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Twenty years ago, I was flying from Denver to Telluride, Colorado.
It was a small plane. Buddy Holly planes, I call them. I could see…
During February, this leadership column will focus on the importance of incorporating aspects of love into your daily leadership activities to help you become a…
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself” — that quote from Oprah Winfrey rings true at the Wilmington University School…
Honey Brook-based R-V Industries, a leading provider of industrial engineering and manufacturing solutions, has acquired R.W. Hartnett, an experienced source for pharmaceutical…
The Raab Collection in Ardmore is selling a personal letter written by Albert Einstein where he argues against the biblical version of the creation of…
Honey Brook-based R-V Industries, a leading industrial equipment manufacturer, has acquired Ackley Machine Corporation, a company in Moorestown, N.J., that is a…
Greg Matusky, CEO and founder of Gregory FCA Public Relations, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Lansdale, the youngest son of the high…
Kennett Square’s Genesis Healthcare will operate 34 additional nursing homes in Pennsylvania, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The company has shrunk significantly…
Wawa’s push into central Pennsylvania Sheetz territory with plans for 40 new locations has hit a roadblock at one of its first locations in…
Despite being home two weeks after a life-changing climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, Firstrust EVP Michael Dinda still sported the sunburnt face he got during…
So I don’t like the outdoors.
Obviously.
But I married an outdoorsy guy.
I’ve written many words about our opposing views in this…
At the start of the week, the stock market entered bear territory for the first time since 2020, further pushing down many local companies that…
Entire communities benefit when organizations work together to create affordable housing such as the Beech Street Factory lofts at 341 Beech St., according to Ben…
The Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (CCCBI) is revealing the two women it will honor as 2022 Female Business Leader of the Year…
Pottstown Community Action, a volunteer group created through the neighborhood revitalization efforts of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties and other community partners…
Hobart’s Run is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the first-ever Hobart’s Run Neighborhood Summit, to be held from 9 a…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare is looking to add around 200 wound care experts nationwide as part of its newly launched program that aims to…
Honey Brook-based R-V Industries, one of the most successful metal fabrication companies in the country, has acquired a suburban Chicago manufacturer that is…
The sweet sounds of the legendary rock-and-roll band Chicago will fill the air at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center tonight, Jan. 21…
Three grants were recently announced by Governor Tom Wolf under Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Assistance Program. These Pennsylvania Grants will help food banks and pantries around…
Shawn Cephas is opening a new vinyl-focused record shop in Phoenixville later this month. He hopes it will capture the spirit of King James…
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (PIT) in Media has grown far past its original mission to provide technical training for potential engineers.
Today, students can…
Paul Redman, the President and CEO of Longwood Gardens, spoke with VISTA Today about being born in Texas and growing up as the son of…
Customers Bank, the $19.1 billion subsidiary of Customers Bancorp, Inc. has released a partial list of inaugural institutional crypto clients.
The clients identified are…
According to the Forum of Executive Women’s 2021 report, the largest public companies in the Philadelphia region made progress in diversifying their boards of…
Kennett Square Borough Council has made an offer to Genesis HealthCare to buy the historic property on South Broad Street. Its $8.2 million bid…
As the nation continues to face a reported 500,000 unfilled jobs in the manufacturing industry, students from across Chester and Delaware counties were recently…
Scott Walsh, the owner of Malvern-based J. Scott Catering, winner of Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry’s 2021 Small Business of the…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare, which operates more than 325 skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities nationwide, has named Harry Wilson, a turnaround specialist…
As it charts a path to recovery, Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare will implement a three-part restructuring plan to strengthen its liquidity position and…
Pummeled by COVID-19 and struggling with finances, Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare gave its CEO, George Hager Jr., a $5.2 million “retention payment…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare saw the price of its shares rise by nearly 14 percent after the company named Chairman Robert H. Fish as…
Patients at PowerBack Rehabilitation in Phoenixville were among the first people outside of health workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, write Jason Laughlin and…
Honey Brook-based Genesis Packaging Technologies will play a significant role in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes widely available, writes…
Due to COVID-19-related losses exceeding federal aid by $60 million, Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare has begun talks with its financial backers on…
Exton-based Gateway Medical Associates and West Conshohocken-based Tandigm Health have formed a joined venture, Tandigm Physician Services, to offer physician practice management services…
Just days after industries across Pennsylvania entered the yellow phase of reopening, a pair of schools represented Chester County and Delaware County in a statewide…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare, one of the state’s largest nursing home operators, has made significant progress in controlling the coronavirus spread in its…
Chesterbrook-based AmerisourceBergen is once again the highest-ranked Philadelphia-area company on the Fortune 500, checking in at No. 10, writes Kennedy Rose for…
The Epicurean Garage, a restaurant in the Eagle Pointe Village Shopping Center in Chester Springs, has been raising money and providing food for charities in…
Michael R. Walker, the founder of Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare, has died at 71 following a long-term illness and complications from the coronavirus…
With the state and national focus on reviving the manufacturing industry in America, students from 12 local schools from across Chester County and Delaware County…
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls will honor Patricia Yoder – a passionate advocate for women and children in Chester County – with its Kitchen…
Kurt Kunsch, Senior Vice President and the Trust Managing Director at Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Phoenixville…
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls is now accepting nominations for its 2020 Kitchen Table Award.
Established in 2011 to honor a Chester…
Marvin Weinberger toiled over his survival tool for three years in his Havertown workshop. Now he’s launched a Kickstarter campaign to get it into…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest post-acute care providers, found the process of complying with the new lease-accounting…
By Bob Yearick
As one of Shark Tank’s resident savants, Mark Cuban routinely turns thumbs down on the intense, almost desperate sales pitches that…
Several CEOs in Chester County earn more than 100 times the median pay at their companies, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Median…
There are two costs never far from the minds of employers: salaries and health care.
And the latter only seems to be rising like the…
Demand for long-term nursing home occupancy might soon exceed supply in many states, and Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare is poised to capitalize on…
AmerisourceBergen is among the Top 10 on the Fortune 500 list, while five more Chester County companies rank among the Top 1,000, writes Jeff…
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls will honor Cheryl Miles – a connector, convener, and passionate advocate for underserved communities in Chester County – with…
Mark Zandi, the Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics and easily Chester County’s most widely quoted resident, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare has formed a real estate partnership with Next Healthcare Capital for the 15 long-term care centers previously leased from…
Dave Magrogan is the CEO of The Dave Magrogan Group, the West Chester-based restaurant and hospitality management company and parent company of the Red…
VISTA Today spoke with Christina Wagoner, the Senior Director of Finance and Human Resources at Devon-based Surrey Services for Seniors, about growing up in…
Headquartered in Kennett Square, Genesis HealthCare is one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care with approximately 450 skilled nursing centers and…
Professional golfer Jay Sigel spoke with VISTA Today about his upbringing in Narberth and how his first experience with golf was as a caddie for…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare is planning to sell a majority stake in its subsidiary in China for $30 million, writes John George for the…
Hankin Group
Magic Memories Child Development Center is scheduled to open this fall in the Hankin Group-developed Weatherstone community in Chester Springs. Magic Memories…
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls will honor Susan Elko, a long-time advocate for social change in Chester County, with its annual…
Genesis HealthCare CEO George Hager is optimistic about his company’s prospects despite a difficult 2017, writes Alex Spanko for Skilled Nursing News.
The Kennett…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare has secured new financing, including an agreement for an amended and expanded term loan, writes John George for the Philadelphia…
Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce
The SCCCC kicked off the year with its Annual Breakfast at Hartefeld National Golf Club in Avondale, where it…
George Hager Jr., CEO of Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare, believes that his company’s latest financial restructuring is a huge step toward its recovery…
Delaware County Community College
The college’s New Choices Career Development program features mock interview sessions as part of the career development curriculum. With newly…
Without relief from creditors, Kennett Square-based Genesis Health – one of the largest nursing home operators in the country – may have to file for bankruptcy…
First Resource Bank
Having recently announced its financial results for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2017, First Resource Bank has experienced its most profitable…
Genesis Rehab Services, a subsidiary of Kennett Square’s Genesis HealthCare, is looking to the future with EksoGT, its futuristic-looking exoskeleton, to help patients…
Whereas steel is undoubtedly Coatesville’s No. 1 export, Citadel may rank as its second.
And it’s not a coincidence that the two are…
Kennett Square’s Genesis HealthCare plans to sell 10 more of its assets that are either underperforming or in non-strategic markets by early next…
Rob Werner, CEO, Ardent Credit Union and Phoenixville resident, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Bryn Mawr, summers spent in Stone Harbor, his…
By Joe Warner
The above is a fair question that was asked of me at a recent meeting with the marketing team at the Chester…
Years of improper billing, inadequate staffing, and Medicare violations picked up by Genesis HealthCare as baggage that came with acquisitions are finally catching up with…
Chester County is home to a pair of Fortune 500 companies, and one of them nearly cracked the Top 10.
Chesterbrook-based AmerisourceBergen placed 11th…
Michelle Legaspi Sanchez, the Executive Director of the Chester County Fund for Women & Girls, speaks with VISTA Today about growing the youngest of six…
Chester County government and business leaders are set to send their largest delegation ever to China, to open doors for local companies to explore business…
Kennett Square-based Genesis HealthCare is one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing care providers with more than 500 skilled nursing centers and assisted…
Kennett Square’s successful nationwide PowerBack Rehabilitation business is flexing new muscle just up the road in Exton, where Genesis HealthCare broke ground this week…
He was a champion for senior citizens for the 44 years he served as an elected official, and this month, former U.S. Rep. Joe…
A sudden woodworking project at Unionville High School kept students busy for three days, but the results of their work will bring rest to the…
Malvern Federal Savings Bank
The Paoli-based Malvern Federal Savings Bank has announced plans to introduce an updated brand identity, including a new company logo…
A pair of Chester County industrial support businesses have joined forces to add value to the region’s thriving pharma and life science culture.
R…
George V. Hager Jr., CEO of Kennett Square’s Genesis HealthCare, believes that people should not have such strong objection to a health company making…
Prompted by a rare discovery, a brewery in Oxford has launched a new porter-style beer in honor of the first president of Penn State…
A large number of nonprofits help to fill in the cracks of society that so many people are in danger of falling through. In fulfilling…
For the sixth time in as many years, the Chester County Economic Development Council gathered professionals from all over Chester County to receive and review…
Just one episode of the nightly news is all it takes for a perfectly healthy person to feel as if the apocalypse is on the…
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…
Coatesville’s Courtyard by Marriott
The Waterford Hotel Group has announced the promotion of Claudine McGee-Bounds to General Manager of the 125-room Courtyard…
The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) held its 13th annual golf outing on Monday, October 24. While there was a crispness in the air…
Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling is planning a Rye Whiskey release party for this Saturday, August 27th from 2pm-11pm at their location at 100 Bridge…
What do you get when you pair an enzymologist with a marketing major after each spent a decade swiftly climbing their individual ladders in Corporate…
Kennett Square’s Genesis Healthcare has agreed to pay $52.7 million to resolve various allegations brought against the company by the Department of Justice…
By Commissioner Terence Farrell
Chester County’s relationship with China officials is leading to ever increasing opportunities for county businesses in China, and Chinese investment…
1976, America’s Bicentennial Year, was an exciting time for our nation. Along with the fireworks and flags that dominated 1976, little did anyone know…
On July 1, 2015, Bill Bogle, President and CEO of Genesis Packaging Technologies, assumed duties as Chair of the CCEDC Board of Directors. As he…
Headquartered in West Grove, Dansko embodies the marriage of science and style in its shoes that blend good looks with advanced comfort and health features…
While Chester County continues to be recognized for its leading role in health, wealth and business here in America, leaders like Commissioner Terence Farrell and…
Kennett Square’s nationwide skilled nursing provider hasn’t been making house calls very long, and it won’t be much longer either. Genesis HealthCare…
Chester County’s economy, quite simply, is a paradigm of prosperity. The wide range of industries here is the driving force behind such affluence. However…
Kennett Square’s Genesis HealthCare Inc. reentered the ranks of publicly traded companies when it merged with the Skilled Healthcare Group a year ago, but…
Though still surrounded by mushrooms, a whole lot more is sprouting these days in Kennett Square, and some of it is reshaping the borough’s…
Briefs are concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County. This Morning:
Three Chesco High Schools in Top 5 of State SAT Scores
The…
A new report has found that over the next decade two main factors will determine the scope of economic development in the Kennett area. It…
The latest in our series documenting manufacturing in Chester County, Pa.
Although 54-year-old Michael Fitzgerald likes to trace the roots of his manufacturing…
With so many bleak stories in the news these days, it is good to be reminded of what can be accomplished through simple generosity and…
Branch Name Change Announced by Greater Brandywine YMCA
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine has announced that their Oscar Lasko Youth Program Center in downtown West…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine hosted their 2015 Community Partners Recognition Breakfast on Friday to express their gratitude to 60 of their 225 community partners…
Welcome to December! Here’s what’s happening on Tuesday and Wednesday in Chester County Datebook.
On Tuesday, the Chester County Human Resources Association will…
Here is what is happening on Monday and Tuesday in Chester County Datebook:
Monday is the start of deer hunting season in Chester County. School…
Concise reports on what’s happening around Chester County. This morning:
Chester County’s Chief of Detectives to Retire
Chester County’s DA, Thomas Hogan…
A Kennett Square firm with a legacy of redesigning the future in every age has won the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious 2015…
Short reports on business and comuunity activity in Chester County. This Morning:
Schuylkill Trail Walk to Answer Healthcare Questions
Put on some comfortable shoes and…
Our daily business briefs are the best way to stay up to date on what’s developing around Chester County. This morning:
Local Students Given…
Genesis Healthcare celebrated thirty years of providing skilled nursing and therapy in post acute care on Wednesday, starting by providing its hard working staff with…
Chocolate is not just covering marshmallows, cream and blueberries at Bridge Street Chocolates. It’s also covering vast distances.
The not-yet-5-year-old…
VISTA Today’s daily business news briefs are accurate, concise summaries of important stories from yesterday.
Chester County has Some of the Most Desirable Suburbs…
Few executives in Chester County are relied upon by hungry residents in the way Larry Welsch, Executive Director of Chester County Food Bank, is.
Working…
Three Chester County jobs:
Interim Nurse Manager
How’s your bed side manner? If exemplary, Genesis Healthcare, in Kennett Square, may be looking for you…
The national holiday for brick-and-mortar album retailers returns again this year. We asked Doug Keller to fill us in on the focus behind…
Genesis HealthCare employees joined to field a Gold National Team which raised more than $250,000 during 2014 to support the Alzheimer’s Association Walk…
Genesis HealthCare, Inc. in Kennett Square is reducing staff hours, eliminating more than 300 full-time-equivalent jobs, and modifying employee benefits following a disappointing…
GE Capital’s Healthcare Financial Services business announced it was sole bookrunner in providing a $550 million revolving line of credit to Genesis Healthcare, Inc…
Genesis HealthCare, LLC of Kennett Square is now a publicly traded company known as Genesis Healthcare, Inc., the company announced Feb. 2.
“This is an…
Genesis HealthCare of Kennett Square has purchased yet another health care facility, the Hackett Hill Healthcare Center (now called Hackett Hill Center), a 68-bed…
Genesis HealthCare of Kennett Square announced two expansion efforts this month.
One of the nation’s largest skilled nursing providers, Genesis is now offering a…
Genesis HealthCare of Kennett Square announced Aug. 18 it is merging with Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. of Foothill Ranch, Ca.
Company headquarters will remain in…
Genesis HealthCare has expanded into Delaware with the acquisition of the Saint Francis Healthcare Franciscan Care Center – now called Brackenville Center – a 104-bed skilled…
Genesis HealthCare of Kennett Square is getting some much deserved national recognition for improving quality care for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Three Genesis centers…
Genesis HealthCare based in Kennett Square announced 24 of its skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers in other states have been given Bronze National Quality Awards…
The Business Skills for Latino Entrepreneurs classes resulted in 26 business people graduating from the eight-week program.
The graduates include Ernestina Aguilar, Juan Carolos…
The Maryland Alzheimer’s Association has recognized a top executive at Genesis HealthCare in Kennett Square with the 2014 Helen S. Schulze Award.
The award…
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