Business briefs are short summaries that bring you up to date with what’s going on around the county. This Morning:

“Pope Francis” Pencil Drawing Released by Chester County’s Nicholas P.  Santoleri

Santoleri Studio recently announced the release of an original Pencil Drawing by Nicholas P. Santoleri titled “Pope Francis” based on photographs taken by Santoleri during his recent trip to Rome.

The Pencil Drawings image size is 11 x 14 inches, with a dark rustic walnut frame created by the artist. The original drawing is for sale for $4,250 while unframed open edition prints signed by the artist are also available for $35.

“I was privileged to attend a mass in St. Peter’s Square celebrated by Pope Francis,” explained Santoleri about the origin of the piece. “With my camera at the ready, I was able to take hundreds of pictures of the pope during his arrival and departure from St. Peter’s. When I returned home, I created the composition for an original pencil drawing from the many photographs I had taken.”

“Meet the Chiefs” Spotlights Gary Coben of Evolve IP

In a feature that shines the spotlight on chiefs of channel’s companies offering an opportunity to learn a little bit about the person beyond his or her company profile, “The Var Guy“ has this week put the focus on Gary Coben, vice president of Channel Services at Wayne-based unified cloud services provider Evolve IP.

Coben, who has more than 30 years of experience working in channel sales and marketing, has served as Evolve’s channel chief since the launch of the company in 2008.

In an interview focusing mostly on non-work related topics, Coben talks about areas of his life such as his first job, dream car, and last vacation.

“As a product of the late ’70s, I originally wanted to be in the music business,” said Coben when asked about his dream job as a kid, adding that he is still “a huge music fan.”

Top-10 Power Product Awards Recognizes Vishay Intertechnology’s SiC530CD

Vishay Intertechnology, a Fortune 1000 Company, announced last week that Electronic Products China magazine and 21IC recognized its SiC530CD 30 A VRPower integrated power stage with PS-4 mode light load support for notebooks/ultrabooks as a winner in the 13th Annual Top-10 Power Product Awards.

The award was given to the SiC530CD for its achievements in high density and power efficiency, and its compact footprint of less than 16 mm².

The Electronic Products China Top-10 Power Product Awards were presented on September 24th at the Presidential Hotel Beijing during a ceremony at the 2015 Power Technology Conference. Senior Sales Engineer at Vishay’s Beijing office, Donar Dong, accepted the award on behalf of Vishay, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors.

For the full list of winners, see here.

Chester County Day Tour Enters its 75th Year

Started in 1936 by the Woman’s Auxiliary of Chester County Hospital to help raise funds for Chester County Hospital, Chester County Day House Tour is expecting close to 3,000 attendees for its 75th anniversary which will be held on October 3.

To help celebrate this milestone and bring a unique feel to this very special event, the organizers have attempted to have this year’s tour reflect its 1936 roots, when the tour included 22 homes in the Borough of West Chester.

While nowadays, the event usually highlights homes in different regions of the county each year, the upcoming tour will return exclusively to West Chester, with 20 homes within the Borough, with 10 in the north and 10 in the south open to visitors.

“We looked back to the first tour and its focus on West Chester homes and decided to return to that history,” said West Chester’s Debbie Hess, Chester County Day House Chairman.

Lehigh Valley Gets a New Truck Repair Center

Duie Pyle has opened a new $6.3 million fleet repair facility on Hoover Avenue in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, across from its truck terminal.

While Duie Pyle officials admit that to avoid creating an eyesore, the 13,600 square foot repair shop is hidden so well that some truckers have trouble locating it, it is actually within a stone’s throw of Airport Road and Route 22. This is a key location for the family-owned 91-year-old company as the new facility will service most of the company’s trucks, including those not based in the area.

“What it allows us to do is expand,” said Randy Swart, Chief Operating Officer, speaking from Duie Pyle’s headquarters in West Chester, “when we didn’t have the facility, we were hesitant to take on more business up there.”