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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.
MALVERN, PA — Ninety-three percent of U.S. utilities surveyed by Natuvion and Cognizant have either incorporated artificial intelligence into transformation projects or factored future AI use into their decisions, even …
Natuvion Finds Utilities Push AI as Data Problems Persist Read More
COATESVILLE, PA — Pression is more than doubling its Coatesville footprint as the medical-device startup moves its Wave PRO external counterpulsation system into manufacturing and sales following federal clearance, shifting …
Pression Expands Coatesville Site as Heart Device Goes to Market Read More
SEATTLE, WA — Montgomery County, PA, was one of just five major U.S. housing markets where buyers still outnumbered sellers in August, bucking a national market in which the seller …
Montgomery County Defies Record U.S. Homebuyer Advantage Read More
BERWYN, PA — Envestnet agreed to acquire Vestmark in a deal that would add a portfolio-management and trading platform supporting more than $2 trillion in assets and over 5 million …
Berwyn’s Envestnet to Buy $2 Trillion WealthTech Platform Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC added IAM Advisory and its $550 million in assets under management, expanding the $10 billion registered investment adviser while allowing the incoming …
West Chester RIA Adds $550 Million Advisor Firm Read More
MALVERN, PA — Vanguard is supplying the investment simulation for a new national high school competition that will put students through long-term portfolio decisions and real-world financial scenarios before a …
Vanguard Backs National Investing Contest for High Schoolers Read More
U.S. housing inventory climbed to its highest level since 2020 in August as new listings accelerated while sales remained weak, giving buyers more negotiating power even as home prices and …
Housing Supply Hits Six-Year High as Buyers Gain Leverage Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County home prices continued to rise in August even as the national housing market weakened, with constrained local inventory supporting prices and competition while mortgage …
Chester County Home Prices Defy National Housing Slowdown Read More
MALVERN, PA — Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (NYSE: VSH) introduced a series of transient voltage suppressors that increases peak pulse current while reducing clamping voltage, targeting protection requirements in automotive, industrial, …
Vishay Raises Surge Protection Capacity With New TVS Line Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VRCA) will present new Phase 3 analyses showing its FDA-approved YCANTH treatment produced higher molluscum contagiosum clearance rates than vehicle regardless of …
Verrica Data Show YCANTH Response Across Disease Duration Read More