Chester County Planning Commission

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) has awarded the Planning Excellence Award for Public Outreach to the Chester County Planning Commission for its Pipeline Information Center.

Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone and representatives from the Planning Commission accepted the award at the APA’s recent annual conference in Allentown. At the event, the APA noted Chester County’s efforts to provide a website for residents containing the latest information on active pipeline projects. The first if its kind in the state, the Pipeline Information Center allows pipeline operators, government agencies, municipalities, and partners to share information on each other’s activities. It also includes a county map, searchable by address, to give specific information to homeowners, and has an experienced planner available to answer public questions.

The Chester County Commissioners announced the launch of the Pipeline Information Center (PIC) website in April 2014.

Gawthrop Greenwood

West Chester’s Gawthrop Greenwood has been named to the 2017 list of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide. The firm’s designation is in Metropolitan Tier 2, Delaware, Trusts & Estates Law.

The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

To-Jo Mushrooms

More than 200 employees of To-Jo Mushrooms in Avondale recently participated in the company’s 2nd Annual Health Fair, a daylong event that featured 13 area vendors and local health professionals, offering on-site biometric and vision screenings, flu shots, a kickboxing demo, chair massages, and Salsa dancing. Mixed-berry smoothies, along with fresh fruit and chicken mushroom fajitas, were served during lunch.

“Partnering with To-Jo has been a great experience for Wells Fargo,” said Samantha Kimmel, Account Executive of Wells Fargo Insurance Services. “This health fair is a great example of a company going above and beyond for its employees, offering an engaging, innovative way to promote health and wellness.”

“This year’s turnout was incredible; if we can keep our team happy and healthy they will come to work and deliver their best every day,” said To-Jo Vice President Joe D’Amico.

Genesis HealthCare

Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare has reported a loss of $20.5 million in its third quarter of 2016. On a per-share basis, the company said it had a loss of 23 cents.

The operator of nursing homes and senior living communities posted revenue of $1.42 billion in the period. The company’s shares hit $2.65 last week. A year ago, they were trading at $5.24.

TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals

Malvern’s TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals, which was about to be delisted from NASDAQ, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the bulk of its assets to a Medivir AB for $12 million – plus the potential to collect up to an additional $153 million in conditional payments.

The conditional payments will depend on TetraLogic’s new drug candidate hitting a variety of development, commercialization, and sales milestones.

Under the terms of the deal, Medivir, a publicly traded Swedish life sciences company will acquire TetraLogic’s assets related to the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of its new drug candidates birinapant and SHP-141.