Western Chester County Life Fall/Winter 2022

Letter from Justin Chan, Chamber President

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his year has brought many chalI said in our last issue, business at its lenges to our region including core, is about people. It is about buildrising inflation and concerns aboutt in ing and maintaining those relationships, healthcare with the closure of the Brandywine dywine someth something our Chamber does extremely well.

Hospital. Despite these challenges, the commuOur membership includes many businesses that nities in ChescoWest and Western Chester County have served our region for multiple generations, Chamber of Commerce have continued to come and all come from different backgrounds. A trip to together to overcome adversity.

Coatesville Flower shop takes you back in time with Large public events have returned to our area, its classic storefront and historical photographs payincluding the famous Strawberry Festival hosted ing homage to the family’s history in Coatesville. by the Rotary Club of Coatesville. The Borough Honeybrook Golf Club is family-owned and operof Parkesburg commemorated its ated by three siblings who saw a 150th anniversary with a multi-day vision and opportunity for their event in May while the Borough family’s land; the vision led to of Modena’s Fire Department celthe 18-hole Golf Course that ebrated their 100th Anniversary. now welcomes visitors from all Events continue to keep rolling around. Page through this issue to on; Valley Township will host learn about other family owned their Valley Day on September businesses in our area. My busi24th, Atglen is gearing up for its ness, Valley Creek Productions, Di-Atglen Alley Wizard Faire on produces the Western Chester October 1st and Honey Brook County Checks In segments for Township will host its Veterans the Chamber, which are video Celebration on November 6th. updates that feature local memOver the summer, the City of ber businesses. This year we’ve Coatesville celebrated ribbon cutvisited many places including tings for updates to Palmer Park, Hydraterra Professionals, The the re-opening of the Courtyard Parkesburg Point, SERVPRO of

by Marriott, and the opening of Kennett Square/Oxford, Pieris Justin Chan the Nth Innovation Center in the Day Spa, and Kings Tavern west end of town. The re-alignment of the intersec- Restaurant. Follow the Chamber’s social media tion at Lincoln Highway and 1st Avenue is now channels to watch these and for all of our latest news complete with new signals and pedestrian cross and events. While my video production business is walks which leads nicely into the several new res- only in its first generation, I am proud to be a part of taurants expected to open this fall in downtown this business community. As the first President of the Coatesville.

Chamber that’s a member of the LGBT community We have welcomed several new member business- and Chinese, I’ve always found my diversity to be es in Parkesburg including El Limon, a delicious new respected and appreciated within our Chamber famMexican Restaurant and Sweet Serendipity Cupcakes ily. If you are interested in joining our Chamber or & Treats on Main Street. Our area has some exciting would like to learn more about us, attend one of our developments coming up, such as a new shopping many upcoming events this fall, we look forward to center that is under construction at Octorara Trail meeting you! and Lincoln Highway (Rt. 10 and Rt. 30), which is sure to bring new services to the area.

Sincerely, In this issue of Western Chester County Life, we Justin Chan focus on family-owned businesses in our region. As Valley Creek Productions

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