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While the number of private-equity exits is still stunted compared to a couple of years ago, first-quarter activity has shown some hints of…

Harleysville’s Quarry Hill Farm is now offering one of the world’s most sought-after culinary treasures: Wagyu beef, renowned for its exceptional marbling…

A Malvern mansion on a 2.4-acre property encircled by Valley Creek Preserve is up for sale for $9.875 million, writes Kennedy Rose…

SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is announcing several free March SCORE webinars to help small business owners.

Mastering Credit Repair: A Guide to Improve Your…

SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is announcing several free workshops and webinars to help small business owners in March.

The Mindset of a Successful Business…

SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is announcing several free workshops and webinars to help small business owners in March.

What’s Your Digital Marketing Success…

SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties is announcing several free workshops and webinars to help small business owners in March.

What’s Your Digital Marketing Success…

It all started with an article in The Guardian. 

The headline read “Hampshire villagers bring street’s apostrophe catastrophe to a full stop.”

I clicked…

The New Hampshire primary is known for being the first-in-the-nation primary election in presidential election years.

As candidates flocked to the small…

The Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center is all set to host a remarkable musical event on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 7:30 PM. This…

Have you ever wanted to live in a ‘Hobbit house’ and feel like you’re in The Shire? Well, J.R.R. Tolkien fans will…

Carly Catania, a 5-foot-9 guard at Villa Maria Academy, will continue her basketball career as a preferred walk-on at the University of…

West Chester came out on top as the most popular market among Zillow surfers in 2023, according to a new report by the real estate…

The landscape of retail is always evolving, with success lying in the seamless orchestration of many elements.

Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy is proud to support…

Ed Harris, the President and CEO of Discover Lancaster, has been named 2023 Marketer of the Year by the Saint Joseph’s University Chapter of…

A painting purchased for $4 at a Savers in Manchester, New Hampshire, years ago turned out to be the long-lost N.C. Wyeth illustration…

A lost illustration created by renowned Chester County artist N.C. Wyeth was found in a New Hampshire thrift store for four dollars, but could…

The City of Coatesville rolled out the red carpet for a record-breaking 80 drivers of vintage cars and motorcycles and over 5000 visitors who…

A 7.25-acre estate in Gladwyne on Merion Square Road with seven bedrooms and 16 bathrooms is on the market for $11.999 million…

A four-dollar thrift find of a mysterious illustration in a Manchester, New Hampshire Savers store could soon be sold for up to $250,000…

If you are hoping to see housing prices drop in the Philadelphia region, you might be in for quite a wait, according to Berkshire Hathaway…

A Berwyn home built nearly a century ago in the English Cotswold manor style for a member of the Hires Root Beer family has hit…

Tucked away in the picturesque Chester County countryside is a true-to-life scene from Middle Earth.

Architect Peter Archer of West Chester’s Archer…

Get ready to ignite your patriotism and celebrate America like never before! The Pottstown GoFourth! Festival is right around the corner, promising to be an…

Two recent Neumann University graduates have combined their love of sports and math into research which earned them invitations to present their work at MathFest…

YMCA of Greater Brandywine is welcoming the community to a free Earth Day Festival on April 22 at 10AM. The festival will be held on…

Penn State Great Valley will host 2022-23 Penn State Laureate Velvet Brown for “MOJATUBA: Tuba and Dance Fusion” on Thursday, March 16, at 7…

Natural Lands has permanently protected a 10-acre property in Warwick Township, otherwise nicknamed “Magic Valley” by locals who adore its beauty and peacefulness.

The…

While the value of the U.S. housing market continues to plunge, Chester County is still experiencing strong sales, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily…

The Widener University men’s basketball team is scheduled to play at 3 PM today in the Division III NCAA Men’s and Women’s…

Friday marked the day 340 years ago when William Penn stepped onto the New World for the first time, in a place that would one…

A stunning historic farmhouse with five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in West Chester.

The original Wiltshire Estate is…

A beloved holiday tradition returns to People’s Light with the world premiere of Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto. On her first day of…

We all know Pennsylvanians love to drink, but apparently not as much as some of our neighbors or the western part of the nation, according…

Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces recognized eight Chester County companies as the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley top workplaces in the Medium Companies category.

The list is based…

Attend, lords and ladies! The 2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is underway at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in Manheim, Pa.

Take a trip of fun…

West Chester University is once again bound for the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championships in Cary, N.C.

The Golden Rams (34-13) are…

Pottstown GoFourth! fans may gather from 1 to 4 p.m. at Iron Gate Biergarten, 230 E. High St., on Sunday, June 5 for fellowship…

The Chester County Commissioners have approved the awarding of $3.2 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants. The grants are made available…

It’s a tough time to travel, with COVID restrictions abroad and vacation rentals fully booked here at home. So, let’s make it easier…

As an individual or small business owner, it’s great to have resources when planning your content creation on LinkedIn or other social media platforms…

This year’s all-volunteer organized Pottstown GoFourth! Independence Day celebration will help mark the opening of Montgomery County Community College’s Challenger Learning Center…

Warren Buffett, arguably the world’s greatest investor, wrote in his 1993 annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, “In the short-term, the stock market…

Carlie Connor, who grew up in Oxford, is a Business Analyst for The Tri-M Group, a Kennett Square-based company that specializes in the…

Caroline and Brian Linz and their four sons may live in Whitby Hall, an 18th-century stone Georgian house on the Haverford Heritage Trail, but…

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” (Unknown). It’s like drinking from a fire hydrant with so much tech…

Mary Ann Messmer, SVP, Head of Private Banking at Meridian Bank, spoke with BUCKSCO.Today about growing up in Blue Bell as the daughter of…

An oceanfront home in Avalon, N.J., has sold for a whopping $11.15 million, making it the town’s most expensive property to sell…

Pennsylvania’s favorite Thanksgiving side dish isn’t baked potatoes. Nor is it green bean casserole. And it’s not that gooey ambrosia that Aunt…

During the pandemic, Chester County proved to be a hot spot for people moving out of densely populated areas. Relocators sought larger homes, rolling hills…

There are four newcomers on Chester County’s restaurant scene, each catering to a targeted, local niche. Ed Williams sampled the choices for Main Line…

Some veteran foliage trackers believe that the moisture brought in from the tropics by Fred, Henri, and Ida could spell good things for the local…

During the past 10 years, home prices in the area residential real estate market have increased by 48 percent. Homes were more likely to sell…

A sprawling, 26-acre estate in Elverson that was once part of Isabella Furnace — the last to operate in Chester County — has hit the market…

The 80th Annual Chester County Day will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 AM-5 PM. The longest-running historic home tour in…

I am writing to you from vacation.

Not our normal vacation, the kind I call “Rank Working Vacations.”

Rank Working Vacations are not for those…

Amtrak’s key to long-term success is to think of itself as a regional railroad, specifically, a northeastern railroad, writes Matthew Yglesias for Bloomberg…

Floating staircases provide a boost in grandeur for luxury homes, including a custom modern farmhouse currently on the market in Malvern, writes Lia Picard for…

Anyone in the HVAC industry will tell you that geothermal heating and cooling is not just the sleeping giant of renewable energy, but also essential…

Henderson High School graduate Rick Green, who was born in Waltham, Mass., and moved to West Chester at a young age, is the Director of…

Nottingham resident Amanda DeCarolis is one of a three-member team of Neumann University business students who finished 42nd worldwide in an international Business Strategy…

Downingtown native John Camden, a 6-foot-8 small forward and three-star prospect in the Class of 2021, has committed to play basketball at…

Coatesville resident Cameron Smith is blazing trails as the only Black rider in American Flat Track Racing, the professional motorcycle racing series previously known as…

Each year, the Brandywine Health Foundation celebrates its outgoing board members and thanks them for their leadership, time, and treasure. BHF also takes the opportunity…

Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright may have just sold his Berwyn home for $2.32 million, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he…

Rashad Devoe, who earned a master’s degree in public health from West Chester University, has been named head coach of the men’s lacrosse…

West Chester University’s online MBA program is ranked 20th in the 2020 Online MBA Rankings published by Online MBA Report in March.

WCU’s…

The Chester County Historical Society has announced that the 38th Annual Chester County Antiques and Art Show will be held on March 14 and 15…

As a two-time cancer survivor who lost her husband to the disease, Becca Smith has an intimate understanding of the power of equine therapy…

What does 2020 hold for local businesses who need loans to start, grow or expand?

Seedcopa is an affiliate of CCEDC that structures loan packages…

Mike Bloomberg is looking to gain an early advantage in Pennsylvania over other candidates in the Democratic presidential primaries by investing big in television advertising…

Delco is sending a furry representative to this year’s high-profile Puppy Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, writes Max Bennett for the…

Jake Segal, who grew up in East Pikeland Township, is the Director of Camping Services and Properties with the Chester County Council, Scouts BSA.

Segal…

For the second straight year, West Chester University claimed seven spots on the three All-PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) field hockey teams. Furthermore, the…

World-renowned magician Jason Bishop will perform Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 PM at West Chester University, in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall…

Ed Harris, the Chief Marketing Officer at the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, a private, non-profit membership organization which actively promotes the Valley…

West Chester native Eric Knodel, a Rustin High School graduate and one of minor league hockey’s best defensemen, has decided to continue pursuing his…

During a trip to Manchester, N.H., Downingtown resident David Savage joined a local celebration of the U.S. women’s soccer team that won…

The Devon Senior Living and Kennett Square-based Willow Tree Hospice will host the required class to become a Certified Dementia Practitioner on Wednesday, June…

Elverson-based Brandywine Branch Distillers is continuing its rapid expansion in North America by gaining a foothold in New England, the South, and Canada, writes…

Cameron Smith, a professional motorcycle racer and Coatesville resident, took a lap around a new flat track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as part of…

Just as we’ll soon find out who will be cutting down the nets tonight as this year’s national champion in college basketball, we…

Product innovation and community support has enabled Bailys Dairy in West Chester to stand strong amidst the struggles of the American dairy industry, writes J…

A. Duie Pyle, a transportation and logistics provider based in West Chester, has opened a service center in Concord, N.H.

As Pyle’s first…

Gary Schroeder, the owner of Oakshire Mushroom Farms in Kennett Square, has seen his business drop drastically due to imports from Canada and China labeled…

Do you have an iPad and want to know what other kinds of things you can do with it besides e-mail?

Would you like…

Oakshire Mushroom Farm in Kennett Square has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it looks to reorganize, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business…

John C. “Jack” Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, the largest employer in Chester County, died Wednesday at his home in Bryn Mawr. He was 89…

Michelle Kichline, Chair of Chester County’s Board of County Commissioners, speaks with VISTA Today about growing up in Tredyffrin, her mother’s influence on…

As the Church Farm School in Exton prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary this spring, The Reverend Edmund K. “Ned” Sherrill II, Head of School…

Vincent and Elizabeth Moro have combined history with nature to stunning effect in seasonal displays at their 1830s farmhouse in Chadds Ford, writes Eileen Smith…

Tom Bush of Parkesburg was the only competitor at this year’s Extreme Chunkin Festival at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a human-powered…

By Leslie Rylke

During the summer of 2014, Tracey Oberholtzer began thinking about going back to work full time.  Her son, Kyle, would be heading…

The Main Line Chamber of Commerce, The Society of Professional Women, and Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health will celebrate the legacy of female pioneers in business…

Pennsylvania ranks among the worst states to start a business, according to a recently published analysis by WalletHub, writes Bill Murphy Jr. for Inc. magazine…

With a location in Exton, Shire is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on utilizing internal knowledge, capabilities and research, and external collaborations to develop treatments…

Three Chester County companies rank among the best in the region for diversity, governance, and transparency, three factors increasingly considered by investors, writes Erin Arvedlund…

SeventySix Capital – the Conshohocken-based venture capital firm led by Wayne Kimmel, Jon Powell, and former Phillies All-Star Ryan Howard – has announced a half…

If you live in Chester County and are planning to do some grocery shopping in the next few days, you might be out of luck…

A number of companies in Philadelphia’s western suburbs offer a good office environment, but some of them stand out as the best places to…

Marie Shires has been named Vice President and Relationship Manager at Seedcopa, a certified development company that specializes in helping Pennsylvania businesses gain financing through…

Seedcopa

Marie Shires has been named Vice President and Relationship Manager at Seedcopa, a certified development company based in Exton that specializes in helping Pennsylvania…

According to new research, people may literally be able to create their own luck by keeping an open mind, writes Teresa Iafolla for Nautilus magazine…

Pottstown-based Sly Fox Brewing Co. is planning to open a restaurant at the former VF Outlet Center in Wyomissing. The restaurant will be located…

Pennsylvania’s first online gambling sites are expected to launch in the final quarter of this year, and all signs point to them being an…

Ridley High School graduate Dino Vasso, a star receiver and defensive back during his scholastic football days, is enjoying a successful season in his second…

By Chris Cooper

If you can’t ever keep yourself from singing along when a Carole King song comes on the radio, you’re not…

Cochranville resident Boyd Martin, an Australian-born Olympian in equestrian, crowned his debut performance on Hunt Night at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with a…

Brian Selander, Entrepreneur In Residence at SeventySix Capital and the speaker at next week’s Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series presentation on the emergence of eSports…

A college education can unlock opportunities, but too much college debt can shackle a student’s future.

And Pennsylvania borrowers are some of the most…

Home sales in the Philadelphia suburbs continued to rebound during the first six months of this year, writes Brian McCullough for The Times Herald.

A…

When the school year ends, so do the subsidized lunches for the more than 13,000 students in Chester County who rely on them for…

Who can top The Matt Gorham Group?

That question is on the minds of many as the United Way of Chester County continues its tradition…

After planting 1,140 trees and shelters with the help of volunteers at the end of April, former Stroud Water Research Center Executive Director and…

A number of big moves over the years have gutted large swaths of the Chesterbrook Corporate Center, but the office park hasn’t kept quiet…

Forbes has released its list of America’s Top 500 Public Companies, with a pair of Chester County businesses making the cut, writes Corinne Jurney…

It wasn’t just the legendary hounds chasing one of sport’s most idyllic events.

The Washington Post photojournalist Jonathan Newton pursued his first fox…

Home sales in Chester County and the surrounding show no signs of slowing down according to the latest figures published by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox…

West Chester has harbored the secrets of adopted babies born to well-off but unmarried women since the mid-1900s.

Until now.

A New Hampshire…

Chester County farmers and producers received high marks from Pennsylvania Farm Show judges in Harrisburg last weekend, resulting in an impressive array of ribbons in…

According to a recent survey, people in Pennsylvania tend to consume more alcohol than in other areas of the nation, particularly over the holidays, but…

From owners reluctant to hire him in his youth to a complementary business reluctant to sell to him in his prime, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services…

The 82nd running of the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup is set for Sunday, Nov. 6 in Unionville, and its main beneficiary is the Chester County Food…

The Loch Aerie Mansion’s admirers, and there are many of them, no longer have to fret about its future.

The Swiss-Gothic manor – built…

Dan Ostien joined the board of directors at the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) in 2008.  He has spent his career in tax and…

The humble mushroom is becoming more popular as total retail sales for the last year have already risen by over six percent, writes Melissa Shipman…

A recent report by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, shows that Chester County and the Philadelphia regional housing market as a whole, continued to rebound during the…

Malvern Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Malvern Federal Savings Bank, has appointed experienced fund manager Norman Feinstein to the Board of Directors of the…

Publisher’s Note: We dip into our archives this morning to republish one of our first Chester County Leadership profiles. When we first spoke with…

$2.6 Million Reimbursement for January’s Snowstorm

The federal government has agreed to disaster assistance reimbursement to Chester County and the county’s municipalities…

Surrounded by stunning and lovingly maintained grounds as well as gorgeous nature, this 10+ acre Devon estate is the ultimate choice for anybody who truly…

A spacious plot of paradise is on the market for those dreaming of living large on an equestrian estate.

With a six-bedroom, seven-bath…

For this edition of Weekend Reading we thought we’d pay tribute to the titan of Alabama letters, Harper Lee. Her book “To Kill a…

By Duncan Allison

Dairy has played an important role in farming since the middle of the 19th century when cattle took over from wheat as…

By Shannon Maria Jones

Victory Brewing Company released its new coffee infused bourbon barrel stout called Java Cask last week.

Released on Thanksgiving-eve, a…

Over 500 Schools Overlooked by PDE Says Auditor General DePasquale 

According to two recent performance audits of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the department has…

In early July, as the European Union and the world’s financial markets teetered, worried about Greece’s possible default, Bill McNabb, CEO & Chairman…

Our Business Briefs are short summaries of what’s going in Chester County’s thriving community of professionals. This morning:

CrossPoint at Valley Forge Sells…

The Chesterbrook Corporate Center had been facing a potentially bleak future after one of its largest tenants, Shire Pharmaceuticals, gave notice that it was moving…

Nestled in-between East Whiteland and Willistown in Chester County, Malvern is a charming small town dating back to the Victorian era which is now…

Yesterday, Google announced it would be making an enormous structural change, at least on paper. The Mountainview, California company says it will be folding their…

VISTA Today Daily News Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s going on around Chester County. This morning…

VISTA Today Daily News Business Briefs are concise stories that bring you up to date with what’s going on around Chester County. This morning…

The top executive of Kennett Square’s not-for-profit Quaker-inspired retirement community developer, The Kendal Corp., will have led the growth of the…

Shire is moving 600 workers in the firm’s research and development and commercial marketing departments from Wayne to Lexington, Ma., Philadelphia Business Journal reports…

It’s been an decent Monday for business coverage, that is, if you managed to find it underneath the back-and-forth between the White…

The JCPenney store at the Granite Run Mall just beyond Chester County’s eastern edge on Highway 1 will not stay shuttered long after it…

For the record, Kennett Square’s Mushroom Festival came in second behind New Hampshire’s Keene Pumpkin Festival in USA Today’s Best Specialty Foods…

Chester County residents once again shone during the 2015 Pennsylvania Farm Show, which ended Jan. 17.

The three top cheeses in the show’s very…

Devon-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Fox and Roach Realtors, and affiliate The Trident Group, have received a Platinum Recycler award from Keystone Technology Management.

BHHS…

Whether or not the talented individuals who do research and commercial work for giant drugmaker Shire are lured away to Boston, Chesterbrook is losing their…

According to a front page, above the fold report in this morning’s Wall Street Journal, 2014 was an outstanding year, their best ever, for…

Shire is relocating over 500 employees from Chesterbrook to Lexington, MA., which will become its U.S. headquarters.

The company said the transition will streamline…

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…

Backing out of its mega deal was all AbbVie’s loss, as the pharmaceutical giant’s target, Shire, recently heralded record sales growth and a…

AbbVie, the Chicago pharmaceutical giant trying to buy out Shire, got a costly flip-flop instead of an inversion this week after U.S. government…

The mere mention of a meeting by Chicago-based AbbVie to consider backing out of its $54.8 billion takeover of Shire was enough to…

Scott Applebaum is the new chief legal officer at Medgenics of Wayne.

Medgenics is developing BioPump™, a proprietary platform for the sustained production and delivery…

Just as lawyers with Chicago pharmaceutical company AbbVie prep the company for its tax-saving flight overseas to the newly-acquired Irish headquarters of Shire…

WAYNE, PA – Egalet Corporation, the Wayne pharmaceutical firm working to bring abuse-deterrent pain medications to market, has appointed Dr. Jeffrey M. Dayno chief medical…

For the third consecutive year, Vishay Inc. of Malvern has received the TTI Supplier Excellence Award for Europe.

TTI is a Berkshire Hathaway company striving…

A pot sweetened by nearly $10 billion in recent weeks has persuaded the board of directors for Shire, a global pharmaceutical company with U.S…

The fifth time may be the charm for the sensationalized takeover of Shire, the global biopharmaceutical company whose U.S. operations are based in Wayne…

Abbvie wants Shire and it doesn’t appear willing to take ‘no, thank you’ as a response.

The aggressive Chicago-based AbbVie slammed Shire with…

An intense desire to pay lower taxes has put a bull’s-eye on Shire, which operates offices in Wayne and Exton — even if Shire…

Over the last week Philly.com has kept close tabs on Abbvie’s $46.5 billion takeover initiative to acquire Shire Plc.  Shire,  officially headquartered…

As they accept their hard-earned college diplomas this spring, Pennsylvania college graduates can know they are in the top five of the nation’s…

Shire, a multinational maker of specialty biopharmaceuticals with operations in Chesterbrook, recently announced its acquisition of Lumena Pharmaceuticals Inc. of San Diego for $260 million…

According to Philadelphia Business Journal, home prices in Chester County were higher than any other Delaware Valley county during 2013.

The paper’s January 28th…

By David Jones

This was our second trip to Amani’s in Downingtown this year. The last time was with a party of 4 and…