• How to Become a Leader That People Respect

    Maybe you applied for a new leadership role or maybe you were given it based on the trust others have in you. But you know that just being called a leader does not make you one. You have to exhibit the qualities of somebody that others would want to follow in order for them to…

  • 7 Hot New Small Business Ideas To Start

    7 Hot New Small Business Ideas To Start

    Have you been looking to take more control over your financial success? Lots of people are feeling similarly right now, especially with how much upheaval there is in the traditional workplace. Here are some small business ideas to help you out. Whether you are looking for a small side gig to provide some supplemental income…

  • Wiser Wealth: How Much Can Your Children Save if You Teach Them to Start Now?

    Wiser Wealth: How Much Can Your Children Save if You Teach Them to Start Now?

    You are never too young to learn how to start managing your money. In fact, according to some research, you might even want your kids to start as early as five years old. Stacker looked at the research for how much of a difference saving early could make, and even just putting away a dollar…

  • Delaware County Leadership Profile: David Galluch, Candidate, U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District

    Delaware County Leadership Profile: David Galluch, Candidate, U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District

    David Galluch, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District, spoke with DELCO Today about losing his father before he was born; growing up in suburban Buffalo, and playing multiple sports in high school and the impact his football coach had on him. Galluch also discussed his family’s military…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Gorgeous Traditional in Glen Mills

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Gorgeous Traditional in Glen Mills

    This traditional home on 2.51 beautiful acres with four bedrooms and two full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Glen Mills. The property is approached along a private driveway flanked by mature trees providing immense curb appeal. It features an abundance of flowering and fruit-bearing trees and bushes that add to the…

  • Another Gift Given to Villanova University–This Time It’s $10M That Will Fund 3 Major Activities

    Another Gift Given to Villanova University–This Time It’s $10M That Will Fund 3 Major Activities

    A $10 million gift from The H. Hovnanian Family Foundation will help with a $60 to $70 million renovation to Villanova University’s library, create an endowed chair in the real estate program and create a new current events speaker series, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. It’s the second-largest donation in the past few…

  • Latest ‘PA Pride’ Series Ale Blends Ingredients From Glen Mills Malthouse

    Latest ‘PA Pride’ Series Ale Blends Ingredients From Glen Mills Malthouse

    The ‘PA Pride” beer series continues with the introduction of its fifth installment, a Hazy Double Pale Ale created by more than 30 craft breweries in Pennsylvania. The Hazy 8% Double India Pale Ale will be available April 3, writes Pat Ralph for Philly Voice. The series pays tribute to the state’s brewery and agriculture…

  • Career Corner: 11 Questions to Ask When Offered a Promotion at Work

    Career Corner: 11 Questions to Ask When Offered a Promotion at Work

    Have you just been offered a promotion at work? After your initial excitement settles, you need to consider what the new role actually entails and if it is something you want for yourself. The Phlebotomy Examiner made an extensive post on pre-promotion considerations, but here are the most important questions to ask. Does it Pay…

  • Delaware County Leadership: Brian Kelly, Founder and Former CEO of The Points Guy

    Delaware County Leadership: Brian Kelly, Founder and Former CEO of The Points Guy

    Brian Kelly, the founder and former CEO of The Points Guy, a popular travel website, spoke with DELCO Today about being born on Long Island and moving to Jamison near Doylestown when he was seven years old; his jobs as a teenager and the lessons he learned from them; serving in student government in both…

  • Philly Tech Trends: Video Production Isn’t As Hard As You Think

    Video production has been an increasingly valuable skill for individuals to have thanks to the widespread use of social media and sites like YouTube. But if you have never tried it yourself, you might assume it requires advanced training to learn. The site My Tech Decisions explains why making and editing videos is probably much…

  • Search Is On for 2 Missing Blue Star Markers From 1948 Meant for Media

    Search Is On for 2 Missing Blue Star Markers From 1948 Meant for Media

    Delaware County’s Department of Records and Archives and the Blue Star Memorial Highway Program of National Garden Clubs, Inc., is looking for information regarding two Blue Star Markers that were purchased on February 18, 1948, for Media Borough. The 73-year old markers were created to honor World War II Veterans. The Blue Star Program began…

  • Investigation Starts Into Drexel Hill Helicopter Crash; Pilot’s Father Speaks Out

    Investigation Starts Into Drexel Hill Helicopter Crash; Pilot’s Father Speaks Out

    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was on the ground Wednesday in Drexel Hill investigating the medical helicopter emergency landing Jan. 11 on Burmont Road at Drexel Hill United Methodist Church, reports Brian Roche for WGAL. “We’re just going to document the cockpit, the switchology, all those things here—the major components as found,” said NTSB…

  • 8 Organizations Donate to Foundation’s HOPE Program for Healthy Housing

    8 Organizations Donate to Foundation’s HOPE Program for Healthy Housing

    Eight organizations have committed a total of $155,000 to support the Foundation for Delaware County’s Housing Opportunities Program for Equity (HOPE) through the Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit Program (NAP). The HOPE project was approved in November for funding through NAP by the PA Department of Economic Development (DCED). Through this program the foundation will…

  • SCORE: 5 Critical Steps for Scaling up your Small Business

    SCORE: 5 Critical Steps for Scaling up your Small Business

    Congratulations! You own a small business that is emerging from the pandemic crisis with more orders or projects than you ever imagined. Or maybe you found a new path to market or a profitable target group to develop.  Whatever it is, scaling up a business means setting the stage to enable and support growth in…

  • Career Corner: 2021 Report Says Women Only Earn 82 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men

    Career Corner: 2021 Report Says Women Only Earn 82 Cents for Every Dollar Earned by Men

    Since 1963 our country has had the Equal Pay Act, which is supposed to ensure everyone is given the same wage for the same work regardless of their demographic. However, feminist leaders have long said that this law is not truly abided by, and that companies will offer lower salaries to women. Now new research…

  • Career Corner: When Negotiating Your Salary, Be Machiavellian

    Career Corner: When Negotiating Your Salary, Be Machiavellian

    If you have been performing well at your job for a long time, you no doubt would like an opportunity for advancement. Maybe a role promotion, or even just a raise. But the thought of having that conversation with your boss is awkward and a source of anxiety. Per book author Stacey Vanek Smith in…

  • Upcoming Football Film, The Hail Mary, Celebrates Catholic Sisterhood That Guided Its Local Director

    Upcoming Football Film, The Hail Mary, Celebrates Catholic Sisterhood That Guided Its Local Director

    As its director, Daniel Roebuck’s current film, The Hail Mary, is a high school football saga. As its screenwriter, however, the story is a nod to some influential teachers early in his school years. 6abc’s Alicia Vitarelli visited the set at its Lehigh Valley filming location. Roebuck hails from Bethlehem. His early career was as…

  • Amtrak Replacing Rail Cars with New Multi-Powered Trains

    Amtrak Replacing Rail Cars with New Multi-Powered Trains

    Amtrak has signed a $7.3 billion deal to acquire a fleet of up to 83 new train sets that will replace its almost 50-year-old rolling stock, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new multi-powered trains will replace the rail cars on the Northeast Corridor as well as a number of state-supported routes, including…