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Mineralys in Radnor Raises Funds for new Blood Pressure Treatment
Mineralys Therapeutics, a Radnor biopharmaceutical company is hoping to raise $100 million to develop a new high blood pressure treatment, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Mineralys has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise the funds through a public offering. The number of shares needed and the price per share…
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PIT Program Director Kelly Thompson Now on Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Ethics Committee
Kelly Thompson, director of the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology’s Physical Therapist Assistant program in Media, has joined a physical therapy association ethics committee and will have a hand in overseeing ethical practices of physical therapists in Pennsylvania. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Pennsylvania Chapter Ethics Committee fosters ethical practices in physical therapy based on…
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Joe Miceli of Chadds Ford: a Philly Hero, but Quietly
You won’t see Joe Miceli of Chadds Ford on the cover of Time Magazine, but he’s still extraordinary, writes his brother Alan Miceli for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The football coach at St. Eugene’s parish junior high team in Primos had an ideal life laid out in 1978. He had turned 20, and planned to marry…
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SCORE Webinars Give New Year Tools to Small Business
SCORE new year tools like free webinars are being offered to small business owners in January by SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties. Entrepreneurship: Is It for You? Wondering if you have what it takes to start your own business? Join this in-person workshop Jan. 23, 10 to 11:30 AM to learn more about the requirements…
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There Is Enough Groundwater in Delaware River Basin to Last Until 2060
According to a new report by Delaware River Basin Commission, Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last until 2060, even through possibly dry years, writes Zoë Read for the WHYY. This is good news for more than 13 million people across four states, including Pennsylvania, who get their drinking water from the Basin. “In…
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Data Analytics Graduates Research Risk Tolerance Through Assistantship
Penn State Great Valley students find a variety of ways to apply their skills outside of the classroom, including through part-time research assistantships to assist faculty. For recent Master of Professional Studies in Data Analytics graduates Abhay Chamu Haridas and Rudraksh Mishra, the knowledge they’ve gained from their assistantships has been invaluable in many ways. Haridas and Mishra spent…
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Swarthmore Voters Toasted to First-Ever Liquor Licenses in 2017
A desire that has been fermenting in Swarthmore for more than 65 years was guzzled up by voters on May 16, when they approved a referendum allowing the dry borough to sell liquor licenses. Despite several failed efforts in the past, the measure succeeded by a vote of 1,335 to 310, according to a Delaware…
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‘Opportunity Abounds for Pennsylvania Workers’: State’s Unemployment Rate Decreases, Setting New Record Low
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) has released its preliminary employment situation report for December 2022. The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 3.9 percent in December, setting a new record low. The U.S. unemployment rate was also down one-tenth of a point over…
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Former Aston Grocer John Hallinan Named Retailer of the Year
John Hallinan, a grocery store operator who owned the Dutton Mill Shopping Bag in Aston from 1993 to 2010, has been named Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) 2023 Retailer of the Year, writes Alyssa Adams for CBS Philadelphia. Today, John Hallinan is a Fishtown grocery store operator, owner of The Richmond Shops IGA. Hallinan bought The…
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Ash Hoyle of Wallingford Fell in Love With Sundance. Now He Programs Their Films
Ash Hoyle grew up in the Wallingford-Swarthmore area, attended Strath Haven High School, and In 2014, watched his first Sundance film at the Ritz, writes Bedatri for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The film was Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, From then on, he was hooked. Today, the Vassar College graduate is a programmer at the Sundance Film Festival…
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A Ribbon-Cutting for Valley Forge Military Academy’s New School in Qatar
Valley Forge Military Academy and College has a global footprint these days with a partner school in Doha, Qatar. A delegation from the Wayne-based VFMA participated this week in an official ribbon cutting of the new international school facilities. Valley Forge Academy Qatar was established last year to deliver an American curriculum while integrating Qatari…
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Weekend Wanderer: All You Need Is Family. Sort of
I’m wondering if you guys remember Thanksgiving. Specifically, the Thanksgiving that almost was — the one in which my aunt planned to go to my brother’s house, my brother planned to go to my parents’ house, and my parents planned exactly nothing. And the only one who knew all of that was me. I can’t…
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King of Prussia’s Qlik Details Data Trends to Help Businesses Thrive in 2023
Whether inflation, global conflict or supply chain disruption, 2022 was full of significant events that have fundamentally impacted the business landscape. The undercurrent is an accelerating de-globalization process. But this isn’t just geo-political in nature; the re-distribution of power and fragmentation of data are inextricably linked. As a result, data-driven businesses are having to adapt…
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Hundreds Weigh in on New County Park in Marple
Everyone had a chance to offer their vision of what Delaware County’s newest park in Marple should be. For 6-year-old Brendan Hayward, the future park at the former Don Quanella property should definitely have a water slide, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. He was one of hundreds that turned out Saturday at…
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Donation Honors Dr. Trout, Victim of Springfield Mall Shooting
Dr.Trout, a Springfield doctor who died from the Springfield Mall attacks of 1985 was remembered recently when an anonymous donor gave $15,000 for emergency equipment to Springfield police, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. E. Earl Trout was a beloved physician injured Oct. 30, 1985 when Sylvia Seegrist, who suffered from a mental health…
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$3M Glen Mills School Settlement Reached in Abuse Lawsuit
Former students of the now-closed Glen Mills School in Glen Mills have reached a $3 million lawsuit settlement with the Chester County Intermediate Unit and local and state agencies stemming from accusations of systemic abuse there, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The school’s license was revoked four years ago by Pennsylvania following an…
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Celebrating 100 Years of the ‘Art That Is Life’ at Rose Valley
The borough of Rose Valley, originally an arts and crafts community founded by architect Will Price, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Price envisioned Rose Valley as a place that would emphasize the elements of life worth living, including art, education, philosophy, and communal activity, surrounded by a…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Manor House for Sale in Wallingford
This exceptional Manor house on a signature estate with five bedrooms and 3-1/2 baths is available for sale in Wallingford. The property also hosts a Carriage House, a heated saltwater pool, and spectacular grounds. The Formal Living Room of this Manor house features a gas fireplace with a large antique 19th-century white pine wooden mantel…
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