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  • Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Exton, Media

    CCEDC Helped Launch, Sustain Award-Winning VISTA.Today

    January 29, 2018

    Entrepreneurs can’t be successful without having a strong support system in place, especially during their business’s earliest stages. Like a seed planted in soil, no…

  • Economic Development

    Chester County Economic Development Council Predicts Excellent Year for Region

    January 21, 2018

    According to speakers at the Chester County Economic Development Council’s 14th Annual Economic Outlook, the Philadelphia region is looking at a rosy year, writes Brian…

  • Economic Development

    CCEDC’s Gary Smith Discusses Empowering Others on Executive Leaders Radio

    December 11, 2017

    By most measures, Chester County is the fastest-growing county in the state. However, it wasn’t always that way. Enter the Chester County Economic Development Council,…

  • Economic Development

    New Data Reveals CCEDC’s 10-Year Economic Impact on the Region

    November 17, 2017

    A decade’s worth of data is revealing the impact of the Chester County Economic Development Council on one of Pennsylvania’s most-thriving economies. The CCEDC recently…

  • Economic Development

    Getting to Know CCEDC’s Leslie Rylke

    August 28, 2017

    Leslie Rylke, Marketing and Creative Services Manager at the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) has a few reasons to celebrate this summer.  Not only…

  • Legal

    Chester County Leadership – Roger Huggins

    August 23, 2017

    Publisher’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Roger Huggins was originally published in August 2016. Roger Huggins, Chair of the Gawthrop Greenwood’s Business and…

  • Economic Development

    CCEDC Makes Changes to its Officers, Board

    July 16, 2017

    By Leslie Rylke This month, the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) concluded its fiscal year. As such, we have had some changes to our…

  • Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit

    VISTA Today Among Five Local Businesses to Be Honored at Annual SCORE Luncheon

    June 4, 2017

    Chester and Delaware County SCORE – a nonprofit comprised of volunteers who provide free professional business counseling to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits in Chester…

  • Community

    Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology Helps Reduce Gender Disparity in STEM Subjects

    April 12, 2017

    The Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology event recently returned to West Chester, continuing its nearly two decades of work reducing the gender disparity in STEM fields,…

  • Manufacturing

    Remembering Oscar Lasko

    April 9, 2017

    This week saw the passing of Oscar Lasko, former chairman of home comfort appliance manufacturer and marketer Lasko Products.  Mr. Lasko died on April 2…

  • Community

    Delaware County Community College Prez Inducted into Chesco Business Hall of Fame

    April 4, 2017

    Three months before he is set to retire, Delaware County Community College President Dr. Jerry Parker received a crowning accolade for his decades of service…

  • Energy

    Highlights From the Smart Energy Initiative’s Annual Energy’s Briefing

    March 19, 2017

    This video highlights the Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Annual Energy Briefing, developed by the Chester County Economic Development Council and held recently held…

  • Community

    Girls from More Than 100 Area Schools to Discover Careers in Science, Technology

    March 17, 2017

    More than 750 girls in fifth through tenth grades from more than 100 schools across the region will have the chance to work with women…

  • Community

    Dr. Jerry Parker to Be Inducted into Chester County Business Hall of Fame

    March 8, 2017

    Dr. Jerry Parker helped lead the charge to bring a community college to Chester County when none existed. Now, the institution he leads has grown…

  • Commerce

    CCEDC Gathers County Business and Community Leaders for Annual Stakeholders Breakfast at The Desmond

    November 21, 2016

    For the sixth time in as many years, the Chester County Economic Development Council gathered professionals from all over Chester County to receive and review…

  • Women in Technology
    Technology & Innovation

    Tech360 Taps into Big Data, Cyber Security, Tech Education, and Innovation

    November 13, 2016

    By Leslie Rylke On Friday, November 11, the Innovative Technology Action Group (ITAG) and Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n), both initiatives of the Chester County…

  • Commerce, Economic Development

    Chester County Lands Seven on List of Region’s 76 Most Influential People

    October 18, 2016

    The Philadelphia Business Journal recently unveiled its 2016 edition of the Power 76, a guide to the region’s most influential people. The PBJ’s editorial team,…

  • Technology & Innovation

    Did You Know: Building a Cache for Tech Success

    October 10, 2016

    For the past several years, the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) through two of its initiatives, Ideas x Innovation Network (i2n) and Innovative Technology…

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