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Domestic Tourism Boost Philadelphia’s Center City Retail Scene
Retailers in Philadelphia are getting a major boost from the recovery of domestic tourism back to its pre-pandemic levels, but lagging international travel is dampening a further surge, writes Jack Rogers for Globest.com. A new report from JLL on prime urban retail corridors found that domestic tourism is currently above the pre-pandemic levels in six…
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The Advantages of a Licensed Practical Nurse Career
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology can open the door for you to start a career as an licensed practical nurse.. Here are some of the advantages of an LPN career, as outlined by topnursing.org: According to topnursing,org, an aspiring LPN student can complete their studies in one year, while it takes four years for a…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Among Best States To Start a Business in 2023
A new Forbes Advisor report places Pennsylvania among the top five states to start a business in 2023, writes Kelly Main for Forbes. To rank the best and worst states to start a business in 2023, Forbes Advisor looked at 18 key metrics across five categories that impact businesses and their ability to succeed, including…
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2 Linked to Delaware County Make List of Most Admired CEOs for 2022
The president of Cheyney University and the CEO of Radnor-based Marinus Pharmaceuticals made a Philadelphia Business Journal list of the 26 most admired CEOs in the Philadelphia region for 2022. The Journal acknowledged the challenges these past few years of COVID-19, and labor and supply shortages. It chose these leaders for demonstrating steadfastness and their…
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Delco Home to Three of Pennsylvania’s Safest-Driving ‘Cities’
A new report ranks three towns in Delaware County among the safest-driving “cities” in Pennsylvania, writes Adam Johnson for QuoteWizard. The report ranks “cities” based on overall driver quality. To determine the rankings, the site compiled more than 100,000 data points from users across Pennsylvania. Each place was then compared on their overall incidents, speeding…
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Prospect Medical Requests Negotiations With County Over Hospital
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. wants to negotiate with Delaware County over Delaware County Memorial Hospital, according to Delaware County Solicitor William F. Martin. The request came just as CBS News aired an investigation into Prospect’s finances and the situation at DCMH. The Dec. 6 CBS report cited a ruling by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter…
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Delco Council Chair Monica Taylor Named to PA Board of Education
The Chair of Delaware County Council, Dr. Monica Taylor is now also a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Education on its Council of Basic Education, according to a press release from Delaware County. The council’s duty is to develop a master plan for basic education throughout Pennsylvania. “I’m truly honored to serve on this…
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Archbishop Perez to Address Neumann’s Winter Graduates
Archbishop Nelson J Perez will address the graduates at Neumann University’s winter commencement on Dec. 21 and receive an honorary degree from the university. Neumann will award degrees to 195 graduates in the Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality, and Character Development at a convocation scheduled for 6 p.m. University President Chris Domes will present 126…
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Nick Spica of Secane Makes Sure Santa Answers Kids’ Letters
Kids in Delaware County don’t have to go too far to find a mailbox for Santa’s letters, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. For the third year, Nick Spica invites kids to drop letters off at his special mailbox set up in his yard in the 800 block of Springhill Road in Secane. Children…
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Penn State Brandywine’s first professor donates academic and historical documents
Robert Ginsberg, Penn State Brandywine’s professor emeritus of philosophy and comparative literature, was the very first faculty member hired at the new campus. Now he’s donating his academic papers and other documents that capture those early years on campus. The material will be housed at Brandywine in partnership with University Libraries. Ginsberg was hired in…
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Wall Street Journal: Philadelphia’s Center City Showing Signs of Renewed Economic Vitality
Center City Philadelphia is showing signs of renewed economic vitality thanks to strong housing demand, the recent growth in the hospitality sector, and a Comcast-led return-to-work push, writes Scott Calvert for The Wall Street Journal. While many cities nationwide have been struggling to recover from the effects of the pandemic, business owners, workers, and residents…
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Lancaster County’s Seasonal Offerings Extend beyond Dec. 25, Enabling a Great Cure for Post-Holiday Slump
The annual run-up to Christmas is so active (often too active) that when it’s over, a post-holiday slump can set in. With no more gifts to open, a Christmas roast devolving into leftovers, and a tree that’s shedding needles by the hour, it’s easy to think: Is that all there is? But the seasonal opportunities…
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Renowned Meridian Bank CEO Chris Annas Featured in Online Investment Guide
Meridian Bank CEO Chris Annas, who has been a prominent leader and positive force in Chester County for years, was recently featured in Capital Analytics: Invest Philadelphia magazine. The annual business guide covers metro areas through data, in-depth analysis, and interviews with local business and political leaders like Annas. Labeled in the article as a…
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Renowned Burglary of FBI Office in Media and Upper Darby Native Jim Croce to Receive Historical Markers
The renowned burglary of an FBI office in Media and Upper Darby native Jim Croce are two of the 18 subjects that have received approval for historical markers by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, according to a report from The Associated Press. The two subjects were selected from the 55 that were nominated and…
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Army Bypasses Boeing Ridley on Helicopter Fleet, Goes With Texas
The replacement helicopter for the aging Black Hawk fleet won’t be Boeing’s Defiant X model out of Ridley, according to the U.S. Army, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Army instead picked Textron Inc.’s Bell V-280 Valor out of Texas. The Pentagon said it awarded a contract and $232 million to begin…
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Yeadon Woman Trapped in Mexico, Separated From Family
It was supposed to be a routine four-day trip to Mexico so Karen Serrano Roberts of Yeadon, a Mexican national, could have legal resident status in the United States. She’s now been stranded for 18 months, and could be away 10 years, separated from her U.S.-born husband and five children, writes Valerie Russ for The…
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Local Parks Get a Boost With Latest County Green Ways Grants
Lots of parks and trails in Delaware County will benefit from $5 million that has been rewarded in the latest round of Delco Green Ways grants. This is the third time grants have been distributed for projects and programs that advance the county’s 2035 Open Space, Recreation and Greenway plan goals. Those goals are to…
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In Wake of Its Centennial, Royer-Greaves School for Blind in Paoli to Hire Executive to Lead Fundraising Efforts
Royer-Greaves School for Blind opened its doors 100 years ago to give children with visual impairment and an intellectual or developmental disability something they did not have: a place to learn, grow and attain and enjoy the most independent lives possible. In the century since, the nonprofit school in Paoli has changed and grown in…
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