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Financial Advisory Group to Acquire Harleysville’s Asset Planning Services for Merck Employees
Wescott Financial Advisory Group, with offices in Fort Washington, is planning to acquire wealth management firm Asset Planning Services in Harleysville, which primarily serves current and retired Merck and other pharmaceutical executives, along with their families, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. With $800 million in assets under management, APS will bring Wescott’s…
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Local Clothing Brand, Which Debuted at King of Prussia Mall, Grows From $178 Investment to $1 Million Business
Philadelphian Trey Brown, a brand visionary at 15 years old, is already riding his clothing brand Spergo to a career as an industry titan with local stores, including one at the King of Prussia Mall. Bob Fernandez covered the meteoric rise for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Trey launched Spergo (he made the word up) three years…
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Philadelphia Area Housing Market Projected to Have Slower Year in 2022
The greater Philadelphia residential real estate market around Montgomery County may end up being less exciting in 2022 as a turbulent yet landmark 2021 comes to a close, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. While the area is nowhere close to having the real estate market stagnate, the Philadelphia area currently has one of…
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Let It Grow: Local Christmas Tree Farms Show Longevity
Pennsylvania ranks third nationally as a grower of Christmas trees, according to the Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association. And the Chester County versions of this agribusiness play a major role in that distinction, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. While many tree farms closed across the state in the past several decades, Landenberg’s Ellis…
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After Finding Path to Recovery, Blue Bell Native Peter Rotelle Helps Others Maintain Sobriety
After finding a path to recovery himself, Peter Rotelle, a Blue Bell native and founder of Rotelle Development Company, is helping others maintain sobriety and find stability during recovery, writes Kim Douglas for the Main Line Today. The 53-year-old makes sure to be there for others wherever he goes because he knows how much a…
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Ambler Physical Therapist Teaches Acceptance of Differences With Children’s Books
Hillary Sussman, a physical therapist from Ambler, has managed to bring her career experience as well as her love of animals and use it to create a growing writing career for herself, reports Nicole Borocci for 6abc. Within just six months, Sussman has managed to publish two books: “Roxy and Maliboo—It’s OK to be Different”…
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Spring-Ford Starting Basketball Season with New Coach at Helm
Spring-Ford boys basketball team has been working hard, preparing for the new season with Joe Dempsey, the former La Salle College High School head coach, at the helm, writes Joseph Santoliquito for the City of Basketball Love. Dempsey replaces Chris Talley, who left the head coach position to take a job promotion within the Spring-Ford…
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MCCC English Faculty Member Writes Sequel to ‘The Red Badge of Courage’
It takes a certain amount of intestinal fortitude to decide to write a sequel to arguably one of the most heralded novels in American literature. Especially when you’re not the original author. Yet Montgomery County Community College English Senior Lecturer Donald Yost of Norristown has risen to the challenge with his newly published novel, “Henry:…
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See How Amtrak Allotment in Infrastructure Law Could Benefit Southeastern Pennsylvania
The $22 billion Amtrak allotment within the $66 billion recently enacted infrastructure law provides for passenger rail that could significantly benefit Pennsylvania, writes Jacob Fischler for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. The full impact of the funding plan is likely to be determined over time as Amtrak needs to reach agreements with private rail companies and will…
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Jefferson Health’s Midwife Program Available in Abington Township to Expand Further
Roughly two years since Jefferson Health scooped up the midwife practice from the now-defunct Hahnemann University Hospital, the program is now expanding, writes Mike D’Onofrio for AXIOS. The practice that provides prenatal care at five Philadelphia city-run health centers through a city contract also has midwives based in Abington Township and New Jersey. Prior to…
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Do Montgomery County Shoppers Overspend? See the 5 Common Ways You Might Spend Too Much
The holiday season is upon us, and we’re all feeling the pressure to rush to the King of Prussia Mall or shop online to cash in on last-minute deals, and freely spend on pricy products, writes Caroline Delbert for Stacker. At this time of year, it’s easier than ever to overspend. Stores know exactly how…
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Montco Native Co-founds ‘Proud to Be in Baseball,’ Nonprofit Supporting LGBTQ+ Athletes
Montgomery County native Bryan Ruby is one of the founders of Proud to Be in Baseball, a nonprofit that provides support to LGBTQ+ athletes, writes Sarah Bloomquist for 6ABC. Ruby is a professional baseball player and country music songwriter who has spent a good part of his life in the closet. He has played professionally…
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Kate Winslet Credits Local Police in Helping Her Create Mare From Mare of Easttown
Kate Winslet analyzed the behavior of policewomen, sergeants, and detectives in Delaware County and elsewhere before latching on to her character of Mare in Mare of Easttown, reports codelist.biz. Winslet recently spoke about her approach to the award-winning HBO series that captured the feel and flavor of the local area as it spun its murder…
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In Development: New 13-story Luxury High-rise at 400 West Elm in Conshohocken
Development is now underway for 400 West Elm, a new 13-story, 348-unit residential high-rise in Conshohocken along the Schuylkill River waterfront, writes Vitali Ogorodnikov for Philadelphia Yimby. Not only will the new luxury apartment building have a lovely view of the Schuylkill, but it also sits within a ten-minute walk of the Conshohocken Station, providing…
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Elmwood Park Zoo’s Al Zone is One of Most Admired CEOs of 2021
When he joined Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown a decade ago, Executive Director and CEO Al Zone brought with him 20 years of hospitality industry experience that included owning and operating his own catering and events companies, writes Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Some of the programs he implemented over the years include…
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Hobart’s Run Receives Surprise Check at Hotel Ribbon Cutting in Pottstown
During a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, December 8, the new Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Pottstown-Limerick hosted a grand opening for the 118-room hotel, and a big donation was given to Hobart’s Run, writes Donna Rovins at The Mercury. The new Marriott, located at 99 Robinson Street in Pottstown, went through an extensive 16-month renovation…
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MCCC Mustangs Men’s Basketball Team Ranked First in Its Division
Two years after an appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship tournament, and a year waiting to return to the court due to the pandemic, the Mustangs Men’s Basketball Team from Montgomery County Community College is back in action and on an undefeated 13-game winning streak. The team was unanimously ranked first…
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St. John’s Episcopal Church in Norristown Finds New Life by Rediscovering Its Community
When St. John’s Episcopal Church in Norristown closed in 2015 after more than two centuries of serving the community, the parish had around 35 members along with almost $260,000 in debt, writes Egan Millard for the Episcopal News Service. The cost of maintaining the Episcopal Church – Norristown’s oldest place of worship – kept rising.…
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