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Reintroducing the Start Local Podcast

Committed to supporting our local community, we are delighted to share the news that we  continue the relaunch of the Start Local podcast. Start Local is focused on helping businesses and non-profits in and around Chester County, Pennsylvania, connect and grow together. The aim of the show is to bring together the many folks that make up our local community in greater Philadelphia to share and learn from each other.

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Bring on TECH360!

There are only a few weeks until one of greater Philadelphia’s best technology conferences, TECH360. TECH360 is a local business technology conference featuring the latest in technology, tech workforce, leadership, and innovation. This year’s theme is timely and relevant given the tech trend of the year – AI: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

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Runners gathering at the starting line at Good Neighbor Day 2023 in Downingtown, PA

Supporting Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Since 2016, LBDesign has been an active supporter of Good Neighbor Day in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Good Neighbor Day is a community-organized day of of events, held every year on July 4th, to celebrate both the birthday of the USA and the local area community. Beginning with a race, the entire day is filled with activities for the whole family. Founded more than 40 years ago, Good Neighbor Day serves as a fundraiser for the fire and rescue services within the Downingtown Area School District.

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Start Local podcast

Launching Start Local: A Podcast Focused on Supporting Businesses in Chester County

As local government leaders and health professionals extended business lock downs and stay-at-home orders, we were working to find ways to support our local business community. As a business, we’re based in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and with the dramatic downturn of the economy, we wanted to support our business neighbors. To that end, we recently launched a new podcast, Start Local.

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WordCamp Niagra | October 19th 2019

Presenting on Making Static Sites at WordCamp Niagara

At WordCamp Niagara later this month, Liam Dempsey will give a talk about using WordPress plugins to create static websites. WordCamp Niagara, a tech conference focused on WordPress, will be held on Saturday, October 19th at Niagara College, in Niagara, Canada.

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How Do You Like Your Hot Dogs?

To celebrate National Hot Dog Month, we got a bit silly with the July 2019 issue of the LBDesign newsletter. We focused entirely on hot dogs, sharing all sorts of stories and articles about this wonderfully delicious and iconic food. We had a lot of fun with the issue, and from the feedback we received from our readers, they enjoyed it too.

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Central PA Open Source Conference

Speaking at Central PA Open Source Conference

If you’re unable to get to Pittsburgh for Abstractions II this week, you can catch Liam’s talk in Lancaster, PA in mid-September at the Central PA Open Source Conference (CPOSC). Liam’s talk for both conferences is entitled Programming Language: Learning to Present, Talk, and Ask Questions in an Inclusive Way.
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Elect Maire Dempsey for Judge

Supporting Maire Aileen Dempsey, Democrat for Judge

We were excited to be involved in the pre-launch work for Maire Aileen Dempsey’s effort to win election for judge in Cook County, Illinois. Over the past two weeks, our office was racing to create a campaign logotype, website, and artwork for social media outlets. Working on very short deadlines, we crafted clean, clear designs that will be a key part of Maire’s political campaign in the weeks and months ahead. Continue reading »

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Liam Dempsey as ITAG Outreach & Marketing Chair

Liam Dempsey Named Outreach & Marketing Chair of ITAG Board

We’re delighted to announce that our own Liam Dempsey has been named as the Chair of the Outreach & Marketing Action Team for ITAG. As the Chair of that team, Liam will lead and coordinate efforts to grow and sustain the community of professionals that belong to ITAG. Liam was appointed to this volunteer position at the May 2019 meeting of ITAG. Continue reading »

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Abstractions II conference

Presenting at Abstractions II

We are delighted to share that Liam Dempsey will present a talk at Abstractions II, a highly-respected multi-disciplinary tech conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Liam will deliver a talk entitled Programming Language: Learning to Present, Talk, and Ask Questions in an Inclusive Way.
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