Tag: Boeing

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On a Wing and a Prayer, Oliver Heating & Cooling Wins Firstrust Bank’s Brotherly Shove Business Spotlight

When the folks at Oliver Heating & Cooling submitted their entry into the Brotherly Shove Business Spotlight, a new contest from Firstrust Bank and the…

The first complete CH-47F Block II on a recent test run at the Boeing plant in Ridley Park.Manufacturing

Chinook Contracts Mean More Workers for the Boeing Ridley Plant

Two contracts, one by the U.S. Army to modernize the Chinook helicopter fleet, and another by the German government for 60 new Block II…

A side-by-side photo of Mae Krier in the documentary about her and her posing as Rosie the Riveter in a professional photoEvents

Doylestown Senior Center to Host Screening Celebrating Local Rosie the Riveter, Mae Krier 

A screening of Levittown resident Mae Krier, also known as the Rosie the Riveter of Bucks County, will take place at a Doylestown senior center…

UPS Drive sits in his truckEconomic Development

More Companies Are Opting to Bring Employees Back to Office Five Days a Week

UPS recently informed its employees that it will require full-time office attendance, joining a small group of big companies that are pushing for five…

Tony Britt of Oxford exits the cockpit of a Chinook at Boeing in Ridley Park.Manufacturing

$5.2 Billion Chinook Deal From Germany Nearly at Doorstep of Ridley Boeing Plant

The Ridley Boeing plant has come into a potentially lucrative $5.27 billion deal to produce 60 new Chinook CH-47F military helicopters for Germany…

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Wall Street Journal: Computer Pioneer Who Lived in Upper Darby Has Died

Bruce W. Arden, an expert in the early years of computer science who once lived in Upper Darby, died Dec. 8 in Livona, Mich. He…

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American Airlines to Up European Travel Routes to Meet Pent Up Demand

It’s looking a lot rosier in 2022 for American Airlines’ Philadelphia hub when it comes to European travel. In fact, the airline projects the…

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Levittown’s Superwoman Who Helped Beat Both the Nazis and COVID-19 Gets Space Travel Industry Honor

Krier was the model for this 1940s campaign to celebrate women’s work on the home front during World War II.Image via Maile Alau…