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Real Estate Marketing the Focus for West Chester’s IT Edge in February
With the New Year already here and gone, people are moving forward with the goals that they’ve set for themselves in 2023. This provides big business opportunities for people in particular industries, specifically real estate. Every year more and more people become ready and willing to buy their first home. As a real estate agent,…
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Penn Community Bank Recognized for Commitment to Equitable, Inclusive Banking
Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank in eastern Pennsylvania, announced that its Access Checking account has once again been certified by the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) as meeting the Bank On National Account Standards (2023–2024). The national safe account standards, co-created by consumer advocates, leading national nonprofit organizations, civic leaders,…
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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…
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Firstrust Bank Opens Fully Renovated, Collaboration-Supportive HQ in Conshohocken
If the story of the Firstrust Bank headquarters renovation in Conshohocken were a streaming service series, its title might have been The COVID Factor: What a Time to Rebuild a Building. Nonetheless, with equal parts of determination and patience, the work continued to unfold, navigating ever-changing health provisos, supply-chain tangles, labor shortages, and other issues…
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Montgomery Countians Outpace Pa. by Almost 2× in Spending Household Income One Particular Way
Each year Americans make billions of dollars in charitable donations, and in a recent study, SmartAsset dug into IRS data to find the geographic sectors whose residents give the most. The analysis measured how much people donate as a percentage of their net income and the proportion of people in each county who make charitable…
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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.…
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Invest in a CD to Maximize Your Savings as Interest Rates Rise
As the Federal Reserve continues to raise its benchmark interest rate to fight inflation, many consumers are looking for ways to boost their savings for a variety of reasons. While some are simply looking for ways to save money on everyday expenses, others are considering what they should do with their current savings nest egg.…
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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…
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Lots of Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania keeps adding millionaires and climbing up the list of states with the most million-dollar earners, write Ty West and Michael Potter for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to new data from the Internal Revenue Service, in 2020, there were 18,720 tax returns filed in the Keystone State that had adjusted gross income exceeding $1…
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Firstrust CEO and President Tim Abell Reflects on Bank’s FY2022 as Precursor to Overall Economic Outlook
Firstrust Bank CEO and President Tim Abell — before introducing speaker Lara Rhame, Chief U.S. Economist Lara Rhame of Philadelphia’s FS Investment — reflected on the past year at a recent meeting of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. “A New Building Block” “Some people like to think of the new year as a fresh start,”…
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C&N Welcomes M. William Kadri as Vice President, Regional Personal Banking Manager
C&N announces that M. William Kadri has joined the Southeast Region team as Vice President and Regional Personal Banking Manager based in Doylestown. Kadri brings 10 years of retail banking experience to the team at C&N. He will lead the southeast-region retail team in growing the market’s deposit and loan portfolio, while focusing on providing…
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Conshohocken Gun Detection Tech May Be the Answer to Safer SEPTA Subways
SEPTA is rolling out a pilot program involving an AI gun detection system created by Conshohocken-based ZeroEyes, writes Chris Mc Loone for the Vision Systems Design. SEPTA is the first transit authority to deploy the system for the detection of firearms on its subway platforms. The pilot program will use around 300 cameras at stations…
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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…
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IKEA’s 2023 Life at Home Report: 61 Percent of People Worldwide Share Three Specific Worries
Conshohocken’s IKEA released its ninth annual “Life at Home Report,” which included survey results from consumers who voiced their household concerns. More than 37,000 individuals in 37 different countries responded, reported Vicky Jarrett for Furniture Today. The data illustrate various pain points of a universal nature. More than half of respondents (61 percent) had concerns…
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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…
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Chris Thompson Invents App to Help Others Fight Alcohol Addiction
Chris Thompson was addicted to alcohol at age 19 and hit rock bottom on Thanksgiving Day 2018. The Eastern University graduate decided to turn his addiction story into a business venture. He founded Sidekick Mobile Technologies and created Sober Sidekick, a sobriety and recovery app, writes Abu Mubarik for Face2Faceafrica. Thompson designed the app for…
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Penn Community Bank, Lehigh Valley Phantoms Announce Corporate Partnership
Penn Community Bank has teamed up with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms as part of a new corporate partnership. As part of the multiyear agreement, Penn Community Bank will hold a prominent position with the franchise, featuring the naming rights of the PPL Center concourse and the owner of an executive suite. Gliding into 2023 Penn…
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Deadline Nears to Nominate Local Teachers for Citadel Heart of Learning Award
Sunday, Jan. 15 is the last day that Citadel Credit Union will accept nominations for its prestigious teaching excellence award, the Citadel Heart of Learning Award. If you know some teachers who go above and beyond the call of duty and truly make a difference in the lives of students, please nominate them for the Citadel…
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