• Immaculata to Host Adult Undergrad Admissions Events This Month

    Immaculata to Host Adult Undergrad Admissions Events This Month

    Immaculata University will hold various admissions events in March for adult students interested in earning an associate or bachelor’s degree to improve their job prospects. An accelerated B.S.N. information session will be held on Saturday, March 5 from 10 AM-12 PM. It is located in Room 18 of Loyola Hall on Immaculata’s campus. The accelerated…

  • Neighbors Continue to Sow Seeds of Discontent in Malvern Couple’s Wildflower Farm

    Neighbors Continue to Sow Seeds of Discontent in Malvern Couple’s Wildflower Farm

    When Ryan and Lori Heenan bought a property on Castlebar Lane in Malvern seven years ago, they had no idea how controversial it would soon become. Davis Giangiulio dug up the particulars for Main Line Tonight. The couple brought a dilapidated barn on the property back into shape and began holding family events there, including…

  • Conshohocken’s SeventySix Capital Says Having a Proper Sportsbook Inside Malvern’s Chickie’s & Pete’s is a “Big Deal”

    Conshohocken’s SeventySix Capital Says Having a Proper Sportsbook Inside Malvern’s Chickie’s & Pete’s is a “Big Deal”

    While there is no denying the popularity of online wagering, the owners of Parx and Chickie’s and Pete’s in Malvern have gone all-in for the in-person alternative. Katie Kohler calculated the strategy’s odds for success in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The confidence in the preference for a live betting experience led to the opening of Parx…

  • CEO of Malvern’s Vishay Intertechnology, One of Region’s Highest-Paid Execs, to Unplug from 44-Year Career

    CEO of Malvern’s Vishay Intertechnology, One of Region’s Highest-Paid Execs, to Unplug from 44-Year Career

    Gerald Paul, the CEO of Malvern-based Vishay Intertechnology will retire at the end of the year after 44 years with the company, 16 of them in his current position. Kennedy Rose covered his exit in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Paul, one of the highest-paid CEOs in the region, will be succeeded by Joel Smejkal, executive…

  • Penn State Great Valley to Host 10th Annual Golf Outing on May 17

    Penn State Great Valley to Host 10th Annual Golf Outing on May 17

    Penn State Great Valley will host its 10th annual golf outing to support campus programs on Tuesday, May 17 at the Applecross Country Club in Downingtown. The first $25,000 raised will be matched by the university, creating double the impact. This year’s outing will support the Great Valley LaunchBox, which helps early-stage entrepreneurs by inspiring, advising,…

  • Immaculata to Host Virtual Open House for Grad Programs on March 1

    Immaculata to Host Virtual Open House for Grad Programs on March 1

    Immaculata University’s College of Graduate Studies will host a virtual open house on Tuesday, March 1 at 4 PM. The event will begin with a brief overview of admissions and financial aid, followed by break-out sessions for individual programs, including doctorates in education and psychology, teaching certifications, and educational endorsements, as well as master’s programs…

  • Mighty Macs! Immaculata Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First Women’s College Basketball National Championship

    Mighty Macs! Immaculata Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First Women’s College Basketball National Championship

    On Sunday, March 19, 1972, Immaculata University’s women’s basketball team etched its name into sports history as the first women’s college basketball national champions. The team won two additional titles in 1973 and 1974. The Mighty Macs continued their dominance, reaching the Final Four in the following three seasons, placing second in 1975 and 1976…

  • What’s Your Favorite Hometown Grocery Store? See PA’s Popular Grocery Ranking

    What’s Your Favorite Hometown Grocery Store? See PA’s Popular Grocery Ranking

    Malvern-based Acme Markets took the top spot as the most popular grocery store chain in two states. Just not our state. A new report by 24/7 Wall St. explains. To compile its state-by-state list of most popular grocery store chains, 24/7 Wall St. used data from Yelp to find the highest number of favorable reviews.…

  • Immaculata Receives $100,000 Grant to Purchase Equipment for New Science Building in East Whiteland Township

    Immaculata Receives $100,000 Grant to Purchase Equipment for New Science Building in East Whiteland Township

    Immaculata University has received a $100,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust. The funds will assist in the procurement of science and simulation equipment for the new Parsons Science Pavilion, which is currently under construction. The grant will also expand the nursing simulation labs. Enrollment in healthcare and STEM-related majors has steadily increased. In…

  • Immaculata Symphony to Host Its Annual Children’s Concert on Feb. 13

    Immaculata Symphony to Host Its Annual Children’s Concert on Feb. 13

    The Immaculata Symphony will hold its annual Children’s Concert, Adventures in Music, on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 PM in Alumnae Hall. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. Conducted by Joseph Gehring, this year’s show presents music that is…

  • Malvern Preparatory School Welcomes Patrick Sillup to Serve as the New Head Of School

    Malvern Preparatory School Welcomes Patrick Sillup to Serve as the New Head Of School

    Today, the Board of Trustees at Malvern Prep announced the appointment of Mr. Patrick Sillup as the 15th Head of School. The appointment of Patrick comes after a months-long, national search that began when Fr. Donald Reilly O.S.A., announced his decision to step down last summer. “I am both humbled and honored to have been…

  • Montgomery County’s Suburban Office Market Wraps Up 2021 With Strongest Q4 in Two Years

    Montgomery County’s Suburban Office Market Wraps Up 2021 With Strongest Q4 in Two Years

    The suburban office market ended 2021 with one of the strongest quarters for the past two years, which helped further stabilize it. Natalie Kostelni unlocked the performance metrics for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “Clients are looking at taking less space and investing more in that space,” said Les Haggett of CBRE Group, the Dallas, Texas…

  • Wall Street Journal: Tax Effect of Malvern’s Vanguard Fund Change With an “Enormous Tax Bill”

    Wall Street Journal: Tax Effect of Malvern’s Vanguard Fund Change With an “Enormous Tax Bill”

    Owing to a change that Vanguard made to its institutional Target Retirement funds, many of its smaller investors got unexpectedly saddled with huge tax bills, writes Jason Zweig for The Wall Street Journal. Vanguard offers target-date funds: bundles of stocks, bonds, and cash that become more conservative as investors near retirement. These funds are specifically…

  • Immaculata President Donates Funds to Add Solar Panels to University’s Newest Building

    Immaculata President Donates Funds to Add Solar Panels to University’s Newest Building

    Immaculata University is doing its part to care for the Earth and its resources. With a generous donation from its president, Barbara Lettiere, the Parsons Science Pavilion, currently under construction, will include 28 institutional-grade solar collector panels. The panels will be mounted on a portion of the building’s roof parapet, which will supply much of…

  • Forecast of Vanguard CEO, Top Strategists: Next Decade One of More Modest Returns

    Forecast of Vanguard CEO, Top Strategists: Next Decade One of More Modest Returns

    Vanguard CEO Mortimer “Tim” Buckley and the firm’s two top strategists have offered investors a lackluster stock market forecast for the following decade, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They warned investors that they should expect to see far more modest returns this year and over the coming decade, while also giving a guarded…

  • Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Info Session on Jan. 22

    Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Info Session on Jan. 22

    Immaculata University’s College of Undergraduate Studies will host an admissions information session on Saturday, Jan. 22 from 10 AM-12 PM for high school students and college students interested in transferring. An admissions counselor will provide an overview of academic programs, financial aid, campus life, athletics, and the admissions process. The session will provide time for…

  • 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 in fall 2022, 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…

  • Immaculata to Host Info Session for Adult Undergrads on Saturday

    Immaculata to Host Info Session for Adult Undergrads on Saturday

    Immaculata University will hold an on-campus information session on Saturday, Jan. 8 from 10 AM-12 PM for adult students interested in earning an associate or bachelor’s degree. Attendees will learn about program offerings and the personalized coaching and support Immaculata provides for adult learners. Immaculata’s College of Adult Professional Studies offers adult undergraduates flexible, career-oriented…