Four area students receive scholarships
Benefactor is Brandywine Chapter of Pa. Restaurant & Lodging Assn.
Jim Fris (left), chief operating officer of PJW Restaurant Group; Tim Fris; Mary Higgins; Keyion Briscoe; Mark Shastak; and John Longstreet, president & CEO of Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association pose for a photo after the scholarship presentation.
Four aspiring hotel and restaurant stars received a total of...
PECO shedding light on service upgrades
Company says improvements produced record-breaking dip in outages
PHILADELPHIA – From January through March, PECO completed more than 200 projects to enhance electric service reliability for customers throughout the region, part of an annual investment of about $500 million to improve the electric system infrastructure, a PECO news release said.
Specifically, 168 projects were completed on...
Coatesville aims to pave path to renaissance
Ambitious free seminar will help area residents find jobs, start businesses
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
With redevelopment on the horizon, Coatesville officials say they are taking steps to ensure that area residents are well-prepared, including those who may be looking for a job, interested in launching a business, or hoping to expand one.
Utilizing an ambitious, wide-ranging...
DEP to host energy code compliance training
Workshop recommended for inspection officials, contractors, designers
NORRISTOWN — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites code enforcement officials, builders, contractors and designers to a Thursday, May 15, training workshop in Exton on the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
The workshop, a one-day program that will focus on energy code compliance for commercial...
Conservation-conscious companies being sought
County soliciting nominations for Green Business awards
After a brutal winter, it’s time to celebrate green. The county is seeking nominations for environmentally-conscious businesses that deserve recognition.
Retail, manufacturing, small business, corporations and institutions are invited to participate in the “Green Business” award program. The Chester County Chamber of Business and...
7 Chesco firms are regional finalists for state award
Honorees cited for investing in Pennsylvania include Victory Brewing Co.
EXTON – Seven Chester County companies will be honored in Philadelphia as regional finalists for the second annual Governor’s ImPAct Awards, the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) announced on Monday, April 7.
The awards program is designed to celebrate the companies and individuals who are investing...
County announces low-interest disaster loans
SBA program is for qualifying businesses, nonprofits impacted by Feb. storms
WEST CHESTER – The Chester County Board of Commissioners announced Friday, April 4, the availability of low-interest economic injury disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), for small businesses affected by the severe winter storms which occurred from Feb. 3-28.
An economic injury disaster...
Car seat check at Del grand re-opening, March 22
CALN — The township Police Department will be participating in Del Toyota’s Grand Re-Opening event on Saturday, March 22 from 12p m-2 pm by performing car seat checks in Del’s brand new facilities on Lincoln Highway.
In addition to CTPD’s own CPS tech, City of Coatesville Police Department, Chester County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chester County Highway Project will be providing additional...
Jobs broker heralds seminar, partnership
County’s Hire One will offer free March 4 employment session in Exton
Gary W. Smith (left), president and CEO of the Chester County Economic Development Council and Kevin Robins, CEO of the Midatlantic Employers’ Association, applaud their new partnership.
Hire One, an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council, is announcing an employment seminar as well as a new partnership.
The...
County: Disaster loans possible for small businesses
Companies adversely impacted by February storms urged to apply for aid
Small businesses that sustained substantial economic injury from February’s ice and snowstorms, regardless of physical damage, may be eligible for financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), county officials said.
“Small businesses and agricultural cooperatives that have lost business as a result...
