Each year the Chester County Economic Development Council recognizes an individual with outstanding endeavors and achievements within the Chester County business community with their Chester County Hall of Fame Award.

This year’s Hall of Fame award will be given posthumously to Jack Loew, President, J. Loew & Associates Inc. at the Council’s 2015 Business Achievement Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 26th at the Phoenixville Foundry beginning 5:30 PM.

Mr. Loew studied architecture at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri where he graduated in 1969 with a degree in Business Administration.

Mr. Loew spent the early part of his career designing and manufacturing interior cabins for passenger trains and his desire to participate more in the local community drove him to focus on land acquisition and development.

In 1976, Mr. Loew founded Hough/Loew & Associates, now J. Loew & Associates, Inc. originally based in Merion and later moving to Exton.  The company initially centered around design and construction, offering potential building owners a single organization to guide conceptual design to construction.

By 1987, the business had grown to over $30 million in revenue, without advertising itself in anyway, but rather by reputation alone.  Since its inception the company has developed many properties, including twenty office and industrial parks and twelve retail centers, all of which bacame home to a significant portion of the suburban Philadelphia business community.

One of Mr. Loew’s greatest passions was his involvement in philanthropic pursuits.  He generously gave to the Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children in West Chester; Safe Harbor in West Chester, an organization providing food and shelter to the homeless as well as many other local and regional charities.

For further information visit CCEDC’s Events page or contact Kathy Field, 610.321.8217 or kfield@cceconomicdevelopment.com.