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June 8, 2020
$130 million in Paycheck Protection Program funding approved Wyomissing, PA. More than 740 southeastern Pennsylvania companies have received a total of $130 million under the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, thanks to Tompkins VIST Bank’s work to expedite the program. “Small businesses and their employees are the backbone of the local economy and key to us as a community bank,” said President and CEO Scott Gruber. “We wanted to support them so we tried to get out ahead of the curve ... View Article
June 4, 2020
Celebrate the Community Foundation’s Exceptional Board Leadership (WEST CHESTER, PA – June 3, 2020) – The Chester County Community Foundation is proud to announce its week-long Virtual Celebration of Board Leadership. The virtual celebration honors Outgoing Board Chair, Anthony “Tony” Morris, Esq., and welcomes Incoming Board Chair, Michael “Mike” DeHaven, CPA. The Community Foundation also welcomes new board members and thanks those who have completed their board service. The celebration takes place on the Community Foundation’s social media from Wednesday, ... View Article
June 2, 2020
Free webinar for businesses scheduled for Thursday, June 4th, 3:30 p.m. Details to join the webinar at www.chesco.org WEST CHESTER, PA_ The Chester County COVID-19 Business Task Force will be continuing a series of webinars for county businesses and organizations looking to reopen, revise or even expand operations due to the impact of the coronavirus. The next webinar, scheduled for Thursday, June 4th at 3:30 p.m., focuses on how businesses can build consumer confidence as they increase public interaction during ... View Article
May 28, 2020
May 27, 2020 WEST CHESTER, PA _The Chester County Commissioners announced today the launch of RestoreChesterCounty.org, a comprehensive online toolkit that offers guidelines specifically designed for Chester County’s 15,000+ businesses and 525,000 residents as they move from the red phase to the yellow phase on June 5th. “As we surveyed Chester County’s businesses, organizations and residents over the past weeks, the feedback we consistently received was that while there is an overwhelming amount of information on best practices for reopening, ... View Article
May 27, 2020
By Guy Ciarrocchi Over 100,000 deaths. Over 39 million unemployed. Policy-makers, business leaders and private citizens are now tracking these two COVID-19 related numbers. Heartbreaking. Congress will continue to look at ways to help. But, they have an equally important duty to undertake a new, vitally important task; looking at how the disease spread and didn’t spread across our 50 states. And, they must review both the virus’ spread and impacts, as well as the varied economic effects of the ... View Article
