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BELFOR Property Restoration Makes Citadel Country Spirit USA Contribution to Chester County Hero Fund
BELFOR Property Restoration recently presented a $3,000 check to the Chester County Hero Fund for proceeds raised in conjunction with its Citadel Country Spirit USA 2019 program for first responders. In conjunction with its festival sponsorship, BELFOR also provided complimentary tickets and hosted a first-responder hospitality area. The Chester County Hero Fund provides necessary financial…
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Real Estate Mogul Steps Into World of Cell and Gene Therapy with King of Prussia Manufacturing Facility
Brian O’Neill, the King of Prussia real estate mogul known for his outrageous ambition, has decided to step into the cell and gene therapy world, writes Queen Muse for the Philadelphia Magazine. In collaboration with Deerfield Management, O’Neill is planning to raise $1.1 billion to develop a cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility. This would…
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MCCC Student One of Only 50 Students Nationwide Named 2020 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
Matthew Falcone, 36, of Green Lane, a Montgomery County Community College student, is one of only fifty students nationwide to be named a Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar for 2020. The Coca-Cola Academic Team program is sponsored by Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. It selects students based on academic achievement, leadership, and participation in college and community…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Tuesday Morning Update – April 14th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Monday afternoon press conference, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Monday morning, Montgomery County reported 208 new COVID-19 cases over the Easter weekend. The 208 new positive…
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Coronavirus Pandemic Complicates Refueling Outage at Limerick Nuclear Generating Station
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated things for the current refueling outage at Limerick Nuclear Generating Station, writes James Conca for the Forbes. There have so far been five cases of COVID-19 among the plant’s more than 2,000 employees and contractors. Additionally, four employees or contractors have been quarantined as of April 8. Workers at nuclear…
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Golfing Legend Riding Out Coronavirus Pandemic at Daughter’s Home in Skippack
Gary Player, a three-time Master champion and one of the greatest golfers of all time, is riding out the coronavirus pandemic at his daughter’s home in Skippack, writes John Boyette for the Aiken Standard. The virus upended Player’s plans to help start golf’s rite of spring with an opening tee shot at Augusta National Golf…
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New PennPIRG Education Fund Guides Offer Consumers Tips on COVID-19 Scams, Utility Bills, Stimulus Check
To help consumers navigate the coronavirus crisis, PennPIRG Education Fund has published several new guides offering tips on everything from scams to stimulus checks. Since Congress passed the relief package to help Americans, businesses, and non-profits survive the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous new scams have emerged to take advantage of people’s financial needs. The top 6…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Afternoon Update – April 13th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Saturday afternoon press release (no update was issued on Sunday), here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Saturday morning, Montgomery County reported 120 new COVID-19 cases, down…
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Montgomery County Residents Doing Better Job Staying Home Than Most Pennsylvanians
According to Google tracking, residents of Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties are doing a better job of staying at home during the pandemic than most of Pennsylvania, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. For this, Google analyzed data tracking the location of people’s cell phones over the last several weeks. According to the most…
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New Surge Response Unit Opening at Suburban Community Hospital Will Handle Potential COVID-19 Overflow Cases
Montgomery County is opening a new 40-bed surge response unit at Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton to handle any potential overflow in COVID-19 cases, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. The mobile hospital is the result of a Montgomery County, Suburban Community Hospital, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Task Force partnership. Currently, all hospitals…
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Local Coronavirus Testing Site Will Remain Open After Feds Reverse Decision to End Support for Community-Based Testing Sites
Drive-through coronavirus testing site on Temple University’s Ambler Campus will continue after the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington reversed its decision to end support for community-based testing sites, writes Jeff Brady for the NPR. Local authorities can now choose if they want to transition to running programs themselves or if they wish…
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Pete Retzlaff, Five-Time Pro Bowl Tight End and Philadelphia Eagles Icon, Dies in Pottstown at 88
Pete Retzlaff, a five-time Pro Bowl tight end and a Philadelphia Eagles icon who played on the 1960 championship team, died on April 10 in Pottstown at age 88, writes Bob Grotz for the Daily Times. Retzlaff died of natural causes. “Pete was a revolutionary tight end and one of the most productive players in…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Monday Morning Update – April 13th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Saturday afternoon press release (no update was issued on Sunday), here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Saturday morning, Montgomery County reported 120 new COVID-19 cases, down…
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Montgomery County and Real Time Medical Systems Team Up to Detect Cases of COVID-19 in Nursing Facilities Days Earlier
Montgomery County and Real Time Medical Systems have teamed up to provide 24/7 electronic Infectious Disease Surveillance of nursing facilities in the county to help detect COVID-19 cases more quickly. However only nursing facilities that have volunteered to share their data are part of the program. The cloud-based software pulls data from the electronic health…
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King of Prussia’s CSL Behring Joins Forces to Develop Potential COVID-19 Therapy
King of Prussia-based CSL Behring has joined forces with several other biopharmaceutical companies to develop a potential plasma-derived therapy to treat COVID-19, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The alliance formed by CSL Behring and Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceuticals also includes Germany’s Biotest, Texas-based BPL, LFB of France, and Octapharma Plasma of North Carolina.…
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Ambler Rancher Will Be Ready for Norristown Garden Club’s Annual Garden Tour on June 27
The sun-filled Ambler rancher owned by Jayne and Bill Wright will be ready for Norristown Garden Club’s annual garden tour scheduled for June 27, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 1,900-square-foot rancher built in 1964 was already the main hit for some visitors during the club’s Holiday House Tour in December, despite…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Sunday Morning Update – April 12th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Saturday afternoon press release, here is quick snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. As of 10:00 AM Saturday morning, Montgomery County reported 120 new COVID-19 cases, down from the 193 new cases reported…
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WCU’s Online MBA Program Ranks Among the Top 20 in the East
West Chester University’s online MBA program is ranked 20th in the 2020 Online MBA Rankings published by Online MBA Report in March. WCU’s program was evaluated alongside all online MBA programs in the East, which the website defined as Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Online…
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