• Hankin Apartments’ Claremont on the Square the Perfect Place to Call Home

    Hankin Apartments’ Claremont on the Square the Perfect Place to Call Home

    Hankin Apartments creates communities you’ll be proud to call home. Claremont on the Square – located just steps from Eagleview Town Center, which features Restaurant Row and hosts festivals, free concerts, live theater, farmers markets, and more – is a vibrant community comprised of two-bedroom apartments. Elegant and eco-friendly, Claremont on the Square offers an…

  • With a Location in Exton, Movie Tavern Theater Chain Sold for Nine Figures

    With a Location in Exton, Movie Tavern Theater Chain Sold for Nine Figures

    The Movie Tavern theater chain, which has a location in Exton, has been sold to Marcus Theatres, writes Donna Rovins for the Daily Local News. Marcus Theatres announced its intent to purchase the Movie Tavern chain, known for its in-theater dining concept and luxury seating, from VSS Southern Theatres in November last year. The purchase…

  • Washington Post Features British Man’s Nursery and the Specialty Plants He Grows in Exton

    Washington Post Features British Man’s Nursery and the Specialty Plants He Grows in Exton

    Edgewood Gardens in Exton offers the perfect environment for growing high-class snowdrops and other specialty plants, writes Adrian Higgins for The Washington Post. Snowdrops are dainty flowers that appear in winter. They require cold to grow, but also clam up if it is too chilly, with the three outer petals hiding the markings of the…

  • Church Farm School Packages 70,000 Meals for Rise Against Hunger

    Church Farm School Packages 70,000 Meals for Rise Against Hunger

    For the second year, Church Farm School, the private boarding and day school in Exton for boys in grades 9-12, held a meal-packaging event in support of Rise Against Hunger, which provides food and aid to the world’s most vulnerable through its international partners. CFS students, faculty, and staff worked alongside church and community volunteers…

  • RKL Shares Three Strategies to Boost Your Company’s Sale Potential

    RKL Shares Three Strategies to Boost Your Company’s Sale Potential

    By Ryan P. Hurst, ASA Is your company one of the 66 percent expecting to transfer ownership within the next ten years? If this statistic from Pepperdine University applies to you, it is important to invest the time now to optimize your company and accelerate its value. Not only will this help you stand out…

  • First Resource Bank’s Diana Mattingly Elected Chairperson of ERCC’s Board of Directors

    First Resource Bank’s Diana Mattingly Elected Chairperson of ERCC’s Board of Directors

    Diana Mattingly, Vice President and Market Manager at First Resource Bank, has been elected by the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors as its new Chairperson. Mattingly, a Parkesburg resident who joined the chamber in 2007, has served on its Board of Directors for the last six years. “The Exton Region Chamber of…

  • CEO of Exton’s Brumbaugh Wealth Management Appointed to Board of Mid Penn Bank

    CEO of Exton’s Brumbaugh Wealth Management Appointed to Board of Mid Penn Bank

    Mid Penn Bancorp has appointed Kimberly Brumbaugh to its Board of Directors, to be effective Feb. 27. Brumbaugh is the founder and CEO of Exton-based Brumbaugh Wealth Management, where she serves clients in the areas of comprehensive financial planning and investment management. She has more than 21 years of wealth management experience and has owned…

  • Video: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Makes Opening of New Hankin-Owned Hotel Official

    Video: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Makes Opening of New Hankin-Owned Hotel Official

    A new SpringHill Suites by Marriott, located at the intersection of Eagleview Boulevard and Route 100 in Exton, opened shortly before Christmas. A ribbon-cutting ceremony in the hotel’s lobby on Wednesday night, however, made it official. The five-story, 123-suite hotel is named SpringHill Suites Philadelphia West Chester/Exton. It operates as a Marriott franchise, owned by…

  • Fox Rothschild Attorney Receives Exton Region Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award

    Fox Rothschild Attorney Receives Exton Region Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award

    Fox Rothschild associate Jacqueline Motyl has received the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award for her exemplary leadership and service as a member of the board in 2018. As a member of the board, Motyl works with the chamber to improve the economic environment of the community and advocate for sound public policy. Within…

  • 15th Annual CCEDC Economic Outlook Addresses Critical Economic Trends, Challenges for 2019

    15th Annual CCEDC Economic Outlook Addresses Critical Economic Trends, Challenges for 2019

    More than 100 local business leaders gathered Friday morning for the Chester County Economic Development Council’s 15th Annual Economic Outlook to learn more about the challenges and trends for local, national, and global economies in 2019. Patti Brennan, the CEO of Key Financial, and CCEDC President Gary Smith addressed those in attendance. A graduate of…

  • Brumbaugh Wealth Management Acquires Local Investment Advisory Practice

    Brumbaugh Wealth Management Acquires Local Investment Advisory Practice

    Brumbaugh Wealth Management, a strategy-driven firm based in Exton that designs comprehensive and flexible financial solutions for clients that help meet the needs of today while laying the foundation for tomorrow, has acquired the local investment advisory practice of a peer in the Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. The purchase of the Berwyn-based practice of Barbara…

  • Charlotte Native Enjoys Life at Five Star Senior Living in Exton

    Charlotte Native Enjoys Life at Five Star Senior Living in Exton

    Becky Saunders, 92, was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., graduated from Queens University of Charlotte, and was married to her husband Glenn for just short of 50 years. In this Q&A, Saunders shares what brought her north, what she likes most about Five Star Senior Living in Exton, and her words of wisdom. Q:…

  • Fox Rothschild’s Exton Office Gives Back to Local Veterans

    Fox Rothschild’s Exton Office Gives Back to Local Veterans

    The Exton office of Fox Rothschild LLP turned its attention to the community this holiday season in support of David’s Drive 831, a nonprofit that provides homeless and hospitalized veterans in the area with essential items. Throughout the holiday season, the office collected and donated more than 600 items, including snacks, books, games, toiletries, and…

  • Local Tech Company Donates Monitors to CFS for Digital Signage, Residential Life Programs

    Local Tech Company Donates Monitors to CFS for Digital Signage, Residential Life Programs

    As a nonprofit that dedicates all of its financial resources to educating its 185 students, Church Farm School is grateful when local individuals and businesses help to offset expenses through their generosity to the school. Scala, a digital signage company in Malvern, in conjunction with its Ohio-based parent company, Stratacache, recently donated 30 55-inch monitors,…

  • Chester County Leadership: The Reverend Edmund K. “Ned” Sherrill II, Head of School, Church Farm School

    Chester County Leadership: The Reverend Edmund K. “Ned” Sherrill II, Head of School, Church Farm School

    As the Church Farm School in Exton prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary this spring, The Reverend Edmund K. “Ned” Sherrill II, Head of School, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Dickenson, North Dakota; Ipswich, Massachusetts; and Brooklyn, New York; failing ninth grade, going to college in Minneapolis and landing an intern position with…

  • Husband and Wife Bring 30-Plus Years of Experience to New Café in Eagleview Town Center

    Husband and Wife Bring 30-Plus Years of Experience to New Café in Eagleview Town Center

    Having opened this week, the Bright Spot Café is the newest addition to Restaurant Row in the Eagleview Town Center, and it offers breakfast, brunch, and lunch seven days a week. A husband-and-wife team – Tom and Shannon Maria Brower – are at the helm of the operation, bringing more than 30 years of restaurant…

  • Hankin-Owned SpringHill Suites by Marriott Opens Today in Exton

    Hankin-Owned SpringHill Suites by Marriott Opens Today in Exton

    A new SpringHill Suites by Marriott will open today at 730 Eagleview Boulevard in Exton. The 123-suite hotel will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by Hankin Group and managed by SEPA Associates, a Philadelphia-based, third-party operating affiliate of GF Management. Located across the street from the Eagleview Corporate Center, the property – named SpringHill…

  • Exton-Based Gbuild Construction Managers Helps Clients Reach Their Green Goals

    Exton-Based Gbuild Construction Managers Helps Clients Reach Their Green Goals

    Doug Gianforte founded Gbuild Construction Managers in 2009 to create highly technical, yet widely affordable sustainable options for commercial construction projects. Back then, he had the foresight to see that sustainability wasn’t going to be a mere trend in the industry. It was the wave of the future. As a result, Gianforte’s Exton-based business has…