Chester County briefs are concise reports on hirings, openings, deals, and more.

Exton Gets Pennsylvania’s Third Movie Tavern

Pennsylvania gained its third The Movie Tavern location when the popular movie theater chain opened its doors on Monday in Exton.

The theater boasts nine-screens, cost $17 million to build and was completed in seven months. The theater also offers movie goers a full-service cinema-eatery concept which includes, among other services, in-theater dining, comfortable recliners with call-buttons, a varied menu and full bar.

To celebrate, from December 1st until the 17th, guests who donate an unwrapped toy to the Salvation Army of West Chester’s toy drive will receive a free appetizer voucher.

“With movie-going being such a focal point of the holiday season, we’re excited to introduce a new destination for families in the Chester County community to spend quality time together and enjoy all the highly anticipated December releases,” said Movie Tavern’s Director of Marketing, Danny DiGiacomo.

No Tax Increase for Chester County Residents in 2016

On Thursday, the Chester County Commissioners unanimously voted to approve the 2016 budget with no tax increase for county residents, ensuring that Chester County will remain one of lowest tax rate areas in southeastern Pennsylvania.

The 2016 budget, which calls for $438,911,934 in operating expenses and $86,950,077 for its capital budget, aligns with the priorities and goals of Chester County’s Strategic Plan which were updated this year.

The plan, after seven years of development and implementation, is having a positive effect on Chester County and has achieved a high percentage of its key goals based on the six priority areas of Health, Human Services & Environment, Public Safety, Economy, Transportation, Growth, and Financial Management. Governance was recently added as the seventh priority area.

The budget also takes into account plans for reviewing and updating County’s comprehensive plan, Landscapes2, and VISTA 2025 for economic development strategy and urban development.

Carly Meyer Named Senior Relationship Manager by TD Wealth

Carly Meyer has been appointed Senior Relationship Manager by the TD Wealth Private Client Group which provides clients with customized private banking and wealth management services for the Main Line market.

As Relationship Manager, Malvern resident Meyer will provide custom wealth management experience to high net worth clients by leveraging TD Wealth’s holistic client service model. In cooperation with TD Wealth’s Investment Advisors and Trust Advisors she will work on proactively managing and investing her client’s assets while offering them a full range of management solutions in order to meet their objectives.

Supporter of the Women’s Leadership Forum of Greater Philadelphia and an active member of Alliance for Women’s Entrepreneurs, Meyer’s brings 15 years of banking and wealth management experience to TD, with her expertise in Commercial, Investment and Private Banking, Mortgages, and Executive Management.

Stewart McCallum is RecroPharma’s New Chief Medical Officer

RecroPharma, has named Stewart McCallum, M.D., as its new Chief Medical Officer. McCallum joins the specialty pharmaceutical company which develops multiple, non-opioid therapeutics for the treatment of pain, after ten year service in clinical director positions at GSK.

Among his other duties at GSK Dr. McCallum successfully headed high profile drug development programs spread across a variety of areas which include urology, oncology, gastrointestinal, dermatology, stem cell therapies, in vitro fertilization, and women’s health.

“Stewart is a highly accomplished, board certified physician with a proven track record in drug development, both in the industry and as a primary investigator at Stanford University, and we are delighted to welcome him to the RecroPharma team,” said Gerri Henwood, RecroPharma’s President and CEO. “He brings extensive experience in forging relationships with key opinion leaders and designing and executing successful clinical development programs.”

Beacon Technology Entering Second Wave, Says Malvern’s Bill Carr

According to Bill Carr, the Chief Mobility Architect at Malvern based technology and security solutions provider Comm Solutions, Beacon Technology is hitting its second wave.

The technology, that takes advantage of vertical market opportunities where end users are looking to provide proximity and embrace onsite customer engagement, started off with retail and has now spread to more lucrative markets such as stadiums, museums, opera houses, and other big venues.

However, demand is expanding again as there is now interest from fields such as healthcare, hospitality, and higher education. In addition to its original use, these markets are attempting to leverage Beacon Technology for things like analyzing usage patterns to gather information on the most frequently used areas and how to optimize customer flow through facilities.

“They’re also interested in some of the analytics that they’ve been unable to get from their wireless LAN side today with wireless analytics,” noted Carr.