Government & Civic Life
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Pennsylvania Department Of Banking And Securities Has Resources For Entrepreneurs
Business owners looking to raise capital to expand or start new businesses have a new resource at the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities’ website to help guide them in the offering and sales of securities. The resource is at www.dobs.state.pa.us. Click on “Entrepreneur Education.” The department is available to small business owners and the…
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Chester County Awards Grant Money To Six Communities
Six Chester County municipalities will soon be making infrastructure improvements thanks to $2.9 million in Community Revitalization Program (CRP) grants just approved by the Chester County Commissioners. Kennett Square Borough is receiving $280,000 for West Cypress Street water mains, Honey Brook Borough has been awarded over $200,000 for its business district streetscape improvements, and Phoenixville…
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CCCBI Endorses Incumbents Duane Milne And Warren Kampf
Two more Republican incumbents running to keep their seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have won endorsement from the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry. The Chamber unanimously endorsed Warren Kampf in the 157th Legislative District and Duane Milne in the 167th Legislative District. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. “Rep. Kampf is…
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Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry Endorses Two For Congress
Two incumbent Republican candidates running to retain their seats in Congress have been endorsed by the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry. The Chamber endorsed Joe Pitts for the 16th Congressional District, and Patrick Meehan in the 7th Congressional District. “Congressman Pitts often says that he goes down to Washington to bring our values…
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Chester County Business Chamber Endorses Tom Corbett For Governor
Gov. Tom Corbett has won the endorsement of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry in his race to keep his gubernatorial job. “We endorse Tom Corbett and Jim Cawley for re-election because they have made the tough decisions necessary to build a stronger Pennsylvania: one that will now create jobs for generations,” said…
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Chamber Endorses Ryan Costello In 6th Congressional District
Chester County Commissioner Ryan Costello has won the endorsement of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry in his run to represent constituents in Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District. The district includes communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia and is currently represented by Jim Gerlach, who announced his retirement earlier this year. “Ryan has…
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Politicos Threaten Export-Import Bank Funding
The fate of an institution that serves as a critical safety net for small businesses engaging in high-risk overseas expansion is in the hands of politicians. Despite the fact that 90 percent of its transactions are with small businesses, including the 77 from Pennsylvania that send $1 billion in goods outside the nation’s border, the…
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Chamber Endorses Incumbents In 3 State House Races
The 800-member Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry has endorsed three more candidates whose state House of Representatives seats are up for election Nov. 4. They are incumbent Steve Barrar in the 160th Legislative District, John Lawrence in the 13th Legislative District, and Dan Truitt in the 156th Legislative District. “We are pleased with…
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Chester County Chamber Endorses Three State Rep Candidates
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry is endorsing three regional political candidates the board believes will well represent local businesses. All are candidates running in the general election Nov. 11. Becky Corbin is running to retain her seat in the 155th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The district encompasses the 155th Pennsylvania…
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State, County Sees Slight Improvement In Unemployment Figure
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate is showing very slight improvement, according to the Department of Labor and Industry. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at the end of May declined by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 percent – the lowest rate since September 2008. Compared to the rest of the state however, Chester County is looking…
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UGI, Gov. Tom Corbett, Suggest Actions To Help Local Veterans
Would you like to help local veterans and their families? And would you like to do something for a vet this summer – without waiting for the Veteran’s Administration to fix its problems? One Valley Forge-based company is doing something, and so is Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett. UGI Utilities, Inc., which provides natural gas service…
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Substantial County Population Growth Stands Out Among Philly Suburbs
Chester County’s substantial population growth from April 2010 to July 2013 highlighted the latest U.S. Census estimates for the entire Philadelphia region, according to a report on Philly.com. The burgeoning Chester County communities of Malvern, West Chester, East Brandywine, and West Goshen, along with Bethel and Chadds Ford on the county line, helped drive Philadelphia…
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USDA To Offer ‘Whole-Farm’ Insurance Beginning In 2015
The USDA will in 2015 offer Whole-Farm Revenue Protection for specialty crop, fruit and vegetable growers, organic growers and diversified farms. Whole-Farm insurance allows farmers to insure all crops on their farm at once, rather than insuring commodity by commodity. Traditionally, many fruit and vegetable crops have not had crop insurance programs designed for them—making…
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Hiking Week In Pennsylvania Highlights State Trails
Hiking Week in Pennsylvania begins Saturday, May 24, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is teaming with the Keystone Trails Association to offer nearly 100 organized hikes and walks during the nine-day event. If you can’t hit the trail for organized events during hiking week, it’s still worth taking a look at the…
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Commissioner Costello Tours Walnut Street Labs For VISTA 2025
Ryan Costello, chairman of the Chester County Board of Commissioners, recently toured Walnut Street Labs in West Chester and spoke to local entrepreneurs at a lunch meeting hosted by the Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n). i2n is an alliance of the Chester County Keystone Innovation Zone (CCKIZ) and the Delaware County Keystone Innovation Zone (DCKIZ),…
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State Housing Services Providers Invited To Annual ‘Heads-Up’ Conference
Those who provide housing services to seniors, people with disabilities and low-income families are invited to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s 2014 Housing Services Conference, to be held at the Scranton Hilton and Conference June 18-20. The housing services field includes service coordinators, property managers and representatives with community based organizations. PHFA developed this annual…
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Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell’s Dispatch From China
Commissioner Terence Farrell, who is in Yongchuan district in southwestern China on a two week, self-funded trade mission to cultivate business and cultural ties with the district’s people and business leaders. Ever few days he forwards his thoughts and impressions back to Chesco Business Today. This is his third dispatch. It’s been a couple of…
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County Adds Election Function To App For Tuesday’s Primary
In anticipation of primary election day on Tuesday, May 20th, Chester County has added a 2014 Election function to its recently launched mobile app ChescoCONNECT. The 2014 Election button takes users to a specially created page with links to an interactive voter precinct directory, sample ballots for the primary election and the Chester County Voter…
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