Commerce
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PREIT, Owner Of Exton Mall, To List First Quarter Financials As Mall Sets April Events
The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns the Exton Square Mall, plans to release its financial results for the first quarter of 2014 after trading closes on Wednesday, April 23. A conference call to review the company’s results and future outlook is scheduled for 11 a .m. Thursday, April 24. Those who would like…
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Dinniman Draws Editorial Flack For Regenerative Medicine Funding Statement
State Senator and former Chester County Commissioner Andy Diniman was quoted in an editorial in the March 28th edition of the Philadelphia Business Journal written by Craig Ey, the paper’s Editor-In-Chief. In the page 26 editorial Sy cites an article from the paper’s March 21st edition written by John George on whether the Delaware Valley…
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County Economic Development Council Ranked Fifth By Philly Business Paper
Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC), a private, non-profit, non-governmental regional economic development entity with offices in Eagleview in Exton ranked fifth on Philadelphia Business Journal’s (PBJ) List of Delaware Valley Economic Development Groups. The list, published in the publications March 28th edition, ranks 20 Delaware Valley economic development agencies in descending order depending on…
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Home Depot Reports Strong Fourth Quarter Sales, Seeks New Customer Service Workers
Home Depot, with four stores in Chester County, recently reported store sales for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending in 2013 increased by 4.4 percent. Home Depot operates stores in West Sadsbury, Downingtown, Frazer and West Chester. The company also announced it will hire 80,000 new part-time sales and customer service associates nationwide…
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Wegmans Named One Of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies To Work For
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., which has local stores in Downingtown and Malvern, is listed as one of the 100 best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine. This is the 17th year in a row the family-owned grocery store chain has appeared on the Fortune list. Fortune also recognized Wegmans as a 2014 Best Company Allstar.…
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A.Duie Pyle Gains Kudos For Safe Winter Shipments
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 century, the company reported in a news release. The West Chester-based company, with a warehouse in Parkesburg and warehouses and service centers in West Chester, reported that more than 43,000 vulnerable shipments were…
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Malvern Institute Names Scott Weisenberger CEO
The Malvern Institute, specializing in comprehensive addiction counseling, recently announced Scott Weisenberger is now the organization’s chief executive officer. Weisenberger, MA, LPC, was formerly chief operating officer for Malvern Institute, which has provided state-of-the-art, evidence-based, individualized addiction treatment since 1948. Weisenberger has worked in the field of drug, alcohol and psychiatric treatment in the Philadelphia…
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USDA Makes Grant Money Available For Employment Training
Local government or nonprofit organizations interested in providing new employment and training programs may take advantage of $5 million in competitive grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. The USDA wants to improve outcomes of employment and training (E&T) services for those who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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Aetna Taps Phoenixville Resident To Lead Regional Operations
Phoenixville resident Laurie Brubaker has been named president of Aetna’s Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia operations, where Aetna provides health benefits to more than 1.8 million people. Brubaker has worked at Aetna for 25 years, most recently as Aetna’s chief culture officer, promoting efforts to drive transformational culture change in the organization. In her new…
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Time After Time Opens At Exton Square Mall
Time After Time, a retail store specializing in sales and repair of designer watches, recently had its grand opening at the Exton Square Mall. The store is located on Level 2 of the mall and carries 40 different brands of watches and 5,000 styles, according to the company’s web site. Time After Time has 13…
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Star Roses To Sponsor 12th Annual Benefit Jenners Pond Golf Classic
Those interested in supporting the benevolent care fund at Jenners Pond Retirement Community in West Grove are invited to the 12th annual Jenners Pond Golf Classic. This year’s event, sponsored by Star Roses of West Grove, is set for Thursday, June 5, at Deerfield Golf Club in Newark, De. A portion of the Golf Classic…
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County Business, Civic, Educational Leaders Collaborate on 10 year Economic Plan
Leaders from more than 40 local businesses, schools and non-profit organizations recently announced they plan to work together on a 10-year initiative called VISTA 2025 to guide economic development in Chester County. The effort is being led by the Chester County Board of Commissioners, who call VISTA 2025 a unique public-private sector partnership. The group…
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Chester County Chamber Hosts Annual State of the County Address
County Commissioners Ryan Costello, Kathi Cozzone, and Terence Farrell will address the issues and successes of Chester County in the past year- and give an outlook of future opportunities at the State of the County Address Luncheon. This event will take place on Wednesday, March 19th at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center from 11:30-…
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YMCA Seeks Corporate Partners And Donors
The YMCA of the Brandywine Valley has launched its annual fundraising campaign and is looking for local businesses to contribute and also join the Y as corporate partners. The YMCA has five branches in Chester County and more than 58,000 members. The nonprofit organization recognizes businesses and gives them marketing opportunities as they contribute to…
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Fate Of Eight Chester County Staples Stores Uncertain
Employees of some of the region’s eight Staples stores may have to reinvent themselves as the company reinvents itself. The company recently announced plans to close up to 225 stores in the U.S. by the end of 2015. “A year ago, we announced a plan to fundamentally reinvent our company,” Ron Sargent, Staples’ chairman and…
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Radio Shack Stays Mum On Fate Of Chester County Stores
Local consumers of technology may soon be echoing the very amusing RadioShack commercial aired during last month’s Super Bowl – “The 80s called. They want their store back.” RadioShack recently announced it plans to close as many as 1,100 of its 4,300 stores nationwide in a company effort to reinvigorate stores, revamp products and reposition…
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Chick-fil-A Announces Plans To Phase-in Antibiotic-Free Chicken
Within five years, patrons of Chester County’s four Chick-fil-A restaurants will be able to enjoy their chicken sandwiches made with chickens not raised on antibiotics. The Atlanta-based company recently announced all Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide will serve antibiotic-free chicken within five years – a first among fast food restaurants. Here there are Chick-fil-A restaurants on Rosedale…
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Parent Company Year-end Report Shows Stable Sales For QVC In 2013
QVC, a leading international television and ecommerce retailer based in West Chester, is showing stable sales and growth from its eCommerce groups for 2013 despite the economic downturn. “QVC posted strong results in the US and UK for the fourth quarter driven by a return on strategic investments in TV and digital efforts and solid…
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