West Chester
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Honorees of CCFWG’s Champions of Change Breakfast Shatter the Glass Ceiling
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls recently hosted its first annual Champions of Change Breakfast at The Farmhouse Bistro at People’s Light in Malvern. The event honored Patricia B. Miller and Fox Rothschild LLP for their breakthroughs in shattering the glass ceiling. “We are recognizing those who hold their sledgehammers high and are…
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Chester County Briefly: March 9
Fox Rothschild The firm has announced that its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice group has been recognized in the 2018 Chambers USA guide in the Startups & Emerging Companies Nationwide category. This prestigious recognition emphasizes Fox’s strategic expansion of its practice as one of the nation’s foremost ECVC teams. Team members were also individually…
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Role of Computer Forensics Expands as Chester County D.A.’s Office Fights Crime
Because just about everyone carries a mobile phone these days, the ability to extract data from electronic devices has become a critical crime-fighting tool for modern law-enforcement officials, according to a report in the Daily Local News. Since 2003, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office in West Chester has operated a Computer Forensics Unit (CFU)…
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Mummers Hat Signed by Jason Kelce the Highlight of DVCCC’s Annual Fundraising Gala
Before last season’s NFL playoffs, there may not have been a less-heralded position in sports than the center in professional football. The center hikes the ball to the quarterback and is often noticed only if he makes a mistake. Fast-forward a few months, and – my, oh, my – have things changed. Through an impassioned…
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First Priority Bank Expands Executive Leadership Team, Appoints New Vice Chairman
First Priority Financial Corp. has appointed Mark W. Biedermann as Vice Chairman, Chief Banking Officer and Director of First Priority Bank, and Chief Banking Officer of First Priority Financial Corp. In this role, Biedermann is responsible for the bank’s revenue-producing teams, including lending and cash management, retail banking, and business development. He will also oversee…
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CCHS’s 36th Annual Antiques & Art Show Happening this Weekend
The Chester County Historical Society will be celebrating the 36th year of its Antiques & Art Show this weekend at the Church Farm School in Exton. CCHS is known and respected as one of the state’s premier history museums and educational centers, and the Antiques & Art Show is its No. 1 fundraising event of…
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Touring Children’s Theatre Returns to WCU; School-Aged Children Encouraged to Audition
The Montana-based Missoula Children’s Theatre is making its annual return to West Chester University with a musical adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. For more than 40 years, MCT has sent teams of professionals on tour to locations across the globe. Last year, 44 teams of skilled actors/directors will visit nearly 1,200 communities…
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QVC Launches Search for New CFO
QVC – the global leader in video commerce and a leader in e-commerce, mobile commerce, and social commerce – announced that Ted Jastrzebski will be stepping down as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 17, to pursue a new opportunity outside of the retail industry. QVC, which is based in West Chester, has begun the search…
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WCU Professor’s New Research Reveals Frightening Facts About Lead
New research from a West Chester University geology professor indicates that people can ingest lead through dirt, dust, and even from drinking water, writes Catalina Jaramillo for PlanPhilly, a Project of WHYY. Cynthia Hall and her students took samples of dirt from 24 sites in Philadelphia, and traces of the poisonous metal were present at…
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WCU’s Annual Banana Day Wins National Competition for Best Campus Traditions
West Chester University’s annual Banana Day is a student rite of spring that features the doling out of more than 3,000 free bananas at almost every corner of campus, peeling around corners in banana and gorilla costumes, and competing in banana-themed games to win coveted Banana Day t-shirts. WCU’s Student Activities Council submitted a video…
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Chester County Briefly: March 5
Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry Guy Ciarrocchi, the CCCBI’s president, discussed the value of small businesses to the economy and offered advice on how to boost these businesses in an interview with Keystone Business News. “Small businesses are the keystone of our communities across the region, often providing financial support and volunteers to…
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Plan for Mosteller Building Site in West Chester Approved
West Chester Borough Council has approved builder Eli Kahn’s Plaza Plan for the Mosteller Building site at Gay and Church streets, writes Bill Rettew in the Daily Local News. The Plaza Plan calls for an L-shaped, four-story, 59-foot-tall building, with office space on the top three floors and retail space on the first floor. It…
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First Priority Bank to Strengthen with Merger and Entrance into West Chester Market
It’s really a simple formula, according to David Sparks, Chairman of First Priority Bank. “Quality plus quality equals entry into a crème-de-la-crème class of community banking,” he said. In general terms, that describes the Malvern-based bank’s upcoming merger with Mid Penn Bank, a transaction slated to close in the third quarter of this year, assuming…
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QVC Withstanding Amazon’s Retail Offensive
QVC, the West Chester-based shopping giant, is one of the few companies withstanding Amazon’s retail offensive, writes Gerry Smith for Bloomberg. Amazon has invaded QVC’s turf by duplicating its approach with its “Style Code Live” show. This has millennial’s promoting the fashion and beauty products available from Amazon on live television. “They tried to copy…
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West Goshen to Become First Township in County to Receive Tree City USA Designation
Based on the West Goshen Sustainability Task Force’s recommendation, the Township Board of Supervisors has approved a motion to pursue Tree City USA accreditation, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. Once the national recognition is granted, West Goshen will become Chester County’s first accredited Tree City USA Township. It will join the Borough…
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DNB First House of the Week: Historic Barn in West Chester
The historic property known as Black Horse Barn with four bedrooms and two bathrooms is available for sale in West Chester. Just a mile away from the quaint village of Marshalton, this stone home is featured in the book Barns of Chester County, Pennsylvania by Berenice M. Ball. Set on a serene, one-acre lot, it…
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Restaurants to Battle at Cooking Competition Benefiting Act in Faith of Greater West Chester
ACT in Faith of Greater West Chester has revealed the four restaurants that will compete at its annual cooking competition, which is returning for a seventh year in a row. “Chef’s Best” will be held on Thursday, March 22 from 6-9 PM at the West Chester University Alumni & Foundation Center. Last year’s champion, Mercato…
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WCU’s Resource Pantry for Students-in-Need Receives $45,000 Donation
West Chester University’s Resource Pantry for students-in-need was the recent recipient of a $45,000 check, courtesy of Student Services, Incorporated and PSECU. The much-needed gift will support the pantry’s recent renovation, daily operations, and its career closet. Prior to the recent move to Commonwealth Hall, the one-year-old WCU Resource Pantry was located in a compact…
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