The Philadelphia Business Journal
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Trevose-Based Comcast Exec Assigned to Oversee Its ‘Freedom Region’ in Pa., NJ, Del.
Comcast Corp. has chosen long-term employee Dennis Mathew to head its “Freedom Region,” the market located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Kennedy Rose connected…
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Retro-Named Quaint Oak Bancorp Embraces Modern-Day Work Arrangement
You’d think a financial institution named Quaint Oak Bancorp would be conducting business in a throwback model, with quill pens on parchment. But you’d be…
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Five Area Businesses Rank Among Most Female-Friendly Companies in the World
Five companies from the Philadelphia area have ranked among the most female-friendly companies in the world, according to Forbes’ inaugural rankings. Ryan Mulligan covered the…
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EPAM Systems Inc., Newtown: The One Bucks County Business Among Area Public Companies Showing Most Pandemic Growth
Newtown, Bucks County technology company EPAM Systems Inc. is among the 20 Philadelphia-area public companies that grew the most during the pandemic, writes Ryan Mulligan…
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HV Bancorp, Parent of Huntingdon Valley Bank, Doylestown, Is a 2021 ‘SmAll Stars’ Institution
Doylestown-based HV Bancorp is among 35 notable “SmAll Stars,” a list of financial institutions recognized by Piper Sandler, a leading investment bank and institutional securities…
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Amazon Plans to Add Nearly 4,000 Seasonal Jobs in the Philadelphia Region for Holiday Rush
Amazon is planning to fill 3,900 seasonal jobs in the Philadelphia region, joining numerous companies that are now bulking up ahead of the holiday rush,…
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Career Corner: New Anything-But-Normal Rules for Job Seekers
If you are job hunting right now you probably assumed that your work-life will have some adjustments from the pre-pandemic days after you are hired.…
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SEPTA Proposes Renaming Its Most Popular Transit Lines to ‘Metro’
Paris’ infamous transit system is known as the Metro. Philadelphia’s may follow suit. A SEPTA rebrand is part of an effort to make it easier…
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Two Bucks County Colleges Graduate onto Pennsylvania Best-of List
According to a recently released list by Niche, two Bucks County colleges ranked among the top 100 best colleges in Pennsylvania for 2022, writes Lisa…
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Expansion of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center Is Expected to Bring 100 New Jobs to Doylestown
A construction project that increases the footprint of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center by almost 40 percent is nearing completion. John George, of the Philadelphia Business…
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Wayne-Based Eastern Airlines Plans to Quadruple Its Fleet in a Transition from Frequent Flyers to Freight
Wayne-based Eastern Airlines plans to more than quadruple its fleet and focus on transporting cargo. The move is in response to the pandemic-driven boom in…
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Citing ‘Costs and Effort,’ Newtown Medical Device Manufacturer Delists from the Toronto Stock Exchange
Newtown’s Helius Medical Technologies has decided to eschew the Canadian exchange and concentrate solely on trading domestically. John George covered the strategic move in the…
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Holy Family University New President Doesn’t Yet Seek a Merger ‘Dance Partner,’ But She’d Consider One
Anne Prisco — the first nonclergy president of Holy Family University (near Bensalem) — arrived with an open mind regarding tactics for keeping the school’s…
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Soaring 76: Bucks County Companies Recognized for Being Booming Businesses
The 2021 “Soaring 76” — local companies that the Philadelphia Business Journal reports are booming — includes six firms from Bucks County. PBJ‘s Sharon Oliver…
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Vanguard’s First-Ever Acquisition ‘an Important Equalizer’
By agreeing to buy Just Invest, a wealth management technology provider based in Oakland, Calif., Vanguard has made the first acquisition in its 46-year history,…
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Delaware Records Most Expensive Residential Sale Ever; du Pont Estate in Dewey Beach Sells for Millions
The 82-year-old du Pont estate in Dewey Beach, Delaware, sold for a record $9.1 million. The trio of purchasers plan to raze the property and…







































