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Pennsylvania's Largest K-8 Charter School Celebrates Athletes and Coaches at Annual Sports Banquet and Dinner, with Hollis Thomas, Defensive Line Coach for Philadelphia Soul CHESTER, Pa., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TO: City Editors, Education Editors, Photo Editors, Assignment Editors, Sports Editors, News Directors, and Broadcast Editors (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/PH87577LOGO)...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today that ViroPharma Inc. - a homegrown biopharmaceutical company - will expand its operations in Exton, Chester County and create 151 new, high-paying jobs. "ViroPharma is a true Pennsylvania success that continues to grow and create jobs in the region," said Corbett. "What started as a small team of entrepreneurs in Exton has now evolved into an international biopharmaceutical company...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of the more than 300,000 citizens who trace their roots to Asia and the Pacific Islands, Governor Tom Corbett has proclaimed May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Pennsylvania. "The Asian Pacific American community represents a vital dimension of our commonwealth's diverse ethnic and social community," Corbett's proclamation said. Governor Corbett also announced he has selected distinguished...
TRAINER, Pa., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that commonwealth support will enable Delta Air Lines' wholly-owned subsidiary, Monroe Energy LLC, to acquire the ConocoPhillips refinery in Trainer, preserving hundreds of direct jobs and thousands of jobs in related industries. "For several months, I have been actively engaged and working with ConocoPhillips and Delta officials, as have members of my cabinet, to maintain this facility...
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announces the grand opening of a new, decorated Clifton Park model home, plus savings of up to $50,000 on new single family homes at Scaleby Farm in West Chester, Pennsylvania. These luxury single family homes are priced from the upper $690's and offer wooded, 2+ acre homesites in Chester County. Scaleby Farm is NVHomes' newest enclave of...
CHESTER, Pa., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Asher Raphael, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Power Home Remodeling Group, the nation's fourth largest home remodeling company, has been named a 2011 "40 Under 40" winner by the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 40 Under 40 Award recognizes 40 people, under the age of 40, for their professional accomplishments and community involvement -- representing the best and brightest of the region's business community. As CSO, Raphael is responsible for...
CHESTER, Pa., May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Home Remodeling Group, the nation's fourth largest home remodeling company, has joined the Institute for Economic Development (IED), a consortium of businesses and non-profit organizations focused on the economic revitalization of the City of Chester, Pa. Additionally, Adam Kaliner, Power's co-founder and president, will serve as the Chairman of IED's Neighborhood Stabilization Committee and as a member of the Marketing & Business...
CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Home Remodeling Group (formerly Power Windows and Siding(TM)), the nation's fourth largest home remodeling company, was named one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater Philadelphia area by Philadelphia SmartCEO magazine. Under the leadership of CEO and Founding Partner Jeff Kaliner, the company has experienced a phenomenal three-year growth of 367 percent even through the economic downturn. In 2011, Power will expand into three...
CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Home Remodeling Group (formerly Power Windows and Siding(TM)), the nation's fourth largest home remodeling company, has relocated its national headquarters to the Wharf at Rivertown in the City of Chester, Pa. -- ushering in hundreds of new, green jobs locally and nationally. Power hired more than 300 employees in 2010, and has doubled its workforce since 2007, reporting 900 full-time and part-time employees. More than 400 employees will be...
CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A leading home-remodeling company will relocate its national headquarters to a facility along Chester's waterfront and create hundreds of jobs in Delaware County, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today. Power Home Remodeling Group, formerly known as Power Windows and Siding, will move to a new facility at the Wharf at Rivertown, an innovative, mixed-use office and retail project along the waterfront in Chester. The $1 million...
