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MONTCO Careers – American Reading Company
Built and run by education activists, the King of Prussia-based American Reading Company is a trusted partner of 5,320 schools and 1,070 districts in 50 states, helping strengthen district and school capacity at every level. Full Stack Developer – Business Systems This position builds custom web-based front-ends to simplify product design, order entry, item maintenance, and more,…
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Montgomery County’s 60,000 Turnpike’s Toll Scofflaws Given Fair Warning
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has warned drivers with at least six unpaid tolls or outstanding violations of $500 or more to pay up by Aug. 4, or risk having their vehicle registrations suspended, writes Mari Schaefer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The new law came into effect on July 5. However, the Commission says that if…
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MONTCO Careers – Lockheed Martin
With a location in King of Prussia, Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies company with 126,000 employees worldwide. Senior Accountant This position prepares accurate and timely final invoices in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations, compiles backup and supporting data to meet contract specific requirement, and satisfies DCAA audit questions and requirements.…
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Career Transition Event Helps Highly Educated Unemployed Montgomery County Residents
A My Career Transitions panel held on Saturday at Penn State’s Great Valley campus provided employment advice to Montgomery County’s highly educated unemployed, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for Philly.com. Around 185 people listened to four human resource managers offer support and networking organization for people who have lost their jobs or want a change.…
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Dearth of Retail, Manufacturing Jobs Nudge Pennsylvania’s Population Down
Pennsylvania’s population has shrunk for the first time in over three decades, with deaths and move-outs outnumbering births and move-ins by 8,000, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for Philly.com. This puts Pennsylvania in the bottom four states that have lost more people than they have gained over the last year. It also drops Philadelphia to the…
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Horsham’s Toll Brothers Reduces Jewelers Row Tower Proposal by Six Stories
Horsham’s Toll Brothers has reduced the planned 29-story condo tower in Center City’s Jewelers Row by six floors in its latest proposal for the development, writes Jacob Adelman for Philly.com. The new plan was submitted after the company received notification from Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections that its request for permits for the 29-story…
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Maximizing Your Local Search Visibility
By Julie Friedman Bacchini Search Engine Optimization used to be pretty easy – create relevant title tags for web pages and content that used the keywords you wanted to be found for and voila, page one Google positioning. Or create a page for each town you wanted to target and talk about your product or…
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Knowledge@Wharton: Kick Incivility Out of the Workplace
Lack of civility in the workplace is a growing problem which left unchecked, can lead to serious problems both for the company and its employees, said author and associate professor of management at Georgetown University, Christine Porath, during an interview with Knowledge@Wharton. Rampant incivility not only makes the work environment tense, but can also lead…
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Oaks’ SEI Investments Acquires Archway Technology Partners for $80 Million
Oaks’ SEI Investments has agreed to pay $80 million plus up to $8 million in financial growth earn-outs for Archway Technology Partners, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Archway provides operating technologies and services to the family office industry and provides technology to other institutions that service this market. According to SEI, the deal…
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MONTCO Careers – Almac Group
With a location in Souderton, the Almac Group is a recognized, global, knowledge-based leader for the research, development, and delivery of pharmaceutical services, from drug discovery through all areas of clinical trials to the commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Supply Chain Coordinator This position monitors the number of shipments to clinical sites and depots, monitors the inventory of…
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Waste Hauling Services Contractor Donates $50K to YMCA’s of Pottstown and Audubon
Audobon’s J.P. Mascaro and Sons, Lower Pottsgrove’s waste hauling and recycling services contractor, has donated $50,000 to the YMCA’s of Pottstown and Audubon, writes Joe Zlomek for Sanatoga Post. However, Mascaro is not stopping there and is offering up to $50,000 in matching grants to other businesses in the area that make a donation. [uam_ad…
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Education Services and Health Care Main Employers in Montgomery County
The boom in the health industry and the expanding education workforce in Philadelphia is having a positive impact on the suburbs, according to a staff report from Philadelphia Business Journal. According to a report from Data USA, these services are now the main employers in Montgomery County. The data shows that with 103,786 employees between…
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Amtrak Announces NYC Schedule Changes
Amtrak is announcing preliminary schedules as part of the Infrastructure Renewal at New York Penn Station, a series of major track and switch renewal projects that will strengthen railroad infrastructure, operations, and preparedness, and ultimately improve reliability at America’s busiest rail hub. “Amtrak is accelerating its work to improve conditions and reliability of the tracks…
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Pennsylvania Ranked Near Bottom on List of Best & Worst States to Start a Business
In an in-depth report by WalletHub that analyzes the Best & Worst States to Start a Business in 2017, only five states ranked lower than Pennsylvania. Each state was evaluated in three key areas: business environment, access to resources, and business costs. Business environment was worth up to 50 points, while the other two provided…
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DVRPC Awards Funding to Four Montgomery County Trail Projects
Four trail projects in Montgomery County have received funding from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission through its Regional Trails Program. The program provides funding and planning assistance to help complete ‘The Circuit’, a planned 750-mile network of multiuse trails throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. [uam_ad id=”51709″] . Out of the four projects, $100,000 was…
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos ‘Day 1’ Philosophy Can Transform Contentment and Attrition in Business
By Gina F. Rubel In a recent letter to his Amazon shareholders, CEO Jeff Bezos gives a lay of the proverbial “Day 1” landscape, while warning against the stasis of “Day 2.” He says that a company can never stop being a start-up and believes that company leadership need always think like they did on…
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Two Montgomery County Zip Codes in Top 15 Hottest Philadelphia Housing Markets
Cheltenham and Whitemarsh Township in Montgomery County are among the top ten hottest housing markets in Greater Philadelphia, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. According to data from Zillow on 256 ZIP codes in Greater Philadelphia, Cheltenham’s 19012 ranked eight and Whitemarsh Township’s 19444 came in tenth. The rankings are based on overall real…
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Grassroots-Led Pottstown GoFourth! Confirms Live Music Schedule for Festival
The music lineup of free entertainment has been finalized for the Pottstown GoFourth! Festival, a newly conceived community celebration featuring outstanding entertainment, arts and crafts, and wonderful food. The Pottstown GoFourth! Festival will be held in Pottstown’s Memorial Park on July 3 and 4 from approximately 11 AM to approximately 11 PM. Festival planners also…
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