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Main Line Developer Plans to Build World’s Largest Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility in King of Prussia
Main Line developer Brian O’Neill is planning to build a $1.1 billion cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility as part of the Discovery Labs complex in King of Prussia, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Center for Breakthrough Medicines will claim 680,000 square feet of the 1.6 million-square-foot, biotechnology, health-care, and life sciences…
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Bala Cynwyd-Based Velocity Venture Partners Continues Rapid Growth with Acquisition of NJ Industrial Property
Velocity Venture Partners, the Bala Cynwyd-based real estate investment firm, is continuing its rapid growth with the acquisition of a former manufacturing facility in Pennsauken, New Jersey, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The purchase of the 355,000-square-foot property brings the number of square feet of warehouse and distribution space owned by the…
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Aldi-Anchored Centre Square Commons in Blue Bell Sells for $40M to Cyprus-based Real Estate Company
Aldi-anchored Centre Square Commons shopping center in Blue Bell has been sold for $40 million to Medipower Overseas, a Cyprus-based real estate company, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 88,598-square-foot property was sold by Kinsley Properties, which co-developed it three years ago with Madison Development Group of Blue Bell. The center set…
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Pier 1 Imports to Close At Least Eight Philadelphia-Area Stores, Including King of Prussia Location
As part of its plan to eliminate 450 stores around the country, Pier 1 Imports will close at least eight Philadelphia-area locations, including its King of Prussia store, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. While the company did not specify in its announcements which of its 942 stores nationwide will close, eight local…
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Local Developer Offers Advice On Why It Is Currently Better to Buy Than Build a Home
Larry Korman, Co-CEO of Plymouth Meeting-based Korman Communities, a fully integrated developer and management company and the President of AKA Hotel Residences, is continuing to evolve the business started in the ’60s by his father, Steve Korman, writes Lucy Cohen Blatter for the Mansion Global. The elder Korman pioneered the furnished apartment industry in Philadelphia…
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Horsham-Based Reliefband Technologies’ Wearable Therapeutic Device for Treating Nausea Makes Waves at CES 2020
Horsham-Based Reliefband Technologies had a great showing at CES 2020, the Consumer Technology Association’s mega-trade show, with its wearable therapeutic device for treating nausea, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company, which is currently preparing to launch two new models of its popular device, was recently approved by the FDA to market…
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For Second Year in Row, Manor College Receives ‘It’s On Us’ Grant to Fight Sexual Assault
For the second year in a row, Manor College in Jenkintown has received the “It’s On Us” grant, a national initiative aimed at combating sexual assault, according to a staff report from the Manor College News. The initiative is championed by President Barack Obama and Gov. Tom Wolf, the later of whom established “It’s On…
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Arcadia University Mirror Room Now Bears Name of One of Its Most Dedicated Alumnae, Minerva Korman
Arcadia University Mirror Room in Grey Towers Castle now bears the name of one of the school’s most dedicated alumnae, writes Andrea Walls for the Arcadia University News. More than 125 members of the Arcadia community gathered on Jan. 16 for the dedication of the Laura Minerva Korman Mirror Room. The announcement was made by…
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Trial Opens in Common Pleas Court Over Haverford Billboard Proposal
A trial began this week to see if Newtown Square-based Bartkowski Investment Group will be allowed to put up four billboards on Lancaster Avenue and West Chester Pike, writes Justine McDaniel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bartkowski has submitted a proposal for slightly smaller billboards than one first proposed in 2009. Regardless, Haverford solicitor James Byrne …
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J.P. Mascaro & Sons Gets on Front Line of Progressing Recycling Industry with ‘First-Ever’ Initiative
Audubon-based J.P. Mascaro & Sons is at the forefront of the evolving recycling industry with its new initiative to do curbside pickups of flexible plastic packaging for recycling at its TotalRecycle materials recovery facility, writes Donna Rovins for the Pottstown Mercury. The company is the first in the nation to recycle this kind of plastic…
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Abington Art Center Names Rosalie Guzofsky Its New Executive Director
Abington Art Center has found its new Executive Director in Rosalie Guzofsky, the former Director of the Studio School at Abington Art Center, writes The Montco Explorer. Guzofsky has over two decades of managerial experience in both higher education administration and the arts. She previously worked at University of Pennsylvania, Moore College of Art &…
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Idlewild Farm Preserve in Bryn Mawr Perfect Place For Humans and Animals to Hang Out
Idlewild Farm Preserve in Bryn Mawr is a perfect place for both humans and nearby animals to hang out and enjoy the beautiful surrounding nature, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 26-acre parcel is part of 400 acres that were deeded to Welsh farmer Robert Lloyd in 1698. He built a loft…
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Filmmaker, Formerly From Region, Releases ‘The Last Full Measure’ This Week Nationwide
Former Middletown resident Todd Robinson has written, directed and produced “The Last Full Measure” a film opening Friday about Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. His idea for “The Last Full Measure” came to him after meeting veterans who experienced unbelievable hardships. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen,…
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Conshohocken-Based David’s Bridal Debuts Its New Messaging-Powered Customer Experience Led by Concierge Bot Zoey
Conshohocken-based David’s Bridal, the leading bridal and special occasion authority in the nation, recently debuted its messaging-powered customer experience led by concierge bot Zoey. The experience is enabled by LivePerson, the global conversational commerce solutions provider. It provides customers with a white-glove experience using Apple Business Chat, a new technology for businesses to connect to…
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Expo Center at Oaks Welcomed Greater Philadelphia Pet Expo Once Again Earlier This Month
Earlier this month, Greater Philadelphia Pet Expo returned once again to Expo Center at Oaks with all its staple activities that delight pet lovers everywhere, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. During the three days, visitors got to enjoy the popular Dog Lovers Day Lure Course along with the Rabbit Hopping and Guinea Pig…
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Pair of Healthcare Professionals from Chester County to Compete in Olympic Marathon Trials
West Chester East graduate Duriel Hardy and Bishop Shanahan graduate Kayla Lampe are among more than a handful of Philadelphia-area healthcare professionals who are going to test their speed and endurance at the Olympic marathon trials next month in Atlanta, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hardy, 31, who ran track at Brown University,…
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Play on Trauma of School Shootings Written by Harriton High School Student Premiered Last Week in Philadelphia
“Candles,” a play on the trauma of school shooting written by Harriton High School student Angelina DeMonte, premiered last week at Arden Theatre’s Hamilton Family Arts Center in Philadelphia, writes Sabrina Vourvoulias for the Generocity. The play is Philadelphia Young Playwrights‘ first Barrymore-eligible production as well as its first full-length, self-produced play. DeMonte was inspired…
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Jenkintown Entrepreneur Founds Company That Supports Those Impacted By Criminal Justice System
Jenkintown resident Kimberly McGlonn founded Grant Blvd, a sustainable clothing company, to help support those impacted by the criminal justice system, writes Ayana Jones for The Philadelphia Tribune. The business has a partnership with Books Through Bars nonprofit, which sends free books and educational materials to people in prison. Through this partnership, proceeds from product…
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