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The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia is making significant strides in attracting and expanding companies within the region, showcasing its impact on the local…
During a recent celebration of his inspirational legacy, West Chester University President Christopher M. Fiorentino was awarded a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by Downtown West…
For more than 50 years, Rebecca Jane Desmond inspired students, coached tennis, and was an honored community leader in Downingtown.
She died in her home…
I’m calling these last few weeks of columns The Dork Series.
Apostrophe love. Bad dancing.
If I told you about the history courses I…
Get ready, because the 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show is just around the corner! This family favorite event’s theme for 2024 is “United by Flowers…
SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has free October SCORE webinars and live presentations to help you maximize your small businesses’ potential.
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How to Launch a…
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The Chester County Department of Community Development (DCD) has released its 2023 Point-In-Time (PIT) count, which shows that 436 people were experiencing homelessness…
West Chester University President Christopher M. Fiorentino, Ph.D., who leads the largest university within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, has announced to…
Located in the heart of Pennsylvania, Lancaster is rich in history and even richer in activities. If you find yourself searching for fall activities, looking…
The Fund for Women and Girls launched its highly anticipated 2022 Blueprint Report: Lighting a Path on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at the Colonial Theatre…
Our nation is polarized and angry unlike any time since the Civil War. It seems that we are shouting at each other in person and…
United Way of Chester County will host its First Annual Golf Outing on April 26 on the lush, picturesque greens of Penn Oaks Golf Club…
The forced safety precautions imposed due to the pandemic have made many realize they can accomplish a lot more remotely than they may have thought…
When people think of the iconic locations to visit in and around Philadelphia, they are quick to name places like the Liberty Bell, the Philadelphia…
There was no playbook to prepare local health networks for the global medical crisis that arrived on the doorstep of the United States earlier this…
Independent or private schools present unique challenges to finding the right school insurance coverage because the risks go beyond what a typical business faces. With…
William Holloway, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President and Principal of Bernardon, an award-winning firm that provides architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture services, has…
My camping experience is limited and questionable. Is it really camping when you’re in a roofed cabin at Girl Scout camp? Or in a…
Kennett Square resident Faith Wohl, whose fight for women in the workplace landed her a presidential appointment, died last month at 85, writes Jeff Neiburg…
Chester County is among the best places to live in the U.S., writes Samuel Stebbins for 24/7 Wall St.
Based on the life…
As part of its Chester County Stronger initiative, the United Way of Chester County will provide funding to expand Chester County District Attorney Deborah Ryan…
How important is DNA in the development of an individual as opposed to the teachings he or she receives throughout one’s life?
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By Lynne Williams
We said: Black Lives Matter. Never said: Only black lives matter. We know: All lives matter. We just need your help with…
Clean Quarantine Comedy, a live Internet broadcast featuring comedians coming together virtually for a good cause, will be held on Friday, April 17 from 2…
By Main Line Health
In a medical or weather emergency, your first thought is usually how you can protect yourself and the people you’re…
By Brandon Steiger
The past few weeks have turned businesses upside down, inside out, and downright topsy-turvey, but that doesn’t mean we are…
By Diana Walker
Did you know that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in the United States? If you said…
Each winter, those living in the Mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, experience bouts of arctic temperatures. This was especially true during the 2014 Polar Vortex…
Kurt Kunsch, Senior Vice President and the Trust Managing Director at Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Phoenixville…
Jaren helped fellow service members by working for more than 35 years with the Veterans Administration. Now, at age 83, this veteran is facing life…
Jessica Morrell, the Associate Director of Campus Ministry at Immaculata University, spoke with VISTA Today about being born in Pittsburgh but growing up in the…
United Way of Chester County recently hosted Live United in Music, an annual fundraiser that benefits its Financial Stability Center, at Penn Oaks Golf Club…
By Janice Colvin
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Martin Luther King Jr.
In Michael Dixon’s case, he was…
The United States has no shortage of billionaires, as eight out of the 10 richest people in the world are American, according to the latest…
“It’s not the most glamorous business, but it’s something that’s really necessary to help the agricultural community around us,” said Dr. James…
By Michael Gidlewski
Core Purpose communicates the difference you want to make in the lives of others. It is the why behind everything that you…
Shaun Elliott, the President & CEO of the Greater Philadelphia YMCA, the Conshohocken-based organization with 195,000 members, 5,000 employees and which manages…
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone, and Terence Farrell have declared October as United Way Month in Chester County.
The Commissioners recently presented a…
Greater Valley Forge (GVF), a nonprofit that promotes a transportation network and infrastructure for a more sustainable environment to work and live in the region…
The Wayne Church’s food pantry is helping low-income people living in the area of Pennsylvania’s richest county stay nourished, writes Alfred Lubrano…
Nearly two decades ago, local community leaders from both the business and nonprofit sectors joined forces in Leadership Chester County to address community needs, writes…
The Chester County Economic Development Council(CCEDC) recently voted to add seven new members to its board of directors. The new additions include Vanessa Briggs…
Colonel Stuart Helgeson, the Superintendent and Chief Operating Officer of Valley Forge Military Academy and College, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Connecticut…
The United Way of Chester County is fortunate to have so many champions who give their time, talent, and treasure on behalf of the community…
By Bob Yearick
As one of Shark Tank’s resident savants, Mark Cuban routinely turns thumbs down on the intense, almost desperate sales pitches that…
A family of four in Pennsylvania needs to make a minimum of $59,340 a year to survive, according to a recently released report by…
Dunwoody Village – a continuing care retirement community in Newtown Square that offers residents unparalleled comfort, award-winning healthcare and rehabilitation, and a vibrant lifestyle – has…
Deidra Turner, a Neumann University senior majoring in political science, turned her love of history into college credit through an internship at the Brinton 1704…
ArcelorMittal, a multinational steel manufacturer with a plant in Coatesville, is marking its 10th year of reporting on its corporate responsibility and sustainability initiatives in…
The United Way of Chester County recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of its Financial Stability Center in Exton with an open house and guided…
As the 13th-largest retail bank in the United States, Citizens Bank delivers a broad range of financial services to more than five million individuals…
Calling it “a childhood dream,” Manon Neal just had to do it – she couldn’t help herself.
She got a running start…
By Maria Hess
When Maria Esther Mendez De La Cruz’s father was deported to Mexico, she became a statistic. She joined the ranks of…
According to a study by Johns Hopkins University, volunteering reduces levels of stress, anxiety, and depression and increases brain function, thus causing the “happiness effect…
As the Church Farm School in Exton prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary this spring, The Reverend Edmund K. “Ned” Sherrill II, Head of School…
FRESHstart Kitchen, a culinary workforce training and development initiative launched in September by the Chester County Food Bank, recently graduated its inaugural class.
FRESH is…
Josiah called Good Works because his furnace didn’t respond when he turned the thermostat up to 65 degrees on that first cold evening of…
With the news of the death of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, many Americans have taken the time to…
Freedom is a precious gift. But a job loss, illness, accident, or bad decision can rob people of their freedom.
Judy had a successful career…
Christopher P. Saello has been named the next President and CEO of United Way of Chester County and will assume the role effective Jan. 1…
Chester County is a great place to live and work, yet many in our community struggle to get by. Limited personal and financial resources are…
Citadel will present Live United in Music Featuring Figaro, a fundraiser for the United Way of Chester County, on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 5:30…
Core Purpose communicates the difference you want to make in the lives of the people you touch.
A famous study by Gallup…
By Tori Goodrich
Across the country, as Christine Blasey Ford was re-living her own trauma, survivors of sexual assault were undoubtedly re-living their…
By David Harmer
The Declaration of Independence inaugurated the American experiment with these stirring words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all…
Mike Horrocks may have been gone for 17 years and counting, but he’s never left his alma mater in spirit.
The 38-year-old…
If you live in Chester County and are planning to do some grocery shopping in the next few days, you might be out of luck…
Bruce Mowday
The Pennsylvania Cable Network has scheduled an episode of It’s History show on Chester County author Bruce Mowday’s latest book, J…
For the fourth consecutive year, the United Way of Chester County is partnering with the Chester County Food Bank to fill the latter’s shelves…
Golfers in Chester County looking for the most challenging course should head over to White Manor Country Club in Malvern, writes Sharon Oliver for the…
Seedcopa
Marie Shires has been named Vice President and Relationship Manager at Seedcopa, a certified development company based in Exton that specializes in helping Pennsylvania…
Lamb McErlane
Lamb McErlane attorneys Jake D. Becker, William R. Christman III, and Rachel E. Lusk were sworn into the Bar of the United States…
Michael Horrocks, the West Chester University graduate who lost his life in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will be inducted into the Capital…
When one of your priorities is public safety, you recognize the importance of the nation’s 9-1-1 system – and celebrate the fact that…
A. Duie Pyle, based in West Chester, is the premier transportation and logistics provider in the northeastern United States with coverage extending into the Southeast…
The Turkey Hill convenience stores – there are 12 in Chester County – are being sold by Kroger, a Cincinnati-based retail company, to United Kingdom-based…
The largest privately-owned nature preserve open to the public in southeastern Pennsylvania just got even bigger with the addition of 20 acres of rare…
Alison Marcantuno, the Store Team Leader at the new Whole Foods Market in Exton, which opens this morning at 9:00 AM, spoke with VISTA…
More than 75 percent of full-time workers in the U.S. live paycheck to paycheck.
Even more alarming?
More than half say they’re…
Exton’s iPipeline, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the financial services industry, has acquired United Kingdom-based TCP LifeSystems, a software…
Last summer, Kennett Square-based Good Neighbors Home Repair helped a disabled woman who lives alone in West Grove and needed her front porch and…
Doug Thompson, Citadel’s Director of Retail Delivery, was among a handful of lucky shoppers who won a spot in a 60-second shopping spree…
Live United in Music
For the fifth consecutive year, Citadel is the presenting sponsor of the United Way of Chester County’s Live United in…
Habitat for Humanity of Chester County
The Coatesville-based nonprofit with a mission to build affordable housing for low-income residents recently broke ground on…
Citadel Heart of Learning Award
Citadel has announced the nomination period for the 2018 Citadel Heart of Learning Award is now open. Nominations for the…
West Chester may be one of the best places to live in the United States, but despite its picturesque Main Street and beautiful neighborhoods, it…
Headquartered in Malvern, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment companies, with more than $3.5 trillion in global assets under management and…
The United Way of Chester County recently honored local businesses and community partners for their enthusiasm and dedication to its mission to fight for the…
With its United States headquarters in Malvern, Endo International is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes quality branded and generic pharmaceutical…
Andrew Silverman
Andrew R. Silverman, an associate at MacElree Harvey, has been elected to the Board of the World Trade Center Delaware (WTC). For over…
CubeSmart, headquartered in Malvern, is a self-administered and self-managed real estate company focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of self-storage…
Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, the United Way of Chester County will host the renowned pop vocal group Rockapella at its fifth annual…
Publisher’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Roger Huggins was originally published in August 2016.
Roger Huggins, Chair of the Gawthrop Greenwood’s…
Work is now under way on the Third Avenue Streetscape Project, the first phase of revitalization work related to the new Coatesville Train Station.
State…
Evolve IP, The Cloud Services Company, has acquired Mtel, a European cloud communications firm based in the Netherlands.
The strategic purchase is part of the…
Bob Madonna, the President and CEO of Surrey Services, spoke with VISTA Today about being born in South Philadelphia, then moving into an Irish neighborhood…
It was a moment every aspiring soccer player dreams of, and Malvern native Jimmy McLaughlin lived it out on national television last week.
His penalty…
What the nonprofit Volunteer English Program offers is unprecedented.
VEP connects volunteers with adult English Language Learners to provide free, one-on-one tutoring and…
Approximately 35 million tons of food waste is thrown away every year in the United States.
This waste, when sent to landfills, decomposes slowly and…
Who can top The Matt Gorham Group?
That question is on the minds of many as the United Way of Chester County continues its tradition…
By Chris Cooper
BB&T Bank, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a relative newcomer to this area, but the mission-driven financial…
First Resource Bank
First Resource Bank, which has branches in Exton and West Chester, has completed a private placement with institutional investors of 513,100…
Members of the United Steelworkers in Coatesville are preparing to celebrate 75 years of Local 1165, writes Brian McCullough for the Daily Local News.
The…
Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, the Executive Director of the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls, speaks with VISTA Today about growing the youngest of six…
In a recent episode of 60 Minutes, CBS correspondent Anderson Cooper profiled the Abaarso School of Science and Technology located in Somaliland, an East African…
President Donald Trump has been in office 100 days now, and Chester County voters are just as split about his successes as they were on…
According to the Chester County Department of Community Development (DCD), 570 people experience homelessness in Chester County on any given night.
With…
A new addiction recovery center is not only rescuing jobs lost in Devon but also lives caught in the trap of heroin, opioids, and alcohol…
A. Duie Pyle, based in West Chester, is the premier transportation and logistics provider in the northeast United States with coverage extending into the Southeast…
Niche.com has released its 2017 List of the Best Places to Live in America, and out of the more than 15,000 towns and…
Participate in the first ever and only color 5K on an airport runway in Chester County!
United Way of Chester County is pleased to bring…
United Way of Chester County
Registration is now open for the Conquer the Runway 5K benefitting the United Way of Chester County Financial Stability Center…
Lundale Farm
Jodi Gauker has been named the new executive director of Lundale Farm, a 520-acre property in northern Chester County that leases land…
Chester County is a great place to live and work, yet many in our community struggle to get by.
Since 2007, the United Way of…
By Terence Farrell, Chester County Commissioners’ Chair
We often read of tales of courage and valor performed by American patriots throughout our proud history. Sometimes…
After a 60 year wait, residents of West Chester can finally enjoy the delicious sandwiches and subs of Jersey Mike’s at its first location…
The 31st Annual Kennett Square Mushroom Festival saw more than 100,000 visitors turn-up to check out the offerings from over 250 participating vendors…
Not everyone enjoys a brisk jaunt on a Sunday morning the way serious runners do. That’s why the United Way’s Live United in…
Meridian Bank has been hosting its CEO Series since 2010, when it began as a gathering of just a dozen people in the Malvern-based…
Good fortune will fall from the sky on May 1 and score a hole in one for many Chester County individuals looking to get out…
The anticipation of awaking Chester County from its dull winter doldrums with a massive splash of color this spring is once again pouring out of…
United Way of Chester County Nonprofit of the Year
Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry is hosting its 2016 Small Business Dinner this evening…
Fox Rothchild’s Gift Drive Brings Holiday Cheer to Local Children
Fox Rothschild’s Chester County office hosted a holiday gift drive to benefit the…
Each year it has become a tradition for families to visit one of the many local Christmas tree farms in Chester County to select their…
Steven H. Collis Named Chairman of the Board at AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen announced last week that, following Richard C. Gozon’s retirement as Chairman of the…
Rich & Kevin Gates are identical twins who founded TFS Capital, an asset management company specializing in alternative mutual and hedge funds, 18 years ago…
The United Way of Chester County recognized the following Chester County companies and individuals for their outstanding 2014 campaigns and contributions at the Campaign Kickoff…
On this, the fourteenth anniversary of 9/11, our hearts and thoughts turn to memories of that tragic day when the citizens of this country…
Come Together Right Now for United Way of Chester County’s signature fundraiser event, Live United in Music, featuring Beatlemania Now presented by Citadel. This…
“This is truly a hallmark in human history, [and] It’s been an incredible voyage.” That’s what NASA science mission chief John Grunsfeld had…
Half a dozen blasts of colored powder washed over the 776 participants in the United Way of Chester County’s second annual Live United in…
On the heels of a vastly popular, $25,000 inaugural community fundraiser last year, some 750 or more runners are set to lace up their…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! That means March Madness is almost upon us and the Wall Street Journal has a great article about the rise…
United Way of Chester County is casting their nets hoping to land two new sponsors for their very popular Live United In Color 5K run…
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