• DELCO Careers — CCRES

    DELCO Careers — CCRES

    CCRES, Downingtown, specializes in providing over 1,500 professional, dedicated staff members to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and physical disabilities. It works in collaboration with school districts, intermediate units and the behavioral health system. There are numerous advantages to a CCRES career, including…

  • Area Boy, 14, Shatters South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Tournament Record

    Area Boy, 14, Shatters South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Tournament Record

    Downingtown resident Nicholas Gross recently won the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea golf tournament, finishing the 54-hole competition at 20-under-par 193, writes Tommy Braswell for The Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier. In doing so, the young golfer managed to shatter the South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s previous tournament record by a whopping six strokes. Gross started…

  • The Philadelphia Region’s Affinity for Pretzels Took Numerous Twists and Turns

    The Philadelphia Region’s Affinity for Pretzels Took Numerous Twists and Turns

    Philadelphia and its suburbs — including Delaware County — love their soft pretzels. We’re so devoted to them that we eat more than 12 times more of them than any other area in the nation. And we bake more than 80 percent of the U.S. supply. We are, indeed, the U.S. pretzel capital. Sandy Hingston…

  • As Sister Company to Exton’s All-Fill, Auger Fabrication Turns Dated Manufacturing Building in Downingtown into State-of-the-Art Facility

    As Sister Company to Exton’s All-Fill, Auger Fabrication Turns Dated Manufacturing Building in Downingtown into State-of-the-Art Facility

    Until recently, All-Fill, the Exton-based manufacturer of packaging machinery with a global presence, and its sister company, Auger Fabrication, had been working together under the same roof since 1984. As a company, All-Fill was built on its line of vertical auger fillers, which have been used around the world since 1969. Auger Fabrication, meanwhile, supplies…

  • Downingtown-Based Haverford Systems Sets Up Local College for Success with Long-Term Hybrid Learning

    Downingtown-Based Haverford Systems Sets Up Local College for Success with Long-Term Hybrid Learning

    Downingtown-based Haverford Systems was instrumental in Rosemont College’s efforts to develop a successful system for long-term hybrid learning, according to a staff report from Commercial Integrator magazine. Rosemont has adopted a hybrid model as the new long-term model of teaching. This allows educators to teach classes with both in-person and remote students present. The college…

  • Chadds Ford Native’s Designs at Downingtown-Based Haverford Systems Help People Connect

    Chadds Ford Native’s Designs at Downingtown-Based Haverford Systems Help People Connect

    Matthew Davis, who grew up on an Angus farm in Chadds Ford, may not have forged the typical path to a career in technology, but that’s certainly where he is thriving today. Davis, 38, is the lead engineer for Downingtown-based Haverford Systems, Inc., an audiovisual design and integration company that also manufactures two video conferencing…

  • DNB First House of the Week: Charming Tudor in Drexel Hill

    DNB First House of the Week: Charming Tudor in Drexel Hill

    A charming, completely updated Tudor home with six bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Drexel Hill. Set on a beautiful, tree-lined street, this 3,379-square-foot home offers plenty of space, light, and sun. It also blends old-world charm with modern-day conveniences. Among the highlights inside is the beautiful and roomy…

  • DNB Financial Announces Merger with Bancorp Based in Western Pennsylvania

    DNB Financial Announces Merger with Bancorp Based in Western Pennsylvania

    S&T Bancorp, Inc. – the Indiana, Pa.-based holding company for S&T Bank, with operations in five markets including western Pennsylvania, central Pennsylvania, northeast Ohio, central Ohio, and upstate New York – and DNB Financial Corporation have signed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which S&T will acquire DNB in an all-stock transaction. DNB shareholders will…

  • DNB First Employees Build on Their Legacy of Giving Back by Raising Funds for Community Center

    DNB First Employees Build on Their Legacy of Giving Back by Raising Funds for Community Center

    Employees of DNB First, one of the first nationally-chartered community banks to serve the Greater Philadelphia region, used the occasion of their annual celebration dinner as an opportunity to build on their legacy of giving back. Every year, the bank hosts employees at a dinner to recognize and celebrate their success in serving customers, shareholders,…

  • DNB First Recognizes Local Schools, Organizations for Their Commitment to Educational Excellence

    DNB First Recognizes Local Schools, Organizations for Their Commitment to Educational Excellence

    DNB First recently hosted its annual Credit to Education Breakfast to recognize more than 60 local schools and organizations for their outstanding commitment to educational excellence in the community. All of the organizations received a contribution on behalf of DNB First as part of the bank’s involvement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax…

  • Drexel Hill-Based Nonprofit Hits Home Run for Local Family

    Drexel Hill-Based Nonprofit Hits Home Run for Local Family

    Downingtown resident Chris McIver worked three jobs to support his family. He was a behavioral specialist for a high school in Philadelphia, a football coach at Williamson College of the Trades, and a part-time security officer. In October 2017, however, McIver’s life, as well as those of his wife Jenna and four-year-old son, changed forever.…

  • DNB First Participates in ‘Weather the Weather’ Food Drive for Benefit of Local Seniors, Students

    DNB First Participates in ‘Weather the Weather’ Food Drive for Benefit of Local Seniors, Students

    DNB First recently teamed up with the West Chester Area Senior Center (WCASC) to pack hundreds of bags of food for the “Weather the Weather” Emergency Food Drive. Many seniors rely on the center for warm meals; however, it can be difficult for them to make it there on days when there is inclement weather.…

  • DNB First Appoints Industry Veteran as Its Chief Commercial Lending Officer

    DNB First Appoints Industry Veteran as Its Chief Commercial Lending Officer

    DNB Financial Corporation has appointed James A. Malloy as its Chief Commercial Lending Officer. Malloy joins DNB First with more than 30 years of commercial banking experience. In his new role, he will lead the bank’s Commercial Lending and Treasury Management teams. “We’re thrilled to welcome a commercial lender of Jim Malloy’s caliber to our…

  • Quarterly Results Indicate DNB First ‘Successfully Meets Challenges Presented by Rising Interest Rates’

    Quarterly Results Indicate DNB First ‘Successfully Meets Challenges Presented by Rising Interest Rates’

    DNB Financial Corporation has reported net income of $3.0 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2018, compared with $2.4 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the same quarter, last year. For the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2018, the company reported net income of $7.7 million, or $1.78…

  • Delaware County Community College Unveils New STEM Wing at Downingtown Campus

    Delaware County Community College Unveils New STEM Wing at Downingtown Campus

    Almost 80 people recently gathered to celebrate the official opening of the new Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Wing at Delaware County Community College’s Downingtown Campus. “By offering affordable, quality STEM education closer to home, more people will be encouraged to pursue these professional paths, which are essential to keeping Pennsylvania and the country…

  • Delaware County Community College Receives $850,000 Grant from CCRES

    Delaware County Community College Receives $850,000 Grant from CCRES

    Delaware County Community College recently received an $850,000 grant from Downingtown-based CCRES, which will support the college’s participation with the Chester County Intermediate Unit at the Technical College High School Pennocks Bridge Campus. Established in 1999, CCRES’s mission is to ensure quality education and human service programs for children, families, and schools. Through innovative partnerships,…

  • DNB First Reports Quarterly Results as Its Core Businesses ‘Continued to Perform Well’

    DNB First Reports Quarterly Results as Its Core Businesses ‘Continued to Perform Well’

    DNB Financial Corporation reported net income of $2.0 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the quarter ending June 30, 2018, compared with $2.3 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the same quarter last year. For the six months ending June 30, 2018, the company reported net income of $4.7 million, or $1.08 per…

  • DNB First’s First-Quarter Results ‘Represent a Good Start to the New Year’

    DNB First’s First-Quarter Results ‘Represent a Good Start to the New Year’

    DNB First – one of the first nationally-chartered community banks to serve the Greater Philadelphia region – has reported net income of $2.6 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared with $2.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the same quarter last year. “Our first-quarter results represented…