• Check Out This Year’s 10 Highest-Ranked, Montco-Based Companies on Inc. 5000 List

    Check Out This Year’s 10 Highest-Ranked, Montco-Based Companies on Inc. 5000 List

    The fastest-growing private firms in America are creators, writes Inc. magazine in the introduction to its annual Inc. 5000, a prestigious list that ranks the nation’s fastest-growing companies by revenue. They create value, and they create jobs – 619,631 of them over the last three years. The 2017 Inc. 5000 is the most competitive crop…

  • More Montgomery County ZIP Codes Join Philadelphia’s $1 Million Neighborhoods

    More Montgomery County ZIP Codes Join Philadelphia’s $1 Million Neighborhoods

    Four new ZIP Codes have joined Philadelphia’s $1 million neighborhoods club over the last three years, bringing the total to seventeen, writes Melissa Romero for Curbed Philadelphia. A recent Zillow report defined a $1 million zip code as a neighborhood that has at least ten percent of its homes valued in the seven figures or…

  • Norristown’s Einstein Montgomery, Greener Partners Create Rooftop Garden for Healthy Meals for Pregnancy Program

    Norristown’s Einstein Montgomery, Greener Partners Create Rooftop Garden for Healthy Meals for Pregnancy Program

    Einstein Montgomery hospital has partnered with Greener Partners to create a rooftop garden in the heart of Norristown for its Healthy Meals for Pregnancy program, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. The thriving garden on top of the six-story garage attached to the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Medical Building has been created with the…

  • MONTCO Careers – Ursinus College

    MONTCO Careers – Ursinus College

    Established in Collegeville in 1869, Ursinus College is top tier private liberal arts college offering bachelor’s degrees in a wide range of majors and minors and has been designated an “up and coming” college by U.S. News & World Report. Senior Network Engineer This position develops, troubleshoots, configures and maintains the core data network of…

  • Cross Properties Aims to Breathe New Life into Bala Cynwyd’s Main Street

    Cross Properties Aims to Breathe New Life into Bala Cynwyd’s Main Street

    Cross Properties is hoping to revive Bala Cynwyd’s main street with a more than $100 million investment in three big residential and retail developments, writes Dan Geringer for Philly.com. Kevin Michals, managing partner of Cross Properties, said that the company has acquired 20 properties on the nearly deserted North Bala Avenue for mixed residential and…

  • MONTCO Careers – Montgomery County Community College

    MONTCO Careers – Montgomery County Community College

    With campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown, Montgomery County Community College has been serving the educational and workforce development needs of the county for more than 50 years, offering more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs. Director, Dental Hygiene Program This position selects, directs, supervises, and evaluates professional and support staff assigned to the…

  • Businesses Flock to Suburbs in Search of Affordable Office Space

    Businesses Flock to Suburbs in Search of Affordable Office Space

    Businesses are leaving urban centers and opting for the suburbs as it provides the work-life balance that many millennial’s strive for, writes Lara O’Keefe for Bisnow. This shift has led to some suburban office space markets outpacing downtown centers. According to the CBRE, the main reason is that people want to work near stores and…

  • MONTCO Careers – Penn State Abington

    MONTCO Careers – Penn State Abington

    Penn State Abington is a local Pennsylvania State University campus set on 45 acres of wooded land and features a full-time faculty staff of 107 professors, 5,000 undergraduate students, and a wide variety of degree options. Alumni Relations and Stewardship Officer 3 This position initiates and executes a full range of programs that build a comprehensive,…

  • From Chesco: County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone Announces Bid for Lt. Governor

    From Chesco: County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone Announces Bid for Lt. Governor

    Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone has announced her bid for Lieutenant Governor, aiming to bring local issues to Harrisburg’s attention and give the governor an advocate who can work across party lines, writes Michael Rellahan for the Daily Local News. “I think the governor needs a partner who understands how to work across the aisle…

  • MONTCO Careers – Manor College

    MONTCO Careers – Manor College

    Located in Jenkintown, Manor College is a Catholic institution of higher learning founded by the Byzantine Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Great, offering transfer and career-oriented programs to traditional age and adult students. Conference Center Coordinator – Basilian Spirituality Center This position provides for marketing and execution of programs, prepares an annual budget and maintains all…

  • Renowned Naturalist, Author to Speak at American Birding Expo in Oaks

    Renowned Naturalist, Author to Speak at American Birding Expo in Oaks

    As the first of two nightly keynote presentations, well-known artist/naturalist/writer Julie Zickefoose will present “Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest” at 7 PM on Friday, Sept. 29, the opening day of the third annual American Birding Expo taking place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. A scientist’s relentless curiosity joins the…

  • Villanova Business School Dean Believes Road for More Female CEO’s is Finance

    Villanova Business School Dean Believes Road for More Female CEO’s is Finance

    Villanova Business School Dean, Joyce Russell, believes that the path to more female CEOs is getting them interested in finance from an early age, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for Philly.com. “I have this whole theory on if we’re going to really impact society at the CEO level, we’ve got to get women in finance,…

  • The Desmond to Host Its Annual Cigar Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 7

    The Desmond to Host Its Annual Cigar Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 7

    Gather with fellow cigar enthusiasts out on the terrace at The Desmond in Malvern at is annual Cigar Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 7 from 6:30-9:30 PM. This elaborate evening of incredible food, top-shelf cigars, and great friends always makes for a truly unforgettable experience. This year’s event will feature Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta…

  • From Chesco: Clip of Kennett Square Baseball Player’s Acrobatic Catch in World Series Goes Viral

    From Chesco: Clip of Kennett Square Baseball Player’s Acrobatic Catch in World Series Goes Viral

    A baseball team from Kennett Square may have come up just short of its ultimate goal of winning the Junior League Baseball World Series with its 12-1 loss to Chinese Taipei in the nationally-televised championship game Sunday in Taylor, Mich. However, Jack Regenye’s highlight-reel catch in center field that robbed a Chinese Taipei player of…

  • Penn State Adds Residency Halls to Abington and Media Campuses

    Penn State Adds Residency Halls to Abington and Media Campuses

    Pennsylvania State University has introduced residency halls to its Abington and Media campuses for the first time, writes Susan Snyder for Philly.com. Two weeks ago, the school opened a $50 million, five-story apartment-style complex which can house 400 students, a mile from its Abington campus. It was approved by the university’s board of trustees two…

  • Great Summer for Conshohocken Electric Force Track Club

    Great Summer for Conshohocken Electric Force Track Club

    Conshohocken Electric Force Track Club’s athletes and coaches have had a stellar summer, with several top finishes and a number of personal records, writes M. English for The Colonial. The two-decade-old club has helped hundreds of children participate in its activities over the years. In fact, close to 100 youths learned track and field techniques…

  • Conshohocken’s Symphony Health Solutions Acquired by PRA Health Sciences

    Conshohocken’s Symphony Health Solutions Acquired by PRA Health Sciences

    Conshohocken’s Symphony Health Solutions has been acquired by the clinical research organization PRA Health Sciences for $520 million, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for Philly.com. The Montgomery County company was created by Silicon Valley investors from a number of firms mostly from suburban Philadelphia that were joined together as Symphony Health. PRA’s integrated Dataverse has amassed…

  • One Year In, King of Prussia Mall’s New Wing Is a Certified Hit

    One Year In, King of Prussia Mall’s New Wing Is a Certified Hit

    A year after it first opened, the new luxury wing of King of Prussia Mall has proved to be a hit with visitors, writes Suzette Parmley for Philly.com. The 155,000-square-foot corridor that links Court and Plaza officially opened on August 18 last year. Its popularity with shoppers was boosted by it $7 valet parking, concierge…