• Immaculata’s College of Adult Professional Studies Reduces Tuition for Fall 2022 Semester

    Immaculata’s College of Adult Professional Studies Reduces Tuition for Fall 2022 Semester

    Beginning this fall, Immaculata University is discounting its tuition for most programs in the College of Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS). This reduction adds to the competitive tuition as Immaculata’s rates are already some of the lowest undergraduate tuition rates of any four-year private institution in the region. Immaculata offers more than 60 majors at…

  • WCU Baseball Team Punches Its Ticket to National Championships … Again

    WCU Baseball Team Punches Its Ticket to National Championships … Again

    West Chester University is once again bound for the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championships in Cary, N.C. The Golden Rams (34-13) are making their fifth trip to the national championships in the last 17 years. WCU will take on North Greenville in the eight-team, double-elimination national championships on Sunday, June 5 at 6 PM…

  • Where Should Retirees Put Their Retirement Money?

    Where Should Retirees Put Their Retirement Money?

    When it comes to investments and retirement, retirees are in a precarious position. You have accumulated a retirement nest egg, but now you face new unknowns around life expectancy, quality of life, and your health. And not to be forgotten is how best to invest those hard-earned savings. Should you stick with stocks and their…

  • Qlik Recognizes Customers Leveraging Active Intelligence for Impact with Its Global Transformation Awards

    Qlik Recognizes Customers Leveraging Active Intelligence for Impact with Its Global Transformation Awards

    Qlik has announced the winners of its annual Global Transformation Awards, recognizing customers who are leveraging Active Intelligence through Qlik for transformation and impact. The awards were presented by Poornima Ramaswamy, Qlik’s EVP of Global Partnerships, at QlikWorld, the company’s global customer and partner event. The winners represent a cross-section of organizations from various industries and non-governmental…

  • Aussie’s Academic and Athletic Success at Harcum College Garners Him Full Scholarship to Saint Joseph’s University

    Aussie’s Academic and Athletic Success at Harcum College Garners Him Full Scholarship to Saint Joseph’s University

    Support. It’s perhaps what Louis Bleechmore will remember most about his two-year experience at Harcum College, which ended this month when he graduated with an associate degree — and a number of people invested in his success. Bryn Mawr was a long way from home for Bleechmore, a native of Sydney, Australia, who arrived in…

  • Nine-Year-Old from Bala Cynwyd Makes Earrings to Support Ukraine

    Nine-Year-Old from Bala Cynwyd Makes Earrings to Support Ukraine

    Mia Ellen Ruggieri, a fourth-grader from Bala Cynwyd, has joined forces with her mother, Jillian, to make earrings to help raise funds for Ukraine, writes Elizabeth Estrada for WHYY. When the nine-year-old first saw what was happening in the European country, she was concerned about all of the people living there. “I felt really worried…

  • How a Third-Party Survey Provider Can Help Employers Address Workplace Concerns, Foster Buy-In, Drive Change

    How a Third-Party Survey Provider Can Help Employers Address Workplace Concerns, Foster Buy-In, Drive Change

    Employees are happier when they feel their ideas and feedback are being heard, which is especially important in today’s labor market reset. The best way to hold onto top talent is to understand what your employees want – and the best way to do that is to ask them directly. Employee surveys are a great…

  • Meridian Bank’s Chris Annas ‘Unearths the Potential in the Businesses He Encounters,’ Earns HOF Induction

    Meridian Bank’s Chris Annas ‘Unearths the Potential in the Businesses He Encounters,’ Earns HOF Induction

    With more than 400 of the region’s top business and community leaders gathered together, the Chester County Economic Development Council inducted Meridian Bank CEO Chris Annas into the Chester County Hall of Fame. “I’ve worked with Chris almost my entire career in Chester County spanning 46 years, and I can tell you, firsthand, that he…

  • Harcum College Honors 300 Graduates in First In-Person Commencement in Three Years

    Harcum College Honors 300 Graduates in First In-Person Commencement in Three Years

    Though Mother Nature tried her best, the spirits of the Class of 2022 could not be dampened during Harcum College’s 106th Annual Commencement. It was the first in-person gathering in three years because of the pandemic, and 300 graduates and 1,200-plus guests assembled on the Great Lawn to celebrate a long-awaited and life-changing milestone presided…

  • RKL: Three Ways Your Organization Can Benefit from Outsourced HR

    RKL: Three Ways Your Organization Can Benefit from Outsourced HR

    No matter the type of organization, there are always people-related tasks to complete. While a human resources department typically takes care of these, not every organization has the need for a full, in-house HR team. If that’s the case for your organization, you may want to consider working with an outsourced HR consultant or team…

  • Colonial School District Teacher One of Three Local Educators to Each Win $10,000 from Citadel Credit Union

    Colonial School District Teacher One of Three Local Educators to Each Win $10,000 from Citadel Credit Union

    George Hankins, a teacher at Colonial Middle School in the Colonial School District, was one of three local educators honored with the grand prize of the Citadel Heart of Learning Awards. Hankins, Deb Rooney of the Downingtown Area School District in Chester County, and Louis Lozzi of the Philadelphia School District each won a total…

  • RKL: When to Turn to Outsourced Human Resources

    RKL: When to Turn to Outsourced Human Resources

    A growing business has a growing list of needs, especially with regard to human resources. More employees means more responsibilities, and not every organization has a full HR team to manage these essential tasks. An external HR resource can help companies facing this situation by taking on a number of responsibilities, from critical payroll and…

  • World-Renowned Climate Scientist to Speak at Penn State Great Valley on Wednesday

    World-Renowned Climate Scientist to Speak at Penn State Great Valley on Wednesday

    Climate scientist and science communicator Michael Mann will discuss his latest book, The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet, on Wednesday, May 4 at Penn State Great Valley. The New Climate War shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a 30-year campaign to deflect responsibility and delay action on climate change…

  • MONTCO Careers – Penn State Great Valley

    MONTCO Careers – Penn State Great Valley

    Located in Malvern, Penn State Great Valley is a special mission campus and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University. Its academic programs include engineering, information science, MBA, data analytics, finance, and leadership. Alumni Relations and Stewardship Officer 2 This position is responsible for the oversight and management of the alumni relations and stewardship programs. He/she manages…

  • Meridian Bank CEO Chris Annas to Be Inducted into Chester County Business Hall of Fame

    Meridian Bank CEO Chris Annas to Be Inducted into Chester County Business Hall of Fame

    Meridian Bank founder and CEO Chris Annas, who has served as a leader and positive force in the region for years, will be inducted into the Chester County Business Hall of Fame by the Chester County Economic Development Council at a celebration on Wednesday, May 18 at the Phoenixville Foundry. The Chester County Business Hall…

  • Citadel Credit Union to Honor These 31 Educators Making a Better Future for Us All on May 2

    Citadel Credit Union to Honor These 31 Educators Making a Better Future for Us All on May 2

    Citadel Credit Union will honor 31 of the finest educators from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lancaster, and Philadelphia counties with its Citadel Heart of Learning Award on Monday, May 2 from 6-9 PM at The Mann Center in Philadelphia. The Citadel Heart of Learning Award program, now in its 21st year, started in Chester County…

  • Citadel Credit Union Appoints Michael Aileo as Chief Human Resource Officer

    Citadel Credit Union Appoints Michael Aileo as Chief Human Resource Officer

    Citadel Credit Union has appointed Michael Aileo as Chief Human Resource Officer. Bringing more than 35 years of human resource experience, Aileo joins Citadel from The PFM Group in Philadelphia, where he served as Managing Director of Human Resources. Previously, he served as the Human Resource Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 20-plus years. At Citadel, Aileo…

  • Chesterbrook Resident, World-Renowned Listening Expert Wins Axiom Business Book Award

    Chesterbrook Resident, World-Renowned Listening Expert Wins Axiom Business Book Award

    Chesterbrook resident Christine Miles, an author and world-renowned listening expert, has earned a prestigious Axiom Business Book Award for What Is It Costing You Not to Listen? The Power of Understanding to Connect, Influence, Solve & Sell. The groundbreaking book discusses why listening is the most powerful communication skill we have and how maximizing our…