Philadelphia Region
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This Is How America’s Aging Transportation Infrastructure Drags Down the Economy
The aging transportation infrastructure in the U.S. will cost us $340 billion in lost business from 2017 to 2023, according to a study by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The study looked at the effect of aging infrastructure on five transportation agencies, including SEPTA. The American Society…
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Check Out the Average Salary in Each School District in Chester County
Employees of the Great Valley School District have a higher average salary than their counterparts in other school districts in Chester County, writes Clara Lefton for Philadelphia Business Journal. The PBJ used data from openPAgov.org, a project of the Commonwealth Foundation, to calculate the average salary in each school district in southeastern Pennsylvania. This includes…
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Digital First Media’s Suburban Philadelphia Newspapers Face Uncertain Future
Digital First Media’s suburban Philadelphia newspapers, which include the Daily Local News and Delaware County Daily Times, are staring at an uncertain future, writes Bob Fernandez for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The situation is the result of years of cost-cutting by Digital First Media, which, with 48 million readers, is the third-largest newspaper chain in the…
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Malvern’s Liberty Property Trust Sells GSK’s Headquarters in Navy Yard
Malvern’s Liberty Property Trust has sold the office building at the Philadelphia Navy Yard that houses GlaxoSmithKline’s headquarters for $130.5 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This is the first time Liberty has sold a building from its development at the Navy Yard. The office building was purchased by an affiliate of…
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Efforts Being Undertaken Locally to Boost Youth Participation in Golf
Professionals at golf clubs and associations in the region are working on boosting youth participation in the sport, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. There’s a lot to overcome to push golf to the top of the list for the next generation, according to Scott Nye, Merion Golf Club’s pro since 2000. “Look at…
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Several Chester County Companies Among Region’s Top Tech Employers
Several Chester County companies have been recognized as the top tech employers in the Philadelphia region, writes Sharon Oliver for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list recently published by the PBJ includes 62 companies with 27,065 employees, 11,600 of whom work directly on technology. Exton’s Bentley Systems ranks sixth with 502 employees, including 315 tech…
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Chester County Boasts Seven of Philadelphia Area’s Top 25 Most Challenging Golf Courses
Golfers in Chester County looking for the most challenging course should head over to White Manor Country Club in Malvern, writes Sharon Oliver for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The PBJ has compiled a list of the Top 25 golf courses in the Philadelphia area ranked by the United States Golf Association Course Rating and Slope…
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As Residence Fraud Plagues Local School Districts, Here’s What Officials Are Doing to Stop It
School districts in the Philadelphia region are using private investigators to identify students who do not live within their borders, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for WHYY. Nearly all of the 63 school districts in the four counties surrounding Philadelphia now spend time and money to prove residence fraud. According to administrators, the enforcement is necessary so…
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Brandywine Valley SPCA to Convert Unused Animal Shelter in Delaware to Rehab Center
The Brandywine Valley SPCA, which provides animal protective services for Chester County and much of Delaware County, is looking to convert a currently unused animal shelter in Georgetown, Del., into a Rescue and Rehab Center, according to a report from Delaware Business Now. The center will allow the BVSPCA to save more lives by helping…
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Philadelphia Keeping Its Offer to Amazon Under Wraps
Philadelphia has not yet disclosed the incentives it will offer Amazon if the e-commerce retailer locates its second headquarters in the city, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The city responded to a Right-to-Know request from the PBJ with a heavily redacted, 108-page document. The only readable information was publicly-accessible demographic data and…
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As Housing Costs Increase, Number of Philly-Area ‘Super Commuters’ on the Rise
The number of Philadelphia-area “super commuters” – people who travel more than 90 minutes to get to work each day – is on the rise, writes Shannon Rooney for The Philadelphia Inquirer. One in 34 commuters in the Philadelphia area spends more than 90 minutes getting to work, according to a report from Apartment List.…
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Wall Street Journal: Super Bowl Win Teaches Philly Students How to Agree to Disagree
A riot of civility erupted in Philadelphia when an eclectic group of students switched from talking about the Super Bowl to discussing politics, writes Paula Marantz Cohen for The Wall Street Journal. The conversation started at a monthly gathering of Drexel University students called Dean’s Teas. Seven students started discussing the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory…
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Survey Finds That Costello, Region’s Other GOP Reps Rate High in Bipartisanship
A new survey on bipartisanship among members of Congress has found that several representatives from the Delaware Valley, particularly Ryan Costello in the Sixth Congressional District and Pat Meehan in the Seventh, are among those most willing to reach across the aisle, writes Dave Davies for WHYY. “We think bipartisanship is a really important virtue…
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Wawa Punches Above Its Weight to Become the Best Sandwich Shop in America
Wawa has been voted the best quick-service sandwich shop in America in an annual survey by Market Force Information, a customer experience research firm, writes Jordan McBride for Main Line Today. Wawa is the first-ever convenience store to earn the honor. Wawa beat out larger chains like Jersey Mike’s, Jimmy John’s, and Panera Bread by…
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Great Museums May Have Role in Philly Making Shortlist for Amazon HQ2
Philadelphia’s great museums may have a role in the city making it onto the shortlist for Amazon’s second headquarters, writes Sebastian Smee for The Washington Post. Many of the 238 cities and counties that applied for HQ2 consideration have the population, pleasant surroundings, and basic infrastructure required by Amazon. But the 20 cities on the…
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City Dwellers Working in the ’Burbs Have ‘1970 Transportation System with 2018 Economy’
A program of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project provides easier access to better-paying jobs available in the suburbs, writes Jane Von Bergen for The Philadelphia Citizen. Commuter Options is a car-pool program in which workers drive themselves and fellow employees to jobs in the counties surrounding the city. The riders pay $6 a day per round…
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WCU Celebrates State System of Higher Education’s Expansion in Center City
West Chester University recently joined the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education in celebrating the expansion of the latter’s Center City space, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Having opened last year, it serves adults who have completed some college courses but do not have a degree. Currently, around 375 students are taking…
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SEPTA Vital to Chester County’s Economic Growth
SEPTA generates $2.93 billion a year in economic activity throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, including $174 million in Chester County, and adds value to homes in close proximity to rail stations on the Downingtown-to-Philadelphia R5 line, writes Michael Rellahan for the Daily Local News. “Our region is a powerhouse and an economic engine for the state,” said…
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