Exton Starbucks’ Customer Redefines “Drive Through”

Grabbing a cup of coffee turned into an exciting experience for customers who visited Exton’s Starbucks on Monday morning.

Police are investigating the crash which happened around 8:30 a.m., when two elderly men lost control of the vehicle in which they were traveling. In an attempt to navigate the parking lot, the driver backed into the new digital sign, and then ended up driving through the doors right into the coffee shop.

When the car finally stopped moving, it was lodged half way inside of the building on the 300 block of Lincoln Highway. Following the incident, the café was evacuated, and the power was turned off until it was deemed safe for business to resume again. Only material damage was reported, with no major injuries sustained.

The CCEDC Presents the Future Economic Success Plan for Stakeholders

Close to 200 Chester County business leaders attended the Chester County Economic Development Council’s annual stakeholders’ breakfast at the Desmond Hotel on Friday, where they were briefed on plans for the continued business growth in the county by members of the organization.

CCEDC’s Chief Operating Officer, Michael Grigalonis, used the opportunity to outline the services offered by the Council, and pointed out how they align with the goals of VISTA 2025, the County’s ten-year public-private partnership focused on maintaining a vibrant and healthy economy in Chester County.

“Chester County is a wonderful place to live and work,” said President and Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Council, Gary Smith. “VISTA 2025 wants to make sure the treasured quality of life is protected while preparing for the future economy. We need an educated work force ready to fulfill jobs and we also need an atmosphere where businesses can start and prosper.”

Healthjump Buys Data Trade Solutions

Phoenixville’s Healthjump Inc., the medical record exchange and communication platform, has acquired the substantial assets of Data Trade Solutions which provides healthcare IT consulting, development and support.

The move gives Healthjump the ability to expand its current services of technical consulting and support nationwide by taking advantage of Data Trade Solutions programming and technical experience.

“This acquisition is a milestone for Healthjump,” said Martin Aboitiz, Healthjump’s CEO. “It strengthens our in-house capabilities, consolidates our customer base by providing deeper service offerings and creates opportunities to up-sell Healthjump to DataTrade customers,”.

Jim Rowland, now the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Healthjump, also expressed his excitement at the deal. “Cliff Cavanaugh and myself founded DataTrade to serve the needs of digital data management in healthcare, with Healthjump we can now better address the issue of interoperability by wrapping up those services into the Healthjump platform.”

FDA Clears Siemens New Multitom Rax Robotic X-ray System

Siemens Healthcare, which has its North American headquarters in Malvern, has received FDA clearance for the use of its innovative new Multitom Rax Robotic X-ray system.

This universal diagnostic imaging system will allow healthcare professionals to perform a wide range of complex examinations across a variety of different areas including emergency medicine, pain management and orthopedics. The technology can also produce groundbreaking new 3D natural weight bearing images through two independent, ceiling mounted robotic arms which allow almost unlimited freedom in positioning how X-rays are taken.

“This universal X-ray system delivers unprecedented versatility for health care facilities,” said Martin Silverman, Vice President of X-ray Products at Siemens Healthcare North America. “Now, clinicians can perform a multitude of imaging exams in one room without moving the patient. With the Multitom Rax, we’re opening a new chapter in X-ray technology.”

iPipeline Introduces New Bank and Broker-Dealer Program for the Life Insurance Industry

Exton based iPipeline, the leading provider of cloud based software solutions for the life insurance industry has released its Bank and Broker-Dealer Technology Advancement Program.

To help with the roll-out of the new technology, iPipeline will be working with the Four Seasons Financial Group, the national wholesale provider of annuities products, that will provide product, training and fulfillment services to the banks and broker-dealers that start using iPipeline’s multi-carrier platform.

“Four Season Financial Group is excited about partnering with a market leader like iPipeline. We tend to make it too difficult for advisors to sell our products and for their customers to buy them,” said James J. Sorebo, CLU, President and CEO of FSFG.

“iPipeline’s solutions will drastically improve upon the current selling and processing experience for annuities. On the life side, the solutions will make an even bigger difference, cutting underwriting that normally takes weeks down to as little as minutes.”