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Maximizing Opportunities in a Season of Donor Giving
The holiday season can often revitalize your nonprofit’s entire fundraising landscape. For nonprofits, this infusion of generosity arrives at the perfect time. It fuels programs, lifts staff morale, and inspires teams to push toward year-end goals with renewed energy. While your team is focused on year-end program deliverables and financial reports, your donors are making…
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Citadel Credit Union Redefines Business Banking with Expanded Team, SBA Certification, Growing Influence
Citadel Credit Union has made a major step forward in its ongoing mission to empower local businesses across Greater Philadelphia. Through strategic investments, expanded leadership, and new U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lending certification, Citadel continues to redefine what business banking can look like at a community-based, member-owned financial institution. Under the leadership of Thomas…
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DunlapSLK Advises Businesses on Major Payroll and Tax Reporting Changes Under the OBBBA
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brings important changes to business tax and reporting rules, especially for employers and payroll-management companies, advises DunlapSLK, a CPA and business advisory firm based in Chalfont. First, beginning in 2026, businesses will face higher reporting thresholds for certain payments. The previous threshold — $600 in many cases —…
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Havertown Carpet Co. Scores Big as Winner of Firstrust Bank and Eagles’ Brotherly Shove Business Spotlight
Firstrust Bank and the Philadelphia Eagles recently celebrated Havertown Carpet Co. as the winner of the Brotherly Shove Business Spotlight, a program focused on uplifting and promoting businesses in the Greater Philadelphia area. As the winner of the Brotherly Shove Business Spotlight, Havertown Carpet Co. has been awarded up to $25,000 in promotional assets, including…
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Protect What You’ve Built: Use Life Insurance in Your Planning
Life insurance can be a powerful tool to incorporate into your estate and broader financial plan, particularly if you are a business owner. This is due, in large part, to the tax-free nature of income tax treatment of life insurance death benefits. Life insurance serves as a tax-efficient tool that allows you to pass wealth to…
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Bucks County’s Growth Opportunity Center Earns Recognition as Top Mental Health Provider
Growth Opportunity Center, a longstanding pillar in Bucks County’s mental health landscape, has been named the Best Mental Health Practice of 2025 by the Bucks County Herald. The honor reflects a community-driven endorsement of GOC’s commitment to exemplary care across therapy, psychiatry, psychological testing, and support groups. “This recognition is not simply an award; it…
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GMercyU Unveils Humanoid Robot to Enhance Computer Information Science Learning
Of all the technology that Computer Information Science (CIS) majors at Gwynedd Mercy University get to use and learn from, the latest tool just might be the most impressive. This year, students are working with a new Elephant Robotics Mercury Humanoid. “Robots are already reshaping the workforce, and students graduating with these skills will have an advantage…
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West Chester-Based Danny Apex Productions Blends Art with Strategy, Elevates Visual Storytelling for Clients
In a fast-paced digital world where attention spans are scarce, visuals often speak louder than words and instantly shape first impressions. Strong imagery, therefore, has never been more essential for businesses. It can make their brands memorable, credible, and emotionally resonant. That’s the creative space where Danny Apex Productions, founded by West Chester native Daniel…
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C&N Announces 2026 Calendar Contest Winners
C&N has announced the winners of its 2026 calendar photo contest. The beloved annual tradition showcases the inspiring beauty of our region and the extraordinary talent of local amateur and professional photographers. Bernadette Chiaramonte, a photographer from Wellsboro, was named the grand-prize winner. Her photograph, a breathtaking snap of Hills Creek State Park in Tioga…
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Philadelphia’s Favorite Winter Waterfront Tradition, the Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest, Returns
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) invites all to embrace the magic of the season as the Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest returns for its 2025-2026 season, opening Friday, Nov. 28. In addition to the beloved skating tradition, the DRWC will spread festive cheer along the waterfront with holiday offerings at Cherry Street Pier, including a Holiday…
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DunlapSLK Explains What the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustments Mean for Your Taxes
The IRS recently released the 2026 cost-of-living adjustments that affect more than 60 tax provisions, many of which were made permanent or modified by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These adjustments mirror inflation and ensure thresholds for tax brackets, deductions, credits, and exemptions keep up with rising…
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Tyler Schiele Turns Childhood Passion into Thriving Business with Help from Apex Commercial Capital
When he was just six years old, Tyler Schiele was already captivated by the hum of lawnmowers and the beautiful symmetry of neatly striped grass. “I always had a fascination for the zero-turn mowers,” Schiele said. “I’d sit by the window at home just watching landscapers work.” By age 10, he was cutting lawns in…
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Government Shutdown: Short-Term Disruption, Limited Financial Long-Term Impact
Washington is once again in a government shutdown. Investors may be asking, does this really matter for the economy and markets? History provides a valuable perspective. What History Shows Shutdowns occur when Congress fails to pass appropriation bills or a temporary funding extension. When that happens, federal agencies close, hundreds of thousands of workers are…
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Tax-Smart Retirement Income Planning Strategies
Retirement is a goal we set with dreams of traveling abroad, playing golf, relaxing on the beach, pursuing a passion project, spending more time with family and friends, or ticking off items on our personal bucket list. As retirement comes into view, the most common question is, “Will you be financially secure when you take…
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GMercyU Launches Partnership with Upper Merion School District to Support Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Gwynedd Mercy University launched a new partnership with the Upper Merion Area School District that will bring high school students with intellectual disabilities to campus each week for a college and career-readiness experience. The program is among the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. Beginning this fall, nine Upper Merion students, ages 18-22, will spend Wednesdays…
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King of Prussia District Awarded William Penn Foundation Grant for Valley Forge Trail Partnership
The King of Prussia District has been awarded an Environment and Public Space grant from the William Penn Foundation for $326,900 to advance planning, education, and funding strategies for the 2.8-mile Gulph Road Connector. This essential link will strengthen regional connectivity within the Circuit Trails network while promoting sustainable transportation, recreation, and economic development opportunities.…
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This Couple Has Biked Through 49 States but Always Returns to Greater Philadelphia’s Circuit Trails Network
Fresh off a 622-mile cycling trip through Portugal, Manny and Marsha Menendez are already back riding on the trails — this time, their route is much closer to home. Having pedaled through 49 of the 50 states, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand, they have logged thousands of miles, yet they remain loyal riders of our…
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Citadel Credit Union Donates $30K, Launches Food Drive to Support Families Impacted by Government Shutdown
In response to the federal government shutdown and the resulting reduction in SNAP food assistance, Citadel Credit Union is donating $30,000 to area food banks and launching a month-long food drive to support families and neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Throughout November, all Citadel branches, along with its headquarters and wealth management and mortgage office locations,…
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