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Customers Bank Makes $20,000 Donation to Reading Area Community College
Richard Ehst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bank and Dr. Susan Looney, President of Reading Area Community College participated in presentation ceremony on March 12 acknowledging Customers Bank’s contribution of $20,000 to Reading Area Community College. Customers Bank’s contribution will create scholarships for dual-enrollment high school students that are earning early college credits.…
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Local Organizations Spearhead Efforts to Keep Birds Safe By Dimming Philadelphia’s Skyline at Night
Audubon Mid-Atlantic and the Valley Forge and Wyncote local chapters of Audubon Society are among area organizations spearheading efforts to keep birds safe by making Philadelphia’s skyline go mostly dark starting from April 1, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They are the initiators of the Bird Safe Philly program, which is endorsed by…
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Qlik Executive Named One of the World’s Top 100 Women in Technology
In honor of Women’s History Month, Technology Magazine is celebrating the female leaders all over the globe who are having the biggest impact on technology. As such, the magazine has unveiled its list of the Top 100 Women in Technology, and Poornima Ramaswamy, the Executive Vice President of Global Solutions and Partners at Qlik, ranks…
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More Vaccine Flows to Delaware County as Governor Further Eases Restrictions
Pennsylvania delivered more COVID-19 vaccines to Delaware County this week after receiving complaints from local, state, and federal representatives that the county was being shortchanged, reports Marcus Espinoza for www.fox29.com. At an Upper Darby High mass vaccination site Sunday, more than 1,200 eligible residents lined up to get a COVID-19 shot, thanks to a tripling…
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Number of COVID-19 Deaths Dropping. Weekend Saw 265 New Case in Delaware County
No additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported Monday, March 15 in Delaware County: The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,305 fatalities. Of those, 804 were in long-term care facilities and personal care homes, according to the latest statistics from the Chester County Health Department. COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 46 of…
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Judge Transfers Juveniles From Delaware County Detention Center Amid Abuse Investigation
Delaware County President Judge Kevin Kelly ordered this past weekend that children housed at the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center be immediately transferred amidst an investigation into abuses at the facility, writes Samantha Melamed for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The order came after the county’s public defender sent a letter to the county about claims of…
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Woman Brewer Celebrity Judge from Canada’s Shark Tank Talks at Neumann on Successful Entrepreneurship
The public is invited to attend an online free presentation on how to become a successful entrepreneur. The program is offered Thursday at 1 p.m.. It is sponsored by Neumann University. You can advance register for the program at www.neumann.edu/business. The program will be given by Manjit Minhas who runs the 10th largest brewery in…
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From SCORE: Crisis Creates Startup Boom.What does it take to get a new business off the ground?
Millions have taken the time during the COVID quarantine to start small businesses at an unprecedented rate. More side-gigs are emerging while employees hold their ‘day jobs.’ Many of these startups are home-based retail sales and consulting financial services that can be done online without bringing customers, vendors, and others into a home office. The…
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WCU Opens Doors to the STEM Workplace: More Seats at a Longer Table
Working professionals in STEM fields are in critical demand, as the number of STEM jobs in the U.S. is projected to grow by 8.9 percent through 2024. With increased job availability, the STEM workplace is looked upon to establish a more welcoming environment for all, including women, people of color, and other groups typically underrepresented…
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Gov. Wolf Has End-of-Month Goal to Have Vaccine Appointments for Everyone in Phase 1A
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf announced March 12 plans to have Phase 1A COVID-19 vaccination appointments in place in all counties by the end of March before moving on to Phase 1B. Phase 1A focuses on nursing home residents, health care personnel , those 65 and older, and those under 65 with high-risk health conditions. The governor…
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New Positive Cases of COVID-19 Dropped This Past Week in Delaware County
No COVID-19 county or municipal statistics, including the number of new cases and COVID-19 deaths, were available over the weekend from the Chester County Health Department or the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The health department has released a summary of the past month’s COVID-19 case activity in Delaware County with this past week the most…
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President Makes Reference to Yeadon Campaign Stop in March 11 Speech
Kirsten Hess, a bookstore owner, was one of four small business owners meeting with Joe Biden in Yeadon Borough on June 17 at Carlette’s Hideaway, a soul food restaurant. On March 11, the president mentioned her in his prime time address, writes Julia Terruso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Here’s a link to the story about…
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Meridian Bank Expands Relationship with Real Estate Investment Firm, Finances $20 Million in Projects
Meridian Bank has expanded its relationship with Velocity Venture Partners, a Philadelphia-based investment firm, to finance five industrial real estate projects totaling more than $20 million. The five projects, each funded separately, exceed 330,000 square feet of industrial space in Bucks County (Quakertown, Newtown, Bensalem, and Huntingdon Valley) and Cherry Hill, N.J. Run by founding…
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Haverford High Graduate Creates Opportunities for Staff as They Clean Up
The first professional cleaning job Haverford High graduate Donna Allie did back in 1982 yielded a day’s work and compensation of only $10, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. “I looked at it as 10 more dollars than I had before the day started,” says Allie. She was desperate to support herself and a…
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President Biden Visits Delaware County With Good News, but Vaccine Shortage Looms
President Biden will be in Delaware County Tuesday, his first public appearance outside the White House, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The visit comes following passage Thursday of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package known as The American Rescue Plan. But he’s also visiting Delaware County at a time when federal, state…
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COVID-19 Percentages Lower for Delaware County Zipcodes Overall, With Some Exceptions
The percentage levels of new cases in Delaware County Zipcodes were lower on average for the week prior to March 10, compared to the previous week. Percentage increases were mostly in the 2% range. An exception was Zipcodes on or near the Main Line. Zipcode 19087 (Chesterbrook, St. Davids, Strafford, Radnor, Wayne) saw a 6%…
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Delaware County’s Hospitality Businesses Can Apply for Grants Starting Monday
Delaware County hospitality business can apply for grants between $5,000 and $50,000 starting March 15 at 8 a.m., writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. Applications will be accepted until April 12 to 3 p.m. Here is the link to apply. The county has received $6.4 million in funds from the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery…
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New COVID-19 Cases Stay Above 100 for Friday, March 12, in Delaware County
Seven additional COVID-19-related deaths were reported Friday, March 12, in Delaware County: 2 in Ridley 1 in Upper Darby 1 in Nether Providence 1 in Concord 1 in Radnor 1 in Chadds Ford The Chester County Health Department is reporting a total of 1,305 fatalities. Of those, 803 were in long-term care facilities and personal…
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