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Gateway HorseWorks in Malvern to Host Film Premiere & Farm Celebration on May 7
Gateway HorseWorks, a Malvern nonprofit that incorporates horses into the mental health treatment of people, will host a film premiere and farm celebration on Saturday, May 7 from 4-7 PM. Executive Director Kristen de Marco started Gateway HorseWorks in 2011 after witnessing how working with horses can help people overcome challenges in their lives. In…
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Penn State Laureate Shara McCallum to Speak at Penn State Great Valley on Tuesday
Shara McCallum, 2021-22 Penn State Laureate and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, will discuss her creative process and read from her works on Tuesday, March 29 at 7 PM at Penn State Great Valley. According to McCallum, her latest book, No Ruined Stone, is a “novel in verse” based on a thread from the life…
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‘Iron-Sharpened Leader’ to Speak at Penn State Great Valley on March 24
Retired Army Maj. Gen. John L. Gronski will travel to Penn State Great Valley for a community discussion and book signing on Thursday, March 24 at 5 PM. Gronski is a leadership consultant and trainer, international speaker, executive coach, author, and graduate of the Master of Business Administration program at Penn State Great Valley. He served…
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Malvern Man Logs 150th Encounter with Law Enforcement, But He’s by No Means a Scofflaw
Malvern resident Alex Mann, 21, recently made his 150th stop at a law enforcement agency. He hasn’t continually been brought in on charges. He goes willingly, spreading awareness and educating first responders on autism, writes Jared Weaver for WeAreCentralPa.com. Mann, who lives with autism, has made it his mission to visit as many agencies as…
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Has ACME Hit Its Nadir? Bucks County Locations of the Legacy Grocery Chain May Be Sold
Albertsons, the owner of Malvern-based ACME Markets, may be looking to sell some of its grocery chains as it launches a review of its business strategy. Joseph DiStefano bagged the story for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Selling some of the pieces in the company would reward the two large investment firms that own nearly half of…
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‘Butt First,’ Local Pharma Company’s Cellulite Treatment Product, Is Cheeky, Clever Marketing
Endo International, which has its U.S. headquarters in Malvern, has decided on a unique tagline for its latest marketing program for cellulite treatment Qwo: “Butt First,” writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Butt First campaign will consist of more than 200 patient events throughout the country that will aim to “excite and…
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Despite Popularity of Online Gambling, Parx and Chickie’s and Pete’s Go All-In on the In-Person Alternative
While there is no denying the popularity of online wagering, the owners of Parx and Chickie’s and Pete’s in Malvern have gone all-in for the in-person alternative. Katie Kohler calculated the strategy’s odds for success in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The confidence in the preference for a live betting experience led to the opening of Parx…
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Immaculata Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First Women’s College Basketball National Championship
On Sunday, March 19, 1972, Immaculata University’s women’s basketball team etched its name into sports history as the first women’s college basketball national champions. The team won two additional titles in 1973 and 1974. The Mighty Macs continued their dominance, reaching the Final Four in the following three seasons, placing second in 1975 and 1976…
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Otherwise-Ordinary High School Basketball Game in Malvern Makes National Headlines
A high school boys basketball game between Westtown School and Phelps School in Malvern came to a close in a unique finish that, to some people, may have been as confusing as it was exciting. As reported by Manning Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer, the conclusion featured the “Elam Ending.” The use of this finale…
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Former Malvern Man — Whose Career Touched ‘Anyone Who Has Flown on a Commercial Airliner’ — Dies at 79
Geoffrey Hedrick, formerly of Malvern, has died at age 79. Hedrick was an avionics innovator and entrepreneur who ran companies in Exton, Malvern, and West Chester, and his business entities improved airplane safety and efficiency. Gary Miles reported the loss for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hedrick was a longtime award-winning engineer who founded and served as…
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Suburban Office Market Wraps Up 2021 With One of Strongest Quarters in Past Two Years
The suburban office market ended 2021 with one of the strongest quarters for the past two years, which helped further stabilize it. Natalie Kostelni unlocked the performance metrics for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “Clients are looking at taking less space and investing more in that space,” said Les Haggett of CBRE Group, the Dallas, Tx.…
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Local Players Have a Ball at Malvern’s Pinball Gallery
Local pinball fans have found their slot in Malvern. Pinball Gallery, which boasts upward of 130 new and classic pinball machines, has become a source of retro-fun and modern-day competitions. J.F. Pirro lit up the business’s success story for Main Line Today. Pinball Gallery provides countless hours of fun for casual players. But it also…
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Forecast of Vanguard CEO, Top Strategists: Next Decade One of More Modest Returns
Vanguard CEO Mortimer “Tim” Buckley and the firm’s two top strategists have offered investors a lackluster stock market forecast for the following decade, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They warned investors that they should expect to see far more modest returns this year and over the coming decade, while also giving a guarded…
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One Small Investor on Tax Effect of Vanguard Fund Changes: ‘I Think I’m Screwed’
Owing to a change that Vanguard made to its institutional Target Retirement funds, many of its smaller investors got unexpectedly saddled with huge tax bills, writes Jason Zweig for The Wall Street Journal. Vanguard offers target-date funds: bundles of stocks, bonds, and cash that become more conservative as investors near retirement. These funds are specifically…
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Malvern Company’s Automated Payment Solutions Set New Standards for Convenience, Security
Although much of the retail world revolves around cashless transactions, a segment of the population still prefers using paper bills and jingly coins. To accommodate them, Malvern-based Crane Payment Innovations is augmenting the automated bill acceptor — those machine payment systems that accept bills through a small slot after consumers flatten them. A staff report…
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Although Climate Change Is No Laughing Matter, New Movie from Malvern Native Hopes to Get Giggles from It
While the new movie by Malvern native Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up, focuses on an extinction-level event, his main goal while creating the star-studded feature was to make everybody laugh, writes Gary Thompson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McKay had climate change on his mind when he wrote the script for the movie three years ago,…
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‘We’re Quickly Growing Here’: Need for More Elbow Room Prompts Meridian Bank to Purchase Building in Exton
After outgrowing its Malvern headquarters, Meridian Bank has purchased a 32,800-square-foot office building in Exton. The site will be used for the expansion of the financial services company, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Meridian bought 367 Eagleview Boulevard for $3.69 million from Willner Properties, which acquired the site that was vacated by…
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WSJ: Malvern-Based Catholic Nonprofit Says Mass Should Be Experienced Live, Not Like a Netflix Stream
Churches have changed significantly during the pandemic, leaving many Christian leaders from Chester County and across the country wrestling with how to bring people back into the pews. The Catholic Leadership Institute, a Malvern-based nonprofit, has a particularly strong reaction to the trend in virtual attendance, writes Janet Adamy for The Wall Street Journal. Over…
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