• It isn’t easy, but you can pay for college

    It isn’t easy, but you can pay for college

    By David Clark A college education is an economic necessity.  The numbers don’t lie; the income, over their lifetime, of a college graduate, is twice that of a high school graduate. Make no mistake; a college education is not cheap. For most families, it is the greatest single expense they will encounter. A caution: The…

  • Malvern Bank to host grand re-opening of newly renovated Coventry Financial Center

    Malvern Bank to host grand re-opening of newly renovated Coventry Financial Center

    Hop on over to Malvern Bank’s Community Day event! After remodeling and renovations, Malvern Bank, National Association will host a Grand Re-Opening community event located at its Coventry Financial Center & Private Client Office. The bank is looking forward to bringing the community together as a whole on April 6 from 9 AM-12 PM at…

  • King of Prussia’s UHS sees profits decrease, sets sights on new hospital in Missouri

    By Bob Mitchell Although its revenue increased last year, Universal Health Services, a hospital management company based in King of Prussia, saw its profits decrease due to a “fairly dramatic shift” in the industry in which Medicaid patients are moving from fee-for-service into managed care. The company saw its revenue increase 4.2 percent to $2.754…

  • VISTA Today seeks business writer / analyst

    VISTA Today seeks business writer / analyst

    VISTA Today, an online Chester County business journal, is looking for a seasoned business analyst / writer / reporter – one who is enthusiastic, naturally curious, and always in pursuit of information – to join its team. Through interviews, investigations, and observations, the candidate must be able to gather and analyze facts about local companies,…

  • MONTCO Careers – Five Star Senior Living

    MONTCO Careers – Five Star Senior Living

    Five Star Senior Living, a national healthcare and senior living provider that offers high-quality service and care with the warmth and hospitality of home, has several local communities. Five Star focuses on developing its residents’ intellectual, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual health through its Lifestyle 360 program. The following positions are available at the NewSeasons…

  • Covenant Bank expands to full-service location in Paoli

    Covenant Bank expands to full-service location in Paoli

    Covenant Bank CEO John C. Spier and COO Blair T. Rush have announced that a full-service branch of the bank will open on March 4 at 1500 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 105, in Paoli. This location will offer a full menu of loan and deposit products for individuals and businesses and will also accept deposits…

  • Surrey’s Weekend Respite Care gives caregivers much-needed break

    Surrey’s Weekend Respite Care gives caregivers much-needed break

    Last month, Surrey Services for Seniors debuted a new program, Weekend Respite Care, that gives caregivers a much-needed break to reduce stress and refresh energy. The Devon-based nonprofit with additional locations in Broomall, Media, and Havertown boasts an array of services that facilitates aging in place, that helps older adults remain living at home with…

  • QVC rebranding takes it further away from television roots

    QVC rebranding takes it further away from television roots

    QVC recently unveiled its new logo and “Q Anytime” iPhone app as part of a rebranding effort to improve its digital shopping platforms, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The changes are taking QVC further away from its television roots. Nowadays, more than 80 percent of the company’s new customers come to it…

  • Independence Blue Cross commits to reimagining healthcare delivery

    Independence Blue Cross commits to reimagining healthcare delivery

    Dan Hilferty, CEO of Independence Blue Cross, is at the forefront of innovation in the health insurance industry. “You’re really innovating,” Matthew Cabrey, executive director of Select Greater Philadelphia and senior vice president for the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, told Hilferty during a discussion at Independence LIVE. “And you’re inspiring your team to…

  • Phoenixville Beer & Wine Festival expecting another sellout

    Phoenixville Beer & Wine Festival expecting another sellout

    Tickets are now on sale for the third annual Phoenixville Beer and Wine Festival. With sell-out crowds in the event’s first two years, visitors have come from 24 states and even two other countries. Another 3,000-plus people are expected to attend to the premier festival of its kind in southeastern Pennsylvania. So get your tickets…

  • Malvern Bank to open office in Hartshorne Mansion

    Malvern Bank to open office in Hartshorne Mansion

    Malvern Bank, National Association intends to open a Private Client Representative office in West Chester in February 2019. The new private client office will be located in the Hartshorne Mansion located at 535 North Church Street. “The new West Chester office is well situated to serve the needs of our growing client base in Chester…

  • Charlotte native enjoys life at Five Star Senior Living

    Charlotte native enjoys life at Five Star Senior Living

    Becky Saunders, 92, was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., graduated from Queens University of Charlotte, and was married to her husband Glenn for just short of 50 years. In this Q&A, Saunders shares what brought her north, what she likes most about Five Star Senior Living in Exton, and her words of wisdom. Q:…

  • Health Mats sponsors Eagles autism challenge

    Health Mats sponsors Eagles autism challenge

    On May 18, 2019, Health Mats will sponsor and participate for a second year in the Eagles Autism Challenge. Team Health Mats will join the entire Philadelphia Eagles organization and thousands of supporters as they collectively ride, run, or walk to raise funds for cutting-edge autism research and programs. [uam_ad id=”54865″] One hundred percent of…

  • Montco Leadership: Rory G. Ritrievi, president and CEO, Mid Penn Bank, parent of First Priority Bank

    Montco Leadership: Rory G. Ritrievi, president and CEO, Mid Penn Bank, parent of First Priority Bank

    Rory G. Ritrievi, President and CEO of Mid Penn Bank, the parent of Malvern-based First Priority Bank, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Harrisburg, having a job since he was eight years old, and entering college as a dentistry major but eventually switching to economics. He also discussed who gave him his big…

  • Top Stories: Cheltenham Mall Switching from Indoor to Outdoor Shopping

    Top Stories: Cheltenham Mall Switching from Indoor to Outdoor Shopping

    Things might seem a little different next time you visit the Cheltenham Mall, as the owners have decided to turn the once indoor space into an outdoor retail center by removing the ceiling and several walls, writes Suzette Parmley for Philly.com. The mall, which opened nearly half a century ago, was first enclosed in 1981.…

  • Grammarly: The Gift of Clear, Mistake-Free Writing

    Grammarly: The Gift of Clear, Mistake-Free Writing

    By Ken Knickerbocker Christmas is here! All your gifts are wrapped and under the tree. Your family’s fully stuffed stockings are hung by the fireplace. At last, all your holiday decorating, shopping and wrapping is complete! Then you remember, that last gift you forgot to pick up before heading home to enjoy Christmas Eve with…

  • ADVIS achieves milestone with support of Malvern Bank, National Association

    ADVIS achieves milestone with support of Malvern Bank, National Association

    Malvern Bank, National Association has donated $30,000 to the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) this holiday season. This donation helped ADVIS secure the required 100 percent matching funds for its recent Edward E. Ford Foundation grant award of $100,000. The grant supports ADVIS programming toward transformative collaboration for financial sustainability amongst its independent…

  • Zach and Julie Ertz partnering with Philadelphia Union

    Zach and Julie Ertz partnering with Philadelphia Union

    In honor of its 10th season in 2019, the Philadelphia Union has announced a collaboration with fans and local influencers on a never-seen-before, customizable back tag initiative for the Union’s new 2019 secondary jersey. On the Union’s new kit, which will be released early next year, the back tags, a heat transferred design located on…