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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.
WEST CHESTER, PA — Gawthrop Greenwood, PC has expanded its municipal and land use legal practice with the addition of attorney Allyson T. Cohen, strengthening the West Chester firm’s capacity …
Gawthrop Greenwood Adds Land Use Attorney to West Chester Firm Read More
EXTON, PA — Innovative Aerosystems (Nasdaq: IA) has secured a contract to develop and supply avionics equipment for Dornier Seawings’ Seastar amphibious aircraft, expanding the Exton-based company’s presence in aircraft …
Innovative Aerosystems Wins Dornier Seastar Avionics Contract Read More
The GIANT Company is offering customers the opportunity to redeem grocery rewards points for a free Thanksgiving turkey through Nov. 26, bringing back a seasonal savings program as households prepare …
GIANT Revives Free Turkey Rewards for Thanksgiving Shoppers Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Lancaster, Reading, Harrisburg and York have ranked among the nation’s 20 strongest housing markets for fall 2026, according to a new Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com analysis that …
Four Pennsylvania Markets Rank Among Nation’s Top 20 for Housing Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Ellen Langas, a Chester County author and youth career education advocate, is expanding the retail reach of her Girls Know How book series through a five-day …
Chester County Author Expands Book Sales Through QVC Promotion Read More
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Tower Health recorded its first audited annual operating profit since its formation in 2017, but Phoenixville Hospital, the health system’s only remaining acute-care hospital in Chester County, …
Tower Health Turns Profit as Phoenixville Hospital Loses $10M Read More
VALLEY FORGE, PA — Retirees are more than 40% more likely to remain in their workplace retirement plans when employers offer flexible withdrawal options, according to Vanguard’s 2026 How America …
Vanguard Finds Withdrawal Options Keep Retirees in 401(k) Plans Read More
PARKESBURG, PA — Soloff Realty & Development Inc. has begun leasing nearly 68,000 square feet of additional commercial space at The Shoppes of Sadsbury in western Chester County, advancing the …
What’s Coming Next to The Shoppes of Sadsbury? Read More
EXTON, PA — West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (NYSE: WST) raised its full-year 2026 sales and earnings forecasts after third-quarter profit surged 57.3%, driven by growing demand for high-value pharmaceutical packaging …
West Pharmaceutical Raises Outlook as Earnings Surge 57% Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — AccessLex Institute’s law school admissions initiative has helped 117 participants enroll in law school over five years, according to a new report that also identifies application …
AccessLex Reports 117 Law School Enrollments Through LexPreLaw Read More