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Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator’s Latest Cohort Highlights Growth With Majority of International Startups
This year’s class of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator’s startups includes 10 companies, eight of which are based outside of the United States, writes Tim Casey for Forbes. This shows how wide a net the giant telecommunications and media company has cast since it launched the accelerator in 2021. Four of the international startups are from…
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Wells Fargo, Game Plan Expand Sponsorship To Enrich Financial Education to 1,200 Collegiate Athletic Departments
Wells Fargo and Game Plan have expanded their sponsorship to offer free financial education to 1,200 collegiate athletic departments, including 107 of them at HBCUs. “The financial expertise that Wells Fargo has brought to university athletic departments and student-athletes through our platform for more than eight years now has been invaluable,” said Mike Banville, CEO…
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Penn Medicine’s Katalin Karikó’s New Book Shares Her Journey from Rejection to COVID-19 Vaccine Hero
Abington biochemist Katalin Karikó recently published a new book, Breaking Through: My Life in Science, which provides a vivid account of her life and decades of derision she had to power through before pioneering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, writes Robin McKie for The Guardian. Today recognized as one of the world’s greatest biochemists, Karikó was ousted…
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Al Pastor Restaurant Set to Open Thursday in Havertown
Al Pastor, a modern Mexican-themed restaurant and tequila bar, will officially open Thursday at 13 W. Benedict Ave. in Havertown, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. It’s the second Al Pastor restaurant opened by the Stove and Co. Restaurant Group. The original in Exton opened in 2017. The restaurant seats about 80 people…
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Neumann University Graduate Open House Set for March 20
Neumann University will host an open house about its graduate and degree completion programs on Wednesday, March 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM in the Rocco Abessinio Building. Visitors will be able to explore Neumann’s academic programs, network with faculty, learn about financial aid options, and develop an individualized plan for obtaining an advanced degree.…
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7 Ways Coaching Improves Your Leadership Effectiveness
Our goal when coaching is to take deep dives with our leader-clients to help them explore the “why’s” behind their behaviors that keep them stuck in destructive patterns and not just the “what’s”. By approaching our coaching work with this method, our clients make mindset shifts that they carry with them throughout their lives. …
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Family Fun Filled Weekend: Legoland’s Dragon’s Rising, Pennsbury High School’s Anastasia, and a St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Local Kid-Friendly Activities To Enjoy From March 8-10 This month is flying by and hard to believe it is time to plan family activities for the second weekend in March! With a mixed forecast of rain and sun predicted for Saturday and Sunday, it is worthwhile to have a variety of local indoor and outdoor…
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From Target in Abington to Their Callowhill Wedding, a Couple Celebrates Their Journey to Love
The wedding of Nzinga Gocking and Vidalina Rodriguez at Location 215 in Callowhill in late spring was a celebration of the couple’s decade-long relationship, writes Taylor Carson for Philadelphia. The couple first met while they were both working at Target in Abington, and they had their first date at Johnny Rockets on South Street in…
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Juana Tamale Owner Jennifer Zavala To Introduce ‘Dollar Dog Nights’ After the Phillies Get Rid Of It
After the Philadelphia Phillies announced that it was canceling its ‘Dollar Dog Nights,’ one South Philadelphia restaurant owner and chef took the reins to debut her own $1 hot dog promotion, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Jennifer Zavala, owner of Juana Tamale in East Passyunk, is the hero in this ordeal. Upon the start…
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New Bilingual Reporter Joins NBC 10, Telemundo 62 Broadcast Team
Yukare Nakayama recently made her debut as the newest member of the NBC10 and Telemundo62 news team, writes Hadeel Hashem for BNN. Nakayama is an Emmy-nominated journalist known for her bilingual reporting abilities. Her hiring is part of the station’s commitment to serving a diverse audience in the Philadelphia area. “We are excited to have…
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Here Are 4 Essential Hoagie Shops in Delaware County
Here are four Delaware County locales that you can rely on for an outstanding hoagie experience, part of a list of 25 essential shops in the Philadelphia region, writes Bradford Pearson, Regan Fletcher Stephens, and Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. 1. Ro-Lynn Deli in Brookhaven offers up its signature sandwich, the Godfather hoagie on a…
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Thriller Writer, a Lower Merion Grad, Shares Her Home Library with The Washington Post
Lisa Scottoline, a best-selling author of thrillers and historical fiction, loves to pay it forward to other authors by buying their books, writes Nora Krug for The Washington Post. As much a reader as she is a writer, Scottoline’s home on a Chester County farm is filled with books in almost every room. She has…
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New Black-Owned Cafe, Win Win Coffee, Coming to Jasper House in Kensington
A new coffee shop will be coming to Kensington’s Jasper House in the next few months, writes Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza for WHYY. Win Win Coffee is co-founded by New York music executive-turned-coffee-CEO Nikisha Bailey. “I saw this massive boom happening in Philly,” Bailey said. “I wanted to be part of that growth and I just had…
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3 Philadelphia University Presidents Were Among the Highest-Paid in 2021
A new report has been released to reveal the highest-paid private college presidents across the United States in 2021, and three Philadelphia university presidents made the list, writes Maddie Aiken for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Atop the list was Amy Gutmann, the former president of the University of Pennsylvania. She earned a total of $22.9 million…
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How One School Traded Its Way to the Top of the University Endowment Performance Rankings
Led by a former trader, Baylor University managed to outperform the Ivy League and climb to the top of the university endowment performance rankings, writes Juliet Chung for The Wall Street Journal. Many universities distribute their funds across various assets and make periodic adjustments. Baylor, however, takes advantage of market moves frequently to either boost…
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RKL Welcomes New Business Development Manager
Industry veteran Scott Burky has joined RKL, a leading advisory firm with an office in Exton, as a Business Development Manager. In his role, Burky works closely with companies to grasp their financial considerations, prioritize their business goals, and address the challenges they encounter. Drawing upon RKL’s technical expertise and extensive industry knowledge, Burky identifies…
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See Which Startups Are the Most Promising Early-stage Tech Companies in Philadelphia
Despite being a slower year for venture capital deals and an uptick in layoffs in Philadelphia, a number of young startups have made their mark, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. Technical.ly published its latest RealLIST Startups ranking that recognizes 10 local companies that have recorded significant growth over the last year and now seem poised…
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A Technology Consulting Firm Moves Its Headquarters Back to Greater Philadelphia
In February, a 1,500-person technology consulting firm moved back to the Greater Philadelphia area after appointing a new CEO, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Bridgenext which has been headquartered in Florida for the past 5 years has also recently gone through a rebranding. The firm, formerly known as Emtec, has named John Castleman…
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