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Commuters Get Much-Needed Help at Arcadia, Chestnut Hill
Seventy-five percent of college students in America are commuters. That astonishing, little-known fact suggests that the average college experience is far different from the one often depicted in the media. According to a recent report in The Chestnut Hill Local, to help soften the blow of being a commuter student, Arcadia University and Chestnut Hill…
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Plymouth Meeting’s Inovio Pharmaceuticals Gets Positive Results from Ebola Vaccine
Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently reported positive results from early-stage testing of its experimental Ebola vaccine, writes John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company’s phase-I clinical trial results came a day after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak that began in West Africa is no longer a public health emergency…
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ImagineAir Brings On-Demand Air Travel to Montco
Atlanta-based ImagineAir, an air taxi service that helps travelers reach their destinations sooner, is now available at several airports in Montgomery and Chester counties, including Heritage Field Airport in Limerick, writes Donna Rovins of the Pottstown Mercury. “We are in the business of taking people off the road and giving them back their day,” said…
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Rosemont College’s Applications Double after Tuition Reduced
Seven months ago, Rosemont College made an uncommon decision, hoping it would increase its brand awareness. It’s paying off. After decreasing its tuition from $32,620 to $18,500, Rosemont has seen its completed applications double from this time last year, writes Dan Norton of the Philadelphia Business Journal. More than 1,000 prospective students have fulfilled every…
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Hatfield’s Genisphere Partners with Lankenau to Find New Approach to Treating Ovarian Cancer
Scientists at Genisphere, a biotech company in Hatfield, have partnered with a group of peers at Main Line Health’s Lankenau Institute for Medical Research to develop a potentially new approach to treating ovarian cancer, writes John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the United States,…
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Thunderbird Lanes Set to Close after Half-Century in Willow Grove
Thunderbird Lanes will close its Willow Grove bowling complex that features 36 alleys, a snack bar, and arcade games after May 1, according to a report in The Philadelphia Business Journal by John George. John Kennedy Dealerships, which operates eight automobile dealers in the Philadelphia region, has a tentative agreement of sale to buy the…
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KOP’s Tozour Energy Partners with 76ers
The Philadelphia Business Journal recently reported that the 76ers have formed a corporate partnership with King of Prussia’s Tozour Energy Systems, a full-service HVAC and building automation provider. According to the PBJ’s John George, Tozour Energy will be installing integrated rooftop variable air volume equipment and a building automation system for the team’s 125,000-square-foot training…
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Bryn Mawr’s Aqua America May Have Bid $11 Billion for Michigan Power Company
Bryn Mawr’s Aqua America is best known in business circles for its acquisitions of local water and sewer utilities. According to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer, new public documents have shown why the company has such a reputation, as they suggest it made an $11 billion bid for ITC Holdings, an electric-power company based…
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Ardmore Ranks Among Nation’s Hot Spots for Hipster Home Flips
RealtyTrac, the nation’s leading source for comprehensive housing data, recently released its 2015 U.S. Home Flipping Report, and it reveals that Ardmore ranks 29th in the country in what it calls hipster home flips. Using average flipping returns along with demographic data from the U.S. Census, RealtyTrac identified the Top 30 hipster zip codes nationwide…
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CEO of King of Prussia’s CSL Ltd. Discusses Impact of Gene Therapy
Paul Perreault, the 59-year-old chief executive officer and managing director of CSL Ltd., recently discussed with the Philadelphia Inquirer the effect that gene therapy could have on his business. Gene Therapy involves curing chronic conditions such as the bleeding disorder hemophilia by discovering and replacing the defective gene that causes it. CSL Ltd. – a…
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