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Montgomery County Community College Seeks Box Office Star in the Making
Montgomery County Community College has two open employment opportunities, one of which is ideal for someone seeking a career in the entertainment industry. That spot may not be as glamorous as a performer or as artistically engaging as a scenic designer. But it’s nonetheless crucial to the overall success of the college’s theater program. The…
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Boston Knowledge-Share Org Swipes-Right on Business Tech of Penn Mutual, Horsham
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Horsham, is a 2022 Insurance Technology Impact Award Winner. It received the honor from Aite-Novarica Group Insurance Technology Research Council out of Boston. The Impact Awards represent the largest purely peer-juried awards in the industry. Winners are selected for their real-world business impact and their demonstration of the effective…
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Valley Forge Tourism Board: If You Don’t Tell the Kids They’re Learning History, They Just May Learn History
It’s a safe bet that Montgomery County’s dismissed classes of elementary and high-school students want no part of any history lessons — or any other academics — between now and September. Still, according to the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, it is possible to involve them in the area’s rich past in a way…
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Hatfield Journalist — Whose Career Spanned Newsprint to Blogs — Files a Byline No More
Fred Donaldson, after a 60-year journalism journey, reached his final chapter back in May. Gary Miles, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, filed a remembrance of this Hatfield reporter who chronicled stories regionally, nationally, and globally. Donaldson’s term with the Fourth Estate began in 1959 as an Evening Bulletin copy boy — a deliverer of typed stories…
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King of Prussia Real Estate Firm Nestles Further into Market Full of Southern Hospitality
Morgan Properties, the King of Prussia residential real estate investor, added two Fayetteville, N.C., properties to its current holdings. Evan Hoopfer covered the $128-million transactions in the Triangle Business Journal. The apartment complex acquisitions are: Both sites are categorized as Class A, meaning they are generally newer properties with top amenities and high-income tenants. The…
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Shanghai Contract Research Organization with Fort Washington U.S. HQ Raises $150 Million
Biopharma contract research organization (CRO) ClinChoice has raised $150 million Series-E round financing. The firm’s global headquarters is in Shanghai, with its U.S. operations emanating from Fort Washington. The company aids pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and consumer clients in bringing approved drugs and devices to market. Its customer base includes startups. The investment was led…
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Pottstown Borough Citations Beg the Question: Isn’t a Church Doing Church Work a Church?
Pottstown Borough’s zoning board seems to believe that when churches stray beyond preaching, scripture, and hymn singing, their activities deserve official oversight. That’s the apparent reason behind two High Street churches — First United Methodist and Christ Episcopal — recently receiving zoning citations for their community outreaches. Using divine inspiration, Emily Rizzo covered the story…
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New Healthcare Head Honcho Comes to Lankenau Medical Center
Preparing for the announced retirement of its Lankenau Medical Center president Phillip D. Robinson, Main Line Health has named Katie Galbraith, MBA, FACHE, as his successor. Galbraith will take over the spot in Wynnewood this September, leaving her present post as president of the Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C. She has led that…
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Hatfield Food Processing Plant Opens New Facility with Which It Hopes to Smoke the Competition
Clemens Food Group is now leveraging more than 300,000 square feet of processing space in Hatfield for processing its smoked pork line of business. Reporter Wayne Labs covered the savory news for Food Engineering. The Hatfield facility — newly constructed from the ground up — is state of the art. It consists of several processing…
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New Commercial Leasees Push KOP Town Center to Nearly 100 Percent Occupancy
The five owner-operators of recently leased storefronts at the KOP Town Center may consider themselves lucky to get under the wire. The retail-dining site off N. Gulph Road is nearing 100 percent occupancy, with only two storefronts currently vacant. Natalie Kostelni unlocked the details for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Recently signed new renters are: Spread…
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Dresher Lacrosse Pro Learned His Signature Move from Watching Phila. Eagle LeSean McCoy on TV
Dresher’s Michael Sowers — a pack-leader on the Premier Lacrosse League pro Waterdogs team — benefits from an upbringing of deep family roots, natural athleticism, and a humble spirit. His status as a Phila. Eagles fan endears him to his hometown but also makes him that much more agile on the field. Sarah Griffin settled…
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Crumbl Cookies Expansion Plan for Montgomery County Continues to Pan Out
Crumbl Cookies, the Utah brainchild of two cousins dissatisfied with mass-produced chocolate chip cookies, has opened its second location in Montgomery County. My ChesCo milked the details out of the brand’s corporate sources. The newest Montgomery County Crumbl is in the Oaks Shopping Center, augmenting the chain’s Wynnewood shop. In addition to these, Delaware Valley…
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Schuylkill Center Plans to Sell 24 Acres on Roxborough-Miquon Border
The nonprofit Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, which owns 340 protected acres on the Montgomery County–Phila. border, plans to sell 24 acres there. Frank Kummer landed the assignment to write about it in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Residents were not happy to hear about the center’s plans. They voiced their disagreement during a Zoom community meeting…
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Montgomery County Commissioners Honor Officer Injured at Phila. July 4 Fireworks Show
On July 7, the Montgomery County Commissioners honored Officer John Foster, the veteran deputy with the county sheriff’s office who was injured on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on July 4. CBS3 Philly was one of many outlets — local and national — covering the story. Officer Foster was one of two policemen hurt that night.…
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Doylestown Hospital Issues Reminder on Health Screening That’s Best Not to Let Fall in Arrears
It’s no secret that a colonoscopy isn’t the most pleasant way to pass the time: It’s embarrassing; the prep can be seen as unpleasant; a separate driver is required for the post-procedure commute; it involves sedation; the outcome may be bad news. Doylestown Health, however, confidently asserts that the procedure’s upsides eclipse all objections. In…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: A Schwenksville Dwelling with a 1870s Skin Covering 2020s Chic
636 Main Street in Schwenksville is full of surprises. Its curbside view is of a stately Victorian-style home, solidly built but with a definite retro vibe. Once inside, however, its modern look and feel are immediately apparent. The living room retains some of the classic feel of a vintage home. Yet the hardwood floors make…
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Lansdale Borough, Sparked by Sustainability Goals, Invests in EV Usage and Solar Chargers
The decades-long efforts for municipalities to opt for electric vehicles (EVs) was, until recently, driven primarily by intentions to improve the environment. Lately, however, given the cost of gasoline, economics is joining that motivator. Kenny Cooper, WHYY, drove this story on Lansdale’s next-level EV initiatives. Lansdale’s swap to EVs (it now operates three of them)…
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When This Cheltenham High School Football Star Thanks His Mom Publicly, He Really Means It
The cliché success story usually contains a high-achiever standing amid a gushing public and eager press and saying something on the order of, “I’d like to thank my mom!” But in the case of Kion Wright, star player on the Cheltenham High School football team, that sentiment is no hyperbole. Taryn Hatcher hauled in this…
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