Author Archives for rachelle
March 22, 2019 2:52 pm
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The Women’s Business Center at First State Community Loan Fund honored The Buccini/Pollin Group’s Vice President of Design and Marketing, Sarah Lamb and 11 other trailblazing women business owners and community change makers at the Her Story Our History event, Thursday night, March 21st, at the Christiana Hilton in Newark Delaware. The Her Story Our History event was in celebration of Women’s History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the...
March 12, 2019 8:36 pm
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by Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Gazette The Pittsburgh Penguins are ready to get rolling on development of the former Civic Arena site this year with a brand new vision that includes offices, housing, a music venue, retail, a hotel and a food hall, all interwoven over 28 acres. With two developers in place, the team expects to start construction on the first 274 units of housing in the fall, to be followed by development of a...
March 11, 2019 2:46 pm
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by Cris Barrish for WHYY Wilmington’s new sports arena opened in January for the 76ers development league team – the Blue Coats. The G League club team is drawing a fair number of fans, but the sports/community facility along a gritty industrial strip south of downtown is showing major promise as a concert hall. Last month, promoters held Snow Jam, a three-band rock show headlined by the Maryland group O.A.R. The acronym stands for Of A Revolution, and their concert...
March 10, 2019 2:49 pm
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by Danielle Bouchat-Friedman Over the course of their career, musicians may desire to be awarded with a Grammy, and actors/actresses may dream of winning an Emmy or an Oscar. In the food world, chefs and restaurateurs aspire to win a James Beard award, which recognizes culinary professionals for excellence and achievement in their fields. The 2019 semifinalists—who were announced Feb. 27—represent a diverse collection of culinary talent including: best new restaurant, outstanding baker, outstanding bar program, outstanding chef, outstanding...
March 8, 2019 6:01 pm
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The Buccini/Pollin Group’s historic, Hotel DuPont was home to the first ever HBCU Scholarship dinner fundraiser – a sold out event – hosted by the Office of The Mayor Friday, March 1, 2019. Politicians and community leaders joined forces with historically black college and university (HBCU) alums to celebrate HBCU week and raise funds for Wilmington youth seeking to attend an HBCU. Among those illuminating the space were Wilmington’s Mayor, Mike Purzycki and celebrity guest speaker, Stephen A....
March 7, 2019 11:20 pm
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By Patricia Talorico and Ryan Cormier for The News Journal The highly anticipated downtown Wilmington food hall known as DECO will open April 18 in the same building that houses the Hotel du Pont, The News Journal has learned. The food hall’s eight chef-led restaurant stalls in Wilmington’s historic DuPont Building at 10th and Orange streets are still unknown. “We aren’t ready to announce the restaurants, but will in the coming weeks,” said Clare Pelino, a spokeswoman for the 13,000-square-foot, $3.5 million project. One of...
February 28, 2019 2:20 pm
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After 25 years of development, management, and construction, we are proud of what we have accomplished at The Buccini/Pollin Group. Our associates have helped us become the company we are today. We’re looking forward to the next 25!
February 25, 2019 7:50 pm
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The SL24 Foundation raised over $200,000 for mental health awareness in the first annual SL24 Classic – a series of basketball games played in memory of Sean Locke. The SL24 Foundation was created by Sean’s family after Sean lost his battle with depression. The foundation exists to provide mental health education and support resources for those struggling with mental health issues. The Buccini/Pollin Group was proud to host the fundraiser at the newly constructed 76ers...
February 25, 2019 5:18 pm
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by Mike Phillips for WDEL The origins of the Buccini-Pollin Group (BPG) can be traced to the football field at Cornell University where teammates Rob Buccini and David Pollin decided they’d go into business together after they graduated. Add brother Chris Buccini and you have the triumvirate behind one of the most dynamic Delaware based development companies of the past quarter century. But Chris Buccini, in a sit down interview with WDEL, says the foundation...
February 22, 2019 7:50 pm
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Our associates of the month for January embrace BPG’s Core Values and have gone above and beyond to have a significant impact on those in our community. Please help us in congratulating the BPG Sports Team: Steve Cavalier, Jai Wesley and Trevor Cooney as our associates of the month! This team has worked tirelessly to create top-tier programming for children and families from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Their teamwork, vision and drive to make a difference...
