• Natural Lands Issues Call for Volunteer Ambassadors at Stoneleigh

    Natural Lands Issues Call for Volunteer Ambassadors at Stoneleigh

    Natural Lands is accepting applications for the 2020 Stoneleigh Ambassador volunteer training program. Modeled on the organization’s incredibly successful Force of Nature program, volunteers attend five, hands-on training sessions at Stoneleigh in Villanova. Upon graduation, the volunteer ambassadors serve as greeters, tour guides, and special event helpers for the 42-acre botanical garden. “More than 60…

  • Main Line Health Social Worker a Finalist for National Caregiver of the Year Award

    Main Line Health Social Worker a Finalist for National Caregiver of the Year Award

    Joanne Glusman, a clinical social worker at Bryn Mawr Hospital, part of Main Line Health, has been named as a finalist for the 2019 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year (NCCY) Award. Glusman, a member of the palliative care team and an off-shift crisis social worker, is one of six finalists from across the country,…

  • LinkedIn for Nonprofits

    LinkedIn for Nonprofits

    #GivingTuesday is on Dec 3, 2019 and it’s a chance for nonprofit organizations to bring awareness to their missions on LinkedIn. If the organization has a company page or LinkedIn group, those would be great places to post a reminder about #GivingTuesday or the organization’s mission or stories of impact. Members of the Board of…

  • See Which Montgomery County Companies Are Among Best Places To Work In Pennsylvania

    See Which Montgomery County Companies Are Among Best Places To Work In Pennsylvania

    Thirteen Montgomery County companies have been recognized as “Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania” in the Team Pennsylvania’s program’s 20th year in the commonwealth, writes Jana Benscoter for Penn Live. This year’s ranking includes 49 small, 27 medium, and 24 large companies. “These companies are setting the bar as places where employees thrive, proving once…

  • Audubon Waste Company Awarded Two Whitemarsh Township Contracts

    Audubon Waste Company Awarded Two Whitemarsh Township Contracts

    P. Mascaro & Sons, the family-owned Audubon waste company, has been awarded two comprehensive three-year waste service contracts by the Whitemarsh Township. Each contract includes two one-year renewal options. The two contracts start on January 1 and are valued at more than $10 million. The first contract covers the collection, transportation, and disposal of Whitemarsh…

  • See How Much Wine, Booze Was Sold In Montgomery County, Philadelphia Area in Last Year

    See How Much Wine, Booze Was Sold In Montgomery County, Philadelphia Area in Last Year

    The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has released its county-by-county report of wine and booze sales for the most recent fiscal year and all local counties are near the top, writes Paul Vigna for the Penn Live. Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties all ranked among the top ten purchasers of wine and booze for the 12…

  • Harleysville Girl Follows Up Delaware Valley Science Fair Gold Medal With Prize at National Science Competition

    Harleysville Girl Follows Up Delaware Valley Science Fair Gold Medal With Prize at National Science Competition

    After winning the gold medal at Delaware Valley Science Fair, Rachel Bergey of Harleysville went on to claim one of the top prizes at the Broadcom MASTERS science competition for middle-school students, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bergey won one of four $10,000 awards with her spotted lanternfly project out of the thirty…

  • MONTCO Careers – SEI Investments

    MONTCO Careers – SEI Investments

    Headquartered in Oaks, SEI Investments is a financial-services company and global provider of investment processing, investment management, and investment operations solutions. Marketing Director, PWM This position works closely with PWM’s sales and service team to support new client acquisition, education, and retention; oversees marketing and new business development efforts by developing direct business-to-consumer strategies; and develops awareness…

  • Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability Preview Event Nets More Than $325,000

    Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability Preview Event Nets More Than $325,000

    Main Line Health’s Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital launched its 24th Annual Art Ability Exhibition and Sale with a Preview Event, where more than 500 attendees enjoyed the creative works of 185 artists with physical, cognitive, and visual disabilities. The 24th Annual Art Ability Exhibition and Sale features more than 450 works of art by artists…

  • Citadel to Host Job Fair on Dec. 5; Interviews Will Be Given on the Spot

    Citadel to Host Job Fair on Dec. 5; Interviews Will Be Given on the Spot

    Citadel – the second-largest credit union in Greater Philadelphia with branches in Chester, Lancaster, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties – will host a job fair on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 4-7 PM at its corporate headquarters located at 520 Eagleview Boulevard in Exton. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet directly with hiring managers and…

  • Phoenixville Native One of 32 Americans to Win a Rhodes Scholarship

    Phoenixville Native One of 32 Americans to Win a Rhodes Scholarship

    Harvard University senior and Phoenixville native Olivia McGinnis has won a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. McGinnis was one of 32 Americans chosen from a pool of nearly a thousand applicants nominated by their colleges and universities. Two winners were selected from each of the 16 districts. They will start…

  • VFTCB’s Ed Harris Talks Up Montgomery County’s Year-round Draws on Upper Merion’s Chuck Kirlin

    VFTCB’s Ed Harris Talks Up Montgomery County’s Year-round Draws on Upper Merion’s Chuck Kirlin

    In the latest episode of Community Connections, host Chuck Kirlin sat down with Edward Harris, Chief Marketing Officer of Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, to talk about the organization and its activities. The main role of VFTCB is to help fill hotels in Montgomery County by letting visitors know there are lots of things…

  • Pottstown-Based American Keg ‘Absolutely Thrilled’ With New Duties on Chinese, German Beer Kegs

    Pottstown-Based American Keg ‘Absolutely Thrilled’ With New Duties on Chinese, German Beer Kegs

    Pottstown-based American Keg is getting a major boost thanks to the new duties imposed by the U.S. government on Chinese and German stainless-steel keg makers, writes Bob Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The U.S. International Trade Commission voted 3-0 to pass the unfair-trade tariffs, citing the dumping of below-cost kegs into the U.S. market as…

  • Visionary Tech, Internet Investor Warren “Pete” Musser Dies

    Visionary Tech, Internet Investor Warren “Pete” Musser Dies

    Warren “Pete” Musser, the longtime Pennsylvania tech investor and former head of Radnor-based Safeguard Scientifics for nearly half a decade, died on Sunday at 92, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Musser passed away in a nursing facility near his Main Line home, where he was recovering from a fall he suffered a…

  • Valley Forge Military Academy and College Forges Cadets into Society’s Next Generation of Leaders

    Valley Forge Military Academy and College Forges Cadets into Society’s Next Generation of Leaders

    Now more than ever, our country needs young men and women of character. At this moment, Valley Forge Military Academy and College (VFMAC) is forging its young cadets into the next generation of leaders. On a beautiful, 100-acre campus in Wayne, VFMAC is teaching young men and women a set of customs and traditions that…

  • Commercial Real Estate: ‘I Want In’

    Commercial Real Estate: ‘I Want In’

    By Eric Kuhn, Pillar Real Estate Advisors “I want to get into commercial real estate.” We hear that multiple times a week from people who are realizing the value of owning investment property where the rents are guaranteed for multiple years and/or split between a large group of tenants, so if one falls off, it’s…

  • Leverage MONTCO Today’s Treasure Trove of 6,000-Plus Archived Posts to Grow Your Business

    Leverage MONTCO Today’s Treasure Trove of 6,000-Plus Archived Posts to Grow Your Business

    MONTCO Today prides itself on providing local, hard-to-find content that you rely on every day to stay informed on the business, cultural, and community news shaping Montgomery County. Beyond staying informed, many use MONTCO Today’s treasure trove of more than 6,000 posts to learn more about their community, research new business opportunities, identify potential clients,…

  • Bill Lyon, Marple Township Resident and Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Inquirer Sports Columnist, Dies at 81

    Bill Lyon, Marple Township Resident and Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Inquirer Sports Columnist, Dies at 81

    Bill Lyon, a long-time must-read sports columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, has died at the age of 81 at the Marple Township facility where was living, write Frank Fitzpatrick and Gary Miles for The Inquirer. Lyon had been afflicted with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases for the last several years. During his decades as a sports…