Philadelphia Business Journal
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After Bankruptcy Filing, Babies R Us in Exton to Close; Toys R Us in Media Stays Open
Babies R Us is closing its Exton location as part of a larger nationwide closure plan that affects 182 stores, but the Toys R Us…
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Iron Hill Brewery Launches Ambitious Plan That Will Delight Beer Aficionados
Iron Hill Brewery – which has locations in West Chester, Phoenixville, and Media – plans to release a new canned beer each month for the…
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Radnor’s Safeguard Scientifics Shifts Focus, Lays Off Half of Its Staff
Radnor’s Safeguard Scientifics has laid off half of its staff as part of cost-cutting measures and a change in business strategy, writes Michelle Caffrey for…
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Enthusiasm, Concern Among Reactions as Region Makes Amazon’s Short List
Reaction to the news that Greater Philadelphia is one of the 20 cities/regions on Amazon’s short list for its second headquarters has run the gamut…
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Radnor’s Lincoln Financial Group to Make $3.3 Billion Acquisition
Radnor’s Lincoln Financial Group has agreed to acquire Liberty Mutual Insurance Group’s Liberty Life Assurance for $3.3 billion, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business…
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Fintech Company in Swarthmore Raises $1.5 Million in Seed Round
LoanStar, a Swarthmore-based fintech company, has managed to raise $1.5 million in a seed round as it attempts to make its lending platform available to…
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Crozer-Keystone to Offer Advanced Brain, Spine Care Through New Partnership
The Crozer-Keystone Health System has partnered with the Global Neurosciences Institute to provide clinically advanced brain and spine care services to local patients, writes John…
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Philadelphia One of Four Regions Selected for Global Identity Project
Philadelphia has been selected by the Brookings Institution as one of four regions that will participate in a project to help determine how to define…
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New Ad Campaign Promotes Region as ‘Cellicon Valley’
The Philadelphia region will be promoted as “Cellicon Valley” in an ad blitz at this week’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investor Conference in San Francisco, writes…
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Wollman Aims to Turn Widener into a Game-Changing University
Widener president Julie Wollman is determined to turn the university into a game-changing institution of higher education, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal.…
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Crozer-Keystone Close to Sale of Community Hospital Campus in Chester
The Crozer-Keystone Health System is getting closer to selling its Community Hospital campus in Chester, write John George and Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business…
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Villanova Professor One of 10 Millennials to Watch in Higher Education
Villanova University professor Alexander Diaz-Lopez is one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 10 Millennials to Watch in Higher Education, writes Michelle Caffrey. Diaz-Lopez, a native…
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Media-Based Startup Creates App to Make Ordering Dietary-Specific Meals Easier
Dineable, a Media-based startup, aims to make ordering dietary-specific meals easier through an app that allows guests to share their dietary restrictions with a restaurant…
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Villanova Receives Hefty Donation from Multibillion-Dollar Tech, Defense Firm
The Harris Corporation, a multibillion-dollar tech and defense contracting firm based in Florida, has donated $1.25 million to Villanova University’s College of Engineering summer innovation…
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Archdiocese Has New Buyer for Don Guanella Property in Marple
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has entered into an agreement with Carlino Commercial Development for the sale of the 213-acre Don Guanella property in Marple, writes…
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Whole Foods in Exton, Newtown Square Now on Track for 2018 Opening
The Whole Foods grocery stores in Exton and Newtown Square that were expected to open earlier this year are now planning to welcome eager customers…
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Winery in Glen Mills Expands into Center City
Almost a decade after opening in Glen Mills, the Inn at Grace Winery is expanding into Center City with a tasting room and retail store,…
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Radnor’s Brandywine Realty Pitches Philadelphia, Austin Properties for Amazon HQ2
Radnor’s Brandywine Realty Trust has sent two submissions to Amazon, one for Philadelphia and one for Austin, Texas, as locations for the highly coveted Amazon…
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