• Covered Bridge: A Short Blog On Today’s News

    Covered Bridge: A Short Blog On Today’s News

    The big story today, of course: SCOTUS heard arguments from lawyers in King v. Burwell, the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The nation’s highest court will be ruling on whether or not the federal government is able to provide subsidies to citizens in states that did not set up exchanges. You can…

  • Style Icon Lori Goldstein Launches New QVC Show

    Style Icon Lori Goldstein Launches New QVC Show

    A new weekly one-hour show featuring the LOGO clothing lines of fashion stylist Lori Goldstein is now on QVC at 8 p.m. on Mondays. Goldstein, who lives in Chelsea, has been selling her clothes and championing QVC products since 2009. Now the stylist is making permanent her QVC connection as she builds a house near…

  • ‘Upstart Business Journal’ Ranks Duck Duck Go Founder With Tech Visionaries

    ‘Upstart Business Journal’ Ranks Duck Duck Go Founder With Tech Visionaries

    A shout-out to four individuals “who are doing as much as anyone to shape the future of the Internet, and by extension, all of business” mentions the Paoli founder of DuckDuckGo in the same breath as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Larry Page of Google, according to a feature highlighting the Upstart Business Journal’s inaugural…

  • Covered Bridge: A Short Blog On Business News

    Covered Bridge: A Short Blog On Business News

    It’s been an decent Monday for business coverage, that is, if you managed to find it underneath the back-and-forth between the White House and Israeli PM Netanyahu. But that’s why we’re here, bringing you the stories you may have missed. Like this one: Former White House press secretary Jay Carney started work this morning for Amazon. Politico…

  • Weekend Reading From Around The Web

    Weekend Reading From Around The Web

    What follows is simply a short list of writings we found edifying from around the web this week. Grab a cup of coffee this weekend and give them a read. We hope they prove useful in keeping you away from another “think piece” on what color that dress really is. Enjoy. “The Shape of Things to Come”,…

  • How The Supreme Court Could Change Health Care…Again

    How The Supreme Court Could Change Health Care…Again

    The New York Times has created this excellent infovideo explaining how a Supreme Court decision on a new challenge to the Affordable Care Act could alter health insurance in 37 states (PA included). The Supreme Court will consider whether or not the federal government can provide federal subsidies to people who live in states that opted not…

  • Did You Know?

    Did You Know?

    From Chester County Hospital Community Benefit Report 2013 (below): Chester County Hospital Community Benefit Report 2013

  • Five Reasons Why You Should Read TMACC’s Monday Morning Memo

    Five Reasons Why You Should Read TMACC’s Monday Morning Memo

    Five Reasons To Read TMACC’s Monday Morning Memo Our partners at the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) publish a weekly e-newsletter that we find to be extremely helpful to plan our week ahead. From construction updates to thought provoking articles from various sources, these guys make transportation interesting (even for a Monday Morning!).…

  • 2016 DNC Coming To Philadelphia And Chester County

    2016 DNC Coming To Philadelphia And Chester County

    When the DNC announced Philadelphia would be the host city for its 2016 national convention, beating out Brooklyn, NY and Columbus, OH, Susan Hamley of Chester County’s Convention & Visitors Bureau was already calculating the impact the convention would have on Chester County. DNC officials said they considered transportation infrastructure, lodging capacity, security and financial…

  • Top Four Reasons To Read CCCBI’s ‘The Voice’ Newsletter

    Top Four Reasons To Read CCCBI’s ‘The Voice’ Newsletter

    Here are the top four interesting takeaways from the February edition of The Voice (see below), Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry’s monthly newsletter. Aside from the front page spread announcing the chamber’s Foundation Gala scheduled for February 28th, here are the highlights of the newsletter: A brief overview of four options to consider…

  • Road Construction on Route 100 to Begin Next Week

    Road Construction on Route 100 to Begin Next Week

    Motorists will encounter daytime lane closures when traveling on Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) between Shoen Road and Route 113 (Uwchlan avenue) in Uwchlan and West Whiteland townships on Monday through Friday (Feb. 9-13) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for road widening. Construction activity is part of the $17.4 million project to expand Route 100…

  • Did You Know?

    Did You Know?

    Source: Chester County Economic Development Council The Triple A rating, according to Wikipedia, is given by credit rating companies to the highest the “best quality, most reliable and stable companies.” Fitch Ratings made the following observation about Chester County’s diverse economy when New York City-based corporate credit rating agency bestowed their highest municipal bond rating…

  • Did You Know?

    Did You Know?

    Source: Chester County Economic Development Council

  • Michelle Kichline Will Co-Chair VISTA 2025 Executive Alliance

    Michelle Kichline Will Co-Chair VISTA 2025 Executive Alliance

    Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline is stepping into the role of co-chair of VISTA 2025‘s Executive Alliance. Kichline, who is filling the shoes left vacant by former Commissioner Ryan Costello, will serve as the public sector chair alongside private sector chair Tom Fillippo. The commissioner brings to the alliance her work as commissioner and chair…

  • Did You Know?

    Did You Know?

    Source: Chester County Economic Development Council _____ Top photo credit: cpennywcupa via photopin cc

  • Hulafrog Lists Fun Weekend Kids Activities

    Hulafrog Lists Fun Weekend Kids Activities

    By Alana Moran, Publisher of Hulafrog West Chester Hulafrog West Chester, PA a local website spotlighting local things for kids to do, has lots of great events featured happening all weekend long. Friday evening check out the Winter Fox – Winter Canvas Painting For Kid’s at Hop Toad Studio in Chester Springs where kids will…

  • Tom Wolf Inauguration Streaming Online

    Tom Wolf Inauguration Streaming Online

    Governor-elect Tom Wolf is to be sworn in at noon today as Pennsylvania’s 47th Governor. Wolf is the first Democrat to unseat a running Republican incumbent in a Pennsylvania gubernatorial election and the only Democrat in any state to do so in 2014. The event will be live-streamed via wolfinauguration.com. “We look forward to welcoming people from all throughout…