Delaware County
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WilmU’s Center for Teaching Excellence Welcomes Jordan Davis
Becoming the best teacher requires passion and commitment. Wilmington University’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is there to help, with a team of nine employees, including new hire Jordan Davis. “Good teaching is hard; it’s really important, and it’s possible,” said Davis, a Faculty Development Specialist. “I think it’s a community effort to kind of raise the bar…
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Infusion of Funds From Foundation Bought Crozer 2 Weeks, Attorney Says
Bankruptcy attorneys for Prospect Medical Holdings said last-minute funding provided by The Foundation for Delaware County will keep Crozer Health’s two remaining hospitals and other facilities open for two weeks only, writes Joe Holden for CBS News Philadelphia. The hope was the funds would last four to six weeks as a long-term funding solution was…
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3 Delaware County Firms Make Forbes Best Employers in Pennsylvania List
Delaware County has some great employers. Forbes has the proof. Three Delaware County companies made a Forbes list of Best Employers in Pennsylvania. Main Line Health, SAP, and Wawa all made the list of 97 companies, with Main Line Health and SAP cracking the top 20 best, writes Rachel Rabkin Peachman for Forbes. Main Line…
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A Court-Appointed Receiver Is Now Running Crozer Health, Fueled by Grants
An independent receiver appointed by the courts began overseeing the Crozer Health system on Feb. 14 and will run hospital operations for 30 days, barring an extension, paid for with $20 million in state and county funds, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The temporary manager, FTI Consulting, is overseeing the Crozer-Chester Medical Center…
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Some Smaller Wawa’s Are Being Pushed Out by Super Wawa Option
The Collingswood Wawa store on Haddon Avenue in New Jersey is one of the latest victims of a trend at the Delaware County-based corporation to phase out its older, smaller stores with Super Wawas, writes Michelle Myers for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Customers thought the store would only close temporarily for “necessary repairs,” but Wawa announced…
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Delaware County Parties Name Endorsed Candidates for Primary
Democratic and Republican leaders have announced their endorsed Primary candidates for county-level positions in the May 20 Pennsylvania Primary Election, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The Democratic slate of unopposed candidates includes Joanne Phillips of Middletown and incumbent Richard Womack of Darby Township for county council and Mike Power of Thornbury and…
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Prospect Medical Holdings Readies to Close Crozer Health Hospitals
Prospect Medical Holdings can only keep Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital open through March 14 and told a bankruptcy judge Thursday it is filing a motion to close the Crozer Health hospitals, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crozer Health has been running temporarily for 30 days on $20 million provided by Pennsylvania…
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Southeast Delco Teachers Protest Suggested Federal Funding Education Cuts
Teachers from the Southeast Delco School District held a rally Tuesday at Darby Township Elementary School to warn about the effect federal education funding cuts would have on at-risk students in the district and nation-wide. President Trump has suggested that the U.S. Department of Education be eliminated. Cuts to U.S. Department of Education programs and…
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Wawa’s First Ohio Store Opens April 16 as It Expands Into Midwest
Wawa has started its expansion into the Midwest with a scheduled opening of its first Ohio Wawa store April 16, writes Rachel Gignac for CSP. The date coincides with the founding of Wawa’s first store in Folsom, which opened April 16, 1964. The anniversary of that date, known as Wawa Day, will be celebrated at…
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For-Profit Firm Insight Health Could Buy Crozer Health’s 2 Hospitals
A Michigan for-profit hospital company, Insight Health, is a potential purchaser of Crozer Health’s two hospitals, Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital, according to court filings in the bankruptcy proceedings with Crozer owner Prospect Medical Holdings. The company is known for taking over hospitals in distress, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Houlihan Lokey,…
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Delaware County Adopts Vision Zero Action Plan for Road Safety
Delaware County is the first county in Pennsylvania to adopt a Vision Zero Action plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injury crashes. The data-driven plan was adopted this week by Delaware County Council. Vision Zero focuses on safer road design, lower speeds, equitable enforcement, and community education so everyone can travel safely, whether driving,…
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Frances Sheehan Retiring From The Foundation for Delaware County
Frances Sheehan, president of The Foundation for Delaware County, will retire in the fall after eight years of transformational leadership. Sheehan became the Foundation’s first president in January 2017, guiding its transition from the sale of Crozer-Keystone Health System to Prospect Medical Holdings into the thriving community foundation it is today. Under her leadership, the…
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Delco Nonprofit Celebrating 50 Years of Improving Adult Literacy
The Delaware County Literacy Council is celebrating five decades of improving adult literacy in the Delaware County area, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The nonprofit organization has helped approximately 20,000 adults improve their writing, reading, language, and math skills since their founding in 1975. Colleen Duran, the council’s executive director, said their…
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Find Out How A Chamber of Commerce Membership Can Grow Your Business
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free networking event on Wednesday, March 5, called “Chamber 101 Around Delco,” to help business owners and professionals learn how to maximize a Chamber membership to grow their business. The event is hosted by the Kelly Center, 41 E. Eagle Road in Havertown, and is co-sponsored…
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Book a Free Faculty Speaker this Spring through the DCCC Speakers Bureau
Community groups, organizations, senior living communities, and libraries in Delaware and Chester Counties in need of engaging speakers and presentations have access to a valuable free resource: the Speakers Bureau of Delaware County Community College (DCCC). DCCC faculty are available to speak and present on a variety of topics, from entrepreneurship to English literature, and…
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See Which Delaware County Companies Made Forbes National Best Employer List
Forbes has compiled its rankings of America’s 701 best large employers, and three Delaware County companies made the list, writes Rachel Rabkin Peachman for Forbes. For midsize companies, one Delaware County business was chosen. SAP, a German company with American headquarters in Newtown Square, came in 400 out of 701 for large companies with more…
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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Event Feb. 27 Focuses on Women in Business
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware County Women’s Commission are presenting a Women in Business Networking Event: “Self-Made,” Feb. 27, 8 to 11 AM. The event occurs at Everybody Eats at Vittles Food Hall, 16 W. 5th Street, Chester. The Everybody Eats Foundation is sponsoring the gathering. The event will celebrate the…
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Joann Fabrics Closing 500 Stores, Including 2 in Delaware County
Joann Inc., the parent company of Joann Fabrics and Craft stores, is closing two-thirds of its 800 locations nationwide, including two in Delaware County, at 400 S. State Road in Springfield, and at 600 Town Centre Drive in Glen Mills. The closures are part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, writes Dan Eaton for the…
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