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Local Students Get Their Game On At FIRST Tech Challenge
With a few taps on their cell phones, 80 aspiring engineers toyed with complex robots during a regional introduction to robotics programming as part of the Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge. But the two-part, hands-on and minds-on workshop wasn’t just fun and games for the middle- and high-school students; it’s one step closer to this year’s…
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The Rotary Club Of West Chester Presents $32,000 In Grant Awards To Local Charities
The Rotary Club of West Chester presented a total of $32,000 in grant awards to 11 Chester County non-profit charities at its awards ceremony at the West Chester Golf and Country Club. This year 31 requests were submitted by Chester County charitable organization, totaling over $150,000. One of the grateful recipients was the Friends Association for…
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PECO Debuts Texting Service for Power Outages, Account Information
Wish you had more information about when the power will be back on during an outage? Well PECO just made it easier for 1.6 million of its customers to monitor power outages with its innovative, new two-way texting system. The new program was implemented by its Exelon subsidiary on Monday and will allow customers to…
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What’s Congressman Costello’s Net Worth?
If you have ever wondered just how rich Congressman Costello is (or isn’t), the Congressional Quarterly’s Roll Call has the list that ranks all the members of the Congress according to their wealth. The “Wealth of Congress” index has been compiled every year since 1990 and is based on congressional financial disclosure forms. From them,…
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You Won’t Believe Where Chester County Ranked on Insurance Coverage
Chester County residents sleep better at night than the vast majority of Americans knowing their lives and families are more protected against unseen threats. Chesco recently ranked among an elite tier of counties with the best overall insurance coverage — first in Pennsylvania and the entire East Coast and fourth in the nation as a…
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In Fall from Top, STEM Academy Gives Up Coveted Achievement Title
The county’s two-time top performer among Pennsylvania schools failed to deliver the knockout punch this past spring, but Downingtown STEM Academy still managed to come away with a top five ranking. The high school finished just ahead of West Chester Bayard Rustin, which claimed sixth place, on this year’s School Performance Profile measurement of student…
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Moody’s, Unhappy with Budget Impasse, Downgrades School Districts’ Credit Ratings
Investment rating service Moody’s has shouted a warning to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania this week; its mechanisms to help struggling school districts obtain favorable debt terms and rescue them from default are now much less helpful. Thanks to the ongoing state budget battle, Moody’s downgraded numerous public school districts’ enhancement program bond ratings, and the…
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Open Space Preservation Takes Priority Over Development in Caln Township
Caln Township’s open arms toward suburban commuters are starting to get full. The end of the line for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority‘s Paoli-Thorndale rail service has seen an explosion in growth and popularity over the past 20 years, but future developers may have to get creative about projects going forward. “We have finally reached…
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Forbes Takes A Trip To Devon To Test Drive The Tesla
According to Bob Lutz, the man who was behind the Chevrolet Volt’s development, Tesla Motors is teetering on the edge. As a result, Forbes’s Brooke Crothers took a trip to Devon to test drive a Tesla to see if he would agree with this assessment. “Tesla’s showing all the signs of a company in trouble: bleeding…
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YMCA of Greater Brandywine: Healthy Lifestyles Combat Diabetes
By Barb Cronin, YMCA of Greater Brandywine Every 17 seconds, someone is diagnosed with diabetes. Most often, the diagnosis is Type 2 diabetes, a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose), your body’s main source of fuel. Left untreated, type 2 diabetes can lead to dehydration, diabetic coma, heart attack or…
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Locally-Created Facebook Game, ‘A Better World,’ Spreads Kindness
Philadelphians celebrated it for a day and are encouraging more of it for a month. Americans in general honor its ideals for a season. But a family business in Wayne is aspiring to facilitate thousands of acts of kindness every single day of the year. “We want to create a space for kindness to happen,”…
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QVC Succeeds On Its Data Feeds
Tuning in to what makes viewers want to buy — as closely as one second to the next — has provided West Chester retail powerhouse QVC with incredible insights that have dialed in its sales strategy and lit up the industry. In a world still just starting to switch to mobile, QVC rakes in 40…
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ColdLight Highlighted As One Of Philadelphia’s Fastest Growing Companies For the Sixth Consecutive Year
Wayne based ColdLight, a visionary in predictive analytics and machine learning, has achieved 10th place on the Philadelphia 100 list ranking of the fastest growing companies in the region for this year. Sponsors of the list include the Entrepreneurs’ Forum of Greater Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Business Journal, and Wharton Small Business Development Center. It is created…
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USA Technologies: Cashless Payment Tidal Wave About To Hit Vending Machines
The tide of people skipping cash and swiping credit cards — or keeping their wallets in their pocket altogether and going mobile — has been quickly rising, and the phenomenon is poised to crest and wash over the nation soon. “Cashless technology is going through a monumental change in terms of adoption and use,” Malvern-based…
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Higher Hurdles Set For Nurses As Hospitals Require More-Advanced Degrees
Megan Goodman, a 30-year-old Downingtown resident earned her associate degree in nursing from the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences in May, finishing her education as a dean’s list student while serving on two student nursing boards. However, while in previous years, that would mean near certain employment, Goodman is still in the process of finding…
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Exton Region Chamber Of Commerce Announces A New Council To Benefit Non-Profit Organizations
The Exton Region Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the development of its Non-Profit Council. The mission of the council is to enhance and contribute to the quality of life in Exton community by assisting in the growth and development of its Non-Profit Organizations. In addition to providing added benefits to its Non-Profit Organization…
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Devon Horse Show Makes History — Against Its Leaders’ Will
The 120-year legacy of the Devon Horse Show has been etched in gold — the gold lettering of an historic marker. But leadership that rode in this year has trampled on the effort to commemorate the obstacles overcome throughout the years to make the 11-day, $4 million event what it is today. “The horse show’s…
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Gary Smith: Workforce Summit Provides Keys to Future Chester County Success
by Gary Smith, President and CEO of the Chester County Economic Development Council. One of the reasons that Chester County has had such a long record of success is that we continually seek to ask the right questions. This penchant was on full display recently at a workforce-education summit titled, “Attracting Talent and Building an…
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