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Oil And Gas On The Run: Will You Ride The Coattails?
Tax benefits and direct investments in projects are two major kinds of accredited investments. And these investments have potential higher risks and can often turn opportunities into lucrative ones. Oil and gas have a variety of ways in which one can invest as well as a variety of tax benefits. Whether it’s the oil extraction…
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Owner of Chester County Training Shares His Fitness Predictions for the New Year
Adam Lieb, a certified strength and conditioning specialist who owns Chester County Training, is sharing his 2024 predictions for fitness trends, writes Courtney Diener-Stokes for The Daily Local News. Lieb has seen the increased popularity of weight training compared to 10 years ago when most people gravitated towards treadmills or ellipticals in the gym. Now,…
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First Bank: Unleash Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
Any successful strategy should start with a plan. As we approach the beginning of another trip around the sun, we find people making resolutions for personal success in the following year. December is National Write a Business Plan Month, which presents business owners with a great opportunity to form concrete steps for supporting the success…
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Pennsylvania American Water Begins $4.3 Million Coatesville System Upgrade
Pennsylvania American Water has begun construction to replace a mile of water main in Coatesville to improve reliability for customers, reduce service disruptions, and increase water flows for firefighting. This $4.3 million project will replace 5,464 feet of aging 24-inch pipe that was installed in the early 1900s with new 16-inch ductile iron pipe. This section…
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West Chester University Names 16th President
Dr. R. Lorraine (Laurie) Bernotsky was unanimously named the 16th president of West Chester University by the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), effective July 1, 2024. A longstanding champion for public education and State System students, Dr. Bernotsky is a first-generation college graduate who has been selected to lead the…
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Are Alternative Investments Part of Your Economic Outlook?
Most of us are hearing some version of a recession coming in 2024. Investors are becoming worried with geopolitical issues in the East and interest rate hikes helping slow the economy. A portion of those investors are large institutions. Let’s uncover what they are doing about the risk of an economic slowdown. Institutional investors have around twenty…
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Immaculata University Nursing Student Achieve High NCLEX Pass Rate
Immaculata University’s nursing students achieved a remarkable 97.92 percent first-time pass rate on the registered nurse licensure exam, or NCLEX, in the 2022-23 academic year, the most recent year for which data is available. The national NCLEX pass rate for 2022-23 is 90.16 percent. Immaculata’s nursing students receive extensive support to prepare for the exam, including a…
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Seven-Member Team Performs Unusual Surgery to Help Chester County Puppy with Chronic Pain
A seven-member team performed an unusual surgery to help Chelsea, a pup living in a Chester County foster home, learn what it is like to live without pain, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Despite being in pain most of her life, the 9-month-old Great Pyrenees rescue has a strong spirit and will even…
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In Time for Holidays, Devon Horse Show Morphs Into Magical Yuletide at Devon
This holiday season, the Devon Horse Show has morphed into a magical Yuletide at Devon, a unique holiday experience that is bound to impress both young and old alike, writes Dawn Timmeney for FOX29 Philadelphia. “There is a buzz in the air about it,” said Matthew Brink, who stopped by Yuletide at Devon earlier this…
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Downingtown-Based Victory Brewing Teams Up with Tastykake for New Beer
Downingtown-based Victory Brewing and the iconic Philadelphia snack maker Tastykake teamed up recently to create Koffee Kake Ale, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. With brand collaborations in the craft beer industry on the rise in recent years, Victory Brewing wanted to get in on the action. “As Victory entered the world of…
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Pennsylvania American Water Wins Infrastructure Award at Building Berks Awards and Expo
Pennsylvania American Water, prioritizing safety for employees, emergency responders, and the community, recently won an infrastructure award for their Chlorine Conversion Project in Birdsboro, Berks County. The project, which was completed in December 2022, converted 1-ton chlorine gas cylinders to bulk liquid sodium hypochlorite tanks. Recognized as a potential hazard if left untreated properly, the…
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Meridian Bank Ranked Top SBA Lender in Pennsylvania
Meridian Bank has been ranked a top lender in the Small Business Administration’s Eastern Pennsylvania District. Meridian Bank placed first in dollar volume and third in the total number of SBA 7(a) loans in the most recent SBA fiscal year 2023 (10/1/2022-9/30/2023). During that period, Meridian provided $128.8 million in 7(a) lending through 138 loans,…
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Netflix’s ‘Rustin’ Stars Bayard Rustin, But It Also Spotlights Another Hero With Same Last Name: His Grandmother
In addition to the civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, Netflix’s new movie Rustin spotlights another West Chester hero: his grandmother Julia “Ma” Rustin, writes Rosa Cartagena for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bayard Rustin was the architect of the 1963 March on Washington but due to being gay, he never got the recognition he deserved. This new…
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Four Outstanding Alumni to be Honored with President’s Medallions for Service at WCU Commencement
At West Chester University’s winter commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16, four individuals who are alumni and strong supporters of West Chester University and its students are being honored with the 2023 WCU President’s Medallion for Service: John H. Baker ’74; Eileen Reider Glenn ’69, M’99; Joseph F. Kienle, III ’72, M’74; and Roger…
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West Chester Hosts Winter Commencements This Weekend
There are 1,167 students poised to begin the next chapters of their lives following graduation from West Chester University at five separate winter commencement exercises being held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16. Four ceremonies organized by college will accommodate the 894 undergraduate students eligible to graduate at the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremonies in Hollinger Fieldhouse…
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A Beloved Tradition Returns: West Chester University’s 102nd Annual Holiday Concert
West Chester University’s 102nd Annual Holiday Concert has become a beloved winter tradition. Campus and community members are invited to jump-start the season and join in this joyous celebration on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 3 PM in the 1200-seat Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building at 700 S. High Street. Professor and Associate Director of Choirs…
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West Chester University Theatre Plans 24th Annual Benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids
The student-led University Theatre group at West Chester University is busily planning its 24th annual benefit show and silent auction to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, a New York-based nonprofit that provides services to those living with AIDS and HIV. Performances are staged in the Mainstage Theatre at the E.O. Bull Center for the Arts…
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S&T Bank Launches $25,000 In Scholarships with Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
S&T Bank, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, has launched the Mike Lange Scholarship program for 2024. The new scholarships honor long-time broadcaster Mike Lange, to support students pursuing a degree in communications, marketing, business or a related major, who also demonstrate a commitment to community involvement. The scholarships are open to students currently…
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