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One of Region’s Most-Admired CEOs Right Here in Delaware County
The Philadelphia Business Journal has been recognizing tremendous talent among top executives in Greater Philadelphia for the last four years with its Most Admired CEO Awards. In Delaware County, Folcroft-based American Expediting can celebrate having a CEO, Victor Finnegan, who is among the most admired in the region, writes Craig Ey for the Journal. In…
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DELCO Careers – Mobiquity
With a location in Wayne, Mobiquity is a digital engagement player that envisions, designs, creates, and optimizes compelling, game-changing digital solutions across all channels, combining its strengths in strategy, data science, and engineering. Program Director This position maintains consistent and highly successful delivery across all work streams; ensures that project teams are staffed with desired and complementary…
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Delaware County Leadership: Diane McGraw, CEO of McGraw Production
Ridley Park native and McGraw Productions CEO Diane McGraw spoke with DELCO Today about her adventurous spirit, moving to New York City when she was 21, and how she attributed her early success in sports and event production to a combination of luck and not being afraid to try new things. She also shared how…
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Delaware County Native Takes on Role in Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play
Delaware County native Kimberly Fairbanks has taken on the role of Cynthia in Sweat, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, writes Rita Charleston for The Philadelphia Tribune. Presented by the Philadelphia Theatre Company, the play explores Reading, a once-vibrant community in Pennsylvania facing a shrinking economy. As this happens, fear, tragedy, and hopelessness start to set in…
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Collection at DCHS Features Books That Tell Haunted Tales Set Here in Delco
The book collection at the Delaware County Historical Society in Chester features a number of books that tell spooky stories set right here in Delaware County, according to a report from the Delaware County News Network. They include Ghost Stories of Delaware County written by Charles J. Adams III. The book lays bare 25 hauntingly…
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New Medical Staff Officers Take Helm at Crozer-Keystone
Crozer-Keystone Health System recently announced the appointment of new officers on its medical staffs, for a term that runs until June 30, 2019. “It is an honor to be nominated president of such a talented medical staff,” said Sarah E. Falgowski, M.D., the newly-appointed medical staff president for Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Springfield Hospital, and Taylor…
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Delaware County Announces Proposed Budget with No Tax Increase for 2019
Delaware County’s proposed budget for 2019 was presented on Friday by Executive Director Marianne Grace. The budget proposes no tax increase for 2019. If ultimately adopted by County Council, this would be the fifth year in a row with no tax increase. “We commend Executive Director Marianne Grace, Budget Director Jim Hayes, President Judge Kevin…
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History of Groundbreaking Soft Drink Runs Through Main Line
Bill Double, who cut his teeth as a journalist at the Coatesville Record in the late 1960s, has written a book on the history of Hires Root Beer, the groundbreaking beverage with ties to the Main Line, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. According to Double, author of Charles E. Hires and the Drink…
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Penn Medicine and $4 Billion Marijuana Company Have Big Plans for King of Prussia
Curaleaf, a marijuana company valued at $4 billion, and Penn Medicine have big plans for Pennsylvania, specifically in King of Prussia, writes Sam Wood for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Both a grower and retailer, Curaleaf currently operates in 10 states with permits pending in California and Pennsylvania. The company plans to open six dispensaries in Pennsylvania…
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Villanova Dines Out! Restaurant Week to Bring Together Campus, Surrounding Communities
Villanova University has partnered with the Wayne Business Association and the Bryn Mawr Business Association — as well as other restaurants outside of each association — to encourage people to dine out throughout the week of Nov. 5-9. The goal of this event, entitled “Villanova Dines Out! Restaurant Week,” is to create awareness among students…
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DELCO Careers – Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Located in Darby, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is a 204-bed teaching hospital that offers advanced acute-care services in a broad range of specialties and is consistently recognized for clinical excellence. Certified Medical Assistant This position provides general support to physicians for patient care and examinations, including exam preparation and lab work; assists patients as directed; and supports the…
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Wilmington University Prof Reveals New Findings on Personality Disorders, How They’re Misunderstood
By Dr. Todd Grande When it comes to personality constructs, psychopathy is probably one of the most prominently featured and sensationalized in the media, but one of the least understood by the general public. Psychopathy is a technical term used in personality research; however, it goes by many names in popular culture, such as sociopathy…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Awards More Than $1.1 Million to Local Nonprofits
In its first major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County, the largest public charity in Delaware County, announced $1,165,000 in awards through 46 grants to 42 area nonprofits. Grants were awarded in the areas of children’s health and nutrition, maternal health services, preventive healthcare, substance abuse including the opioid epidemic, preparing high school…
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Penn Physicist, Cardinal O’Hara Grad Wins $3 Million Award Sponsored by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
University of Pennsylvania physicist and Cardinal O’Hara graduate Eugene Mele and his colleague Charles Kane have won a $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, writes Tom Avril for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2005, the two physics professors at Penn predicted the existence of an unusual new type of electronic material, a two-dimensional topological insulator.…
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Delaware County Played a Key Role in the Aftermath of the Jonestown Massacre
The impact of the Jonestown Massacre still resonates four decades later, especially in communities throughout the tri-state area that played a key role in the aftermath, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. The Jonestown Massacre was the single largest loss of American civilian life from a deliberate act until Sept. 11, 2001. On Nov.…
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A Definitive Ranking of the Worst (and Best) Halloween Candy This Year
Just in time for Halloween, CandyStore.com has published a definitive ranking of the worst and best Halloween candy to help you decide what to stock up on this year and what to avoid, writes Clair Robins. To compile the rankings, CandyStore.com combined the findings of 12 other lists of the worst and best Halloween candy…
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Son of Delco Legend Charts His Own Path in Football
Vinny Papale – son of Glenolden native and Interboro High School graduate Vince Papale, whom Mark Wahlberg played on the big screen – is charting his own path in football as a wide receiver at the University of Delaware, writes Mike Jensen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Always cheered on by his father from the stands,…
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DELCO Careers – Villanova University
Villanova, founded in 1842, is the oldest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Villanova is a leading national university as U.S. News & World Report recently ranked its online Non-MBA Business Programs as the best in the nation. Research Analyst This position designs web surveys using Qualtrics; administers surveys, analyzes data using SPSS, and…
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