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May 25, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE: May 25th A recent Economic Impact Study by Tripp Umbach, a Pittsburgh-based research company, has shown that the Schuylkill River National Heritage Area generates a $589.9 million economic impact, as well as contributing to over six thousand jobs, and providing $37.7 million in tax revenue. The study, which utilized data from 2012, 2013, and 2014, and was performed on behalf of the Heritage Development Partnership, also spotlighted the Schuylkill River Trail as a key component of the NHA’s success ... View Article
May 24, 2016
The Chester County OIC, Phoenixville Social Concerns Committee and the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation is excited to be facilitating the Phoenixville Youth Initiative (PYI), an eight-week summer employment program designed to help low-income, at-risk youth ages fourteen through nineteen in the Phoenixville area. The mission of PYI is to reduce risky behaviors of young adults in the Phoenixville area by fostering collaboration among residents, local businesses, non-profit organizations, and the school district. PYI students are employed by local businesses where ... View Article
May 23, 2016
Phoenixville, PA — The Borough of Phoenixville has announced Monday that the 100 Block of Bridge Street between Main and Starr Streets will be Milled and Paved on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 and Thursday, May 26, 2016. Due to this construction, the street will be closed to traffic, and parking will be prohibited between 6am and 6pm while the crews are working. Borough employees will be distributing notices to all affected businesses and residences on Monday and Tuesday, and notices ... View Article
May 20, 2016
King of Prussia, PA: May 1, 2016 GVF held its 26th Annual Meeting on Monday, May 16, 2016, which had close to 150 professionals in attendance. The meeting’s first keynote speaker, Association for Commuter Transportation Executive Director David Straus, spoke on the current state of commuting across the country, and the trends of how people are currently commuting. “We are all commuters. That’s something that is very important for us to remember as we do the work that we’re ... View Article
May 19, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE: May 19, 2016 Look forward to streets of carnivorous gelatin and…vinyl? The Colonial Theater has announced that the theme for their 2016 Blobfest Façade Contest will be “The Vinyl Frontier,” in honor of those oh-so-practical sci-fi jumpsuits of Sixties cinema. Participating businesses who enter the contest by committing to having a window display by June 1st, and actually having the window in place by July 1st (First Friday), will have the opportunity of a free month of complimentary screen ... View Article
