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Cheltenham’s Doctor Hops on Medical Marijuana Bandwagon
Cheltenham’s Dr. Jonathan Gusdorff has traded urgent care for the fledgling medical marijuana segment of the health care industry, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Gusdorff, who sold his urgent care centers business two years ago, is now KW Ventures’ managing partner and medical director. KW is one of the company’s that has been…
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Four Montgomery County High Schools Ranked in State’s Top 25 STEM Schools
Four public high schools in Montgomery County have been ranked in the top twenty five schools for STEM education in Pennsylvania, according to a staff report for Philadelphia Business Journal. Niche.com analyzed public high schools across the state to find those that create the best foundation in science, technology, engineering, and math. The rankings were…
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Tory Burch: From the Outskirts of Philadelphia to One of Today’s Most Successful Designers
From the outskirts of Philadelphia, Valley Forge’s Tory Burch has catapulted to the top of the fashion world by becoming one of today’s most successful designers, according to a staff report from Evening Standard. The daughter of financier Buddy Robinson and actress and model Reva Robinson, Burch attended the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont and…
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VFTCB Presents Its Largest-Ever Donation to Valley Forge National Park
The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board presented a $54,000 donation check to Valley Forge National Historical Park at the U.S. National Memorial Arch Wednesday morning. The donation is comprised entirely of proceeds from the 12th Annual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run (Rev Run), an event that has raised more than $300,000 for Park and Visitor…
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Pottstown’s Diamond Credit Union Offers Video Conferencing as Alternative Communication Option for Members
Pottstown’s Diamond Credit Union is using Vidyo‘s video conferencing to provide a convenient, time saving face to face meeting option for its members. Vidyo’s real time video service allows Diamond Credit Union members in Montgomery, Chester and Berks counties to quickly and efficiently connect with experts throughout the Credit Union. The goal of the new…
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From Chesco: Curtain Finally Lifts on Phoenixville’s Expanded Colonial Theatre
The curtain has lifted inside the historic Colonial Theatre now that its $5.5 million expansion into the next-door National Bank of Phoenixville building is complete and open to the public. The extra 11,000 square feet has provided the Colonial with two new theaters for first-run movies, a concessions hub showcasing wine and beer, space for…
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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. Project Manager I This position provides technical, industry, process, and troubleshooting support to a team of operation analysts and specialists, develops solutions based upon subject expertise, and trains, mentors, and assists in coaching analysts. The ideal…
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OD Chatter: Motivating Employees When The Boss Is Away
Dear OD Chatter, My guys are great when I am on the construction site, they are on top of everything to the point where they notice things that can cause future problems and try to fix it now. That’s when I’m on site, when I am not on site project time-lines expand eating up the…
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Central Montco Technical High School Among Pioneers of Program to Send Vocational Students to Ivy League Schools
Central Montco Technical High School’s allied health program is one of the pioneers of a practice at vocational schools that is gaining popularity, writes Kathy Boccella for Philly.com. It is training students not just to work in traditional blue-collar jobs, but also preparing them for further education at some of the nation’s most prestigious schools.…
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MONTCO Careers – Merck
Merck, with multiple locations in the greater Philadelphia area, is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and a global healthcare leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Instrumentation Technician This position performs routine instrumentation calibrations, identifies and corrects measurement errors, replaces instrumentation and controls as needed, and performs…
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Lansdale’s Boardroom Spirits Distillery Focuses on Local Partnerships
Lansdale’s Boardroom Spirits distillery is focusing on local partnerships by making connections within the community to supply its needs, writes Victoria Alfred-Levow for Main Line Today. Most of the grains, vegetables, and fruits used by the distillery in its famous vegetable spirits are provided and processed by local farmers. To avoid waste, Boardroom partners with…
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German Doctoral Candidate Examines ’70s-Era History of Abortion in Local Jewish Community
Julia Gross, a German doctoral candidate and the current Elkins Park resident, is examining the history of abortion in the local Jewish community in the seventies, writes Rachel Kurland for Jewish Exponent. Originally from Germany, Gross moved to Elkins Park a year ago to be close to family in Blue Bell and began researching the…
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MONTCO Careers – GMH Mortgage Services
Based in Conshohocken, GMH Mortgage Services is a direct-lending company supplying Retail, Wholesale, Direct, and Specialty Product loan options with a hands-on approach that produces outstanding results for clients and partners. Producing Branch Manager This position develops and fosters long-term relationships with borrowers and sources of referrals, mentors and coaches the sales team, and collaborates on staff…
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Philadelphia Suburbs Continue to See Rebound in Residential Real Estate Sales
Home sales in the Philadelphia suburbs continued to rebound during the first six months of this year, writes Brian McCullough for The Times Herald. A new report by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Realtors found that the Greater Philadelphia 12-county region showed an 8.2 percent increase in the number of properties sold compared to…
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TruMark Financial’s Investigator of Fraud Crimes Recognized for Work with Elderly
The Philadelphia Financial Exploitation Prevention Taskforce recently recognized Linda Johnson, fraud crimes investigator at Fort Washington-based TruMark Financial Credit Union, for her work in the fight against elder abuse. Johnson, a member of the Philadelphia Financial Exploitation Task Force, conducts and participates in workshops for older adults that provide methods for: keeping seniors’ money and…
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The Desmond’s Sunset Grille to Host Summer Beer Garden Party Tonight
The largest outdoor deck in Chester County – the Sunset Grille at The Desmond in Malvern – is open for the season. Tonight, for the second time this summer, it will host a Summer Beer Garden Party. This one will run from 6-10 PM and will feature live music from Hake and Jarema. West Chester’s…
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Bala Cynwyd Producer Revisits O.J. Simpson Case in New Oxygen Documentary Mini-Series
Nancy Glass, CEO and executive producer of Bala Cynwyd’s Glass Entertainment Group, has revisited the O.J. Simpson case in the new Oxygen documentary Mini-Series ‘The Jury Speaks’, writes Ellen Gray for Philly.com. The five episode series has been airing on Oxygen on Thursday evenings and the first episode was dedicated to the Simpson trial. It…
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MONTCO Careers – Malvern Federal Savings Bank
Based in Paoli, Malvern Federal Savings Bank was established in 1887 to serve the needs of the community, including banking, volunteering, and providing careers to professionals. Malvern Federal is rapidly growing, and with this growth, it is seeing an accelerating need to add the most highly qualified people to its team. Malvern Federal strives to…
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