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Mon Dieu! Was Wawa Really Looking for a Sommelier for its King of Prussia Store?
Wawa careers have been predictable for decades: manager, register help, food preparer, clean-up crew. But a recent job posting to Seasoned, a hospitality-industry job app, looked like the area’s go-to quick-stop brand was taking its menus in a different direction. Hanna Albertine served the story for Philadelphia Magazine. A recent tweet indicated that Wawa was…
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Conshohocken Brothers, Self-Taught Vintners, Uncork Urban Winery in Philadelphia
Two Conshohocken brothers — Tim and Mike Capuzzi — have taken their self-taught vintner skills and turned them into a brand, Gritty City Winery. Kevin Tierney allowed the business’ details to breathe before presenting them in More Than the Curve. The Capizzis inherited their love of wine from their grandparents, who immigrated to the U.S.…
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El Paso Radio Station Gives Montgomery County a Big Yee-Haw!
Pennsylvanians may generally not know much about Texans, but apparently, citizens of the Lone Star State have in-depth knowledge about us. What’s more, its insight seems to be highly specific, given the naming of Montgomery County as the best county in Pa. by El Paso radio station KLAQ. The media outlet applied its yardstick to…
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Limerick Mom Thanks Red Cross Staff and Blood Donors Who Are Keeping Her Alive
Each summer, blood donations drop precipitously across the nation. Locally, drive attendance is down 40 percent, owing to factors such as donor travel and school vacations that shut common collection sites. Grateful for her continued access to the transfusions she needs, a Limerick blood donation recipient recently presented Red Cross staff members with a tangible…
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Struggling Food-Service Industry Family Receives Servings of Good Fortune in Montgomery County
Husband-and-wife barbecue masters Sean and Nikeah Green were sailing along well with their BBQ Unlimited business in the pre-pandemic years. But once COVID-19 wholly undermined the foodservice industry, the impact on them was substantial. Michael Klein fired up his journalist talent to publish their story in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The BBQ Unlimited sweet (and savory)…
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Integrate for Good Scores Former Phila. Flyer for Fall Community Heroes Gala
Integrate for Good — the area nonprofit organization empowering children and adults with disabilities to share their talent through inclusive volunteerism, community leadership and meaningful employment — announced former Philadelphia Flyer, Brian Propp as its Keynote Speaker at its second annual Community Heroes Gala. The Nov. 3 event, themed “A Night at the Races,” will…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Elkins Park Home for Mom and Dad; Hangout Spot for Kids
The corner property at 83304 Tulpehocken Avenue, Elkins Park, is a split-level, four-bedroom, 2.5-bath that was built in 1950 but updated continually since then (one distinct advantage of purchasing the former home of a civil engineer). The home has a number of distinctive features — including a solo driveway, a rarity in a neighborhood in…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College seeks Student Services Assistant for its Blue Bell campus. position. The hiree will provide support to both new and returning college students as part of the school’s mission of access, retention, and completion. He or she will have responsibility for ensuring a high level of customer service by: This position has…
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Toll Brothers Notes Ongoing Chill in Housing Market, Whispers Subtle ‘Brrr’ to Investors
Toll Brothers, Fort Washington, indicated to investors last week that it is well aware of industry-wide evidence of a cool down of the years-long red-hot residential real estate construction market. Kit Norton nailed down the details of an evolving housing recession in Investors Business Daily. Anecdotal evidence aside, even the National Association of Home Builders…
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2022 KoP Beerfest Tickets Are Now on Sale; Waiting to Buy May Leave Latecomers High and Dry
The 2022 King of Prussia Beerfest Royale — an annual signature event of the King of Prussia District — has opened ticket sales for the Oct. 6 and 8 event. The chance to snag admissions this early may seem extreme (it’s still poolside wine-cooler-and-hard-lemonade season), but the popularity of this annual event warrants the quick…
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August 2022 Manufacturing Activity Grinds Forward Locally for First Time in Three Months
The Phila.-area manufacturing industry topped its projections for Aug., expanding for the first time in three months. But there’s still a long way to go for this line of business to get fully churning again. Reade Pickert cranked out a regional update for Bloomberg. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (FRB-Phila.) showed that…
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From Lab to Fab: Former Science Supply Buyer in Norristown Becomes Ethnic Fashion Designer
Addie Elabor’s job may have been as buyer for a lab supply company, but her passion was blending colorful, textured fabrics into attractive combinations. Eight years ago, she snipped free of the ties to her 9-to-5 work and launched D’IYANU, an eye-catching ethnic brand, in Norristown. Janelle Burrell peeked behind the curtain to tell her…
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Unisys Calculates a Female-Supportive Work Environment; Forbes Lauds the Accomplishment
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, has received recognition from Forbes in the publication’s 2022 America’s Best Employers for Women list. The annual ranking identifies leading companies that support the personal and professional development of women and have women at the executive and board levels. The 2022 Best Employers for Women list was created through an independent survey conducted…
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Montco Private Schools — Eager to Remain Competitive — Embark on Infrastructure Improvement Projects
Schools nationwide are upping the ante on the amenities — both scholastic and extracurricular — with which they aim to spark matriculations. Locally as well, private schools are raising funds, eyeing upgrades, and embarking on capital projects to remain competitive. Todd Romero, with the Philadelphia Business Journal, dug in to report whose doing what in…
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Despite Progress Made in Fiscal 2022, Pottstown Hospital Owner Continues Bleeding Red
Montgomery County and its nearby communities proved to be a tough environment to ailing Tower Health, as evidenced by its fiscal 2022 results. John George diagnosed the healthcare provider’s ongoing issues in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Tower Health worked diligently to remedy several corporate problems in a fiscally responsible manner by: And on one level,…
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Media Strategy Firm MayoSeitz Sets Sights on Conshohocken
Media advisory services provider MayoSeitz is vacating its Blue Bell center of operations, where it had conducted business for 20 years, and moving to Conshohocken. Natalie Kostelni covered the relocation for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The space that the firm is vacating, Arborcrest, was the former U.S. headquarters of Unisys. The computing company remains nearby,…
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MCCC Pottstown Campus Opens STEAM-Related Learning Space That’s All About Space
Montgomery County Community College is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Pottstown Campus this week to unveil its new Challenger Learning Center. It is a first-of-its-kind-in-the-state opportunity for students in grades five to eight to engage in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) exploration in a unique way. The Pottstown version joins 40 other…
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Lansdale Pop-Punk Musician Turns ‘Sadness into Useful Tools for Others’
Had the story of pop-punk band Surprise Years been pitched as a film, no self-respecting Hollywood producer would consider it. The high-school-musicians-make-it-big plot sounds both trite and fictitious. But as Stacy Coleman reported in the Keystone Gazette, it’s neither. The band launched 17 years ago, when founder-leader Dan Campbell of Lansdale was at North Penn…
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