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Opinion: Business Leaders Need to Begin Thinking of Housing, Public Transportation, as Workforce Issues
Since assuming the position of President of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry (CCCBI) in 2022, I have had the opportunity to travel throughout Chester County and meet with Chamber members, other job creators, and community leaders to hear their input on items that impact their respective sectors. Whether in the hospitality industry,…
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The Last Time Firstrust Vice President Mort Kolman Sought Employment, James Tate Was Philadelphia Mayor and Richard Nixon Was President
In the current era of career pivots and midlife-crisis profession overhauls, Mort Kolman is a standout. This banking-industry veteran has had but one employer over his 60-year career. He is Vice President of Business Development at Firstrust Bank, which underwent some rebrandings over the decades but remains at its core the same institution that hired…
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Chester County Leadership: Joseph Cafarchio, Executive Vice President, Meridian Bank
Joe Cafarchio, Executive Vice President at Meridian Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up as the second oldest of eight children in East Syracuse, New York. He told how he learned responsibility at an early age by helping take care of his younger siblings, including cooking dinners from scratch. As a teenager, Cafarchio fell…
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Approves Another Toll Increase
Drivers who travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike can expect to pay even higher rates starting next year, according to a staff report from 6abc. The Turnpike Commission voted earlier this week to approve a five percent toll increase for both E-ZPass and Toll by Plate customers. The new rates will take effect on January 8,…
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West Chester Artist Uses Centuries-Old Photographic Technique to Create Unique, Nature-Based Pieces
West Chester artist Sarah Bourne Rafferty uses cyanotype printing, a centuries-old photographic technique, to create unique, nature-based pieces she sells through her company, Atwater Designs, writes Ashley Breeding for Main Line Today. “Plants with the most detail result in the prettiest prints,” said Rafferty. Originally, cyanotype was mostly done with photo negatives to create a…
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Filming Cosby at the Courthouse
By Ron Strobel, In TV news, some call it “the walk of shame.” Just a few seconds of video capturing the moment when an alleged criminal walks into or out of court. You’ve seen it countless times, and so have I. Only this time the accused was Bill Cosby, and the man behind the camera…
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Acclaimed Nightscape Installation to Return to Longwood Gardens in August
We just got word that Longwood Gardens’ Nightscape exhibit is returning for another run. The sound and light installation will grace the gardens August 3 through October 29. For now, revisit our article from last year announcing the exhibit. Tickets are on sale now. If you thought the Christmas display at Longwood Gardens was spectacular,…
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SCORE’s Women Driving Business Success Forum Empowers Professionals With Marketing Expertise
A women’s business forum that has found the sweet spot in attracting attendees shared the marketing love at its latest event on Wednesday. A packed-out Women Driving Business Success forum shared with its capacity crowd of 81 how to bridge the generation gap; how to use audience-appropriate social media to strategically develop engagement; and how…
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Updated: Chester County WWII Pilots Awarded Medal of Honor by China
Fewer than 100 non-Chinese military veterans have ever been bestowed a medal of honor from the People’s Republic of China, but this week two Malvern area men hosted a Chinese delegation who did just that. “70 years ago, Americans and Chinese stood shoulder to shoulder to fight against Japanese aggression,” a Chinese statement read, according…
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New President’s Big Plans for Keystone Foods a Lot to Digest
A West Chester company serving food globally has plans to dish up a sizable helping of business growth in 2016 and beyond, and Keystone Foods has named veteran food service executive Devin Cole as president in charge of the company’s North American menu. “We’re serious about growth and accelerating the plans we have outlined in…
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Unionville’s New Bolton Center Treats Sick Navy Goat Before Saturday’s Army Game
If not for the efforts of Penn Vet doctors and students near Unionville, a football game steeped in tradition may have had to break tradition. The Chester County staff nursed a fragile Navy mascot back to health ahead of this weekend’s big Army-Navy game at Philly’s Lincoln Financial Field. Bill 36 — from the number the…
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West Goshen’s Artisanal Exchange Is Cooking Up Entrepreneurial Success
An entrepreneurial duo in West Goshen has discovered the perfect recipe for instant success in the artisanal food industry, and their 3-year-old Artisanal Exchange has cooked up more than 70 new startups and 135 jobs — with a success rate above 90 percent. It’s a setup that puts the national-average 50 percent failure rate to…
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Star Prosecutor Mark Conte Takes On New Challenges through Private Practice
With the boxes representing his career goals all checked, a former star trial prosecutor for the Chester County District Attorney is swapping chairs and taking on new challenges. Attorney Mark Conte has decided to switch sides and join The Kelly Law Firm’s criminal defense team in West Chester. “I felt that I had achieved all…
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Coatesville Kid Raiders Crowned With 14-and-Under Football Championship
With a little prayer, a lot of teamwork and a season of perseverance, the Coatesville Kid Raiders 14-and-under football team prevailed with an undefeated 2015 record, a Bert Bell Memorial Football Conference championship, and state and national rankings. “These kids are special, and I think the future of Coatesville football is looking pretty good,” Assistant…
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Despite Firestorm Over Comments, Pa GOP Still Hosting Trump at NYC Fundraiser on Friday
Despite reservations about whether they would ever endorse Donald Trump, Pennsylvania Republicans are sticking with him as the keynote speaker for their prominent New York City fundraiser on Friday — even if liberal activists are outraged by the controversial presidential hopeful. Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Rob Gleason pointed out that party donors are interested in hearing…
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More Of The Good Stuff Now Flowing From Expanded Fine Wine & Good Spirits Store
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is letting more of the good stuff flow from a major renovation at West Chester’s newly re-opened Fine Wine & Good Spirits Store, and it’s meant to flow easily and directly to customers. The expansion within the Shoppes at Dilworthtown Crossing revolves around a face-to-face information center for answers, promotions…
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Bioscience Trade Group Watching One Of Its Own, Pennsylvania Bio’s Patrick Hayakawa
The eyes of Pennsylvania’s biotech leaders are focused on all types of up-and-coming stars, including one from their own mouthpiece. One of 2016’s 16 most anticipated individuals at the forefront of the Pennsylvania bioscience scene — and the only one from Chester County — is orchestrating its trade association’s member relations, making strategic connections that…
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Teva Pharmaceutical, Owner of Frazer’s Cephalon, Forms Joint Venture With Japanese Drug Firm
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the company that took over Frazer based Cephalon in 2011, is joining forces with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd in a joint venture to focus on expanding generic drug sales in Japan. Teva, one of the world’s top ten pharmaceutical companies, will hold a 51 percent stake in the venture that both…
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