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May 7, 2022
Phoenixville Hospital is one of 251 healthcare providers nation-wide to receive the “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” designation (Phoenixville, PA) – May 2022, Phoenixville Hospital has received an evaluation of 90out of 100 and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the HealthcareEquality Index (HEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of healthcare facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of theirLGBTQ+ patients, visitors and ... View Article
April 1, 2022
(WEST CHESTER, PA – March 28, 2022): On Monday, March 21 Chester County Community Foundation supporters converged at Whitford Country Club in Exton to sample the best-of-the-best created by Chester County’s finest dessert chefs and caterers at Sweet Charity. Attendees had the opportunity to sample eight delicious desserts while celebrating legacy philanthropy with the Community Foundation. The chefs held nothing back for this prestigious competition. The professional culinary judges awarded “Best Dessert” to John Serock Catering for their Sunny Side ... View Article
March 10, 2022
Phoenixville, Pa., March 7, 2022 — French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust, in a partnership with Charlestown Township, has protected 111 more acres in northern Chester County, through conservation easements on two properties owned by brothers Christopher, Nicholas and Geoffrey Crowell. The easements were funded through the township’s Open Space Initiative dedicated tax dollars. The protected properties include highly scenic viewsheds, characteristic of Charlestown Township. The easements have eliminated all but six residential rights on what could have been high-density ... View Article
March 7, 2022
Executive Summary Investments into infrastructure under the Biden Administration will have a lasting impact on infrastructure resilience and the clean energy transition for states, cities, and municipalities across the nation, as targets of 2035 for zero-carbon power generation and 2050 for a net zero economy continue to be key in both recently passed and anticipated legislation. On November 15th , the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) was signed into law by President Biden. This bill, developed by ... View Article
January 7, 2022
Phoenixville Unveils New Facility Brand and Timeline PHOENIXVILLE, PA—January 6, 2022—The Borough of Phoenixville recently revealed its plan to install the first hydrothermal carbonization system at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in all of North America. The new technology is faster, safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly than the current process of anaerobic digestion and also has the potential to yield beneficial bioproducts, including biocoal, construction sand, synthetic gas and improved fertilizers. Hydrothermal carbonization, or HTC, has the power ... View Article
