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Be ‘Merry’ with Malvern Bank, National Association
The holidays are a season for giving and spending time with loved ones. To celebrate, Malvern Bank, National Association will be a sponsor of “Malvern’s Christmas on King” event on Saturday, Dec. 1. Christmas on King is produced by the Malvern Business & Professional Association. The holiday event will feature a variety of performances and…
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Delaware County Community College Mourns Passing of Former President Dr. Jerry Parker
Dr. Jerry Parker, former president of Delaware County Community College, died last week after a battle with cancer. He was 71 years old. Parker served at the college for 40 years, including 14 years as president. He also was a 41-year resident of Upper Darby, where he and his wife Susan raised their two children,…
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Wedding Cake Brings Lansdowne Baker Internet Fame and a Flood of Requests
A wedding cake created by Zakiyyah McKelven in the image of Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot, quickly went viral and created a flood of requests for the Lansdowne baker, according to a report from CBS Philly. McKelven, who owns Kia’s Cakes & Café in Lansdowne, was commissioned to create Catherine Coll and Michael Bair’s…
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Villanova Native Creates Spectator Sports to Offer Swag to People on the Sidelines
Shannon Connolly, the founder and chief executive of Spectator Sports, started her company to offer swag to the people who stand on the sidelines and cheer for marathon runners, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Connolly became part of the spectator community thanks to her wife, Ruth Dickinson, a tennis pro who has run…
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Wawa Takes Its Service to the Next Level with New Catering Option
Residents of the Delaware Valley will soon have the chance to enjoy their favorite foods from Wawa in an entirely new way, courtesy of the company’s new catering business, according to a report from Convenience Store News. Customers can order from a menu of their favorite Wawa items. These are then delivered and set up…
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After Years of Delays, Whole Foods to Finally Open in Newtown Square
After several years of delays that caused a slew of rumors around the empty building, the Whole Foods in The Shoppes at Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square is finally scheduled to open in January, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Whole Foods first signed its lease for the location at Ellis Preserve three years…
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Haverford Native, CEO of Med Tech Company Named to Forbes’s 30 Under 30 List
Haverford native David West, the CEO of medical technology company Proscia, has been named in the healthcare section of Forbes’s 30 under 30 list for 2018, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 24-year-old graduated from St. Joe’s Prep before enrolling at Johns Hopkins University. Four years ago, he founded the company, along…
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As Students Default on College Loans in Massive Numbers, Newtown Square’s PayForEd Aims to Help
Last month, Newtown Square-based PayForEd launched a software program that helps recent graduates navigate their student loans, write Erin Arvedlund and Bob Fernandez for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The need for a tool like this is clear. In America, students default on a college loan every 28 seconds, with the number of those forced into defaulting…
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Midterm Elections Draw Voter Turnout Near Level of Presidential Elections
Voter turnout for the midterm elections in Pennsylvania was so high this year that it approached presidential election numbers, write Eugene Tauber and Michelle Merlin for The Allentown Morning Call. According to the unofficial turnout results, 58.4 percent of registered voters in the Keystone State cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm election. That is…
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Health Mats: Protecting Our Athletes and You at Every Event
By Vince Del Rossi Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Welcome to the home of the Super Bowl Champions and the pride of Philadelphia, the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field. Fans from all over the country come to watch the exciting games and are always proud when the Birds earn another touchdown. What happens off the field and…
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SAP Acquires Rival of SurveyMonkey for $8 Billion; CEO Compares Deal to Facebook Buying Instagram
Newtown Square’s SAP, the market leader in innovative enterprise application software, has acquired Qualtrics International, a rival of SurveyMonkey, for $8 billion, writes Cromwell Schubarth for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Utah-based company has raised around $450 million in venture funding. It was already valued at around $2.5 billion in April 2017, during its last…
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Best Foot Forward: State’s Failed Bid for Amazon’s HQ2 Included $4.6 Billion in Incentives
Pennsylvania was willing to provide Amazon with $4.6 billion in financial incentives to convince the e-commerce giant to bring its HQ2 to the state, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to a proposal letter sent to Amazon last year by Dennis M. Davin, head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development,…
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DNB First House of the Week: Suburban Oasis in Broomall
A beautifully maintained colonial with five bedrooms and four full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Broomall. One of the home’s many highlights is the bright and airy living room with large windows and gorgeous stone fireplace. The spacious eat-in kitchen features custom cabinetry and granite countertops, stone backsplash, a large granite…
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Neumann University Works with Tyler Arboretum to Save the American Chestnut Tree
This fall, Neumann University biology professor Mac Given and 11 students helped harvest American chestnuts at Tyler Arboretum. However, these nuts will not find their way to the roasting pit. The harvest is done in an attempt to save the American chestnut trees from disease and extinction. Since 1997, the arboretum has been supporting The…
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Hollywood Arrives in Ridley Park
Last week, Hollywood returned to Ridley Park for a day as production trucks arrived on Henderson Avenue to film scenes for the new movie 17 Bridges, according to a report from the Daily Times. The movie stars Chadwick Boseman of Black Panther fame and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons and tells the story of a disgraced…
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Newtown Square’s General Recreation Oversees Equipment Installation at Berks County Playground
Newtown Square-based General Recreation recently oversaw the installation of playground equipment at the new Carsonia Park Playground in Lower Alsace Township in Berks County, writes Ron Devlin for the Reading Eagle. Around 30 volunteers worked tirelessly to install the equipment, which was manufactured by Landscape Structures and purchased through General Recreation, a distributor of park,…
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Two Delaware County Educators Recruited by State’s Superintendent Academy
Southeast Delco School District superintendent Stephen Butz and Delaware County Intermediate Unit executive director Maria Edelberg have been recruited by the Superintendent Academy, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The academy was created by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to bring together superintendents and charter school leaders from across the state. They…
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WWII Veteran, Newtown Square Resident Celebrates 103rd Birthday on Veterans Day
Newtown Square resident Eugene Vickers, a World War II veteran, celebrated his 103rd birthday on Veterans Day, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Vickers rode with three other veterans from World War II in special cars during the Delaware County Veterans Day Parade in Media. This is not Vickers’s first appearance in the Delaware…
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