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FDA Cites ‘Breakthrough’ Helius Medical Technologies Device for Helping Stroke and MS Patients Walk More Confidently
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized a device produced by Newtown-based neurotech company Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. The solution, a portable neuromodulator stimulator (PoNS), enables patients with walking difficulties to steady their gait. Its market includes patients who have had a stroke or have MS. Although not a sole answer to mobility issues,…
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Advanced Dental Esthetics, Chalfont, Takes the Bite Out of the Stigma of a Smile That’s Absent a Tooth
Advanced Dental Esthetics, Chalfont, has added dental implants to its services. The practice, which prides itself on a corps of family-friendly dentists, also has offices in Lansdale and Hatfield. According to the Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation, missing teeth are a widespread problem across the U.S. Its statistics show that 69 percent of adults between 35-44…
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Meridian Bank House of the Week: Washington Crossing Home That Would Have Nixed George’s New Jersey Trip
Had George Washington seen this European-influenced, open floorplan home in Upper Makefield, he may have ditched the whole crossing-the-Delaware thing. This single-family home has five bedrooms and 5.5 baths. It comfortably sits on a 6.3-acre lot high above the historic Delaware Canal. . . From the moment guests step into the home, they’re immediately welcomed…
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Daughters of the American Revolution’s New Marker at Paoli Battlefield a Reminder of the Cost of Freedom
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) led a ceremony recently to dedicate an America 250 Patriot Marker at the Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. “These markers are intended to call to people’s attention the cause for freedom that our patriotic ancestors fought,” said Elizabeth Watkins, State Regent for the Pennsylvania…
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New Hope Athlete Foils All Opponents to Earn Bronze at USA Fencing National Championships
Jim Flint from New Hope outmaneuvered his opponents to earn bronze at the USA Fencing National Championships. Karen Sangillo covered the finer points of his accomplishment for the Bucks County Herald. Flint originally wanted to be a Shakespearean actor and figured that sword skills were a must-have. A classmate talked him into watching a fencing…
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Holy Family University New President Doesn’t Yet Seek a Merger ‘Dance Partner,’ But She’d Consider One
Anne Prisco — the first nonclergy president of Holy Family University (near Bensalem) — arrived with an open mind regarding tactics for keeping the school’s finances healthy. Her tenure could bring significant changes to the 67-year-old institution, explains Kennedy Rose in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Prisco took over amid a rough financial patch for colleges…
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Soaring 76: Bucks County Companies Recognized for Being Booming Businesses
The 2021 “Soaring 76” — local companies that the Philadelphia Business Journal reports are booming — includes six firms from Bucks County. PBJ‘s Sharon Oliver reports the list. The publication assembled its “best-of” field from privately owned and publicly traded companies in the region. It spotlighted businesses that recorded the highest two-year percent change in…
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The Pandemic’s Effect on the Bucks County Job Market: ‘Tables Have Completely Flipped’
The pandemic has completely upended the Bucks County job market. It was a game-changer in the region and the nation as well, reports Ty West for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The current hiring environment is punctuated by a flood of available jobs, pay increases, counteroffers, and a frantic pace. “I’ve spoken to recruiters who have…
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Doylestown’s Neuropathix, Inc., Gains 20-Year Industry Veteran in Its Fight Against Opioid and Pain Addiction
Neuropathix, Inc., a pain management life sciences company in Doylestown, has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran Michael Ropacki, PhD, to its scientific advisory board. Ropacki is a globally recognized executive with over 20 years’ clinical development experience. Among numerous professional affiliations, he is also a National Institute of Health advisor. “I am extremely excited and grateful…
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Bucks County Population Data Show We’re Bucking Trends in Pennsylvania Demographics
According to new census data, Bucks County is one of the few counties in Pennsylvania showing a population increase over the past decade. Jonathan Tamari and Jonathan Lai reported the trend for The Philadelphia Inquirer. From 2010-2020, the commonwealth added 300,000 new Pennsylvanians. Most of these newcomers settled in the southeastern part of the state,…
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Philadelphia Traffic Improved by 58 Percent in 2020, But Chronic Congestion Is Just Around the Corner
While traffic congestion remained high in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in 2020, a year-over-year data analysis of showed it had been more than halved, according to a staff report from News Chant. That’s the good news. The bad news is the reason for the improvement. The recently published 2021 Urban Mobility Report ranked the City…
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CNBC: Exton Company Finds Success in the Climbing Sales of Upscale Treehouses
Tree Top Builders, an Exton-based company that specializes in the construction of custom treehouses, is reaping the benefits of a surge in the popularity of treehouses, writes Monica Buchanan Pitrelli for CNBC. The structures aren’t just for kids anymore Over the past decade, nature-loving homeowners transformed these structures — once cobbled together from scrap wood…
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National Museum of Industrial History Beams with Pride Over Outdoor Expansion for Historic Machinery Display
Southeastern Pennsylvania’s industrial history is all about size: large-scale things like steel mills, coal mines, textile mills, and shipyards. Their stories are so big, they easily outgrow the traditional indoor settings of museums that try to tell them. This reality recently led Bethlehem’s National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) to a new, outdoor expansion. The…
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StoneMor, a Trevose Funeral Home Operator, Partners with Tel Aviv App Creator to Help Grieving Families
StoneMor, Inc., headquartered in Trevose, has entered a partnership with Empathy, a Tel Aviv tech solution provider. StoneMor is a leading owner-operator of cemeteries and funeral homes in the U.S. Its new collaborator, Empathy, provides an app that helps users navigate the logistical details associated with a loved one’s loss. Through their business arrangement, StoneMor…
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AFA Real Estate Partners, Yardley, Parlays a Workaday New Jersey BJ’s into a Glitzy Las Vegas Office Building
AFA Real Estate Partners (AFA) — through its investment advisor, Apex Financial Advisors, Inc. — sold a local retail location to purchase a prime piece of commercial real estate (CRE) out west. The sale of the Maple Shade BJ’s Wholesale Warehouse enabled a 1031 exchange opportunity for AFA investors to purchase the Montecito Tower in…
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If Philadelphia’s Collar Counties Seem a Little Tight, It May Be From A Decade of Increasing Populations
According to the first local and demographic results from the 2020 census, Philadelphia’s collar counties — and the city itself — grew in the 2010-2020 decade. Philadelphia gained around 77,800 residents, and demographics shifted elsewhere, reported Michaelle Bond and John Duchneskie for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The increase once again brought the population in the city…
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Local Actor Hopes His Role on CBS’ Crime Drama ‘FBI’ Helps Change ‘the Narrative for Arab-Americans’
Zeeko Zaki, who was born in Egypt but grew up in West Chester, had a unique opportunity to reshape public opinion on his race. He got that platform, thanks to his role on FBI, a popular show on CBS, writes Gaone Pule for AmoMama.com. Through his role as Omar Adom Zidan, the Unionville High School…
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Area College Professor’s Book on At-Home DNA Testing Reveals That They Can Be a Double-Edged Sword
Anita Foeman, a professor of communication and media at West Chester University, has seen many cases where at-home DNA testing has been causing strife within families, writes Marisa Gerber for the Los Angeles Times. The professor has done extensive research on the subject for her book, Who Am I: Identity in the Age of Consumer…
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