gabe Escobar, 17, kept seeing TikTok videos from teen girls about recovering from an eating disorder. Escobar, a senior at Radnor High School, had previously struggled with an eating disorder himself and thought that opening up through TikTok could help other guys going through the same thing. TikTok is known primarily for silly videos but…

  • Wawa Works to Contain Damage From Data Breach

    Wawa Works to Contain Damage From Data Breach

    Even as Wawa scrambles to minimize damage from a data breach affecting millions of its customers, six lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed in federal court, writes Christian Hetrick and Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The lawsuits claim the company failed to protect customers from a data breach that exposed credit and debit…

  • Digital Project at Villanova University’s Falvey Library Hopes to Preserve Main Line’s Past

    Digital Project at Villanova University’s Falvey Library Hopes to Preserve Main Line’s Past

    Historical newspapers like the Wayne Weekly Signal and other early Main Line publications are being preserved in a public digital archive at Villanova University, writes Faith Scrivo for The Villanovan. Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library has partnered with the Radnor Historical Society to digitize the documents. “These digital partnerships enable us to make these historical…

  • High school Girls Explore College, STEM Careers at Penn State at the Navy Yard

    High school Girls Explore College, STEM Careers at Penn State at the Navy Yard

    Penn State Brandywine is doing everything it can to give high school girls opportunities to pursue STEM careers, writes Michael McDade for Penn State. On Nov. 25, about 100 high school girls from the Greater Philadelphia area visited Penn State at the Navy Yard for a college and career event, part of the campus’ STEM…

  • DELCO Careers – Airgas

    DELCO Careers – Airgas

    Headquartered in Radnor, Airgas, Inc. is the largest American distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases (delivered in packaged or cylinder form), and hard goods (welding, safety, and related products). Systems Administrator This position manages and monitors installed Windows/Linux and infrastructure; installs, configures, tests, and maintains operating systems, application software, and system management tools; and develops and…

  • Graham Partners in Newtown Square Raises $645 Million for Manufacturing Investment Fund

    Graham Partners in Newtown Square Raises $645 Million for Manufacturing Investment Fund

    Newtown Square’s Graham Partners has raised $645.1 million for a new investment fund, continuing its mission to fund small and mid-size manufacturing businesses, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Graham invests in businesses across the United States that are seeking capital to perfect and market automation and other factory improvements. It is one…

  • IBM Exec From Newtown Square Who Led Creation of DOS has Died

    IBM Exec From Newtown Square Who Led Creation of DOS has Died

    The man whose team developed the disk operating system for mainframe computers used for several decades has died, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. David Norman Freeman, 86, of Newtown Square, joined International Business Machines in the 1960s heading a team in IBM’s New York development lab. DOS/360 was first aired by IBM…

  • DELCO Careers – SAP

    DELCO Careers – SAP

    Headquartered in Newtown Square, SAP is a growing market leader in innovative enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and industries develop through simplification. Sales Support Senior Specialist This position provides strategic insights into global and regional sales performance; ensures timely weekly updates to executive management with actionable analytical insights necessary to drive sales behavior;…

  • Four Delaware County Schools Rank Among Top 500 STEM High Schools in Nation

    Four Delaware County Schools Rank Among Top 500 STEM High Schools in Nation

    Four Delaware County schools are among the Top 500 STEM High Schools in the nation for 2020, writes Nancy Cooper for Newsweek. Radnor Senior High School ranked highest among Delaware County schools at No. 319. The Haverford School is next at No. 428, followed by The Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont at No. 447. The…

  • DELCO Careers – IMS Technology Services

    DELCO Careers – IMS Technology Services

    Based in Garnet Valley, IMS Technology Services is an award-winning team of certified technology professionals, who provide high-quality solutions to facilitate collaboration, productivity, learning, and business communication. Network Engineer This position develops and maintains network topology standards for the engineering team; assists in establishing standards and best practices for integration and managed service projects; oversees the company’s…

  • SAP Responds to Potential Cybersecurity Threats With New Cyber Defense Center

    SAP Responds to Potential Cybersecurity Threats With New Cyber Defense Center

    The SAP Cyber Fusion Center, an innovation hub for new cyber defense capabilities, has opened at the Newtown Square office, writes Paige Gross for technical.ly. The center will bring new security functions like analytics, defensive automation, cyber intelligence and cloud security to better assist SAP and its customers against security threats. The company will provide…

  • DELCO Careers – Visual Sound

    DELCO Careers – Visual Sound

    With a location in Broomall, Visual Sound has been providing a broad array of high quality, individualized audiovisual solutions to businesses, schools, government agencies, and houses of worship since 1967. AV Systems Engineer This position provides sales and technical staff with technical support on both a pre- and post-sales basis; generates CAD drawings for system…

  • Garrettford Fire Siren: Nuisance or Necessary? Petition Battle Waged

    Garrettford Fire Siren: Nuisance or Necessary? Petition Battle Waged

    A fire siren at Garrettford Fire House in Drexel Hill is the subject of two petitions, one to turn it off, one to leave it alone, reports Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc.com. The siren has been in use for decades to alert firefighters to get to the firehouse. It’s also a warning for cars to clear…

  • DELCO Careers – Eigen X

    DELCO Careers – Eigen X

    Headquartered in Radnor, Eigen X is a technology services company focused on delivering scalable solutions and achieving business outcomes for all types of organizations, from Fortune 1000 companies to non-profit or educational institutions. Salesforce Administrator / Project Manager This position works with clients to develop business requirements, document existing processes, and convert those into design…

  • Chadds Ford Medical Device Firm Developing Instruments That Give Better Images of Disease Molecules

    Chadds Ford Medical Device Firm Developing Instruments That Give Better Images of Disease Molecules

    Mobilion Systems, Inc. in Chadds Ford is developing instruments that can identify molecules for diagnosing and treating diseases, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The life sciences company has raised $15.4 million in series A financing. It plans to use the funds to advance the development of its patented ion mobility separations technology.…

  • SAP Finds Innovation Through Its Autism at Work Program (Video)

    SAP Finds Innovation Through Its Autism at Work Program (Video)

    SAP’s Autism at Work program has brought exceptional people into the company and given opportunities to people who weren’t given a chance elsewhere, writes Ronnie Polaneczky for The Philadelphia Inquirer  To date, SAP has hired more than 160 employees with autism in a variety of positions across 13 countries and 28 locations, including at its…

  • DELCO Careers – Arora Engineers

    DELCO Careers – Arora Engineers

    Headquartered in Chadds Ford, Arora Engineers is a growing firm that provides engineering services and intelligent infrastructure solutions for clients in the aviation, transportation, education, government, and commercial/institutional sectors. Marketing Coordinator This position assists in the development of proposals and related presentation materials; maintains and updates qualifications materials, including project profiles; maintains opportunity, client, staff, and project…

  • SAP’s CIO Michael Golz Talks About the New Experience Economy

    SAP’s CIO Michael Golz Talks About the New Experience Economy

    Companies like SAP Americas in Newtown Square have achieved market leadership by providing great experiences, and CIOs play a critical role in that, writes Logan Crum for Philadelphia Business Journal. SAP’s CIO Michael Golz focuses on helping SAP customers evolve and leverage software solutions to deliver high-value, experience-driven outcomes. He was recently named the recipient…