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With Scrum Methodology Growing in Popularity, Penn State Great Valley Brings Back Certification Course
Penn State Great Valley has reintroduced the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) course, becoming the only Penn State campus to offer the certification. Scrum methodology can increase team productivity and innovation, as well as produce major components of an application in a fraction of the time that it would take using traditional methods, reducing waste and improving efficiency.…
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Jersey Shore Estate with Ocean Views from Every Room — ‘Most Talked-About House in Past 23 Years’ — Hits Market
Countless Chester County residents flock to the Jersey Shore every year in the summer. If you’re one of them and vacationing in the vicinity of Long Beach Island, you’ll want to check out a 9,000-square-foot estate that just hit the market. It boasts an ice cream parlor, butterfly habitat, and koi pond, writes Lisa Dukart…
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‘Jack’s Christmas Eve’: Santa Arrives Early for Two-Year-Old Battling Cancer
A North Coventry Township family recently received an outpouring of love and support from the community. A spectacular parade was organized for the small clan with help from the nonprofit Operation Nine Reindeer, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. Brian and Kristyn Rousseau watched with their two children as a line of motorcycles,…
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When Phoenixville Couple Left Free Flowers on Their Front Porch, They Didn’t Expect Such Poppy-ular Results
After Rob and Jen Jones placed extra flowers on the porch of their Phoenixville home for anyone to take in the summer of 2017, a few kind neighbors left payments in exchange for the otherwise-free bouquets. The husband and wife soon realized the potential that sat before them, and it quickly manifested in what is…
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Meridian Bank Among Nation’s 200 Top-Performing Community Banks
Malvern-based Meridian Bank has been named a top-performing publicly traded community bank by American Banker, a leading industry organization. Its list of the Top 200 publicly traded community banks under $2 billion in assets ranked Meridian No. 13 in the U.S. and first among banks headquartered in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland. “(This list)…
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Head Pro at Malvern’s Applebrook Golf Club Tees Off in Front of Hometown Fans at U.S. Senior Open
For Dave McNabb, the head pro at Applebrook Golf Club in Malvern, teeing off close to home in the U.S. Senior Open is quite the treat, writes Joe Juliano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McNabb is no stranger to big-time golf. This year’s U.S. Senior Open, which is currently taking place at Saucon Valley Country Club in…
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Four Years Later, 76ers Still Haunted by Their Decision to Trade Great Valley High School Grad on Draft Night
This week marked the fourth anniversary of the 76ers’ unfortunate decision to trade Great Valley High School graduate Mikal Bridges for Zhaire Smith on the night of the NBA draft, writes Keith Pompey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sixers selected Bridges, who played collegiately and won a pair of national championships at Villanova, with the…
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Cathy Rush, Immaculata Started a Revolution in Women’s Basketball; Their Impact on the Sport Still Resonates Today
Despite retiring from coaching in 1977, former Immaculata women’s basketball coach Cathy Rush’s impact on the sport resonates to this day, writes Mike Sielski for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Rush coached Immaculata to three national championships in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. At the time, the AIAW (not the NCAA) was the governing body…
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With ‘Modern Perspective on How to Engage Customers,’ Chris Powell Named Qlik’s Chief Marketing Officer
Qlik has named Chris Powell its new Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Powell will lead Qlik’s worldwide marketing and communications organization, managing a multidisciplinary team responsible for brand awareness, messaging, demand management, and communications. “Chris is a proven technology marketing leader with a track record of success at multiple public companies,” said Qlik CEO…
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Wall Street Journal: Chester County High Schooler Fights Inflation with Good-Old Frugality
Frugal families, like Octorara High School graduate Amanda Grossman’s, learned to be thrifty out of necessity. And now it’s paying off as inflation rates continue to rise, writes Clare Ansberry for The Wall Street Journal. Grossman, 39, is a certified financial education instructor who grew up learning frugality on a dairy farm. “Frugality is…
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West Chester Entrepreneur Approaches the Art of Investing Quite Literally
While most people looking to invest their money turn to conventional investment categories like stocks and bonds, Brian Thuer, a West Chester entrepreneur, focuses on alternative investment routes such as art, according to a report from the OCNJ Daily. According to Thuer, investing in art is not uncommon for the upper echelons of society. Art…
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West Chester Man’s Videography Business Heads to ‘Apex’ of the Production Industry
The story of Danny Apex Productions began at Rustin High School, where West Chester native Dan Diggin and his friends ran the morning announcements. Although it was years before he started his company, Diggin knew he had found a lifelong passion for producing. “My whole life I have seen through video,” said Diggin. “It’s my…
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BUCKSCO Careers — Qlik
Based in King of Prussia and operating in more than 100 countries, Qlik helps enterprises around the world move faster, work smarter, and lead the way forward with an end-to-end solution for getting value out of data. Its platform is the only one on the market that allows for open-ended, curiosity-driven exploration, giving everyone — at any…
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‘A Remarkable Guy:’ Coatesville Resident, Local Bowling Legend Celebrates 100th Birthday
Coatesville resident Henry Jacks, a local legend at the Downingtown Palace Bowling, celebrated turning 100 years old on June 4 with multiple days filled with festivities, writes Neil Geoghegan for the Daily Local News. Jacks, a World War II veteran and the first African American postal worker in Coatesville, started bowling in his late 40s.…
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Penn State Great Valley Student Finds Niche in Professional Development, Leverages Real-World Course Knowledge
Penn State Great Valley’s lean six sigma certificate program first caught Chris Bradley’s eye a little over two years ago. He looked into similar programs at other Philadelphia-area universities, but Great Valley’s program was the best fit. As an added bonus, Bradley has some deep connections to Penn State. He finished his undergraduate degree at University Park…
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‘Buried at a Critical Time in Our Country’s History,’ Four Revolutionary War-Era Cannons Unearthed in Chester Co.
Four massive Revolutionary War-era cannons that were cast at historic Warwick Furnace have been unearthed by the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust from the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve. This Chester County find was reported in the Daily Local News. “During the 1777 British advance on Philadelphia, cannons cast at Warwick were buried in…
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Before Title IX, West Chester Coach Organized First National Championship in Women’s College Basketball
Before Title IX was signed into law, pioneering coach Carol Eckman built a powerhouse women’s basketball program at West Chester University and organized the first women’s national championship in 1969, writes Mike Jensen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Eckman’s former players remember her as an innovator, someone ahead of her time. She took over as a…
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After Suffering Stroke, Conestoga Grad Hosts One-Armed Celebrity Golf Challenge with More Than 100 Participants
More than 100 people showed up for the One-Armed Celebrity Golf Challenge to support local teen Kendall Kemm, a recent graduate of Conestoga High School, and her nonprofit, Kendall’s Crusade, writes Caroline O’Halloran for SAVVY Main Line. Kemm has been battling an arteriovenous malformation in her brain for nearly a decade. She lost full use…
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