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Beth Harper Briglia has recently been named the 18th recipient of the 2024 Rebecca Lukens Award, writes staff for The Daily Local News.
The annual…
Filled with experiences of the past, these Chester County historic sites give insight into how our ancestors lived and how we celebrate their culture through…
It’s a Wonderful Life at Chester County’s largest hometown parade, the Coatesville Christmas Parade, taking center stage down the historic Lincoln Highway, on…
The first YMCA building in Chester County will soon become Coatesville’s newest restaurant and brewery, Steel City Brewing, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily…
Once again this year, Chester County’s largest hometown parade, the Coatesville Christmas Parade, takes place down historic Lincoln Highway on Dec. 3, 2022 at…
It is with great sadness that The Huston Foundation family has announced the passing of its President & Chief Executive Officer, Charles L. “Chip” Huston…
The latest deal in a string of development projects underway in the City of Coatesville has been announced. Located on the corner of Third Avenue…
Rebecca Pennock Lukens, of the Lukens Steel Corporation, has been posthumously honored as Outstanding Woman in American History by the Daughters of the American Revolution…
West Chester University alumna Pat Miller met the love of her life in 1974 during a college exchange program that took her to University of…
More than 100 people gathered Tuesday for the official opening of the nth Innovation Center at an early 20th-century building that once embodied the…
Coatesville native Marty Allen, a turnaround CEO and angel investor, will travel alongside Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson and four others into space on…
Although Susannah Brody’s reenactment of Rebecca Lukens — owner of the 1800s steel mill that became Lukens Steel — in a period bonnet and dress, that…
Susan Springsteen, the President of Coatesville-based H2O Connected, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Delaware; her passion for riding horses; rescuing a…
Wilmington native Susan Springsteen is the President and CEO of H2O Connected, a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Business based in Coatesville that develops and manufactures…
After returning stronger than ever following a sheriff’s sale in 2013, the Coatesville Country Club is now celebrating its 100th anniversary with 290 members…
A new innovation center and start-up accelerator is coming to the former Lukens Steel offices in Coatesville’s Keystone Innovation Zone, writes Erin Arvedlund…
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of Community and Economic Development, has designated 190 West Lincoln Highway as a Keystone Innovation Zone, the first…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will feature Coatesville’s Rebecca Lukens in its new display that highlights women achievers across three centuries…
Leadership of Coatesville Savings Bank has announced a name change to Prosper Bank to reflect the bank’s growth and expanded footprint to serve a…
Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs has agreed to buy ArcelorMittal USA’s 19 steel mills and iron mines, including the plants in Coatesville and Conshohocken, for…
More than 30 representatives from federal, state and local government agencies – including White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Executive Director Scott Turner – recently visited Coatesville…
Lester Baxter, 89, a volunteer who has been serving local residents for more than seven decades, was recently honored by the Chester County Commissioners for…
Bruce Mowday, former Daily Local News’ managing editor, prolific author and president of The Mowday Group who is on the cusp of a big book…
By Ken Knickerbocker
Any reasonable driver knows an occasional glance at the rearview mirror is an essential part of safe driving.
However, a driver who…
Chester County Community Foundation
Throughout April, and again in November, the Foundation will host three Philanthropy Video Talks & Receptions as part of its 25th…
When the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, the base structures of the towers, also known as tridents or trees, were left…
The future site of the expanded National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville is filled with dusty steel shavings and now-quiet motors from…
The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville will present its 12th annual Rebecca Lukens Award to noted historic preservationist and museum management consultant…
The Guppy – an iconic steel submersible built with Lukens steel – is coming to The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville, writes Pete Bannan…
“At one time, there were over 35 mom-and-pop stores within the city limits of Coatesville,” John Forese, a retired grocer, said, illustrating the…
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…
Once thought unlikely, the renaissance that’s now in the works at the center of Coatesville is impressing even Gov. Tom Wolf, who recently paid…
National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesville offers a peek into the local manufacturing history and the legacy of nation’s first female industrialist…
Publisher’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile was first published July 1, 2015.
In 1924, when Alexander Duie Pyle and his wife Mary Ellen…
President Trump’s ambitious plan to expand the U.S. Navy from 275 to 350 ships could be very good news for ArcelorMittal’s steel…
Malvern Federal Savings Bank
Malvern Federal Savings Bank will hold a seminar for first-time homeowners on Thursday, April 6 from 5:30-7:30…
The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum has announced the acquisition of two historic mill buildings, as a gift from ArcelorMittal.
The two buildings, known…
Pennsylvania American Water and Coatesville
Pennsylvania American Water welcomed stakeholders from the Coatesville area last Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the company’s…
The Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce has announced that Citadel has been selected as the recipient of the Joseph G. Filoromo Jr. Community Service…
The horror of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 is not what resonates today with first responder Dan O’Deens.
“What I remember most…
Art Partners Studio is currently hosting the photography exhibition “Remembering Lukens Steel” until September 23rd at the Lukens Executive Office Building in Coatesville, according to…
By Leslie Rylke
This weekend, as we remember September 11, 2001, let us not forget the first responders who rushed into the chaos to help…
Daily Local News takes a trip down the memory lane in a throwback article that showcases how the issues facing the airport fifty-four years…
Publisher’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile was originally published on April 7th, 2016.
When the Chester County Economic Development Council inducts Tom Musser…
Editor’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Alan Novak was originally published on February 23, 2015.
West Bradford native Alan Novak rose from…
Citadel Federal Credit Union CEO Jeff March tells VISTA Today what he remembers about growing up in Parkesburg and Coatesville, how his father’s death…
The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust established by the Lukens Steel Company’s founding family is providing $600,000 in local grants this year, writes Brian…
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…
Barbara Cohen, a modern day renaissance woman, was honored with the 10th Annual Rebecca Lukens award on Wednesday, writes Brian McCullough for the Daily Local…
Here’s what’s happening on Wednesday and Thursday in Chester County Datebook.
On Wednesday, the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce will host a…
Here’s what’s happening on Tuesday and Wednesday in Chester County Datebook.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Bio will host a Leadership Roundtable from 7:15…
She’s much more accustomed to giving, but on May 4, Renaissance Woman Barbara Cohen will receive the prestigious Rebecca Lukens Award at its 10th…
Ever since its primary employer, Lukens Steel, downsized in the 1980’s, residents of Coatesville have been hearing that their city was on the verge…
The many pieces of her life’s puzzle depict Valley Forge’s Barbara Cohen as a Girl Scout, foreign exchange student, valedictorian, race car driver…
From “America’s first female industrialist” to the few locally made “pieces of the World Trade Center left standing after the terrorist attacks on 9…
On the eve of his 75th birthday, VISTA Today asked Representative Harry Lewis about growing up the oldest of eleven children in a segregated Coatesville…
Western Chester County Chamber Celebrates its Centennial
The 300 members of the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year…
Established in 1937 as the credit union for Lukens Steel Company, Citadel now has more than more than 170,000 customers and over $2.1…
Here’s what’s happening on Friday and this weekend in Chester County Datebook.
On Friday, the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum will host…
At a briefing held in the Coatesville’s Gateway Park on September 2, the Chester County Commissioners announced specifics on three investments totaling $2.2…
Our Business Briefs are a quick way to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in Chester County.
Phillips Mushroom Farms Going Pink for…
Yesterday Sikorsky Aircraft announced it will lay off 120 workers and choose not to renew contracts with 600 others at their Coatesville operations center. The…
Few executives in Chester County are relied upon by county residents in the way Larry Welsch, Executive Director of Chester County Food Bank, is.
Working…
By Congressman Joe Pitts
Late last month, I had the pleasure of celebrating Coatesville’s 100th anniversary, the only city in Chester County, at the…
Steel industry conglomerate ArcelorMittal Plate is ironing out a deal to transfer two old Lukens Steel buildings to the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum…
Citadel Federal Credit Union has just opened its newest full-service branch office at 401 Upland Square Drive in Pottstown.
“We are excited to introduce…
Chester County Historical Society President Rob Lukens (above) will share with the community the society’s vision for the future during a ‘state of the…
Citadel Federal Credit Union, one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Chester County recently publicized its 2013 financial report and announced expansion plans for…
A. Duie Pyle’s innovative protect-from-freeze program ensured that shipments were delivered without damage during one of the coldest winters in the past…
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