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Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Order, Creating New State Office to Spur Economic Growth and Foster Innovation
Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order establishing the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and Opportunity within the Governor’s Office and the Economic Development Strategy Group. This newly created office will be a one-stop-shop for businesses looking to grow and will work to aggressively reignite Pennsylvania’s economy — fostering innovation, supporting transformational economic development, and…
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WCU’s Weekly Research Seminars Cover Array of Sustainability Topics
Every Wednesday at 12 PM, West Chester University’s Office of Sustainability (OoS) offers a look at how WCU scholars, students, and staff explore and apply principles of environmental, social, and economic sustainability in their research and on-campus work. At 50 minutes each, these Sustainability Research and Practice Seminars introduce an array of sustainability topics in easily digestible…
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Firstrust Bank Opens Fully Renovated, Collaboration-Supportive HQ in Conshohocken
If the story of the Firstrust Bank headquarters renovation in Conshohocken were a streaming service series, its title might have been The COVID Factor: What a Time to Rebuild a Building. Nonetheless, with equal parts of determination and patience, the work continued to unfold, navigating ever-changing health provisos, supply-chain tangles, labor shortages, and other issues…
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US News: Delco University Top 20 in Nation for Online MBA Program
There are more top online MBA programs in the greater Philadelphia area than any other metro area in the country, including one university’s program in Delaware County, writes Ryan Mulling for Philadelphia Business Journal. U.S. News and World Report took a look at the top 100 online MBA programs in the nation for 2023 and…
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Tuberculosis Case Reported at Penn Wood School in Darby
The Delaware County Health Department reported Monday it has identified a positive case of tuberculosis at Penn Wood Middle School in Darby and is now working with school representatives to identify students and staff who could have been exposed. The health department stressed in a release that students and staff can continue active learning in…
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Delco Community College Gets First Latina President
Marta Yera Cronin will be the first Latina to serve as president of Delaware County Community College when she takes on her new role this summer, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She replaces L. Joy Gates Black who is retiring June 30 after six years as DCCC president. Cronin is now president of…
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Walé Oyéjidé of Lansdowne Debuts ‘Bravo, Burkina!’ at Sundance
Filmmaker Wale Oyejide of Lansdowne focuses on the Black experience with his debut feature, “Bravo, Burkina!” which premiered yesterday at the Sundance Film Festival, writes Earl Hopkins for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In “Bravo, Burkina” a Burkinabe boy leaves his village to start over in a small Italian city, but later travels back in time to…
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Neumann University Senior Lands Internship in Washington, D.C.
Marlene Konadu-Adjei, a Political Science major at Neumann University will spend the entire spring semester in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF). She is one of only 26 students in the country who was accepted for this competitive internship. A senior, Konadu-Adjei will learn about policymaking and the legislative…
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It Is Cheaper to Rent or Own a Home in the Philly Area?
Renting a median-priced three-bedroom house in the Philadelphia region is more affordable than buying one, even though rents have increased faster than home prices, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A report by the national real estate data company Attom analyzed rental prices for 2023 and 2022 home prices and measured housing costs as…
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IT Edge in West Chester Supports Business Resolutions for the New Year
The beginning of the new year is the perfect time for you, as a business owner, to set some personal and professional resolutions that you can strive to achieve over the course of the next year. Running a small business can be difficult, and it can be even harder if you’re doing it by yourself.…
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In 2018 Interview, Eagles Fan Explains What Happened in Viral Subway Video
It didn’t take long for the video – that shows Jigar Desai, an overzealous Philadelphia Eagles fan, colliding with a subway pillar as he tried to excite the crowd on a moving train – to go viral, writes Dan McQuade for Deadspin. Days after the incident, Desai is now an Internet celebrity whose video has…
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Opioid Settlement Funds Will Move Quickly to Where They Are Needed, Officials Promise
Delaware County will move quickly to use opioid settlement funding coming in to ease the suffering of those with addictions, as well as families and communities affected by the opioid crisis. That assurance comes from Sandy Garrison, chief of the county’s Human Services and Community Support. She is also a member of an Opioid Settlement…
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Delaware County Leadership: Colin Neill, Chancellor, Penn State Great Valley
Colin Neill, Penn State Great Valley new Chancellor, spoke to DELCO Today about growing up in a working-class family in Kent, England, where he spent long days playing outside and played every sport he could. He also had a passion for learning and became the first in his family to attend college. Neill also discussed…
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Chester Students Learn There Are Many Paths to Success, Including a Path to CCRES
Thuy Yancey, Coordinator of Recruitment since 2013 at CCRES, discussed paths to success, career development, and college with a group of Chester teens enrolled in the Launch program at the Andrew Hicks, Jr. Foundation. The Launch program empowers 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade Chester students to either be accepted into college or complete career training. The…
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Delaware County Symphony Presents: Artistic Inspirations- Chamber Concert
Be sure to join the Delaware County Symphony in Aston Feb. 5 for its second chamber concert of the 2022-2023 season featuring classical greats and their artistic inspirations. The program includes Mozart’s String Quartet No. 21 in D major which was inspired by Joseph Haydn’s style and is dedicated to the King of Prussia. Aaron Copland’s Quiet City, featuring…
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City Dwellers Try Remote Work in Rural Pennsylvania
A new initiative is attempting to capitalize on the massive shift to remote work that took place during the pandemic and help solve the issue of sustained population decline in rural Pennsylvania, writes Samantha Spengler for the Philadelphia Magazine. The Wilds Are Working program offers city dwellers in the Keystone State who are currently working…
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Community’s Weighed in: Here’s What’s Next for Don Guanella Park
Delaware County officials and four consulting firms are sifting through community suggestions made Jan. 14 at a community open house on a proposed 213-acre county park at the former Don Guanella property in Marple, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Suggestions for uses have been varied and include skate parks, BMX trails, natural wooded trails, paved…
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Former Havertown Design Store Owner Wants Women in Construction
Monica Miraglilo, owner of the former Havertown design shop Fill A Pillow is now taking on the male-dominated construction industry with a new online platform, writes Eric Moody for Metro Philadelphia. She’s created ‘GirlBuild Lab,’ an online platform that offers users the basics of home renovation and how to finance projects. The site provides the…
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