Chester County News and Community Website
MyChesCo is regarded for our timely and relevant Chester County business news and marketplace services. Chester County, PA is home to roughly 48,950 companies, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, most of which are small businesses. Nevertheless, here you will discover publically-traded corporations, entrepreneurial startups, large national chains, company headquarters and virtually everything in between. Chester County is the place for business!
The top employers include the Vanguard Group, QVC Network, and Siemens Medical Solutions USA. Moreover, the main business sectors include Agriculture, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Biotech, and Tourism. This unique combination of industries has allowed Chester County to maintain a booming economy while keeping a rural atmosphere, despite being one of Pennsylvania’s fastest-growing locations for business.
Yet, while the area can boast being home to many large, nationally known and award-winning brands and companies, the area truly thrives because of small business. The typical company is either owner-operated, family-run, or a small mom-and-pop shop. It is for this reason that Chester County’s economy is one of the strongest and most diversified in the state and the nation. Here you will find everything from High Tech to Amish markets.
WAYNE, PA — Palvella Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PVLA) will present its development strategy to investors this week as the clinical-stage biotechnology company advances a pipeline of experimental treatments targeting rare dermatological …
Palvella Set for Goldman Conference Amid Rare Disease Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. employers added 172,000 jobs in May while prior months’ payroll estimates were revised higher by a combined 93,000 positions, extending a run of steady hiring even …
U.S. Job Growth Tops Forecasts as Labor Market Shows Signs of Cooling Read More
EXTON, PA — Lungpacer Medical has appointed healthcare finance executive Steven Pfanstiel as chief financial officer as the company moves to expand commercialization of its AeroPace System, an FDA-approved therapy …
ICYMI: Lungpacer Hires Veteran Healthcare Executive as CFO Amid Commercial Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reorganizing its internal operations following a workforce reduction of more than 50% last year, a move the agency says is intended …
SBA Reorganization Consolidates Operations Following Workforce Cuts Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved 19 loans totaling more than $30 million through its enhanced Grocery Guarantee program, an initiative the agency says is intended …
SBA Approves $30 Million in Food-Sector Loans Under Grocery Program Read More
WAYNE, PA — Trinseo PLC (OTCM: TSEOF) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States as part of a pre-packaged restructuring agreement that will eliminate approximately $2 …
Trinseo Files Chapter 11 to Cut $2 Billion in Debt Read More
Residential mortgage originations declined in the first quarter of 2026, with home-purchase lending falling to its lowest level in more than a decade as elevated home prices and rising borrowing …
U.S. Home Purchase Lending Falls to 12-Year Low as Affordability Pressures Mount Read More
EXTON, PA — Actemium Avanceon is introducing a DataOps framework aimed at helping manufacturers extract more value from existing operational data, reflecting a broader industry push to improve production performance …
Actemium Avanceon Targets Manufacturing Efficiency With Industrial Data Strategy Read More
Nearly 40% of U.S. rental listings offered concessions this spring, the highest share recorded for this time of year, as a surge in apartment construction and rising vacancy rates shifted …
Rental Concessions Reach Record Levels as Supply Outpaces Demand Read More
BERWYN, PA — AMETEK (NYSE: AME) recently completed its acquisition of First Aviation Services, adding approximately $80 million in annual revenue and expanding the industrial manufacturer’s footprint in the aerospace …
AMETEK Acquires First Aviation to Expand Defense MRO Business Read More