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Wells Fargo Closing Broomall Branch as Part of Belt-Tightening Effort
Wells Fargo & Co. plans to close 54 more branches — including a branch at 2701 West Chester Pike in Broomall, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The bank is trying to cut billions of dollars in costs to stay competitive with rivals. It’s also shutting down a site in Kutztown in Berks County…
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Medical Marijuana Industry in Pennsylvania Thriving During Pandemic
The Pennsylvania medical marijuana industry is booming, as evidenced by the expansion of marijuana cultivator Agri-Kind in Chester and other marijuana facilities around the state, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. The overall market, with $1.3 billion in sales, has doubled since February. Sales from growers and processors to dispensaries are at $528 million…
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Springfield Mall Owner Sending Curated Surprise Boxes to Shopper’s Homes
With COVID-19 concerns still on everyone’s minds, PREIT, owner of the Springfield Mall, is attempting to entice customers to patronize their mall retailers in an innovative way, reports PYMNTS.com. Taking a cue from services like Loot Crate, PREIT is now allowing customers to have surprise boxes sent to their homes, containing a variety of items…
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Washington Post: Chester-Upland School District Faces Charter School Manager Takeover
Chester Upland School District could soon be the first school district in the country to be operated by a charter organization, writes Valerie Strauss for The Washington Post. Ongoing financial difficulties, amplified by the pandemic, has opened the door for CSMI, a charter school management organization, to take over the district’s K-8 program. Chester Upland…
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Lawmaker Introduces Legislation That Would Award Medal of Honor to VFMA Grad, WWII Hero
U.S. Rep. John Joyce has introduced legislation that would award the Medal of Honor to Lt. Eric Fisher Wood Jr., a Valley Forge Military Academy graduate and World War II hero, writes Mark Pesto for Task & Purpose, a military-focused digital media company. After being separated from his unit, Wood gathered a group of allied…
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75 New COVID-19 Cases Reported for Monday in Delaware County, Total Cases Now 10,120
There were 75 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Delaware County for Monday, Aug. 24. Total number of cases is now at 10,120. No additional COVID-19-related deaths have been reported, with the total number now listed at 769. Of those, 602 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to data from…
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Verdict Still Out on When Central League Fall Sports Will Start
School fall sports is kind of in limbo, as county health departments advise delaying the season while the PIAA announces it will allow individual school districts and leagues to move forward. Central League athletes are understandably confused, writes Terry Toohey for papreplive.com. For its part, the 12 teams of the Central League schools out of…
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Why It’s Time to Reassess Your Business Cost Structure
The coronavirus pandemic essentially served as a real-world stress test for organizations, and it remains an unpredictable force in our society. Whether your company adjusted to a painful new reality, pivoted to new products and services, or experienced a surge in demand, all organizations should evaluate their ongoing response and pinpoint what worked, what didn’t,…
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Wawa Dinners are Not Too Bad and Definitely Delco, Reviewer Says
Now that Wawa’s rolling out its new dinner options, how do they taste? Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer says, generally, pretty good, in a Delco kind of way. She was at the Wawa in Media last Thursday, sampling burgers, fries, pasta, pot roast, rotisserie chicken, and kids’ meals. Right now, 15 local stores have…
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July Unkind to Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Recovery Rate
Pennsylvania is the state with the eighth-worst unemployment recovery rate in the nation in July, according to a new report by WalletHub. To determine the ranking for States Whose July Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and District of Columbia based on four key metrics. According to WalletHub, “We looked…
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Vette, an ‘Uber for Job Phone Interviews,’ Saves Hiring Managers Time With Experts Vetting Candidates
Villanova University graduate and recruiter Amber Wanner was having to pay experts to interview tech job candidates because she lacked the expertise to properly vet them. Then she created the new tech platform company, Vette, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. Vette is “Uber for phone interviews.” The platform lets employers or recruiters connect…
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Swarthmore Among Nation’s Top Ten Colleges for Renewable Energy; Solar Panels Coming to Campus
According to a new report by PennEnvironment, Swarthmore College is among the top 10 colleges and universities in the country for embracing renewable energy, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Swarthmore, which ranked seventh, gets all of its electricity through renewable sources, primarily by buying renewable energy credits. RECs allow institutions to buy renewable…
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‘Dogs of Ben’ Cheer on Philadelphia Union in Cutout Form at Tuesday’s First Union Home Game
Man’s Best Friend will be in the stands in cutout form for the Philadelphia Union’s first home game of the season Tuesday, writes Jonathan Abraham for brotherlygame.com. Cardboard cutouts of the adoptable canines will be the guest of The Philadelphia Union and Subaru of America, Inc. with the hope of finding these dogs a new…
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Neumann University Offers Online Instruction Training for K-12 Teachers
In October, Neumann University will offer a K-12 Online Instruction program to provide teachers with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to effectively design, deliver, and assess K-12 academic learning content in hybrid and virtual settings. Made up of four classes, the program will run from October 2020 through June 2021 with one course this fall,…
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John Robert Cellars Brings Wine Making and Tasting Room to Urban Essington
An urban winery has come to Essington at 301 Wanamaker Ave, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. John Robert Cellars Wine Bar and Tasting Room has award-winning wines and is happy to teach you all about them. They opened April 28, a realized dream of John Irving of Gulph Mills and Robert Goodwin of…
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Springfield Mall Owner Announces $23M COVID Shut Down Losses
By Chris Issac PREIT had been able to get all of their malls opened up again near the start of the summer, but there was never any doubt that the months of being closed was going to have a heavy impact on their earnings. Information about PREIT’s quarterly profits has now been made public, and…
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CEO Has Big Plans for the Crozer Keystone Health System
Crozer Keystone’s new CEO Peter Adamo, was primed in February to bring the Health System into a new era. Then the pandemic hit, writes s John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Long-term planning was replaced with caring for seriously ill COVID-19 patients. Elective surgery and non-emergency care was delayed. Now, he’s ready to optimistically…
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These Face Masks for Teens Are Tailor-Made in Ridley
James May, a Ridley tailor and costume maker, has been turning out thousands of free face masks to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. Now he’s focusing on masks he hopes will appeal to teens and children so they can be protected, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. He’s aiming for their team…
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