NEW DATA: Philadelphia-area universities ranked by salary after attending 
Philadelphia Business Journal

Irish Chamber Members Villanova University and St. Joseph’s University ranked in top 10.

Irish Chamber Member, Joe Callahan of Ciright, has sponsored a program to drive student innovation at his alma mater, Drexel University, where students will have a chance to win $5000. There will be 4 winners.

Please share the attached link with your anyone in your network that has student(s) at Drexel.

Judges are needed for the competition. Alumni are encouraged to participate in this half day event.

Ciright’s newly announced IoT Bridge Board for connected machines is one of the products the students are building solutions around.

Further details: https://drexel.edu/baiada/competitions/ciright-dragon-startup-competition/

Email abarry@iabcn.org to be connected with Joe via email.

Member Update from Keith Daly of Robert Half:

From our discussions with clients throughout 2018 and updated market data, we determined that 2019 will be the year of merger, acquisition, and divestiture for many of our friends and clients.

Few merger, acquisition and divestiture (MAD) transitions qualify as successful – and no transition is seamless.  MAD teams must keep their eyes wide open to every detail and manage expectations of all stakeholders throughout the entire integration process.

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Aramark to mark milestone at new HQ
Philadelphia Business Journal

Aramark is scheduled to illuminate its corporate “star person” logo early Tuesday evening, the first time the logo will light up since it was set atop the company’s new global headquarters at 2400 Market St. in Philadelphia.

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