Delaware County
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Wawa Celebrates First Store Opening in Indiana Amid Expansion
Wawa had a grand opening celebration on May 14 for the first Wawa in Indiana, inviting fans, staff, and Wawa company officials to the opening, reports inkFreeNews. The store in Daleville, off SR 67 and Interstate 69, is about 50 miles from Indianapolis. It was filled to near capacity. Music played as workers provided free…
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Delaware County Chamber Hosts Ribbon Cuttings for New Goodwill, MyEyeDr.
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the grand opening of Goodwill’s new location in Aston. The Ribbon Cutting Celebration will take place on Friday, May 30, at 8:30 AM. The free event will take place at 3472 Concord Road in Aston. Register now. Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County has acquired the lease…
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Delaware County Tweaks Healthcare Response to Crozer Closings
With only two hospitals left in the county, Riddle Hospital in Media and Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, officials are focusing on making sure those facilities have what they need to meet Delaware County healthcare demands from patients no longer able to access the Crozer Health system, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. The county…
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Delaware County Among Fastest Growing Areas in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has recorded a modest population increase in recent years, with most of the growth concentrated in the Southeast, including Delaware County, writes Mike D’Onofrio for Axios. According to recent U.S. census data, the Philadelphia region accounted for over half of the Keystone State’s population growth between 2019 and 2023. Of the nearly 200,000 new…
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Vybe Urgent Care Eyes Expansion Amid Crozer Health Absence
Vybe Urgent Care, which already operates three centers in Delaware County, plans to add a fourth location, and possibly more, following the shutdown of Crozer Health, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Vybe CEO Peter Hotz founded the company in 2016. “When I started this company, it was to improve access to primary…
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Delaware County Makes a Good Showing in 2025 Best Places to Work
The Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Places to Work program recognizes the top employers in the region each year in partnership with Quantum Workplace. This year, it included 11 companies from Delaware County, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal staff. Micro companies (10 to 24 employees) Flashlight Marketing of Drexel Hill, marketing. Graham Media Partners of…
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43 Crozer Physicians In-Training Picked Up by Penn Medicine
The University of Pennsylvania Health System has hired 43 physicians-in-training who were displaced after the Crozer Health shutdown, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The residents will continue providing care in Springfield and Upper Darby but will now receive inpatient training at Chester County Hospital. To make it happen, Penn Medicine has moved up a…
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Wawa Travel Center Catering to Truck Drivers Opening in North Carolina
Wawa’s first travel center catering to truck traffic is opening during the second quarter of 2025 in Hope Mills, North Carolina, reports the staff for Truckers News. The new store is located in a suburb of Fayetteville, not far from Interstate 95. The 4,800-square-foot facility will have six diesel lanes and free overnight parking for…
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PA Gov. Josh Shapiro Comes to Delco Backing Healthcare Oversight Legislation
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke at a news conference Thursday outside the now-closed Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, calling for limits on private equity in healthcare, writes Katie Bernard for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The governor gave his support to private equity legislation introduced in the state House and state Senate that would allow the state…
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Delco Gives Raises Over $2.1 Million for Local Nonprofits
The Foundation for Delaware County announces that the second annual Delco Gives event raised more than $2.1 million from over 11,500 donors in support of 306 nonprofits. This year’s event featured celebrations across the county, including at Dining Under the Stars in Media with special guest Cecily Tynan from 6abc and performances by Maci Lago,…
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Emotions Ran High at Tuesday’s Crozer Worker Job Fair at Subaru Park
There was an outpouring of support for former Crozer Health employees who flooded Subaru Park Tuesday morning in the hopes of securing a new job, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Hundreds of businesses also attended to help the workers move on. “I hope that it’s like a big hug from our community…
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State of the County Breakfast Presentation May 21 at Llanerch Country Club
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce presents the 2025 State of the County on Wednesday, May 21, from 8:30 to 10:30 AM, at the Llanerch Country Club, 950 West Chester Pike, Havertown. Registration begins at 8:30 AM, and the program starts at 9 AM. The cost is $45 for Chamber members and $60 for non-members.…
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How Delaware County Ranks Among Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Rates
Delaware County ranked in second place among Pennsylvania counties that have the highest Alzheimer’s rates, according to a recently released report by Stacker. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. It is one of the top ten causes of death in the nation. Delaware County had a 12.3 percent Alzheimer’s rate for its population…
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PennDOT Discusses Plans for a Flexible Travel Lane on Blue Route
PennDOT wants to build a flexible travel lane on I-476 in both directions in Delaware County and is holding an open house Tuesday to outline the project, writes Max Bennett for Patch. The open house will take place from 6 to 8 PM at the Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Road in Wallingford. The…
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Second Delco Gives Exceeds Last Year’s Collection at Nearly 2M
Delco Gives, hosted by The Foundation for Delaware County, outdid itself the second time around as generous Delaware County residents donated nearly $2 million to the two-day campaign benefitting 306 participating nonprofits. The second annual Delco Gives Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9, produced $1.9 million in donations, exceeding the inaugural total last year…
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State Court Says 7 Delco Communities Can Do Own Health Inspections
Seven Delaware County municipalities can perform their own health inspections in their communities following a decision in Commonwealth Court, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. When Delaware County had no health department, it fell to local municipalities to conduct their own health inspections of food and beverage retail establishments, food stores, public and…
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Wawa Starts Work on First Truck Stop Travel Center in North Carolina
It’s a Wawa store on steroids, an 8,400 square-foot giant that dwarfs its Wawa store siblings that are typically less than 4,000 square feet. Even a “Super” Wawa is under 6,000 square feet, writes Jeff Deminski for 94.5 PST. It’ll have 20 spaces for gasoline, with six lanes dedicated just for diesel. The first Wawa…
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Hospitals Taking Crozer Health Patients Part of Delco Gives Focus This Year
The Foundation for Delaware County, after unsuccessfully trying to save the bankrupt Crozer Health system with an infusion of $20 million, is now asking the public to give to help Crozer Health patients impacted by the health system’s closing. The appeal comes during the two-day online giving drive, Delco Gives, May 8 and 9, which…
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