Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Business
MaGerk's Pub & Grill, a Maryland-based pub chain, plans to open in the former Iron Hill Brewery space at 3 W. Gay St. in downtown West Chester by late 2026, bringing a Philly-sports-focused pub to the prominent corner that has been vacant since September 2025.
Business
MaGerk's Pub & Grill, a Maryland-based pub chain, plans to open in the former Iron Hill Brewery space at 3 W. Gay St. in downtown West Chester by late 2026, bringing a Philly-sports-focused pub to the prominent corner that has been vacant since September 2025.
Business
Chester County health inspectors cited Mercato Ristorante and VFW Post 106 in West Chester during Oct. 6 inspections, finding raw chicken over ready-to-eat food and blocked handwashing sinks at Mercato and fruit flies and improper wastewater disposal at the VFW hall.
Business
A Chester County Health Department foodborne-illness investigation at H&L Grill inside the Westtown Amish Farmers Market found raw meat stored with deli items, eggs at unsafe temperatures and handwashing violations, while two West Chester school cafeterias passed inspection the same day.
Business
Lavazza North America, headquartered in West Chester, launched My Lavazza on Sept. 23, the Italian coffee company's first U.S. loyalty program offering a tiered points system for purchases, subscriptions and brand activities.
Business
West Chester-based Track Rabbit launched an outside-payment option that lets grassroots motorsport and automotive event organizers use its registration and management tools while collecting fees through cash, Venmo, PayPal or other methods they already have in place.
Business
Chester County health inspectors found Avalon Restaurant's walk-in refrigerator at 47 degrees during a Sept. 17 follow-up inspection, forcing the Gay Street restaurant to discard all temperature-sensitive food stored above 45 degrees.
Business
West Chester-based Verrica Pharmaceuticals will present new Phase 3 data showing its FDA-approved YCANTH treatment cleared molluscum contagiosum lesions in up to 58.8% of longer-duration cases, and that its experimental cancer drug VP-315 shrank untreated tumors in a Phase 2 study.
Business
West Chester marketing agency Alice & Albert Inc. announced a partnership with New Delhi-based Grapes Worldwide to create a two-way U.S.-India brand marketing network, giving the local firm access to more than 250 specialists overseas.
Business
West Chester's East Side Little League helped extend Pennsylvania's streak to six consecutive years at the Little League World Series, and the 2026 tournament generated more than $40 million for the state.
Business
A follow-up Chester County health inspection at La Rancherita Mexican Taqueria on East Gay Street found two live cockroaches despite two rounds of pest-control treatment, and inspectors noted equipment was left uncovered during a fogging application.
Business
West Goshen-based Quix Labs, a nicotine-reduction startup founded by 23-year-old Zachary Starr, has landed its first outside investment from i2n Angels, a Chester County angel group formed by the CCEDC.
Business
Chester County's unemployment rate fell to 2.5% in July, tied for second-lowest among Pennsylvania's 67 counties, as the state's rate dipped below 4% for the first time since October 2024.
Business
Chester County health inspectors found ready-to-eat foods kept past the seven-day limit at Square Bar on East Chestnut Street during a follow-up inspection Sept. 1.
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