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Gwynedd Mercy Directs Largest Gift It’s Ever Received to New Healthcare-Career Training Center
The largest gift in the history of Gwynedd Mercy University will lead to the establishment of a unique approach to training local healthcare professionals. Ryan Mulligan reported on the largesse in the Philadelphia Business Journal. A $10 million gift from the Maguire Foundation will fund the construction of the Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Campus,…
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BUCKSCO Careers — Elysium Marketing Group
Elysium Marketing Group, a full-service digital marketing agency, is searching for experienced applicants to fill a full-time account manager position. Based in Ambler, the award-winning marketing agency specializes in marketing strategy, digital marketing, marketing automation, website design, logos/branding, and packaging. Elysium offers clients the personal touch of a boutique agency with the broad experience and…
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Levittown Benefits from State Shot-in-the-Arm to Fund a Commercial Site Renno
A low-interest loan from Harrisburg — extended by the Pa. Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) — will help Levittown’s economic outlook. The resource was covered in the Lower Bucks Times. The connector between the funds and their recipient, Aluminumia Realty LLC, was the Bucks County Economic Development Corporation. Its efforts brought a 15-year, $1 million state…
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Immaculata to Honor Dr. Maria Cuddy-Casey with Distinguished Professor Award
Immaculata University will honor Dr. Maria Cuddy-Casey with the 2022 Immaculata University Distinguished Professor Award during commencement on May 15. She is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Counseling. Since attaining full-time status as a professor in 2007, Cuddy-Casey has assumed many roles, such as two terms as the undergraduate psychology department…
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Legal Matters: Preparing For Home Improvement
By Eric Wert Are you thinking about installing a pool, adding a shed, deck or a privacy fence — or perhaps something bigger? As a property owner, you know there is never a shortage of projects to improve your home and make it your own. However, prior to making a significant deposit with your contractor or…
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Join DeSales U for ‘Pie & AI,’ an Explanation of Knowledge Graphs and Optimizing Supply Chains
Knowledge graphs and their ability to improve supply chain management is the topic of a May 12 presentation at DeSales University at the University Conference Center in Center Valley. The in-person session, hosted by the university’s Center for Data Analytics, runs from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The program includes an explanation of the technology…
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Body of WWII Bristol Soldier, Killed and Interred Anonymously in Belgium, Now I.D.ed and Coming Home
A Bristol serviceman, killed in World War II, will at last rest in his native country and his home county. 6abc reported the story of Army Pvt. Walter G. Wildman, his unfortunate demise at 20 years old, and his final homecoming. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), a U.S. agency that recovers military personnel lost in…
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Devon Horse Show Takes Easttown Township to Court
The Devon Horse Show has taken Easttown Township to court, accusing it of price-gouging the equestrian nonprofit, writes Caroline O’Halloran for SAVVY Main Line. The lawsuit comes after the DHS received a hefty bill of $130,000 from the township for permits and services for this year’s show. That amount nearly doubles what the township charged…
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Upper Dublin Writer and His Grandson Explore a Family Tree Splintered by the Holocaust
Upper Dublin author Richard Bank and his grandson, Hayden, have been working on a project together to tell their family history, writes Tamala Edwards for 6abc. Bank, who once practiced law, has been writing since he was 15. His true passion turned into an Auschwitz-related trilogy. Feig, I Am Terezin, and The Tree of Sorrow,…
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Weekend Wanderer: I’m Afraid to Fly
I’m flying this week. I’m not afraid to fly. I actually love to fly. It feels cosmopolitan and cultured. And who doesn’t relish the inherent promise of exploring a new place? So I’m not afraid to fly. But I am terribly afraid to crash. Most of the time, I’m fine. But when I’m awake at…
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Top Hawk Flies the Nest: SJU President Heads to Chicago
After seven years, Saint Joseph’s University President Mark Reed is leaving his position. He’ll essentially take the same job, president, at Loyola University Chicago. His first day there, August 15, was part of Ryan Mulligan’s report for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The move comes as SJU nears the completion of its merger with the University…
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Bensalem Restaurant Offers Weekend ‘Drag Brunch,’ Where Patrons Enjoy Glam and Eggs
A restaurant brunch traditionally conjures images of servings of coddled eggs, watercress finger sandwiches, and pots of cozy tea. Water’s Edge in Bensalem, however, is turning that stuffy image on its spangle-decorated ear, as reported by 94.5 PST. The new gastropub on the banks of the Delaware River holds a weekend brunch with a twist:…
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After Two-Decade Search, Historic Church in Wayne Debuts Million-Dollar, Custom-Made Organ
St. Katharine of Siena Parish in Wayne has been on a quest to replace its organ for more than two decades, and the long search has finally ended, according to a report from Main Line Tonight. The church recently debuted its new pipe organ handmade by Fratelli Ruffatti, a world-renowned organ builder in Padua, Italy.…
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NewSpring Capital in Radnor: Time to Invest in the Doughnuts
Radnor-based NewSpring Capital has lately had a hankering for doughnuts, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The private-investment group manages $2.5 billion for investors. It’s put that money into growth companies like medical devices, business software, specialty manufacturers and retailers. Last month, though, it bought a big stake in Philadelphia-based Federal Donuts and…
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Bucks County Community College: A Poet Who Hails from CB – West; Has Been Named the Area’s Best
Creative author Lauren Burchell, a junior at Central Bucks High School – West, has won the Bucks County Community College competition for skill and artistry with verse. The honor declares the student the 2022 High School Poet of the Year. Burchell’s work rose to the top of more than 100 entries in the 35th edition…
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New Food Franchise Coming to Fairless Hills; Sure to Ruffle Feathers in Quick-Serve Chicken Business
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, a Baton Rouge, La. chain, is scratching its way into the Phila. market, including two Bucks County locations. Ryan Mulligan plucked the story for the Philadelphia Business Journal. After opening two sites in the city this spring and summer, the brand will spread its wings into Fairless Hills and Trevose in…
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Nation’s ‘Fastest-Growing High School Sport’ Muscles Its Way into Truman
Harry S. Truman High School, Levittown, may become a Bucks County sports first, assembling an officially recognized competitive girls wrestling team. The Lower Bucks Times pinned down the details. Girls’ high school wrestling is becoming one of the fastest-growing sports nationwide. Truman’s entry into the ring will make it the 37th competitor in Pa. Interscholastic…
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Ambler Borough Is Getting a New Apartment Community for the First Time in 50 Years
Ambler is getting ready to welcome its first new apartment community in over 50 years, reports AroundAmbler. 25+ years ago, Ambler was a blighted community with multiple abandoned industrial facilities. Through dedication and focus, members of the Ambler Borough worked diligently to attract commerce, retail, dining, arts, and culture to Ambler, transforming the town into the thriving community it is…
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