The Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer recently shared the news that First Federal of Bucks County joined Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County in April to break ground for a new home to be built for a family in Bristol Township. It is the 101st Habitat home to be built in Bucks County since the nonprofit began operating locally. First Federal of Bucks County donated the land for the house and is one of the sponsors of the building project.
The Philadelphia Business Journal notes the launch of a new partnership between Doylestown’s Baruch S. Blumberg Institute and the University of Pennsylvania. The arrangement will offer graduate students in the Master of Chemical Sciences program the ability to complete research at the Blumberg Institute, the nation’s leading nonprofit research organization dedicated to hepatitis B and liver cancer.
The Hepatitis B Foundation held its annual Crystal Ball in April, raising $110,000 for the fight against the hepatitis B virus, the most common serious liver infection in the world. The foundation also presented its Community Commitment Award to Drs. Bruce and Cyndie Maryanoff, of the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, and the 2015 Baruch S. Blumberg Prize, its highest scientific honor, to Dr. Eugene Schiff, Director of the Schiff Center for Liver Diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
The Philadelphia Business Journal notes that Pennsylvania special education attorney Stephen J. Jacobson of The Education Lawyers has been awarded the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s 2015 Special Achievement Award for his dedication in planning the annual Exceptional Children Conferences, the premier special education law event in Pennsylvania.
Behavioral health organization New Vitae Wellness and Recovery was on-hand at the Quakertown Arts Alive! festival. In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, the organization offered free depression screenings, giveaways, and information regarding mental health care options and information.
Philadelphia intellectual property law firm Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel, LLP, has been recognized as one of the top IP firms in the country by Forbes Legal Black book, a creation of Forbes Business Division.
Louisiana defense attorney, J. Kevin Stockstill, has been chosen for inclusion in the National Association of Distinguished Counsel for 2015. The association is committed to maintaining the highest level of legal excellence and to recognize those attorneys who raise the standards of the profession and lead by example.
The final signing of an agreement between the City of Philadelphia, Tinicum Township, Delaware County and the Interboro School District made national and international news. The agreement resolves long-standing concerns regarding tax litigation and land acquisition in the multi-billion dollar expansion of the Philadelphia International Airport.
