The Philadelphia Business Journal
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Firehouse Subs Reignites Growth Plans in King of Prussia and Willow Grove
Firehouse Subs is plotting a regional comeback and has Montco firmly in its sights, writes Emma Dooling for The Philadelphia Business Journal. The Florida-based sandwich…
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Annovis Bio Creates New Drug Form to Treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
A Berwyn-based biopharmaceutical company is filing for a patent for its new drug candidate that could potentially treat neurodegenerative diseases. Annovis Bio filed for a…
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Phoenixville’s Former Water World Site Up for Sale
The property formerly known as Water World in Phoenixville is on the market for $2.85 million. The park closed in 2012, and a Wayne couple…
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Former Helicopter Plant in Coatesville Sells to Delco-based Company
A tale of two aircraft companies dates to the 1930s and 1940s, when two prominent innovators revolutionized the helicopter. Igor Sikorsky developed the first successful…
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Chester Burn Center Provides Peer-to-Peer Support for Survivors
Chester’s Crozer Health burn center is joining a national community to provide support to burn survivors. The Nathan Speare Regional Burn center is onboarding Phoenix…
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‘We’re Quickly Growing Here’: Need for More Elbow Room Prompts Meridian Bank to Purchase Building in Exton
After outgrowing its Malvern headquarters, Meridian Bank has purchased a 32,800-square-foot office building in Exton. The site will be used for the expansion of the…
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Philadelphia-Area Housing Report: Has the Market Boom’s Bubble Popped?
According to the Philadelphia-Area Housing Report, residential real estate sales in the Philadelphia area continued to drop in October. The “unusually strong activity” of 2020…
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Three Signs of Recent Pa. College Grads: Framed Diplomas, Ready Resumes, Mountainous Student Debt
The Class of 2020 at Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities carried the third-highest level of student debt nationwide, according to the recently released 16th annual report…
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With $426M Collected in October Gaming Revenue, PGCB Says It Was a Record Month
According to newly released Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) data, Pennsylvania set a new monthly gaming revenue record in October. The PGCB report on the…
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Philadelphia Among Top Ten Metros with Most Active, Anchored-Retail CMBS Debt
Malls across the country are continuing to struggle as many retailers continue to shift away from brick-and-mortar to strengthen their online presence. As they leave…
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Five Philadelphia-area Companies Rank Among Most Female-Friendly Companies in World
Five companies from the Philadelphia area have ranked among the most female-friendly companies in the world, according to Forbes’ inaugural rankings. Ryan Mulligan covered the…
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LinkedIn Places Philadelphia Among Ten Fastest-Growing Cities For Entrepreneurs
The newly released State of Entrepreneurship report from LinkedIn puts Philadelphia among the top ten fastest-growing big cities for entrepreneurs, writes Ryan Mulligan for the…
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Amazon Plans to Add Nearly 4,000 Seasonal Jobs in the Philadelphia Region for Holiday Rush
Amazon is planning to fill 3,900 seasonal jobs in the Philadelphia region, joining numerous companies that are now bulking up ahead of the holiday rush…
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Career Corner: New Anything-But-Normal Rules for Job Seekers
If you are job hunting right now you probably assumed that your work-life will have some adjustments from the pre-pandemic days after you are hired.…
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Holy Family University New President Doesn’t Yet Seek a Merger ‘Dance Partner,’ But She’d Consider One
Anne Prisco — the first nonclergy president of Holy Family University (near Bensalem) — arrived with an open mind regarding tactics for keeping the school’s…
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ZeroEyes, an AI Gun Detection Agency, Raises Nearly $21M
Conshohocken-based ZeroEyes, a veteran-founded startup that uses artificial intelligence to detect guns, has managed to raise $20.9 million in a Series A round, writes Kennedy…
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New CEO of West Chester-Based Qurate Ready to Lead Transformation of QVC, HSN
David Rawlinson II, the new CEO of West Chester-based Qurate, is ready to lead the transformation of QVC and the company’s other brands. He intends…






































