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Boeing’s Focus on Safety, Not Sales, Netted Results at Paris Air Show
Boeing Co. arrived at the world’s largest aerospace extravaganza, the Paris Air Show, battling the biggest crisis in its history. It departs having secured a crucial vote of confidence in its beleaguered 737 MAX jetliner and the prospect of further orders, writes Robert Wall and Andrew Tangel for the Wall Street Journal. Boeing’s efforts to…
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Local Legislators Seek Protection of Boeing Helicopter Plant Jobs in Ridley
The military’s Future Years Defense Program doesn’t fund upgrades for Chinook Ch-47F helicopters at Boeing Corp.’s Ridley Township factory, as the previous year’s budget did, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Democratic-led House Armed Services Committee is asking for an extra $28 million to keep the “Block II” upgrade program active during…
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DNB First House of the Week: Restored Tudor Home in Ridley Park
A Tudor home with four bedrooms and two bathrooms situated on a charming 0.7-acre lot is available for sale in Ridley Park. This restored home originally built in the early 20th century is a part of Ridley Park’s Historical District. It offers the privacy of a country estate with easy access to both Philadelphia and…
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Woodlyn McDonald’s Upgrades With New Technology, Menu Items and Table Guest Service
The Hamburglar remains the same, but just about everything else has changed at the McDonald’s at 1253 MacDade Boulevard in Woodlyn, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The restaurant includes new technology and menu items, and an enhanced level of service for a more modern guest experience. The Woodlyn site is the…
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4 Ridley High School Seniors Leave Locker Notes of Inspiration
Come graduation, there’s not much seniors leave behind, but this year was different for the seniors at Ridley High School, writes George Solis for 6abc. In the school halls four students ended on a positive Post-It. Bryn Pote and three of her friends blanketed the school’s roughly 2,500 lockers with sticky notes to spread messages…
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Despite Recent Challenges, Boeing’s Historic Role as a Leader in the Aerospace Industry Remains Unchanged
This year marks the 85th anniversary of the day in 1934 when Bill Boeing resigned from the aviation enterprise he had founded only 18 years earlier, writes Loren Thompson for forbes.com. It was a blow to the company, but it wouldn’t be the last. During the Nixon Administration demand for jetliners collapsed. So today’s crisis…
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Former Delco Cop Opens No-Men Allowed Fitness Studio
Jennifer August loved being a Delaware County police officer, but she has never felt more empowered than now, running the all-female Jabz Boxing studio in Ridley Park, writes Erin McCarthy for philly.com. “It’s so refreshing,” the Norwood native said, “going from 10 years of working with all men to now working with all women.” August…
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New York Hotel Management Firm Opens Office in Drexel Hill
A New York hotel development and management company has set up its mid-Atlantic headquarters in Drexel Hill, with the goal of increasing its team as it adds properties, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. Prestige Hospitality Group from Albany, N.Y., expanded to the Philadelphia area with an office in Drexel Hill that will serve…
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2 Delco Business Owners Grateful to Small Business Champion For Help Provided
A “small business champion” has spent 25 years helping women in the Philadelphia area start businesses, including two in Delaware County, writes Diane Mastrull for philly.com. Lynne Cutler, who grew up in Wallingford and Swarthmore, is founder and president of Women’s Opportunities Resource Center, (WORC). She was recently named the SBA’s Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business…
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After 16 Years, It’s Closing Time for Barnaby’s in Ridley Township
The iconic Barnaby’s on MacDade Boulevard in Ridley has closed its doors for good after 16 years, writes Barbara Ormsby for the Delaware County News Network. However, the location that once housed MacDade House and the Carnival Room will be taken over by a new owner. It will reopen as The Nash Bar & Grill…
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Retired Marine Saves Iconic Comic Book Store in Ridley
John Daly Jr. is giving new life to Comic Universe on MacDade Boulevard in the Folsom section of Ridley, as the retired U.S. Marine has stepped in to take ownership of the store on May 1, writes Alex Rose for the Delaware County News Network. “I never would have seen myself owning a comic book…
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Twenty-One-Year-Old’s Woodlyn-Based Startup Aims to ‘Redesign the Healthcare Experience’
Vitable Health, a Woodlyn-based startup, is offering local residents on-demand urgent care, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Vitable founder and CEO Joseph Kitonga, people will be able to visit the company’s website to request an appointment. Then, one of the company’s advanced nurse practitioners will arrive at their home within…
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Lidl Asks State for $1 Million for Its Grocery Store in Ridley Township
Lidl, the German supermarket chain, is asking Pennsylvania for $9.5 million in redevelopment grants for six of its stores, one of which is located in Ridley Township, writes Jacob Adelman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Lidl U.S. has applied for funding from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, which supports redevelopment projects that have potential for big…
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Boeing’s Plant in Ridley Park Enters into Partnership with Leonardo’s New Training Facility
A new Leonardo facility in Northeast Philadelphia will train pilots, crews, and mechanics in partnership with Boeing’s plant in Ridley Park, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Italian helicopter maker is spending $65 million to build the new, 60,000-square-foot training facility adjacent to its existing plant. It will serve pilots, air crews, maintenance…
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Ridley High School Grad Creates App to Simplify Wedding Planning
Ridley High School graduate Marcie Reilly is the co-founder of an app that simplifies wedding planning by matching couples with vendors, writes Rachel Abbey McCafferty for Crain’s Cleveland Business. Reilly started Flutter Social with Kaleigh Gallagher after they met at Cleveland Clinic Innovations. The pair saw an opportunity to improve the wedding planning process by…
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Pair of 18-Month-Old Girls from Ridley Chosen as International Nonprofit’s Ambassadors
Nadia Fitzpatrick and Sydney Gelman, two 18-month-old girls from Ridley Township, have been chosen as Nothing Down’s international ambassadors for 2019, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. Nothing Down is a nonprofit attempting to change the way people view Down syndrome by removing the stigmas associated with it. Its mission is to…
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Ridley Township Residents Oppose Neighborhood Barnaby’s Becoming an Evangelical Church
Ridley Township residents are not happy that their neighborhood Barnaby’s could become an evangelical church, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Opposition began on social media when it was reported that the popular bar was to be sold to New Destiny Christian Center. The grassroots community currently meets elsewhere in the township. People took…
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Rare Mandarin Duck Native to Asia Finds Its Way to Ridley Park
A rare mandarin duck native to Asia recently found its way to Delaware County and has taken up residence in Ridley Park Lake, writes Taylor Horn for NBC Philadelphia. The chubby newcomer has puffy orange cheeks and gorgeous feathers that range from emerald to violet to royal blue. It’s possible that the duck is somebody’s…
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