• Qlik Promotes That Data Privacy is for Life, Not Just One Day a Year

    Qlik Promotes That Data Privacy is for Life, Not Just One Day a Year

    Today, Jan. 28 sees Data Privacy Day come round again, an international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard personal data, and enable trust. As always, this should act as a reminder that every individual within an organization requires a basic understanding of their internal privacy rules and regulations. It has become more important than…

  • $4 Million Indoor Pickleball Facility to Open in Malvern

    $4 Million Indoor Pickleball Facility to Open in Malvern

    With winter in full swing, pickleball players must wait until warmer months to play on the courts, or they can check out a new indoor pickleball facility that is set to open in Malvern in the spring, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Entrepreneurs Talen Singer and Bill Davis will open Bounce Pickleball at the…

  • WCU Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students to Earn ‘Cloaks of Compassion’

    WCU Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students to Earn ‘Cloaks of Compassion’

    A formal White Coat Ceremony, as a rite of passage marking the end of coursework and the beginning of hands-on clinical work with patients, will be held on Friday, Jan. 27, 2-4 PM, for WCU speech-language pathology graduate students in West Chester University’s new Sciences & Engineering Center and The Commons, Room 108, located on…

  • WCU’s Weekly Research Seminars Cover Array of Sustainability Topics

    WCU’s Weekly Research Seminars Cover Array of Sustainability Topics

    Every Wednesday at 12 PM, West Chester University’s Office of Sustainability (OoS) offers a look at how WCU scholars, students, and staff explore and apply principles of environmental, social, and economic sustainability in their research and on-campus work. At 50 minutes each, these Sustainability Research and Practice Seminars introduce an array of topics related to sustainability in…

  • Local Teen Earns Rare Perfect Score on ACT

    Local Teen Earns Rare Perfect Score on ACT

    Landenberg resident Tennyson Nelson, who attends Avon Grove Charter School, has earned a perfect score on the ACT test, according to The Daily Local News. Nelson scored 36, which is the highest possible score and difficult to accomplish. For reference, only 5,579 out of 1.6 million students who took the ACT in 2020 earned the…

  • IT Edge in West Chester Supports Business Resolutions for the New Year

    IT Edge in West Chester Supports Business Resolutions for the New Year

    The beginning of the new year is the perfect time for you, as a business owner, to set some personal and professional resolutions that you can strive to achieve over the course of the next year. Running a small business can be difficult, and it can be even harder if you’re doing it by yourself.…

  • King of Prussia’s Qlik Details Data Trends to Help Businesses Thrive in 2023

    King of Prussia’s Qlik Details Data Trends to Help Businesses Thrive in 2023

    Whether inflation, global conflict or supply chain disruption, 2022 was full of significant events that have fundamentally impacted the business landscape. The undercurrent is an accelerating de-globalization process. But this isn’t just geo-political in nature; the re-distribution of power and fragmentation of data are inextricably linked. As a result, data-driven businesses are having to adapt…

  • $716,000 Grant Aids WCU in Mission to Support Young Students of Color in STEM Fields

    $716,000 Grant Aids WCU in Mission to Support Young Students of Color in STEM Fields

    Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) have secured an FY23 Community Project Funding (CPF) grant in the amount of $716,000 to support an important project entitled West Chester University Moon Shot: I Want to STEM (sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The I Want to STEM! initiative is linked directly to West Chester University’s high-profile…

  • MONTCO Careers — West Chester University

    MONTCO Careers — West Chester University

    Enrolling more than 17,000 students, West Chester University is the largest member of the 14-institution Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1871, WCU is a comprehensive public institution, offering a diverse range of more than 200 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in more than 50 fields of study. Registrar Generalist This position will consult with…

  • Curtis Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Immaculata on January 28

    Curtis Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Immaculata on January 28

    The Curtis Symphony Orchestra presents a concert at Alumnae Hall on the Malvern campus of Immaculata University on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 2 PM. “Immaculata University is thrilled to have the Curtis Symphony Orchestra return to campus for another amazing concert,” said Joseph Gehring, chair of Immaculata’s music department. “We are proud to offer an exceptional afternoon…

  • WCU Part of Initiative to Help Combat Student Hunger on Campus

    WCU Part of Initiative to Help Combat Student Hunger on Campus

    West Chester University (WCU) is one of the first recipients of funding through Pennsylvania’s Hunger-Free Campus Initiative, a new program aimed at combatting student hunger on campus, said state Senator Carolyn Comitta. “West Chester University is a leader in addressing food and basic needs insecurity on campus. And with these additional resources we will continue…

  • IT Edge in West Chester Aims to Help Grow, Transform Businesses in the New Year

    IT Edge in West Chester Aims to Help Grow, Transform Businesses in the New Year

    With 2022 come and gone, a new year arises with new opportunities. Whether you’re starting a new business, or trying to grow your existing one, the new year is a great time to set goals for yourself and take steps to achieve them.  Regardless of your position, growing your business can be difficult. Luckily, local…

  • MONTCO Careers — Meridian Bank

    MONTCO Careers — Meridian Bank

    Headquartered in Malvern, Meridian Bank is an innovative community bank that provides a comprehensive array of financial services to businesses, professional practices, and individuals. In addition to a broad-based commercial lending portfolio, specialties include SBA lending, commercial and consumer real estate financing, residential mortgages, private banking, cash management, and electronic payments processing. Banking Summer Internship This position…

  • King of Prussia-Based Qlik Has New Direction Aimed for New Year

    King of Prussia-Based Qlik Has New Direction Aimed for New Year

    This year’s theme is “Qlik Ahead,” and it is well fitting as we all look forward to a new year that is filled with the promise of great customer interactions (including in-person at QlikWorld!) and product innovation aligned to customer success. Our product team is passionate about building a best-in-class innovation pipeline that is fueled by…

  • Borough Council Green Lights Construction of Starbucks, Car Wash on Former K-Mart Lot in Phoenixville 

    Borough Council Green Lights Construction of Starbucks, Car Wash on Former K-Mart Lot in Phoenixville 

    Phoenixville Council has given the green light to a Malvern developer to construct Tommy’s Car Wash and Starbucks on the former K-Mart lot in the borough, writes Holly Herman for the Phoenixville Patch.  Arnold Anderson, executive vice president of Longview Property Group, asked the council in December to approve a zoning change for the seven-acre…

  • Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Information Session in January

    Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Information Session in January

    Immaculata University will hold an undergraduate information session on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 AM to noon in the Green Room of Villa Maria Hall on the university’s Malvern campus. This event is for prospective undergraduates, including high school students and college students interested in transferring. Admissions counselors will discuss academic programs, financial aid, athletics…

  • West Chester Woman Didn’t Let New Motherhood Stop Her Monumental Achievement at Walt Disney World

    West Chester Woman Didn’t Let New Motherhood Stop Her Monumental Achievement at Walt Disney World

    A West Chester woman is making some mileage at the 30th annual Walt Disney World Marathon weekend. Hannah Brookes said that she never loved running but fell in love with it ten years ago when her parents got her involved with runDisney as a 21st birthday present, writes TaRhonda Thomas for 6abc. Over 100,000 racers…

  • Despite Challenges of Interracial Relationship in 1960s, Paoli’s Chubby Checker and His Wife Going Strong 

    Despite Challenges of Interracial Relationship in 1960s, Paoli’s Chubby Checker and His Wife Going Strong 

    Having to deal with the challenges of being in an interracial relationship in the 1960s only made Chubby Checker and his wife Catharina Loddars’ love grow, writes Philippa Masinde for AmoMama.  The couple, who live in Paoli, have been together for nearly six decades and proud grandparents of seven.  The singer, made famous by his…