• Immaculata Partners with YMWIC to Support Young Men, Women Seeking a College Degree

    Immaculata Partners with YMWIC to Support Young Men, Women Seeking a College Degree

    Immaculata University has entered into an agreement with the Young Men and Women in Charge (YMWIC) Foundation that guarantees admission to Immaculata for students who complete the YMWIC program and graduate from high school. To recognize the academic accomplishments of these students, Immaculata will provide, at minimum, a $9,000 academic merit scholarship for qualifying students.…

  • CubeSmart’s ‘People-First Culture’ Leads to Innovative, Engaged Workforce

    CubeSmart’s ‘People-First Culture’ Leads to Innovative, Engaged Workforce

    Malvern-based CubeSmart, a real estate investment trust and provider of self-storage facilities, has been recognized as one of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in North America. This annual award from Achievers, a company that delivers proven tools for organizations of all sizes to align on values and strategic goals, recognizes top employers that display leadership…

  • Meridian Bank’s Denise Lindsay Named One of Philadelphia Business Journal’s CFOs of the Year

    Meridian Bank’s Denise Lindsay Named One of Philadelphia Business Journal’s CFOs of the Year

    Denise Lindsay, Meridian Bank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, was recently honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one its CFOs of the Year. At Meridian, Lindsay, who has more than 25 years of experience in bank financial management, is responsible for asset-liability management, treasury, financial reporting, and budgeting. She also oversees compliance…

  • Immaculata University to Host 44th Annual Golf Invitational at Applebrook

    Immaculata University to Host 44th Annual Golf Invitational at Applebrook

    Immaculata University will host its 44th Annual Golf Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Applebrook Golf Club in Malvern. “Immaculata’s Golf Invitational provides the perfect excuse to spend the day on the golf course while also helping to support the educational goals of worthy students,” said Susan W. Arnold, Immaculata’s Vice President for Institutional Advancement.…

  • Express Employment Professionals Offers Strategies for Success in This Tight Labor Market

    Express Employment Professionals Offers Strategies for Success in This Tight Labor Market

    By Steve Edgcumbe Today’s tight labor market presents a number of challenges for employers. First, there is the problem of finding qualified job candidates. Second, there is the possibility of becoming engaged in a bidding war with other employers for qualified candidates once you have found them. And third, there is the ongoing battle of…

  • Kennett High School Grad Selected for Immaculata University Presidential Scholarship

    Kennett High School Grad Selected for Immaculata University Presidential Scholarship

    Immaculata University has announced that incoming freshman Lizette Bedolla-Zavala, a Kennett High School graduate, has been selected for its Presidential Scholarship. The Presidential Scholarship is awarded to a select number of students with a record of academic excellence. Students are evaluated by GPA, class rigor, standardized test scores, class rank, and recommendations. While in high…

  • Owner of Express Employment Pros to Receive ERCC’s Small Business Person of the Year Award

    Owner of Express Employment Pros to Receive ERCC’s Small Business Person of the Year Award

    The Exton Region Chamber of Commerce will honor Maria O’Connell, the owner of Express Employment Professionals, with its 2019 Small Business Person of the Year Award at its annual dinner on Thursday, Sept. 19 at The Desmond. The award recognizes the owner or CEO of an ERCC-affiliated business with 100 or less employees who demonstrates:…

  • Child Guidance Resource Centers a Beneficiary of Charitable Foundation’s Golf Classic

    Child Guidance Resource Centers a Beneficiary of Charitable Foundation’s Golf Classic

    Child Guidance Resource Centers has been chosen this year as one of two organizations to benefit from The Sun East Charitable Foundation’s annual golf fundraising event on Sept. 17. Sun East Charitable Foundation supports local charities and nonprofit that assist families in the Brandywine Valley. Since 2011, the Foundation has selected two organizations that make…

  • Meridian Bank Earns SBA Preferred Lender Status

    Meridian Bank Earns SBA Preferred Lender Status

    Meridian Bank has received preferred lender status from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA’s Preferred Lender Program (PLP) was created to give its most-experienced, high-volume bank lending partners the ability to streamline procedures to provide faster and more efficient financial assistance to small businesses. To qualify for preferred lender status, banks must establish…

  • DNB First House of the Week: Secluded Paradise in Willistown Township

    DNB First House of the Week: Secluded Paradise in Willistown Township

    A custom-designed home with six bedrooms and seven full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Malvern. Set on a spectacular four acres in the heart of Radnor Hunt country, the estate is truly a secluded paradise with sprawling grounds, beautiful gardens, and a koi pond with waterfall. This stone home boasts the…

  • Luxury Hotel for Dogs to Open in Malvern

    Luxury Hotel for Dogs to Open in Malvern

    Local dog owners will soon have a new option when it comes to spoiling their four-legged friends while they are away, according to a report from CBS Philly. K9 Resorts: Luxury Daycare & Hotel will open its doors later this month on Lancaster Avenue in Malvern. The 13,000-square-foot hotel is already being referred to as…

  • Glenmoore Native, Immaculata Soccer Player Named Atlantic East Female Scholar Athlete of the Year

    Glenmoore Native, Immaculata Soccer Player Named Atlantic East Female Scholar Athlete of the Year

    Glenmoore native Carrie Quigley, a soccer player who graduated from Immaculata University in May, has been named the Atlantic East Conference Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. With the Atlantic East being a newly formed conference that debuted in the 2018-19 school year, Quigley is the first person to ever receive the honor. “In my…

  • Former County Commissioner, Secretary of the Commonwealth Joins Board at Church Farm School

    Former County Commissioner, Secretary of the Commonwealth Joins Board at Church Farm School

    Malvern resident Carol Aichele, who has been active in both public and private school education for the last 40 years, has joined Church Farm School’s Board of Directors. Aichele, a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in economics, began her career as a middle school math and science teacher in south Los Angeles, and…

  • Wall Street Journal: Vanguard Considers Expanding Alternative Investments with Push into Private Equity

    Wall Street Journal: Vanguard Considers Expanding Alternative Investments with Push into Private Equity

    Vanguard is considering expanding its alternative investments with a push into private equity, writes Dawn Lim for The Wall Street Journal. The Malvern-based investment giant has had exploratory talks with several private-equity firms in the last year. These include both Boston-based HarbourVest Partners and London-based Pantheon. According to people familiar with the matter, Vanguard is…

  • Immaculata University Promotes Exton Native to Director of Athletic Communications

    Immaculata University Promotes Exton Native to Director of Athletic Communications

    Exton native Drew Taylor has been promoted to director of athletic communications at Immaculata University, where he had been serving as assistant director. During his time at Immaculata, Taylor has dramatically increased the visibility of the 23 varsity sports teams, coaches, and players using various social media to attract new followers and working with local…

  • NBA Player from Malvern Remains in Phoenix During Offseason to Build on His Successful Rookie Year

    NBA Player from Malvern Remains in Phoenix During Offseason to Build on His Successful Rookie Year

    Malvern native Mikal Bridges, who averaged 8.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game during his rookie season with the Phoenix Suns, has remained in Phoenix during the NBA offseason to spend more time honing his skills, writes Cody Cunningham for NBA.com. “I feel like I’m young, so I just stay around, and…

  • Business Professor at Immaculata Receives National Entrepreneurial Leadership Award

    Business Professor at Immaculata Receives National Entrepreneurial Leadership Award

    Exton resident Charlene Fitzwater, Ph.D., a professor of business and finance at Immaculata University, received the Jack Kahl Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the recent Enactus National Exposition. Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic, and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to make sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. Guided…

  • Anuva Health, Cerner’s Latest Concept in Workforce Health, Provides Unique Benefits and Reduces Health Care Costs for Employers

    Anuva Health, Cerner’s Latest Concept in Workforce Health, Provides Unique Benefits and Reduces Health Care Costs for Employers

    There are two costs never far from the minds of employers: salaries and health care. And the latter only seems to be rising like the temperature in August. Cerner, which has excelled for 40 years at the intersection of health care and information technology, showcased its new near-site health network, Anuva Health, to a number…