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VFTCB Holds Rally for National Travel, Tourism Week
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board gathered 200 members and guests at the Philadelphia Cricket Club on Monday for a travel rally to promote the region’s attractions and tourism highlights. The rally coincided with the Board’s second annual Destination Montco Golf Classic and was held in support of National Travel & Tourism Week, a…
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Montco Commissioners Issue Proclamation in Support of Circuit Trails
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners – including Joseph Gale, Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, and Kenneth Lawrence Jr. – issued a proclamation supporting the Circuit Trails Coalition’s goal of completing 500 miles of trails on the Circuit by 2025. Montgomery County is the second of nine counties in the Circuit Trails region to endorse this effort.…
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MONTCO Careers – Suburban Community Hospital
Located in East Norriton, Suburban Community Hospital, formerly known as Mercy Suburban Hospital, has been delivering quality healthcare to Montgomery County and the surrounding region for more than 65 years. Admitting Manager This position provides leadership, direction, and administration in all aspects of the admitting department and oversees all registration functions within all areas of the…
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Local Businessman and Skateboarding Enthusiast Brings Philly AM Contest to Ambler
The Northeast’s premier skateboarding contest is coming back to Ambler thanks in no small part to the tireless efforts of Ambler Skate Shop owner, Sean Khathavong, writes Brian Hickey for Philly Voice. The excitement and anticipation over the upcoming Philly Pro AM skateboarding competition is already evident in Ambler, with Borough Councilman Frank DeRuosi praising…
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MONTCO Careers – QuintilesIMS
With locations in Plymouth Meeting, Horsham, and Collegeville, QuintilesIMS is one of the largest employers in Montgomery County and a leading global information and technology services company. Technical Architect This position makes innovative architecture and technology recommendations for the Digital Office AI offering, analyzes and prototypes key deep learning and data analytics algorithms and applications, and…
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Survey Shows that Female Doctors with Children Face Extra Challenges and Discrimination
A survey has found that female doctors who have children such as Abington pediatrician Amanda Jones, face additional challenges and discrimination, writes Alan Yu for NewsWorks. The survey, published in the latest issue of Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine, found that 2,000 out of over 5,700 respondents said they suffered discrimination because…
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KOP’s Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems Wins $8.5M DOD Contract
Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems Wins $8.5M DOD Contract Meta Description (150 Characters): Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems in King of Prussia has received an $8.5M contract to upgrade the Navy’s Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System. SEO Keyword (1-2 Words): Lockheed Martin Word Count (Less 31 For Template): 243 The Post (Target length:…
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MONTCO Careers – Aon
Headquartered in London with a location in Hatboro, Aon is the leading global provider of risk management, insurance brokerage, and human resources solutions, with more than 72,000 employees worldwide Director, CRM Business Transformation This position assists with user adoption of CRM deployments, helps develop CRM strategies with business leaders in new areas, and performs revenue impact and…
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From Chesco: Wall Street Journal Suggests Immigration-Driven Labor Shortage Stomping on Mushroom Profits
The growing difficulty with finding people to pick mushrooms in Chester County is beginning to stomp on the area’s centuries-long agricultural pride and joy. A deepening labor shortage is forcing the county’s more-than-50 mushroom growers to pay workers higher wages while more mushrooms are being sent to lower-paying buyers, according to a report in The…
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Haverford College Tradition Brings Together Current Seniors with Graduates from 50 Years Ago
A little known Haverford College tradition brought together current seniors and graduates from fifty years ago for a night of shared insight, hope, and history on Thursday, writes Jeff Gammage for Philly.com. The tradition was started at the end of the Civil War by members of the Class of 1867. They made a pact to…
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Activists from Past Decades Gathered for Rally in Montgomery County
Activists from the 1960s and 1970s that led the civil rights and peace movement protests during the Vietnam War, dusted off their signs on Saturday to join an anti-Trump rally outside Sandy Run Middle School in Dresher, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for Philly.com. The protestors, many of whom are in their seventies and eighties…
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MONTCO Careers – GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline, with a location in Collegeville, is the world’s sixth largest pharmaceutical company, and produces well-known products including Aquafresh toothpaste, Breathe Right nasal strips, and Nicoderm and Nicorette. Technical Operations Manager This position provides engineering experience to support the consistent delivery of facilities and services, supports the development and improvement of processes that support the operational…
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Montgomery Bar Association Judiciary Committee Updates Primary Election Recommendations
All candidates appearing on this year’s primary ballot in Montgomery County for the position of judge on the Court of Common Pleas have been voluntarily interviewed and reviewed by the 30-member Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association. Recommendations for these and other candidates were initially released on Feb. 1, 2017, and are being reissued…
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MONTCO Today Careers – Nutrisystem
Headquartered in Fort Washington, Nutrisystem is a commercial provider of weight loss products and services through a direct-to-consumer business model, selling its products and programs on the Internet and through a call center. Associate Web Producer This position performs day-to-day creative and catalog maintenance of Nutrisystem affiliated web sites, ensures all marketing activities are properly designed and…
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Robots Kill Jobs, and So Do Companies That Don’t Automate
It’s kind of a catch-22. The medium-sized increase in the use of industrial robots across suburban Philadelphia in the 1990s and 2000s caused jobs and wages to fall, but companies that didn’t automate with robots also lost jobs. That’s the assessment of a new study from MIT and Boston University cited in a Bloomberg report…
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Ardent Credit Union Employees Graduate MBA Program with Help from Employee Cohort
Last week, seven Ardent Credit Union employees attended their graduation ceremony from Holy Family University’s MBA Program at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Graduates included: Mary Hoffman, VP Chief People Officer Joe Walmsley, Benefits Specialist Steven Scoleri, Loan Closer Julie Mack, Director Project of Implementation and Compliance Eileen Hughes, VP Operations Lynnette Dykes, Real Estate…
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Pair of Montco Residents Among PECO’s Newest Natural Gas Mechanics
Stephen Lipford of Lansdale and Phillip Myers of Schwenksville recently graduated from PECO’s natural gas training program. The graduates are two of 12 new apprentice mechanics to complete the rigorous training program and join the company’s front lines – ensuring safe and reliable natural gas for more than 516,000 area customers. [uam_ad id=”51709″] Advertisement The…
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Iron Hill GM Still Stands Alone in Burger Month Challenge
In retrospect, a month’s worth of savory half-pound burgers from Iron Hill seems more like a mountain of meat. Maybe that’s why no other man has taken up general manager Warren Sewell on his National Burger Month challenge. Four years ago this month, Sewell sat down and cleaned his plate of Iron Hill’s one-a-day menu…
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