• Swedesford Road Building Managed by Advantage Building & Facility Services Win Regional Award

    Swedesford Road Building Managed by Advantage Building & Facility Services Win Regional Award

    A Swedesford Road commercial office building managed by West Chester-based Advantage Building & Facility Services won a prestigious award given out by Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Philadelphia at their award banquet last week. Arbor Ridge, located at 70-74 E. Swedesford Road in Malvern, was awarded The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY)…

  • New Cadre of International Talent Redraws Bernardon Perspective

    New Cadre of International Talent Redraws Bernardon Perspective

    From as close as Chester County and as far as India and the Philippines, Bernardon’s new 2016 class of architectural designers is helping redraw the broad expert perspective of the Kennett Square firm. “These designers and their varied backgrounds encompass a wide variety of unique skills and experience ranging from retail projects to healthcare facilities,”…

  • ‘Veteran’s Only’ Removal Company Signs National Partnership with Relocation Remedies

    ‘Veteran’s Only’ Removal Company Signs National Partnership with Relocation Remedies

    Berwyn’s JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, which is dedicated to creating post-military career opportunities for veterans, has signed a national partnership with Relocation Remedies. This gives it preferred vendor position for Relocation’s discard and donate corporate relocation services across the country. Relocation Remedies assists employers who need to relocate by organizing, sorting, and removing items…

  • People 2.0 Moves Headquarters from West Chester to Exton

    People 2.0 Moves Headquarters from West Chester to Exton

    People 2.0, a leading provider of back office solutions for the staffing and recruiting industry, is relocating its corporate headquarters from West Chester to Exton on August 8th. The move comes after the company’s unprecedented growth, as it continues to increase its presence and service offerings in the marketplace with its back-office solutions for the…

  • New DTRCC President Is Fast-Rising Leader

    New DTRCC President Is Fast-Rising Leader

    Taking advantage of a leader-rich environment at work, Advantage Building & Facility Services Operations Manager Michael Glover has ridden the fast track to president of the Downingtown-Thorndale Regional Chamber of Commerce (DTRCC). With a proven leader in Advantage President Trish Faidiga paving the way, Glover has taken the leap from the DTRCC board of directors…

  • Going Wireless: Will Telecommuting Change Offices Forever?

    Going Wireless: Will Telecommuting Change Offices Forever?

    It used to be that the men and women who arrived early and stayed late at the office were held up as exemplary employees. “Always at the office” was a phrase that could be spoken with a sense of pride. Now, as more and more workers telecommute, that paradigm is starting to shift, writes Cindy…

  • TCHS’s Auto Collision Experience Highlights Benefits of Auto Industry Careers

    TCHS’s Auto Collision Experience Highlights Benefits of Auto Industry Careers

    To get students excited about a career in the auto collision industry, Chester County Technical College High School organized the 2016 Auto Collision Experience on April 13th at their Brandywine campus in Downingtown. The event brought together 22 industry representatives and close to 400 students from 17 technical high schools from across the region for…

  • Happening Today at the Desmond: Event Planners Try Their Hand at Culinary Challenge

    Happening Today at the Desmond: Event Planners Try Their Hand at Culinary Challenge

    Meeting and event planners for some of the biggest business names in southeast Pennsylvania are doing more than putting together blockbuster events this week; they’re getting a taste of reality TV stardom and putting together culinary masterpieces — without a pre-planned menu. The mystery ingredient basket at the center of Tuesday’s Chester County Culinary Challenge…

  • Molly Maguire’s Brings St. Patrick’s Day Spirit to Phoenixville

    Molly Maguire’s Brings St. Patrick’s Day Spirit to Phoenixville

    With a sea of four-leaf clovers everywhere and gallons of Guinness flowing for St Patrick’s Day, Molly Maguire’s felt like the perfect place to celebrate all things Irish. Since opening in 2007, more and more people see Molly Maguire’s Irish Restaurant and Pub as the place to go in Phoenixville on March 17th, writes Eric…

  • Father and Son Take a Swat at State’s First Mosquito Joe Franchise

    Father and Son Take a Swat at State’s First Mosquito Joe Franchise

    A father-son duo is taking a swat at eradicating mosquitoes in Main Line backyards by bringing the state’s first Mosquito Joe franchise to Chester County — just in time for warmer outdoor weather. Along with a handful of new hires for the May-to-September spraying season, Steve and Alex Rubin plan to sweep the Philly suburbs…

  • Chester County Careers – Devereux Foundation

    Chester County Careers – Devereux Foundation

    Devereux is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit providers of behavioral healthcare in the country. Across its national network, Devereux partners with families, schools, and communities in order to help some of the nation’s most vulnerable individuals achieve happiness and personal fulfillment. Devereux provides a continuum of care for children, adolescents, and adults faced…

  • After 45 Years of Photography, Rick Davis Takes On the Challenge of Video Production

    After 45 Years of Photography, Rick Davis Takes On the Challenge of Video Production

    Following a successful career in photography, Chester County’s Rick Davis has taken a big step and decided to challenge himself by changing the focus of his business from photographic advertising and corporate work to video production.   The West Chester Henderson graduate started his portrait photographer career in West Chester in 1973, and his company,…

  • The Desmond Hotel Offers a Bouquet of Options for Modern Wedding Planners

    The Desmond Hotel Offers a Bouquet of Options for Modern Wedding Planners

    In Malvern, wedding guests are greeted with unparalleled elegance and inspired cuisine. From a gorgeous gazebo to exquisite chandeliers, stunning table settings, and  gourmet food; an extravagant wedding weekend is definitely in store! The family owned Desmond Hotel offers 1st class affordable  accommodations and is one of the most sought after weekend wedding destinations in…

  • West Chester’s Star Print & Mail Showcases the Heidelberg Speedmaster 74 to Vendors and Customers

    West Chester’s Star Print & Mail Showcases the Heidelberg Speedmaster 74 to Vendors and Customers

    West Chester based Star Print & Mail used its recent open house to show its Heidelberg 74 press with coater in action. The high-quality commercial and envelope printing and mailing and fulfillment service firm held the event to welcome around 100 vendors and customers who came from as far as Virginia and Connecticut, and to…

  • New President’s Big Plans for Keystone Foods a Lot to Digest

    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…

  • Parkesburg Funeral Director Pens Moving Tribute on his Father’s Sixtieth Birthday

    Parkesburg Funeral Director Pens Moving Tribute on his Father’s Sixtieth Birthday

    To celebrate his father’s 60th birthday Caleb Wilde recently looked back to reflect on the influence his father, Bill Wilde, has had on his life. Author of the popular “Confessions of a Funeral Director” blog, and the sixth generation funeral director of the Parkesburg based Wilde Funeral Home, he talked about twelve things his father…

  • Evolve IP Named One of the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America

    Evolve IP Named One of the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America

    Entrepreneur magazine has named Evolve IP, the Cloud Services Company, as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” in its Entrepreneur360 Performance Index, a study that provides a comprehensive analysis of private companies in the U.S. Wayne based Evolve IP, was highlighted as a company that is not only focused on top and bottom…

  • Vertex Announces A Gradual Transition In Leadership

    Vertex Announces A Gradual Transition In Leadership

    Berwyn based Vertex Inc., a leading provider of corporate tax software and services, has announced that it will start making changes in leadership from next year. President, CEO and co-owner Jeff Westphal will transition to CEO and Chairman of th e Board of Directors, while David DeStefano will move to President, with both changes effective…