• Local Student Chooses Between Studying Science at Princeton or History at Oxford

    Local Student Chooses Between Studying Science at Princeton or History at Oxford

    Natalia Orlovsky was having trouble deciding whether she wants to study science at Princeton University or history at University of Oxford once she graduates from Garnet Valley High School, writes Erin Logan for The Washington Post. The Chadds Ford teen recently displayed an award-winning proficiency in science by taking home $175,000 in the prestigious Regeneron…

  • Chadds Ford Resident’s Digital Media Company Acquired by Global Agency

    Chadds Ford Resident’s Digital Media Company Acquired by Global Agency

    Digital media company FlockU has been acquired by Becker Associates, an award-winning global consulting, licensing, strategic marketing, intellectual property, and brand management agency headed by CEO Patti Becker. Becker Associates commercializes intellectual property, offering popular brands, patented products, and proprietary concepts for global licensing and distribution. Becker works closely with her husband, Jonathan Becker, CEO…

  • Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Announces New CEO

    Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Announces New CEO

    Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union has named Michael Magnavita its new CEO. Magnavita has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at FMFCU, which last year moved its headquarters from Broomall to Chadds Ford, since 1993. He started his FMFCU career in 1987 as assistant vice president and controller. “The board of directors…

  • DNB First House of the Week: Contemporary Mansion in Chadds Ford

    DNB First House of the Week: Contemporary Mansion in Chadds Ford

    A contemporary mansion with five bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Chadds Ford. This spacious home is set on a gorgeous wooded lot. The circular driveway leads to the two-story foyer that opens into the formal dining room and living room with two-sided fireplace. The large gourmet kitchen…

  • Chadds Ford-Based Company That Collects Medical Payments Acquires Virginia Firm

    Chadds Ford-Based Company That Collects Medical Payments Acquires Virginia Firm

    Revint Solutions, a Chadds Ford-based company that collects medical payments, is acquiring Naveos, a firm in Virginia that offers government reimbursement technology and services for healthcare providers, writes Joseph DiStefano in the Philadelphia Inquirer. This is the latest in a series of moves involving Revint. Last December, New Mountain Capital, a New York investment firm,…

  • Work of Chadds Ford’s Henriette Wyeth on Display in Bucks County

    Work of Chadds Ford’s Henriette Wyeth on Display in Bucks County

    The Michener Art Museum in Doylestown is exhibiting the works of Henriette Wyeth, the Chadds Ford artist and member of the renowned Wyeth family, writes Thomas Hine for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Henriette Wyeth is the eldest child of illustrator N.C. Wyeth. Two stunning pieces in the exhibit are family portraits that show her father and…

  • Purchase of Key Tract of Land in Heart of Brandywine Battlefield Meets Approval

    Purchase of Key Tract of Land in Heart of Brandywine Battlefield Meets Approval

    The Board of Trustees of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art has approved the purchase of a 13-acre tract of land on Birmingham Hill in the heart of Brandywine Battlefield. This purchase is the culmination of Brandywine’s quarter-of-a-century-long effort to preserve the more than 500 acres surrounding Meetinghouse Road in Birmingham Township. This is…

  • Frolic Weymouth’s Work Featured in New Exhibit at Brandywine River Museum

    Frolic Weymouth’s Work Featured in New Exhibit at Brandywine River Museum

    The Brandywine River Museum is hosting “The Way Back” – an exhibit that showcases the works of one of its founders, George “Frolic” Weymouth – writes Dara McBride for the Wilmington News Journal. The exhibition is considered the first comprehensive look at the full career of the late artist. Also, according to his son, Mac…

  • Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union CEO Dies at 71

    Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union CEO Dies at 71

    Kennett Square resident John Unangst, the President and CEO of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, has died at the age of 71. “The board of directors, management team, and employees are extremely saddened by this unexpected news,” said Patrick Killian, Commerce Director of Delaware County and FMFCU’s chairman of the board. “His exemplary leadership, unwavering…