Philadelphia Region
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Philadelphia-area retailers lead the country in growth
It looks like smooth sailing ahead for some of major retailers based in the Philadelphia area. Those shops, which include Five Below, Burlington Coat Factory and Wawa, made the National Retail Federation’s annual list of the nation’s fastest growing 100 companies this year, writes Natalie Kostelni at bizjournals.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Five Below, which had 625…
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Jay Sigel Invitational Celebrates 26th Year of Raising Funds to Fight Cancer
The 26th edition of The Jay Sigel Invitational – the premier charity golf tournament in the Delaware Valley – will be held at the prestigious Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square on Monday, Oct. 8. The fundraiser will continue to support prostate cancer research, and now includes breast cancer research, at the Abramson Family Cancer…
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Ardent Credit Union names Farah Jimenez to its board
Philadelphia-based Ardent Credit Union (ACU) recently announced the appointment of local community leader Farah Jimenez to the Ardent Credit Union Board of Directors. The Board is proud to welcome Ms. Jimenez who currently serves as the President & CEO of the Philadelphia Education Fund. [gap] Ms. Jimenez’s nonprofit career spans nearly 20 years in executive management…
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Montco companies among fastest growing in region
Each year, the Philadelphia Business Journal identifies the fastest-growing companies in Greater Philadelphia. The are called “Soaring 76,” the results are now in for 2018, writes Craig Ay at bizjournals.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Mongtomery Coounty companies among the “Soaring 76” include A.E. Harth builders in Springhouse, BlackTree HealthCare Consulting in Conshohocken, and CRM Science in King…
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AmerisourceBergen seeks good will in face of opioid epidemic
AmerisourceBergen, a company that ranks No. 12 on the Fortune 500, established its namesake AmerisourceBergen Foundation as a public charity in 2014. But its initiatives on the opioid epidemic have proliferated this year, as manufacturers and distributors have come under assault by virtually every level of government, writes Catherine Dunn at philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The foundation –…
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WSFS and Beneficial banks to combine and create largest bank in the Philadelphia region
WSFS Financial Corporation ($7.1 billion in assets) will combine with Philadelphia-based Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. ($5.8 billion in assets) to create the largest and premier locally-headquartered community bank for the greater Delaware Valley. The deal joins two lenders with working-class roots into what their leaders call the first Philly-area bank big enough to challenge the national giants…
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Artwork sought for 89th Phillips’ Mill Juried Art Exhibition at Phillips’ Mill
Registration/entry forms for artists wishing to submit work to the 89th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at Phillips’ Mill are now available. Artists living within a 25-mile radius of Phillips’ Mill are invited to submit their works for a juried acceptance into this prestigious annual art show which began in 1929. Each year more than 400…
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Tech Talk: Medical Guardian markets smart watch for seniors
Center City-based Medical Guardian, makers of medical alert products for older adults, has gone live with a product for the “new senior” — a smart watch called Freedom Guardian. The watch features a two-way communication system for emergency response, reminders for daily tasks like taking pills and local weather forecasts, writes Roberto Torres at technical.ly. [uam_ad id=”54865″]…
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Dunkin’ Donuts and Red Cross team up to encourage blood and platelet donations this August
Local blood donors are in for a sweet treat this August! Dunkin’ Donuts in Greater Philadelphia is once again partnering with the American Red Cross to provide 28,000 vouchers for Red Cross blood donors in the region. Throughout the month of August, presenting donors will receive a voucher for a free medium Iced Coffee and…
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Tech Talk: Comcast recycles 130K pounds of cable from the Philly region
You may surprised to learn that Comcast NBCUniversal has a senior director of environmental health and safety-slash-head of sustainability for its Northeast Division. The position has to do with corporate social responsibility, or CSR — the outward-facing policies within a for-profit that demonstrate some commitment to social good, such as volunteerism, sustainability and philanthropy, writes Julie Zeglen at generocity.org.…
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Tech Talk: TrafficCast Design Challenge winners aim to ease the commute
Many imaginative audio features were proposed at last month’s Future of the Commute: TrafficCast Design Challenge. The goal of the event: to improve the commuter driving experience, which can be about as fun and convenient as a root canal. TrafficCast — a national leader in traffic data and technology that’s based in Wilmington, Del. — created the design…
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Tech Talk: University of Pennsylvania to offer online computer science master’s program
The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science will offer its master of computer and information technology (MCIT) program online, making it the university’s first entirely online degree. The program is slated to start in January, writes Courtney Becker at philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The master’s program admits students with no computer science background, and the online…
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SEPTA changes station name, nets millions
SEPTA’s capital budget will see a few million more dollars thanks to the terms of its new naming rights deal with NRG Energy. The public transit agency and the power company announced Thursday a five-year, $5.3 million naming rights deal that will put the NRG name on signs, maps and interactive screens throughout the Broad Street…
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Revolving door at NBC Sports Philadelphia is typical, according to organization’s leaders
The door keeps opening and closing at NBC Sports Philadelphia — with personnel changes a regular occurrence. At least that’s what the company line is. “I’m not going to discuss individuals but in general, people leave for different reasons,” said David Preschlack, a former Disney and ESPN executive who joined Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) property…
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Tech Talk : What programming languages are hot in 2018?
Ahead of 2018, just as last year was dying off, software development bootcamp Coding Dojo crunched the data from Indeed.com’s dev jobs for its annual report on the most sought after programming languages. After poring over thousands of job postings, the results were in: Java, heavily used for application building in the financial services industry, was once again leading the…
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SEPTA to stop issuing paper transfers as the Key continues
SEPTA would like to remind customers that paper transfers for travel on buses, subways and trolleys will stop being issued at the end of the service day on Tuesday, July 31. Starting Aug. 1, to receive a qualifying $1 transfer, customers will need to use a SEPTA Key Card with Travel Wallet. Similarly, customers who…
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St. Joseph’s University to widen Hawk Hll with a new school of Heath Studies and Education
Hawk Hill is planning to expand the nest. In the fall of 2018 St. Joseph’s University will open its newly created School of Health Studies and Education — spinning its health and education programs out of its College of Arts and Sciences. The school will focus on preparing students for careers in the in-demand areas…
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Brewing science becoming popular field of study among beer lovers
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is offering a brewing science program that is gaining in popularity, writes Annabelle Williams for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The program, the first graduate certificate in the brewing industry offered in the Northeast when it started in 2015, came into being after its director, Matthew Farber, presented some “sound…
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