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Online Retailer Opening Flagship Brick-and-Mortar Store in Former JCPenney Space in King of Prussia Mall
Online retailer Wayfair is opening a flagship brick-and-mortar store with a rooftop bar at the King of Prussia Mall, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Wayfair is the destination for all things home: helping everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. The seller of furniture, bedding, and espresso machines will occupy 104,065 square…
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New Seafood and Steak-Focused Restaurant Now Open in Conshohocken
The former owner of Center City’s Pinefish recently opened the Fayette Street Oyster House & Grill in Conshohocken, reports Noah Zucker for the Philly Voice. The new steak and seafood-focused restaurant is the brainchild of Peter Dissin, with the menu offering crab cakes, salmon with parmesan cream, and tuna with fioe gras, as well as…
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Lansdale Family Nearly Lose Beloved Dog During Vacation, But Quick Reaction by Ocean City Community Helped Save Her Life
The Mele family of Lansdale nearly lost their beloved dog, Remy, while vacationing in Ocean City, but the community’s quick reaction helped save her life, writes Maddy Vitale for the OC NJ Daily. Remy was adopted by Jessica and Jon Mele in February last year from a rescue in Lansdale. “We just love her,” said…
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Author of ‘What Killed Downtown?’ Considers Future Possibilities for Norristown on Its 210th Birthday
As Norristown is celebrating its 210th birthday, Michael Tolle, the author of What Killed Downtown?: Norristown, Pennsylvania, from Main Street to the Malls, looks at the town’s past to share advice about its future, writes Gordon Glantz for The Times Herald. Norristown’s history is tightly connected to the railroad, which was directly responsible for the…
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Wawa Expansion Effort Continues With 40 More Stores in Nashville
Wawa plans to open its first Nashville location in 2025, writes Julia Masters and Laura Smythe for Philadelphia Business Journal. Wawa, which already employs more than 35,000 people, is considering up to 40 locations in Nashville, continuing “the most aggressive growth” plan in company history, according to CEO Chris Gheysens. Wawa has 54 more stores…
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Owner Frances Foti of Ardmore’s County Line Pharmacy, Has Died
Frances Pignoloni Foti of Haverford Township, who ran the popular Ardmore neighborhood drugstore County Line Pharmacy long before CVS and Rite Aid, died April 27. She was 97. “She tended to hire women,” her son Lawrence Foti said, because, in her words, “‘I wanted to give women a chance.’ She was ahead of our time.…
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Oaks-based SEI Offers Senior Employees Voluntary Buyouts to Enhance Talent Attraction, Drive Future Growth
As part of its broader program to enhance talent attraction and drive future growth, Oaks-based SEI has launched an enhanced voluntary separation program for its senior employees, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The voluntary buyouts program is part of the firm’s “commitment to professional development and expanded responsibilities for current and new…
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Dino & Dragon Stroll Coming To Oaks Expo Center June 11 & 12
A Jurassic walk-thru experience among life-like and life-size dinosaurs and dragons with an initiative to help stomp out hunger on June 11-12 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Dino & Dragon Stroll, a national touring event, produced by CV Events is returning to Philadelphia. This is the only North American tour that lets you walk…
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MCCC Computer Science Professor Honored With Teaching Excellence Award
For over two decades, Dr. Kendall Martin has been introducing her students at Montgomery County Community College to a new superpower you won’t find inside the pages of a comic book. The Computer Science professor has helped them discover the full potential of technology that surrounds them and learn to use it ways they never…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Attractive Colonial with Artist’s Studio Offers Unlimited Potential in Bala Cynwyd
An attractive colonial home with five bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and a detached art studio is available for sale in Bala Cynwyd. Artist Stuart Yankell and his wife, MaryEllen Velahos, bought the property in 1991 and have since renovated the entire residence. “We didn’t leave an inch of the house untouched,” said Yankell.…
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CompanyVoice in Blue Bell Invites Applicants for Insurance Customer Service Representatives
CompanyVoice in Blue Bell invites applications for Insurance Customer Service Representatives, a full-time (40 hours/week) role for a program. Program Hours:Monday through Friday between 8:00 am – 8:00 pm in eight-hour shifts determined at the time of hire. CompanyVoice in Blue Bell invites applications for Insurance Customer Service Representatives, a full-time (40 hours/week) role for…
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MCCC Invites Applications for Health Care Professions Adjunct Faculty (Part-Time) Position
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Health Care Professions Adjunct Faculty (Part-Time) position. The Health Care Professions Adjunct Faculty (Part-Time) teaches assigned courses in a manner that facilitates student learning and mastery of course material. Part Time faculty are encouraged to participate in course and curriculum development, program and course assessment, student advisement,…
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Lawmakers, Officials Discuss Untapped Labor Pool During Roundtable at American Keg Company in Pottstown
Local, state, and federal officials joined U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for a roundtable discussion on an untapped labor pool – second chance workers – at the American Keg Company in Pottstown, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. During the session, they met Jonathan Adcock and Joe Yanelli, both of whom were hired…
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William Penn Foundation Awards Nearly $6M to Pottstown and Other Counties’ Pleasant Pathways
The William Penn Foundation has awarded $5.9 million in grants to help extend the Greater Philadelphia Circuit Trails network, and more than $1 million of this is earmarked for projects in the four collar counties, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Circuit Trails network is planned to stretch for about 800 miles, with…
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Integrate for Good Graduates Students From Their Empowerment Lab
Integrate For Good offers congratulations to their Spring 2022 Integrate for Good Empowerment Lab graduates from Perkiomen Valley School District. Through their innovative program Jen, Connor, Madi, Jess, Nina and Jason explored their interests, passions and innate talent. They created Empowerment Lab digital portfolios highlighting their abilities and work aspirations, setting them up for success…
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Silicon Valley’s Food-Delivery Dominance Challenged with System Built by Conshohocken-based Zuppler
Restaurant Marketing and Delivery Association wants to challenge Silicon Valley’s dominance in food delivery and bring down costs with an online system built by Conshohocken-based Zuppler, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Zuppler is building out our platform for our new website, LocalDelivery.org,” said Andrew Simmons, head of the Texas-based national group. The…
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Souderton’s Tilly Mint’s Tea Room Celebrates Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth with Themed High Tea
Tilly Mint’s Tea Room in Souderton celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth with a high tea created specifically for the occasion, writes Bo Koltnow for WFMZ 69 News. High tea is a British tradition of drinking tea while enjoying a table filled with plated offerings, including sandwiches, pies, and tarts, among many others. “In…
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CIO of Horsham-based Penn Mutual Asset Management Warns of Increasing Odds of Market-Led Recession
A drop in stock prices, driven primarily by pessimism regarding the economic outlook, is increasing the risk that a recession may arrive sooner than has been predicted by many professional forecasters, writes Vivien Lou Chen for the Market Watch. “The impact of financial markets, in many ways, contributed to the situation of an overheating economy…
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