Radnor
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Main Line’s Lincoln Financial Group Welcomes Its First Woman CEO
Ellen Cooper is the new CEO of the Lincoln Financial Group based in Radnor and the first woman CEO for the company. She has become just one of 44 women leading a Fortune 500 company, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. She succeeds Dennis Glass, who was CEO for 15 years. Cooper also became…
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Restored Bryn Mawr Tudor Owned by Daughter of Late Philadelphia Flyers Owner Hits Market
A restored 12,000-square-foot Main Line Tudor revival in Radnor owned by Lindy Snider, the daughter of late Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider, recently entered the market for $5 million, writes Lisa Dukart for Philadelphia Business Journal. Her husband, Dr. Larry Kaiser, is the former CEO of Temple University Health System. The eight-bedroom home features a…
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Main Line CEO Scott Braunstein Makes Top 25 Biotech CEO List
The CEO of a Radnor-based pharmaceutical company, Dr. Scott Braunstein, M.D., has made a top 25 list of Biotech CEOs for 2022, compiled by The Healthcare Technology Report. Dr. Braunstein, of Marinus Pharmaceuticals, came in at No. 11. Marinus focuses on improving the lives of patients with seizure disorders. Dr. Braunstein was named CEO in…
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Wall Street Journal: Former CEO of Lincoln Financial Asks $11.9M for Florida Home
A fashion designer’s travels to Italy inspired a Palazzo-style home in Sarasota, Florida that is being sold by Jon Boscia, former CEO of Lincoln Financial Group with headquarters in Radnor. He and his wife, Donna, are listing the property for $11.995 million, writes Sarah Paynter for The Wall Street Journal. Jon and Donna Boscia paid…
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Chef Jose Garces Coming to the Main Line with New Baja-Themed Restaurant
Famed chef Jose Garces is bringing a new restaurant to the Main Line in early May, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Times. Garces, known as one of the Food Network’s Iron Chefs, is the force behind some of the most popular and highly rated restaurants in the country, and he’s now bringing his first…
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Main Line Pharmaceutical Company Partners With Jennifer Aniston on Insomnia Commercial
Actress Jennifer Aniston talks about her struggles with insomnia in a commercial for Swiss pharmaceutical company Idorsia, which has U.S. operations on the Main Line, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The television and online commercials start Monday and run a week after Idorsia received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to…
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2 Main Line Partners Open First Ayurvedic Herb Restaurant In Philly
Two friends, both from the Radnor area, have opened a new Ayurvedic herb restaurant in Philadelphia that emphasizes organic dishes, wellness, and personalized menus, writes Gabby DeBenedictis for patch. Syam Namballa and Mahi Reddy opened Ancient Spirits and Grille on September 17 at 1726 Chestnut Street. The three-story five dining-rooms, the two-bar restaurant is described…
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Hope Travels Virtual 5K, Sunday, May 16, in Your Neighborhood
In two days, the Hope Travels Virtual 5K takes place on behalf of a local nonprofit to help families relieve medical debt. It can be a lonely and frightening road for the catastrophically ill or injured. Not only do they have to cope with the trauma of their diagnosis, they and their families also face…
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Hope Travels Virtual 5K, Sunday, May 16, in Your Neighborhood
Participate in the Hope Travels Virtual 5K on behalf of a local nonprofit to help families relieve medical debt. It can be a lonely and frightening road for the catastrophically ill or injured. Not only do they have to cope with the trauma of their diagnosis, they and their families also face exorbitant out-of-pocket medical…
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Hope Travels 5K Supports Mission to Help Patients Cover Medical Expenses Through Community-Based Fundraising
It can be a lonely and frightening road for the chronically ill or injured, especially for those facing transplant surgery, or dealing with a sudden spinal cord injury. Not only do they have to cope with the trauma of their diagnosis, they and their families also face exorbitant medical costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has only…
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124-year-old $2.3M Radnor Home Gets Snapped Up Within Ten Days of Being Listed
A fully restored 124-year-old Radnor home is already under contract after just ten days of being listed for $2.3 million, becoming the latest example of the tightening market in the region, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The residence was designed by renowned Main Line architect R. Brognard Okie and is one of…
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Former Radnor Man Pens Book as a Warning to Others After Affair Ends in Murder Suicide
Former Radnor resident Mark Geradot is hoping his story of an affair that led to his wife’s suicide and his girlfriend’s murder will keep others from following the same path, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Geradot has published a book detailing his tumultuous marriage and affair that led to the tragic deaths. The…
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Big and Small Local Biotech, Pharmaceutical Companies Working on COVID-19 Vaccine
A growing number of local pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies are joining efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio is working with Wistar Institute in Philadelphia on a DNA-based vaccine candidate. This is now heading into late-stage clinical testing less than three months after…
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Kim Fraites-Dow from Radnor Embodies the Girl Scout Mission as CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Having a daughter of her own drew Kim Fraites-Dow to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. Today, she is the CEO of the 55,000-member organization, which includes Delaware County, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. “So I was deeply interested in developing strong girls. Joining an organization that was regional and serving a community…
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‘Help Hope Live’ Helps Patients Cover the Cost of Medical Expenses for Long-term Illnesses or Injuries
A non-profit in Radnor is helping patients pay for long-term illnesses or injuries, reports 6abc.com. The organization was created 37 years ago by a Temple Hospital transplant surgeon, Dr. Jack Kolff, and his wife, Patricia Kolf, a nurse. Dr. Kolff recognized that there were patients who needed heart transplants who weren’t able to afford it.…
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Purchase of Pennsylvania Trust Co. in Radnor Aids New York Firm’s Quest for Boomer Wealth
A New York company looking for more wealthy baby boomers and their heirs has bought Pennsylvania Trust Company in Radnor and its $4 billion in assets, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fiduciary Trust Co. is owned by publicly-traded Franklin Resources Corp., a national investment company that has sought to diversify away from…
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Bentley Homes Returns to the Main Line With Land Buy From Valley Forge Military Foundation
Valley Forge Military Academy Foundation has sold five undeveloped lots along Radnor Road at Upper Gulph Road to Bentley Homes for $1.65 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Bentley Homes plans to build single-family residences, part of a broader effort by the home builder to return to its Main Line roots. “I was…
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PA Student Debt Is Second Highest in the Nation. 2 Legislators Have Started a Coalition to Do Something About it.
Pennsylvania has the dubious honor of having the second highest amount of student debt in the nation, an average of $37,061 per student, writes Ford Turner for The Morning Call. State residents have $68 billion in student debt. Over 10 years, tuition increased 40 percent while higher education state funding dropped 5 percent. “You hear…
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