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EPA Fines Action Manufacturing For Illegal Explosives Stockpile
The dust is still settling after Environmental Protection Agency inspectors detonated a $1.2 million fine and five years of probation against munitions component maker Action Manufacturing Co. for an illegal stockpile of explosive hazardous waste at its western Chester County site in Atglen. The company had for “years or even decades” piled up the waste…
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Hotties 4 Humanity Events Give Back While Having Fun
Add a dash of passion, a spoonful of devotion, and a cup of love to a pound of needs, a scoop of reasons, and a bowlful of compassion and you have the foundational ingredients for Hotties 4 Humanities. The “sugar, spice and everything nice” mantra works perfectly for the founders of this Glen Mills-based non-profit…
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West Chester Council Hands Boxcar Brewing Company A Temporary Hold
By Shannon Maria Jones Westtown-based Boxcar Brewing Company has hit a snag in their plans to bring a brewpub to downtown West Chester, as the Borough has filed a protest of their liquor license application. According to a Daily local report, Boxcar owners originally announced their intention to bring a brewpub to the downtown in…
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Main Line Chambers Sponsors 5K Run
More information on the run and online registration here.
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Kennett Brewing Company’s New Brew Pub Serves Up Beer, Friendship
By Shannon Maria Jones A new craft beer and dining option is coming to Southern Chester County when the Kennett Brewing Company (KBC) opens this September at 109 South Broad Street. The new establishment plans to combine innovative craft beer, local artists, and a touch of whimsy to its upcoming brand. “At the root of…
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Chester County Government Course Launches In September
The Chester County School of Government, a free six-week course open to all county residents, is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at the Chester County Library in Exton. School of Government classes are designed for citizens wanting to know more about county services and the responsibilities of Chester County government in relation…
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WSJ: Vanguard Group’s Advertising Campaigns Best In Class
What is the secret of Vanguard Group’s success? According to the Wall Street Journal, the Malvern-based mutual fund manager is coming off a great market run: For the 12 months ending June 30, 2014, Vanguard had net cash inflows of more than $92 billion. And this is over a period in which the 10 largest…
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Former Tax Attorney Poses Question: Vanguard Or Vagabond?
A former Vanguard Group tax accountant from Wayne believes there’s a devious scheme of tax avoidance at work behind the scenes of the nation’s largest mutual fund company, and he’s filed a lawsuit accusing Malvern-based Vanguard of such. Before being terminated last year, David Danon claimed his employer “operated as an illegal tax shelter for…
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Chester County Hospital: Take Back Your Life
From Chester County Hospital and Penn Medicine’s Facebook page: Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter _______ Top photo credit: myyogaonline via photopin cc
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Warren Financial Leader Appears On FoxBusiness ‘After The Bell’ Segment
Randy Warren of Warren Financial Service in Lionville weighed in on Fox News’ After the Bell segment earlier this week offering his perspective on the run-up on Chipotle shares and overall market value. Warren, who runs a wealth management practice for high net-worth individuals in Lionville, had nice things to say about Chipotle (shares of…
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PBJ Editor Interviews Bill Covaleski, Victory Brewing Co. Founder
By Shannon Maria Jones Dell Poncet, Managing Editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal, recently sat down for a candid interview with Bill Cavaleski to learn more about the beginnings of Victory Brewing, their creative business philosophy, and changes on the horizon. According to Poncet, Victory Brewing’s President, Bill Covaleski believes he has, “the best job…
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Victory Brewing Celebrates National Ice Cream Day With New Beer Inspired Ice Cream
By Shannon Maria Jones Downingtown-based Victory Brewing Company has launched into a new kind of pints with the release of a beer-inspired ice cream line. Pints of Hopped Up Devil, Triple Monkey, and Storm Drop are now available at the Kimberton Whole Foods and the Victory retail outlet in Downingtown for $6.49. The Greater Philadelphia…
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Breaking – Billions Sway Shire To Accept AbbVie’s $54.8B Takeover Offer
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. headquarters in Wayne, to change its mind on a takeover by Chicago-based AbbVie Inc. Heavily resistant when the asking price was $46.5 billion, the Shire board finally voted to stamp its…
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Kennett Square’s Victory Brewing Brew Pub Set to Open in October
By Shannon Maria Jones Victory Brewing Co. is set to open its third Chester County restaurant this October in Kennett Square. Comparable in size to its Downingtown location, Victory’s 250-seat Kennett Square restaurant will occupy 8,138 square feet on the bottom floor of a luxury apartment building at Magnolia Place, and, according to the Daily…
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AmerisourceBergen CEO Collis Highest Paid Chester County CEO
What Chester County CEO took home more Benjamins in fiscal year 2013? Turns out the honor belongs to Steven Collis who, as president & CEO of AmerisourceBergen, the $88B Chesterbrook-based drug distributor, took home a tidy $19,904,383 last year. And Collis’ story doesn’t end there. Not only was Collis, according to the ranking of CEO…
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New Outpatient Hospital To Fill Unmet Southern Tier Needs
Construction has begun on a new 72,000-square-foot outpatient health care facility by Anchor Health Properties that will soon fill unmet needs for more physicians in the southern part of the county, according to a recent Commercial Property Executive report. Dubbed Penn Medicine Southern Chester County, the facility will feature the services of Chester County Hospital…
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Chesco Top Pennsylvania County In NY Times Well-Off Ranking
What is the most difficult county in the United States to live in? Where ever it is it is not Chester County according to the New York Times. Chester County, in fact, is one of the easiest and well off counties of the county’s 3,135 counties to live in, coming in a more than respectable…
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Philly.com Suggests Shire Takeover Attempt May Turn Hostile
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 shareholders don’t like it. A hostile takeover is not out of the question if Chicago-based biopharmaceutical company AbbVie’s $46.5 billion buyout offer is rejected, according to a Philly.com report. “We’re not…
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