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Essential Utilities Appoints Analytical, Business-Minded Individual to Vice President of Financial Planning
Essential Utilities has appointed Jim Barbato to the new role of vice president of financial planning and analysis from his previous role as vice president of corporate engineering. In his new position, Barbato will report to the CFO and assume responsibility for all financial planning and analysis functions, including overall management and execution of the…
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Phoenixville Coffee Shop Owners’ Idea for Second Food Service Business Percolates into Reality
Laura Vernola and her husband Ed Simpson have run Steel City Coffeehouse and Brewery in Phoenixille for the past six years Their most recent venture came alive midway through the pandemic in the village of Mont Clare, writes Donna Rovins for the Daily Local News. The process of securing the site of the former Eagles…
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Not a Stranger to Social Advocacy, Qlik Onboards Interns Who Match Company Passions
Qlik, a data and analytics company based in King of Prussia, is no stranger to social advocacy and bringing on sharp, eco-conscious interns who match the company’s ideologies. As Emily Koch, a senior Political Science major at Temple University, can attest, Qlik is constantly working to create strategic sustainability initiatives that not only place the…
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Essential Utilities Assigns $143 Million Improvement Project to ‘Valuable Member of Leadership Team’
Essential Utilities has appointed Vice President and Chief Information Officer Whitney Kellett to lead its $143 million service improvement project following the retirement of former Senior Vice President, Business Transformation Ruth DeLost-Wylie. The next phase of the project, which began in 2020, will continue under Kellett’s leadership. As part of its succession planning, the company…
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Most Millennials Chose the Philadelphia Area as Their Long-Term Home
Millennials growing up in the Philadelphia area were more likely to stay put as they aged into young adults than their counterparts in other major cities throughout the country, writes Alexa Mencia for Axios. Axios reviewed migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau to see where Americans who were born between 1984 and 1992 lived…
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Want to Go to an Eagles Game? Costs for Family Football Outing Will Increase By 2025
Taking the whole family to a Philadelphia Eagles game will become much more punishing to fans’ wallets in the next three years, according to a staff report from CBS Philly. A new study from Betway found that the costs of going to a game are expected to soar over the coming years. The study looked…
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Meridian Bank Heads South, Opens New Office in Florida
Meridian Bank has opened a new business office in Bonita Springs, Fla. This office will extend Meridian’s full suite of financial products and services to the south Florida market. Wayne Griest, formerly CEO of Continental Bank in Philadelphia, was appointed by Meridian to lead the Florida expansion. After the sale of Continental to Bryn Mawr…
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Local EMS Squads Facing Financial Crisis, Ask for State and Municipality Support
Local EMS squads spend their days responding to emergencies and saving lives, but now they are the ones that need saving, writes Davis Giangiulio for Main Line Tonight. Leaders of ambulance companies in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties say they are facing dire financial needs due to inadequate funding from the state or municipalities they…
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Immaculata Welcomes Sister Antoine as New Vice President for Mission, Ministry
Immaculata University has announced that Sister Antoine Therese Lawlor, IHM ’71 assumes the position of vice president for Mission and Ministry—only the second IHM Sister to serve in this capacity. Before returning to Pennsylvania and her alma mater, Sister Antoine spent ten years as the assistant to the vice president and academic dean for the Catholic…
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Essential Utilities Appoints New Chief of Staff to Ensure Company’s Vision, Core Values
Essential Utilities has promoted Dave Kralle to Chief of Staff to the Essential Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin, who created the role shortly after his appointment in 2015. Franklin created the role in recognition that “people are the company’s greatest asset,” and that managing a large, geographically dispersed organization naturally presents challenges. As chief of…
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Essential Utilities’ Longtime Chief of Staff Appointed Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
As part of a planned succession, Essential Utilities has named Brian Dingerdissen, formerly chief of staff, and vice president of communications and investor relations, as vice president, investor relations and treasurer. In his new role, Dingerdissen will retain his responsibilities for investor relations, lead the company’s ESG program and report to Dan Schuller, the company’s…
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BUCKSCO Careers — Centric Bank
Centric Bank, a community bank with both a financial center and loan production office in Devon, specializes in offering personalized advice to help clients improve cash flow for their businesses, secure financing for specific purchases, or simply enjoy peace of mind. Headquartered in Harrisburg, Centric Bank is routinely ranked among the fastest-growing companies in central…
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Centric Bank Promotes One of Its Earliest Team Members to Vice President, Director of Mortgage Services
Centric Bank has promoted Maura E. Cohen to Vice President, Director of Mortgage Services and Consumer Lending. “Maura was one of our earliest team members when we embarked on the Centric Bank vision of community banking, and she has been a dedicated Centric Bank employee for 15 years,” said Patricia A. Husic, President & CEO…
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Bucks County Leadership: Bud Hansen, President and CEO, Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center
Bud Hansen, president and CEO of Normandy Farm, spoke to BUCKSCO Today about his close relationship with his dad and how he learned to love golf from an early age. He also talked about sharing a love of sports with his wife and kids, and why their house is where their kids love to hang…
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Area Pet Rescue Welcomes Beagles Liberated from Virginia Breeding, Research Facility
Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester is the first in the region to step up and help some of the thousands of beagles that were rescued from an Envigo breeding and research facility in Central Virginia earlier this month, writes John McDevitt for KYW Newsradio. The Humane Society of the United States is currently securing…
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Balancing Studies, Varsity Sports Leads 22 Harcum Student-Athletes to Receive NJCAA Academic Awards
The National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) has recognized 22 Harcum College players with All-Academic Student-Athlete Awards in 2022 for earning top-tier GPAs while also playing a varsity sport. Harcum student-athletes across five Men’s and Women’s varsity sports were recognized in the following categories: NJCAA athletes with a perfect 4.00 GPA received a First Team…
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King of Prussia’s Qlik Reaches Milestone with Security Compliance in the Automotive Industry
Qlik has achieved Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange (TISAX) compliance, the standard for information security in the automobile industry, for all Qlik products and services, including Qlik Cloud, Qlik Sense, and Qlik Data Integration. Developed exclusively for the requirements of the automotive industry by the VDA (Association of the German Automotive Industry) and the governance…
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On Eve of His Hall of Fame Induction, Dick Vermeil Recalls How He Found His Home in Suburban Philadelphia Decades Ago
For legendary football coach Dick Vermeil, the decision to settle down in East Fallowfield Township in western Chester County nearly four decades ago was an easy one, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. Vermeil, 85, who is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, and his wife Carol were living…
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