• Penn State Great Valley Launches New Master’s Degree Program in Artificial Intelligence

    Penn State Great Valley Launches New Master’s Degree Program in Artificial Intelligence

    Penn State has launched its first degree program in artificial intelligence, a master’s degree that is offered online and designed to provide a professional, technical education in developing and deploying AI and machine learning. Penn State is now accepting applications for the Master of Professional Studies in Artificial Intelligence program, which is being offered online by Penn…

  • Eagle-Turned-Entrepreneur Brent Celek on Meridian Bank: ‘The Business Culture Is Amazing’

    Eagle-Turned-Entrepreneur Brent Celek on Meridian Bank: ‘The Business Culture Is Amazing’

    As a tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles, Brent Celek’s on-field role shifted constantly: blocker, runner receiver. That skill — quick decisions/quick executions — served his sports career well. It didn’t hurt his business career, either. Celek spoke of his post-football real estate business at an Entrepreneurs’ Forum of Greater Philadelphia event. Meridian Bank sponsored.…

  • N.Y. Times Recounts How the Immaculata Women’s Basketball Team Had to Self-Fund Its Way to Being Mighty

    N.Y. Times Recounts How the Immaculata Women’s Basketball Team Had to Self-Fund Its Way to Being Mighty

    Before the advent of Title IX, Immaculata University was a national powerhouse in women’s college basketball, write Alan Blinder, Jeré Longman, and Gillian R. Brassil for The New York Times. At that time, players would find creative ways to finance their costs, such as selling pencils and toothbrushes to pay for travel costs. Their supporters…

  • Meridian Bank Adds Veteran of Finance, Wealth Management as Vice President of Business Development

    Meridian Bank Adds Veteran of Finance, Wealth Management as Vice President of Business Development

    Malvern resident Hank Oberly has joined Meridian Bank as Vice President of Business Development. In this new role, Oberly will be responsible for new business development and market growth in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. A graduate of Denison University in Ohio, Oberly has worked in finance and wealth management in the Philadelphia region for…

  • Industry-Leading Traffic Signals Company Gets a Green Light from Meridian Bank

    Industry-Leading Traffic Signals Company Gets a Green Light from Meridian Bank

    When a company in Reading needed working capital to sustain its fast-growing business, Meridian Bank restructured its financing. Since then, the company has become a world leader in its industry, and its president was able to achieve his goal of owning the business. If you’ve ever driven through a construction zone guided by a portable…

  • Penn State Great Valley Closes Campus; Grad Classes to Be Offered Remotely

    Penn State Great Valley Closes Campus; Grad Classes to Be Offered Remotely

    In a series of announcements, Gov. Tom Wolf has taken action to close all non-essential public spaces, including schools, in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, and Chester counties in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the Penn State Great Valley campus is closed, effective immediately, through April 3. The campus joins Penn State Abington…