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Leading Global Retailers Use KOP-Based Qlik to Drive More Value from Their Data
Retailers are rapidly adopting King of Prussia-based Qlik as part of their effort to maximize the value of real-time data for decision-making. Over the past two quarters, retailers have been eager to realize Qlik’s vision of Active Intelligence, which is the ability to leverage real-time, up-to-date information to inform decision-making, and trigger downstream business events…
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Girl Born Without Rib Cage Continues to Defy Odds, May Be Going Home Soon
After being born two months early and without a rib cage, London Kelly, who is nearing her first birthday, may soon be able to leave the hospital. Her mom, Kristy Thompson, will be relieved of not only worry but also the difficult logistics surrounding her care, writes Kelly Rule for FOX29. Thompson is a single…
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Think You Can Fill Big-Bird’s Huge Shoes? Sesame Place May Have a Job for You
Among the coronavirus concerns for Bucks County’s tourism industry was a visitor drought. The concern now is an employee shortage, reports Damon C. Williams in the Bucks County Courier Times. A recent Sesame Place job fair sought to fill more than 800 openings. Public relations manager Dana Ryan called the event successful, even though positions continued outnumbering candidates. One ongoing challenge for employers is overcoming applicants’ workplace COVID-19 comfort levels. Ryan characterized the official…
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With Steely Resolve, Female Student Wins Pennsylvania State SkillsUSA Welding Competition
A hand-crafted tribute to her grandfather earned a statewide honor for Abygail Jacobes, student at Upper Bucks County Technical School. Jacobes, a senior, won first place for her entry in the 2021 Pennsylvania State SkillsUSA Welding Sculpture Competition. “Flowers for David” is a study in contrasts. From a solid, boxy vase emerges a delicate floral arrangement composed of carbon steel. “I like flowers,” Jacobes said. “My grandfather, David…
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Pigskin Piccioti’s: Linebacker Recruited by Pitt Panthers, 20 Years after the Team Landed His Uncle
The University of Pittsburgh Panthers recently made an offer to 2023 linebacker Phil Picciotti of Pennridge High School, Perkasie. Two decades ago, the school landed his uncle, Dustin Picciotti, a fullback. Mike Vukovcan covered the familial connection for PGH Sports. Phil’s coach told him prior to a workout that Panther Coach Cory Sanders was on the phone. “He [Sanders] started telling me about Pittsburgh, what he liked about my film and…
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Newtown’s ‘Dogs and Cats Rule’ Takes Best in Show Among Bucks County Pet Stores
Americans spent more than $100 billion on their pets in 2020, much of that in chain stores. But the independents are doing well, too. Nick Vadala identified some of the best area dog and cat boutiques for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The listing highlighted Dogs & Cats Rule in Newtown. The shop, founded in 2001 by small businessman George Parente, has evolved into…
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Huzzah! After Decades of Decay, Washington Crossing Historical Park Gets State-Funded Makeover
Needed improvements are coming to 17 buildings at Washington Crossing Historical Park. The repairs are thanks to a $8.7 million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, reports Jeff Warner for Bucks Local News. The work will concentrate in the “lower park” (Taylorsville village). The improvements apply to structures needing new windows, doors, roofs, plumbing and electrical systems. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and…
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Bucks County Opportunity Council Improves Lives, Sometimes One Teen at a Time
Plumstead Township’s Jacob Newman, 18, had three priorities: An advanced education A permanent home A reliable car Juggling all three with just a high school diploma and no permanent residence proved understandably difficult — very difficult, reports Chris Ullery for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Even though his job at a garden center paid more than minimum wage, Newman’s situation was no-win: Car payments knocked out college tuition and rent A decent…
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In-Traffic Bicycle Stunts: Bensalem Kids Call It ‘Chicken’; Local Police Calls It Dangerous
Spring bike season is here. That means plenty of healthful exercise on county bike paths and suburban streets. But it also means an uptick in a dangerous form of stunt-bike riding among teenagers. Bensalem police are cracking down on the risky riding, reports Shawnette Wilson for FOX29 News. Natalie McNish drives Springdale Drive and Wexford Roads routinely. She’s often swarmed by packs of teenage bicyclists…
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As the New Miss Philadelphia, Downingtown STEM Academy Grad Sets Sights on Becoming Miss America
Elaine Ficarra, a Downingtown STEM Academy graduate, has taken home the title of Miss Philadelphia. Her win comes during the competition’s centennial anniversary, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. “I plan to serve Philadelphia this year as a representation for the diversity of the city and an ambassador for the people,” said Ficarra.…
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With Employee Costs Down, Turnpike on Track to Start Reducing Its Toll Hike
With employee costs down, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is on track to meet its projection to reduce the annual toll hike from its current six percent to five percent starting in January, writes Ed Blazina for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Last spring, the Turnpike laid off more than 500 toll collection agents and office personnel a year…
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Get Ready to Stomp and Squash: Lanternfly Season 2021 Is in the Wings
Spotted lanternfly nymphs are already on the move in Bucks County. As the weather continues to warm, the benevolent-looking dotted bugs will mature to goop up another summer. Grace Griffaton cited some early mitigation efforts for FOX43, Lancaster County. According to Emelie Swackhamer, horticultural educator for Penn State Extension, the hatching and nymph stage has been going on since mid-April. The pesky critters will…
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Once an Eagles Fan, Always an Eagles Fan: Atlanta Falcons Rookie Faces Loyalty Dilemma in Season Opener
Kyle Pitts will take the field on the September 12 Atlanta Falcons football season opener wearing red and black. But he’ll have to tamp down enthusiasm for the opponents in white and green. Pitts, from Warminster, spent his teenage years following the Philadelphia Eagles, reports Kevin Flaherty for 24/7 Sports. Atlanta’s new tight end played at Archbishop Wood. He told Good Morning Football, “I definitely did grow up…
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Pennsbury High School Student Goes Back to Nursery School
High School student Vanessa Nolan augmented her Junior-year Chemistry and Algebra classes with lessons in numbers and colors. She wasn’t learning these basics, she was teaching them. The swap to nursery-school instruction was part of her Pennsbury High School curriculum. She wrote about working with pre-K children firsthand for the Bucks County Courier Times. In prior years at Pennsbury, the high-school/nursery-school pairings were 1:1. Not…
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Bucks County Vocational Public School Earns Second Place in Statewide Ranking
The Public School Review has named Bucks County Technical High School (BCTHS), Fairless Hills, the second-best provider of trades-based education and skills training across Pennsylvania. The genesis of BCTHS sprung in the mid-1950s, when seven area school districts united to support education apart from a traditional baccalaureate or advanced degree. By September 1958, a building was erected and stood ready to welcome its first…
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DelCo Dino Expert Who Advised Spielberg on ‘Jurassic Park’ Is Now on ‘Shark Tank’
The Media Borough man who advised Steven Spielberg about dinosaurs in Jurassic Park now has his company and its robotic life-sized creatures featured in a May 21 episode of Shark Tank, writes Lisa Dukart for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Don Lessem runs Dino Don, Inc., from his Media home. His dinosaurs are displayed in gardens,…
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Weekend Wanderer: Let’s All Go to the Movies
Everybody should have a movie buddy, that person – people if you’re lucky – who accompany you to any movie, any time. My movie buddies and I have seen everything together, from Black Panther to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer. Abraham Lincoln as a vampire slayer was not a great concept. But movie buddies don’t cast…
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Local Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Breeder Hosts Announcement on Efforts to Halt Pa. Puppy Mills
The shortfall caused by low-fee annual dog licenses ($8.50 in Bucks County) may inadvertently be hampering Pennsylvania’s ongoing effort to halt puppy mills. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Fred Strathmeyer held a press conference at Willow Spring Kennels in Doylestown to highlight the issue. This Bucks County location was chosen specifically to illustrate the operation of a humane, well-run dog breeding business. Dog license fees fund the Bureau of Dog…
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