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Souderton Tech Firm Assigns One More Dangerous Task to Robotic Workforce: Painting Highway Lines
Souderton-based LimnTech Scientific is making roadways safer through the tech it engineers. The dangers its product eliminates will benefit not just for drivers but also highway-maintenance employees. LimnTech Scientific’s LifeMark-100 Automated Layout System is a robotic line-stripe painter. It attaches to the front of a truck designed for this purpose and, without human intervention, marks…
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Another New Apartment Complex Indicates that Conshy Market Isn’t Yet Getting Bunchy
After a years-long run of residential real estate development in Conshohocken, the borough hasn’t saturated out. The ongoing market capacity continues to be borne out by new projects like the one High Street Residential and MetLife Investment Management have just finished there: Matson Mill. Jordana Rothberg, of Multi-Housing News, unlocked its details. Construction of the…
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Wall Street Journal: Phoenixville Coach Lays Out Routine That Can Help Keep Runners on Their Feet
Reggie Waller, founder of Waller Endurance Coaching in Phoenixville and a coach with USA Triathlon, has created an exercise routine that helps runners undo the damage of sitting, writes Jen Murphy for The Wall Street Journal. The six hip and glute exercises are intended to help keep not just runners, but others as well. The…
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Harleysville Vehicle Restorer Pumps Life Back into Century-Old Nebraska Fire Engine
A beloved fire truck from Kearny Neb. was entrusted to Harleysville expert vehicle restorer Hal Fillinger for revival. Mary Jane Skala, of the Kearny Hub, fired up her journalistic skills to present the story. The truck was a 1922 pumper made by manufacturer American LaFrance, Summerville, South Carolina, purchased new by the community. It served…
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Montco Has 24 Top Workplaces in 2022 List of Top Small Company Workplaces, Including No. 1
The Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces has recognized 24 small Montgomery County companies as the best in the Phila./Delaware Valley area. The list is based on a 24-question survey administered by Energage and completed by the company’s employees. It measures 15 cultural drivers that are crucial to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and…
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Annual Ardmore Oktoberfest Rebranded as More-Business-Inclusive Festival
Ardmore is about to welcome a new seasonal festival that will feature live music, local beer, food, shopping, and games: its first-ever Annual Fall for Ardmore Festival. Max Bennett raked in the details for the Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood Patch. The autumnal affair will take place Sept. 24 from 2–6 p.m. in downtown Ardmore. Beer will be served…
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2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Weekends of Minstrels and Merriment, Jousting and Juggling, Frolicking and Feasting
Attend, lords and ladies! The 2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is underway at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in Manheim, Pa. Take a trip of fun and fantasy to a 35-acre English Village where colorfully costumed characters welcome visitors on an adventure of jousting knights and royal delights. Music, stunts, theater, magic, comedy and live jousting…
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Pa.’s Biggest Gaming Convention Brings 4D Reality to Montco
Gamers will flock to GXL Colossal — the tristate area’s biggest gaming convention — at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks this October to get a look at Sector X’s ground-breaking 4D virtual reality arena. Registration is now open for general admission and “Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC)” opportunity with several new premium seating…
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Montco Networking Org Invites CRE Professionals to Gather, Connect under One Roof
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Montgomery County offers local commercial real estate professionals a specific forum. Called the Montgomery County Development Professionals (MCDP), its membership is open to industry participants that include commercial realtors, developers, bankers, engineers, title agents, and real estate attorneys. The MCDP has created a dynamic and competitive business climate county-wide.…
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Princeton Review Gives Tip of the Mortarboard to Two Montco Colleges in 2022 National Ranking
The 2022 Princeton Review of U.S. colleges is out, and two Montgomery County educational institutions have risen to the top of the nationwide list of 388 schools. To arrive at the rankings, the educational services company presented 160,000 students with 85 questions in four sections under which detailed questions followed: At its core, the study…
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Hurricane Ida Anniversary Has Upper Dublin in Memory Mode: ‘It Looked Like a Zombie Apocalypse’
Sept. 1, 2022, is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida and its devastation across S.E. Pa., including Montgomery County. Upper Dublin residents are pausing to remember the toll it took, on real estate, on assets, and on the general psyche. Jasmine Payoute reported the ongoing healing there for CBS Philly. Upper Dublin was not only…
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Lansdale SEPTA Station Now on the National List of Historic Places
Owing to its record of longevity, historical significance, economic impact, and 100+ years of passenger service, the SEPTA Lansdale Station has been named to National Register of Historic Places. Franki Rudnesky punched this story’s ticket for PhillyVoice. The building, nested on a stop of the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Regional Rail Line, opened to the public in…
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Oy Vey! Doylestown’s First Jewish Deli Closes Just Days After Grand Opening
The first ever Jewish restaurant and delicatessen in Doylestown closed its doors just days after celebrating its grand opening. Ed Doyle wrote about the sudden closure for TAP Into Doylestown. Matzah Balls, which just celebrated its grand opening last Friday, had its doors closed following a dispute between the new owner and the landlord. Several…
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Norristown Resident Modestly Participates in Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride
Norristown resident Geoffrey Smith braved his first Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride last year when an event organizer — who is also a friend — invited him. Smith wasn’t quite ready to strip completely in 2021, and that decision was perfectly okay. The free-and-breezy celebration is designed as public commentary on body acceptance, meaning participants are…
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When It Comes to Quirky Architecture, Montgomery County’s Cup Runneth Over
Novelty architecture, a once-popular building design trend, has a few remnants still standing across the U.S. and locally. Blending interesting structures with the commercial entities that housed them — Atlantic City’s Lucy the Elephant, for example — was a sure way to lure customers, especially those in cars. The art has passed, for the most…
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Alabama-Based Health System Expands into Eagleville with Rehab Hospital
Encompass Health plans to build 50-bed inpatient rehab hospital on Audubon Road in Eagleville. Jeff Ward, WFMZ 69 News, exercised his journalistic skills to cover this entrant the area’s healthcare industry. The 50-bed hospital — located just northwest of traffic’s famed St. Gabe’s Curve on Rt. 422 — will serve patients recovering from strokes and…
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Manor College Will Use PLCB Grant to Raise Awareness on Risks of Underage Drinking
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has awarded Manor College a grant for the July 2022–2024 grant cycle. Manor College, with the support of the grant, will work to educate the college community about dangers of underage and dangerous drinking and provide barriers to underage drinking, The initiative has three goals: Increased staffing Continuation and…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for its Transcript Evaluator position. The Transcript Evaluator is responsible for determining an applicant’s eligibility and/or transferable credit by examining transcripts, conferences, and/or correspondence with faculty and students. The hired professional will serve in a college-wide capacity and use the student information system, Ellucian Colleague, to manage student transfer credit…
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