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West Chester Company Helps Service Dog in Need
The “people-inspired” and West Chester-based provider of the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of orthopaedic and neuro products and services itself so inspired a fellow Pennsylvanian that its generous act attracted the attention of a major television news network. The plight of a retired elementary school teacher with multiple sclerosis whose service dog suffered a knee…
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Coffee Break: The $95m Dollar View
The New York Times is reporting on the opening of New York City’s tallest residential tower. The tower, 432 Park Avenue, boasts stunningly unobstructed views of the city. It’s taller than the World Trade Center (without the spire) and full 150 feet taller than the Empire State Building. It’s set to open next year: And now, with…
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Coffee Break: Philadelphia Rail Park
Today we’re bringing you a look at some of the Philadelphia rail lines slated to become really cool public parks in 2015 via Friends of the Rail. This video was made in collaboration with the Good Motion Project; they’re a network of film makers lending their skills to sustainable businesses and causes that you should…
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American Cancer Society Inaugurates CEO’s Against Cancer Chapter
Last Thursday CEOs from the South Eastern Pennsylvania region met at the Philadelphia Union League to inaugurate the PA chapter of the American Cancer Society’s CEOs Against Cancer initiative. The 100 year-old American Cancer Society is the nation’s largest, non-profit funder of life-saving cancer research. Since 1946 the ACS has raised over $3.9 billion for researchers studying…
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Coffee Break: Jakob Dylan Does NPR Tiny Desk Concert
If you’re not a fan of the NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series you will be after you catch this short set from the 90’s icon Jakob Dylan. It’s coffee house folk at its best. So grab another cup of coffee: its Wednesday.
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Chart of the Day: Tracking the Geography of Job Growth
TIP Strategies, the economic development consultant firm based out of Austin, Texas who partnered with Chester County to create VISTA 2025, the 10 year economic strategic plan rolled out earlier today, updated their interactive graph that tracks job creation by metropolitan area to reflect employment numbers from 2000 through July 2014. The graph allows users to…
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CCEDC Announces VISTA 2025 Strategic Goals
Almost 200 community and industry leaders from across Chester County gathered this morning at Penn State University’s Great Valley campus for the unveiling of VISTA 2025, the long awaited economic strategic plan that will guide smart growth in Chester County for the next decade. “We are pleased to share the findings of this strategic planning…
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Moving Parts 02, Victory’s Experimental Brew, Launches Mid-October
By Shannon Maria Jones Victory Brewing Company’s Experimental Brew Moving Parts 02, Launches Mid-October Victory Brewing Company announces Moving Parts 02, the second edition in the Moving Parts series, set to hit shelves mid-October. Codenamed MP02, the Victory brewers used all-English hops and English yeasts. The English ingredients create a strong, herbal hop aroma and…
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U.S. Unemployment Drops to 5.9%
The New York Times is reporting that U.S. unemployment fell below 6 percent for the first time since July 2008 in September. The announcement comes after the U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics released its report on employment for last month. The report surprised pundits and economists alike. Many believed that the August lull in…
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Coffee Break: Top Five US Cities To Live In
Commute time, job growth, median income, unemployment and home value are just a few of the criteria the Wall Street Journal used to compile their rankings of the top five US cities to live in. The Boston suburb of Newton, Massachusetts comes in number one. Where? Even though we’re not a city, lets see how…
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Chart Of The Day – Chester County’s Unemployment Rate
Chester County’s unemployment rate is not only far below the nationally average but continues to set the standard to which other counties in the Delaware Valley should aspire. This from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: [quote bgcolor=”#eae6e3″]In June, Chester County, Pa., had the lowest unemployment rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area at 4.5…
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Victory’s Parkesburg Brewery Gets Brewer’s First Canning Line
By Shannon Maria Jones In response to consumer demand, Victory Brewing Company announced plans Tuesday to install a canning line in their new Parkesburg facility in 2015. Victory believes offering strategic brands in a can format will meet the growing fan demand and introduce their beer to a larger audience. Summer Love Ale is the…
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Coffee Break – The Billionaire and Millionaire Boom
According to Wall Street Journal, the ranks of billionaires and millionaires are growing rapidly around the word. What region or country is minting the most new members of the ultra-rich class? Hint, its not the United States or North America.
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Newest Phase of Chester Valley Trail Announced
The Chester County Commissioners announce that a brief program and ribbon cutting marking the opening of phase three of the Chester Valley Trail will take place on Thursday, September 25, 2014. The opening extends the Chester Valley Trail Trail, which will eventually link with Philadelphia Art Museum, to 13.5 miles long will eventually link with…
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Iron Hill Brew Pub Fun Facts
By Shannon Maria Jones Iron Hill Brew Pub in West Chester and Phoenixville are known for being an integral part of Chester County’s restaurant landscape, and has indeed made a notable impact on the food and beer industry of the greater Philadelphia area. Most widely known for their fresh, rotating beer, creative menu, and excellent…
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A Brandywine Valley Reflections On Renewal And History
By Bruce E. Mowday September has been a time of renewal and reflection in the Brandywine Valley for as long as I can remember. Festivals abound in the area, another school years begins and this month is the time to remember our nation’s founding. September 1777 was a pivotal time in the history of our…
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Credit Card Data Safe Says ACME Markets Parent
AB Acquisition LLC, which operates ACME Markets and several other grocery store chains across the United States, added an update to their announcement Thursday that customer’s credit and debit card information might have been stolen. In a press release Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after first announcing the breach, company officials said it had,…
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