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Merck Acquiring Acceleron Pharma for Around $11.5B
Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with sizable operations in West Point, is acquiring Acceleron Pharma for around $11.5 billion, according to a staff report from CNBC. The move is broadening Merck’s portfolio beyond the cancer drug Keytruda with potential treatments that could mean fresh revenue for the company. Merck is gaining access to sotatercept, Acceleron’s rare…
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Get Ready for Spooky Season with ShiverQuest in Gladwyne
Families FALL in love with nature at Riverbend’s Annual ShiverQuest Mystery scavenger hunt gets kids and parents outdoors this Fall! Riverbend Environmental Education Center is offering families a fun outdoor scavenger hunt at the 2nd Annual ShiverQuest. It’s running weekends October 16 – November 7, 2021 at Riverbend’s idyllic nature preserve in Gladwyne. Families receive…
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Beef & Beer Fundraiser To Support the Vance Family at Normandy Farm on October 7
Come one, come all on Thursday, October 7, 6-9 PM to see Tim Williams take the stage while the chefs at Normandy Farm in Blue Bell serve a delicious “Beef & Beer” menu paired perfectly with Workhorse brews and Trinchero Family Estates Wines. Our neighbors, the Vance Family, have been rendered homeless due to Hurricane…
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Lower Merion Fox 29 Anchor Gets Good News from Appeals Court Regarding Her Legal Battle with Facebook
Fox 29 anchor Karen Hepp, a Lower Merion resident, has received some good news from a federal appeals court in her ongoing legal battle with Facebook, writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. Hepp filed a $10 million lawsuit against the social media giant in September 2019 over the unauthorized use of her photo in…
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Nine Montgomery County School Districts Are Among Top 50 in Pennsylvania for 2022
Montgomery County is home to nine of the top 50 school districts in Pennsylvania for 2022, according to a recently published ranking by Niche. To determine the 2022 Best School Districts in Pennsylvania, Niche performed a rigorous analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education along with millions of reviews submitted by students and…
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See Which Montgomery County Brewery Makes a List of Best Beers in the United States
Want to know where Pennsylvania ranks with the best beer? Thrillist ranked beers in every state in the United States and one Montgomery County brewery makes the list. In Ardmore, Tired Hands brewery ranks on the list with its Tired Hands Alien Church IPA. This Reptoid IPA (7.0%) ranks among this brewery’s fun and funky…
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Developer Wants to Build Apartment Community Along Riverfront on Conshohocken, Whitemarsh Border
A developer is proposing a new 598-unit apartment community that would be constructed along the riverfront on the border between Whitemarsh Township and the Borough of Conshohocken, writes Kevin Tierney for More Than The Curve. The project proposed by KRE Acquisition would have four buildings on two adjacent properties, the majority of which are in…
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Spikeball Roundnet Nationals Comes To Montgomery County
The biggest roundnet event of the year is back! Spikeball Roundnet Nationals is the largest and final stop on the 2021 Spikeball Tournament Series. The event will feature divisions for all ages and skill levels while also showcasing the highest level of roundnet in the world with over 500 players competing from all across the…
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“The Story” Brings Stunning New Coffee Shop & Bookstore to Downtown Ardmore With Grand Opening
In the explosion of new businesses opening in Ardmore, the downtown area now welcomes The Story – a coffee shop and bookstore located at 45 E. Lancaster Avenue. The building recently housed the 843 VFW outpost, where it served veterans in the Ardmore area for over 30 years. The Story will feature coffee from Sightglass…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Gorgeous European Estate in Gladwyne is True Personal Paradise
A gorgeous custom home with four bedrooms and four full and three half bathrooms is available for sale in Gladwyne. This European estate nestled on three stunning, private acres is a true personal paradise. . A stately circular drive leads to an exquisite stone and brick home with all the characteristics of a classic Main…
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Action! Shakespeare and Aesop’s Fables Come to Steel River Playhouse This Month
There is something for everyone in the family this October at Steel River Playhouse. They start the month with a free children’s show followed by the popular Shakespeare comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Bring the whole family on October 3rd at 10 AM or 1 PM for “Aesop’s (Oh So Slightly Updated) Fables”! They’re all here…
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MCCC to Host Fall Online Open House Saturday, Oct. 16, and Pre-Open House Drive-Through Events
As the temperature begins to drop and the leaves are changing color, it must mean fall is here. At Montgomery County Community College, it also means it is time for the return of the Fall Online Open House. MCCC Office of Admissions will host the virtual informational event Saturday, Oct. 16, from 10-11 a.m. The…
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Merck CEO Shares Best Practices for Improving D&I Within Workplace
Kenneth Frazier, CEO of Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with sizable operations in West Point, shared best practices on how to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion within a workplace during a recent morning panel at the B.PHL Innovation Fest, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The key part of the work to make internal…
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It’s a Big Dill: Pickle Business Started by Norristown Man Continues to Grow
Brine Street Picklery, a pickle business started by PJ Hopkins, a Norristown resident, is starting to gain steam, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. Hopkins got the idea for the business during a 2011 trip to New Orleans, where he was impressed by the pickled green beans served with Bloody Mary’s. So when he…
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PA Poker Prodigy Leaving His Mark on High Roller Circuit
Zhuang Ruan, a 20-year-old Pennsylvania native and poker prodigy, is already leaving his mark on the high roller circuit despite not even being old enough to gamble in most of the casinos in the United States, writes Steve Schult for the Card Player. Ruan shook the world of poker in August when he won the…
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This Delco Veteran Has Made Junk His Business. Now There’s a Reality Show
Delaware County native and U.S. Army veteran Jerry Flanagan started JDog Junk Removal in 2011. Ten years later, the Berwyn company is nationally recognized and ready for its own reality TV series, “Operation Hidden Treasure,” writes Michael Tanenbum for Philly Voice. The new reality show will run on the Discovery Channel. Flanagan served as an…
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Meet the Director: Dr. Karen Kent, DeSales MBA Program
In Montgomery County and the surrounding areas, The DeSales University and its MBA program has been at the forefront of graduate education for years, thanks in part to the Director of the Program, Dr. Karen Kent. Dr. Karen Kent joined DeSales MBA in July of 2019 as Director of the MBA Program. She came to…
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Customers Bank CEO and President Sam Sidhu Shares Executive Insights
Sam Sidhu, the new CEO and President of Customers Bank, spoke with Sandy Smith, Market President and Publisher of the Philadelphia Business Journal, about his plans for the bank’s expansion and other news during a feature video that is part of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Executive Insights series. The one-on-one interview introduced Sam Sidhu to…
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