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Jim DePetris

Restaurants & Lodging

Coatesville’s Newest Restaurant Nears Completion

March 11, 2023

Final development work for Coatesville’s newest restaurant, The Iron Eagle on Lincoln, is underway, with a grand opening anticipated this April. The restaurant is housed…
Restaurants & Lodging

Historic Coatesville Bank Sold With Plans for an Upscale Restaurant Underway

February 6, 2023

The sale of the historic National Bank of Coatesville building at 112 E. Lincoln Highway was finalized on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and will enable immediate…
Economic Development

New Federal Program Puts Coatesville in Position to Prosper

August 4, 2019

Last week, the Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance, a public/private partnership comprised of stakeholders working together to ensure that the city’s second century is economically prosperous,…
Commerce

Gov. Wolf Makes Surprise Visit to Coatesville

September 17, 2017

Once thought unlikely, the renaissance that’s now in the works at the center of Coatesville is impressing even Gov. Tom Wolf, who recently paid a…
Commerce

Coatesville Gateway Project: ‘When We Build It, Others Will Follow’

July 16, 2017

By Chris Cooper The special event on Tuesday, July 18 in Chester County’s only city has been a long time coming. The day marks the…
Commerce, Construction, Economic Development

Environmental Concerns Dealt with as Coatesville Gateway Project to Get Under Way

March 22, 2017

After a two-year stain on the Coatesville Gateway project, environmental concerns stemming from a former dry cleaner building have finally been cleaned up, and wrecking…
Commerce, Community, Economic Development, Environment & Outdoors

West Chester’s EnviroSure Awarded Contract to Help Revitalize Coatesville

October 29, 2016

The Redevelopment Authority (RDA) of the City of Coatesville has awarded EnviroSure, which has an office in West Chester, a contract to complete environmental site…
Construction, Real Estate

Latest Planned Coatesville Development Could Be Catalyst

January 29, 2015

The much-anticipated breakthrough redevelopment project in Coatesville could be a block-long transformation of the former Lipkin furniture store into street-level retail stores and 44 market-rate…
Construction

Development Deal Brings A Piece Of Coatesville’s Future Into Focus

June 4, 2014

A deal at the center of a vision to revitalize downtown Coatesville has been struck between the city’s redevelopment authority and Legend Properties affiliate DEPG…