• Access to Capital 101: Explore Your Options

    Access to Capital 101: Explore Your Options

    For many small business owners, taking the next step with their business’s growth comes down to available cash flow. Managing cash flow and comparing it to a business’s financial projections allows owners to make important financial decisions to help sustain and grow their business, like applying for a loan. However, gaining access to the capital…

  • Calling All Whiskey Lovers! PLCB Opens Entry for Lottery Featuring 3,919 Rare Bottles

    Calling All Whiskey Lovers! PLCB Opens Entry for Lottery Featuring 3,919 Rare Bottles

    Through its Limited-Release Lottery, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will award lottery registrants the opportunity to purchase 3,919 bottles of rare whiskey. Pennsylvania residents and licensees have until 5 PM on Friday, May 5 to opt in to the lottery by visiting the Limited-Release Lottery web page. The lottery will feature 11 products, and participants…

  • After 20-Plus Years at the Helm, Citadel Credit Union CEO Announces Retirement

    After 20-Plus Years at the Helm, Citadel Credit Union CEO Announces Retirement

    Jeff March, Citadel Credit Union’s longtime President and CEO, will retire by the end of the year, after his successor is selected. This announcement was first shared via an internal memo to all Citadel employees. March began working at Citadel 40 years ago in 1983 and has been in his current leadership role since 2001.…

  • American Community Journals, the Parent Company of BUCKSCO Today, Seeks Editor/Writer

    American Community Journals, the Parent Company of BUCKSCO Today, Seeks Editor/Writer

    American Community Journals (ACJ) — the parent company of VISTA Today, MONTCO Today, DELCO Today, and BUCKSCO Today — is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and versatile editor/writer with an understanding of Philadelphia and its suburbs, particularly their businesses, neighborhoods, and culture. This is a full-time position. Primary duties include writing original stories about the company’s…

  • Citadel Credit Union Enjoys Significant Growth After Assets Increased 20 Percent Last Year

    Citadel Credit Union Enjoys Significant Growth After Assets Increased 20 Percent Last Year

    In 2022, Citadel Credit Union’s assets increased a record-breaking 20.1 percent from $4.6 billion to $5.6 billion. During the year, Citadel continued to have strong deposit growth at 15.7 percent over 2021. Not only was 2022 a significant growth year for Citadel, it was also named a Best-in-State Credit Union by Forbes. As recently as…

  • Center School to Host Its Annual Golf Tournament at North Hills Country Club on June 12

    Center School to Host Its Annual Golf Tournament at North Hills Country Club on June 12

    With warmer weather now upon us, golf season is about to be in full swing. Navigating the varied terrains of a golf course, choosing the right club to hit that perfect shot, and building comradery are some of the great attractions of the game. Members of the public will have an opportunity to partake in…

  • CEO of Chester Springs-Based Creative Capital Wealth Management Group Now a Contributor to Forbes.com

    CEO of Chester Springs-Based Creative Capital Wealth Management Group Now a Contributor to Forbes.com

    Fred Hubler — the founder and CEO of Creative Capital Wealth Management Group, an independent wealth management firm based in Chester Springs — is now a regular online contributor to Forbes.com. Hubler will provide the platform’s readers with exclusive insights and commentary on emerging trends in alternative investments and other timely finance and investment topics.…

  • Chester County’s StreamGeeks Cultivate Global Following in Online Video Production Community

    Chester County’s StreamGeeks Cultivate Global Following in Online Video Production Community

    Paul Richards and Tess Protesto have made a name for themselves as a dynamic duo in the online live-streaming and video production community. As the faces of the renowned camera brand PTZOptics, the two have cultivated a global following while staying true to their local roots. PTZOptics’ technology campus in Downingtown employs more than 50…

  • WSFS Bank Study Finds Americans Confident Managing Their Money, but Many Factors Impact Financial Security

    WSFS Bank Study Finds Americans Confident Managing Their Money, but Many Factors Impact Financial Security

    A new survey from WSFS Bank found Americans are confident managing their money, including 91 percent of respondents in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region (89 percent nationally), but 34 percent in the region were not confident they could weather an economic downturn or recession (41 percent nationally). The study, which surveyed 1,001 residents of…

  • Potential Merger of Two Bucksco School Districts the Topic of Conversation at Senate Budget Hearing

    Potential Merger of Two Bucksco School Districts the Topic of Conversation at Senate Budget Hearing

    State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, who represents the 10th District, which encompasses parts of Bucks County, recently raised the issue of supporting school district mergers at the state Senate budget hearing, writes Jan Murphy for The Bradford Era. Santarsiero asked Pennsylvania’s Acting Education Secretary, Khalid Mumin, about his interest in having the commonwealth help finance the…

  • Local Surgeons Enjoy Working from Home in a Post-Pandemic World

    Local Surgeons Enjoy Working from Home in a Post-Pandemic World

    The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 brought changes to the American way of working that have altered forever the relationship between many workers and their physical workplaces. Today, more and more U.S. workers are no longer willing to commute to work and back five days a week, now that COVID-era technology has proven that…

  • Langhorne Man to Take Over Office Supply Store That Has Served Princeton Community for 50 Years

    Langhorne Man to Take Over Office Supply Store That Has Served Princeton Community for 50 Years

    Langhorne resident Akshay Patel, who already owns a successful office store in Jenkintown, will take over Hinkson’s Office Supply Store in Princeton, N.J., writes Krystal Knapp for Planet Princeton. Hinkson’s has been serving the Princeton community for more than five decades. However, the current owners, cousins Andrew Mangone and John Roberto, decided it was time…

  • Pennsbury Grad Flourishing as Community Assistant on Her College Campus

    Pennsbury Grad Flourishing as Community Assistant on Her College Campus

    Faith Wood, a Pennsbury High School graduate, loves connecting with residents as part of her job as a Community Assistant at Kutztown University, writes Gina Glantz for The Keystone Newspaper. Wood, who is also an art and literature lover, is majoring in communication design with a focus on illustration. Despite being a sophomore, she already…

  • Langhorne-Based Company Partners with Former Pro Lacrosse Player to Fight Turf Burn

    Langhorne-Based Company Partners with Former Pro Lacrosse Player to Fight Turf Burn

    NEXGEL, a Langhorne-based provider of hydrogel products for healthcare and consumer applications, has partnered with a former professional lacrosse player to provide athletes with a better treatment for turf burn. NEXGEL, which has been developing and manufacturing hydrogels for more than two decades, has teamed up with former Major League Lacrosse player Greg Gurenlian to…

  • Yardley Loosens Restrictions on Outdoor Dining in Effort to Create a ‘Lively’ Main Street

    Yardley Loosens Restrictions on Outdoor Dining in Effort to Create a ‘Lively’ Main Street

    The Bucks County Planning Commission approved a plan by Yardley Borough to make outdoor dining less restrictive and to help create a “lively” Main Street, writes Greg Vellner for The Reporter. The borough council is expected to vote on an amended outdoor-dining ordinance sometime in April. “The amendment will get rid of ambiguous language,” said…

  • WSFS CARES Foundation’s First-Quarter Grants Benefit Community Organizations in Delaware, Pennsylvania

    WSFS CARES Foundation’s First-Quarter Grants Benefit Community Organizations in Delaware, Pennsylvania

    The WSFS CARES Foundation, the charitable giving arm of WSFS Bank, has provided grants to three community organizations located in Delaware and Pennsylvania as part of its continuing series of philanthropic activities. The grants will support the following organizations: “Revitalization and Business Economic Empowerment, Education, and Leadership Development are among the core pillars of the…

  • Center School Awarded Safe Schools Grant from Pennsylvania Department of Education

    Center School Awarded Safe Schools Grant from Pennsylvania Department of Education

    Center School in Abington serves students with learning disabilities from 14 different school districts across four counties. It strives to achieve safety in all endeavors, for all who enter its building. This is Center School’s primary focus as research has shown that if students are in a safe and secure environment, they are more likely…

  • RKL’s 2022 Regional Transaction Report Highlights M&A Activity in Central Pennsylvania

    RKL’s 2022 Regional Transaction Report Highlights M&A Activity in Central Pennsylvania

    RKL LLP, an advisory firm with an office in Exton, recently released a new report highlighting merger and acquisition (M&A) activity throughout central and southeastern Pennsylvania. The report shows that regional and national M&A activity receded in 2022 following a post-pandemic-driven surge in 2021. Though 2022 saw a decrease in activity, the number of transactions…