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Bucks County startup ready to scale after investment from $7B giant
A Bucks County beverage technology company has raised $10 million and secured a partnership with a leading manufacturer in a move that sets the firm on a path from startup to scale-up. <\p> Sojo Industries' Series A round included participation from Schreiber Corporate Ventures, an arm of Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Schreiber Foods. The food and beverage manufacturing and logistics company has a presence on five continents and annual sales of over $7 billion. Tech Council Ventures also participated in the Series A.<\p>
Cash-strapped Bucks County biotech firm closes $12.9M financing deal
A cash-starved Bucks County biotechnology company has received some much-needed nourishment in the form of a multimillion-dollar stock sale and debt cancellation deal.<\p> Windtree Therapeutics (NASDAQ: WINT) late Monday announced it closed a $12.9 million financing that will provide $3.4 million in new funding and eliminate senior notes valued at $9.5 million.<\p>
Bucks County Officials Share Thoughts, Concerns Related to Expansion of Nearby Airport
Several officials from the country have raised concerns of potential environmental and sound-based pollution from the airport. Yardley Borough and Lower Makefield Township officials have joined the protest against the expansion of Trenton-Mercer Airport over concerns of a negative impact on air, water, and noise quality, writes Greg Vellner for The Reporter.
Authorities Investigate After Body Found
Middletown Township police and the Bucks County Coroner’s Office were investigating a death in Middletown Township’s Parkland section. Police blocked off Highland Avenue between Avenue F and Hulmeville Road Sunday just past 4:30 p.m. It remained closed into the evening. Sources said a man was located in the...
Amazon Fresh stores in Bensalem, Middletown are hiring. Could they open soon?
Anyone looking for more proof that two new Amazon Fresh grocery stores in Bucks County could open soon could find it Friday on the online retail giant's job board. There they would find the company is, once again, advertising openings at its high-tech supermarkets in its much anticipated locations in Middletown and Bensalem. ...
Are you living in one of PA's wealthiest towns? Check out our list here
Some of Pennsylvania’s wealthiest towns are in the suburbs of Philadelphia and towns just outside of Pittsburgh, according to census household income data. Southeastern Pennsylvania is home to 38 of 50 towns with the highest median income ranging from $145,893 to just over $250,000 per year. Fox Chapel Borough,...
Bucks County Invites Community Input for Park Improvements
The Bucks County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking input through a new survey to enhance county-owned recreational spots. The Bucks County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking input from residents and visitors through a new survey to enhance county-owned recreational spots, according to Levittown Now. This initiative is part...
Bucks County, PA’s Owowcow Ice Cream Now Available in Cape May, NJ
Ice cream from a very popular ice cream shop in Bucks County, PA is now available down the shore (spoken like a true Jersey Girl). Owowcow is expanding (sort of) to Cape May, New Jersey, according to Philly Voice. The sweet treat shop was founded in Ottsville. It has four...
Phillies All-Star, teammates coming to Oxford Valley Mall. How to meet them
The Phillies are out orf the All-Star Break and coming to Bucks County. Dynasty Sports & Framing will host three members of the Phillies on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at its Oxford Valley Mall store off Route 1 in Middletown. ...
Philadelphia Woman To Face Trial for Murder of Wrightstown Township Man After Evidence Heard
A Philadelphia woman has been bound over for trial in the murder of a Wrightstown Township man after a preliminary hearing in Bucks County, officials reported Thursday. Meghan Macklin, aged 46, is accused of the October killing of 72-year-old Richard Scott MacFarland at his residence located at 55 Apple Hill Road. The case progressed after compelling video and photographic evidence alongside law enforcement testimonies were presented in court, hinting at a lethal crescendo in what has been described as a sometimes friendly though volatile relationship between Macklin and the deceased.
Bucks County Boasts Top Wealthy Neighborhoods in the Nation
The Philadelphia region is home to some of the wealthiest zip codes in the country, including two Bucks County towns. The Philadelphia region is home to some of the wealthiest zip codes in the country, including two Bucks County towns, write Joanne Drilling and Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Dramatic changes coming to the Neshaminy Mall. What we know
Say goodbye to the Neshaminy Mall. About half of it, anyway. The old mall’s new owner is set to demolish half the retail dinosaur, maybe more, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal and BisNow.com, a commercial real estate publication. ...
Fulton closing 13 Philadelphia-area branches after Republic First deal
Fulton Financial Corp. said it will close 13 Philadelphia-area branches as part of the fallout from its FDIC-assisted acquisition of the failed Republic First Bancorp, including one at the Comcast Center. The impacted locations, all legacy Fulton branches, are expected to close on or about Nov. 22, according to a...
Doylestown Health's improving finances clear way for merger with Penn
Doylestown Health's proposed merger into the University of Pennsylvania Health System is progressing, with the leaders of both organizations saying they expect a definitive agreement to be signed in the next few weeks.<\p> The two health care providers signed a letter of intent to pursue a merger in January. Since that time, Doylestown Health in Bucks County and the Philadelphia-based Penn Health System have been conducting due diligence to determine whether and how to proceed with the union.<\p>
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