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July 3, 2017
The state health department recently granted licenses to dispense medical marijuana products at 10 locations in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, writes Evan Brandt for the Pottstown Mercury. The dispensaries will be the locations where patients with a doctor’s prescription can purchase medical marijuana products created at the state’s 12 grow and processing locations. According to the article, the products will not be hallucinogenic and cannot be smoked. They will come in the form of oils, lotions, and other medical ... View Article
June 29, 2017
BB&T Bank – based in Winston-Salem, N.C. – arrived in Pennsylvania through its recent purchases of Susquehanna Bank and National Penn Bank, and now operates 22 branches here in Chester County. Known officially as Branch Banking and Trust Company, BB&T is a mission-driven organization with a strong commitment to serving communities, according to Joseph Calabro, BB&T Market President in West Chester. An important part of that mission is to “make the communities in which we work a better place,” said ... View Article
June 20, 2017
Congratulations to Durkan Group, designers of the Chamber’s website, for being #1 of Philadelphia’s best web design firms! Durkan Group Malvern, Pennsylvania #1 of 10 Best Philadelphia Web Design Businesses of 2017 – With the tagline “Listen. Create. Elevate”, the full-service digital agency, Durkan Group, provides a wide range of marketing services to companies from its headquarters in the Philadelphia metro area. (It is based in Malvern.) Durkan’s services — meant to expand clients’ online visibility — include responsive ... View Article
June 16, 2017
June 13, 2017 – Phoenixville, PA At the Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting held at University of Valley Forge, Commissioners Kathi Cozzone and Michelle Kichline presented “State of the County of Chester” Talking Points at the monthly meeting. They shared some of the plans, projects and successes for the county, Vista 2025 and Landscape2. Click here for the link for the complete talk or download the Commissioners’ talk. State of the County
June 14, 2017
The Washington Memorial Chapel, one of Valley Forge’s most-recognizable structures, was added to the National Historic Register by the United States Department of the Interior Described by President Woodrow Wilson as “The Shrine of the American People”, the Washington Memorial Chapel was erected between 1903 and 1917 as a memorial to the leadership and character of George Washington. The chapel is currently undergoing a $4.5 million restoration project ; to date, about $1 million has been raised. The remaining ... View Article
