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Who is Mike Bowman’s New Friend?
Not a clue! All this handsome fox would tell Mike Bowman, President & CEO at Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, last week is 1) that he was born and raised in a hut in Valley Forge National Park and 2) he had recently picked up an iPhone on a shopping spree at the King of…
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Longest Running, Largest Gaming Convention in Pennsylvania Expected to Draw 12,000 Gamers
TooManyGames, the longest running and largest gaming convention in Pennsylvania, will take place from June 23-25 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. With an expected attendance of more than 12,000 guests, the upcoming event marks the 13th expo over 10 years, and is expected to be the largest to date. TooManyGames is the…
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GSK Campus in Upper Merion Under Agreement with O’Neill Properties Group
GlaxoSmithKline’s West Campus in Upper Merion has been put under agreement by developer O’Neill Properties Group, write Natalie Kostelni and John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The forty-three buildings that cover close to 2.2 million-square-feet of office, lab, and warehouse space are at 709 Swedeland Road. Three years ago GSK announced that it was planning…
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The Taco Truck at King of Prussia Mall’s Unexpectedly Closes
Four months after the Taco Truck started operating in King of Prussia Mall and established itself as one of the Savor food court’s more popular options, the eatery suddenly closed on May 1, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. The owners were approached last year by Simon Property Group about locating a restaurant in…
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Educated Millennials Leaving Pennsylvania in Droves
At present, Pennsylvania seems to be having an issue attracting and retaining educated millennials, according to a report from the Independent Fiscal Office, writes Katie Meyer for NewsWorks. According to data from 2015, the last recorded year, more college-educated Pennsylvanians left the State than moved in. In fact, the figures show that while the state…
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How They Voted: American Health Care Act of 2017
The American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), H.R. 1628, the House Republicans’ Bill to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, passed the house yesterday in a razor-thin 217 – 213 vote that saw zero Democrats join the majority. Here is how Chester County’s Congressional delegated voted: Dwight Evans (D,…
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Suburban Congressmen Vote Against AHCA
It was touted by President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress, but local lawmakers, Republican and Democrats alike, voted against the proposed replacement for Obamacare. While the American Health Care Act has moved on from the House of Representatives to the Senate, news organizations across the country are trying to analyze its implications for Americans,…
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WalletHub: Pennsylvania Provides Not-So-Happy Working Mother’s Day
The best gift for Mother’s Day this year might just be to see Pennsylvania roll up its sleeves and do something for working moms, because the state has a lot of work to do if it wants to treat the vast majority of moms with young children right. More than 70 percent of moms with…
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Knowledge@Wharton: Election Tech Crisis Could Force Future Changes
Funding shortages, state control and the periodic nature of elections in America have fostered a disconnect in the election technology industry, and the nation’s often-outdated tech is fast creating a crisis. “There’s a crisis in voting technology — that across the country voting technology is literally falling apart,” said doctoral student Matthew Caulfield in a…
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MONTCO Careers – SKF
Headquartered in Lansdale, SKF has been a leading global technology provider since 1907, combining hands-on experience in over 40 industries with knowledge in a variety of technology platforms. Packaging Engineer This position coordinates and leads investigation and analysis of packaging failures and develops corrective actions, performs troubleshooting on new and existing packages, products, and processes,…
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MONTCO Careers – AmeriGas
Headquartered in King of Prussia with extensive operations in the United States, AmeriGas is the nation’s largest propane company, serving more than two million customers in all 50 states. Sr. Marketing Analyst This position analyzes marketing, sales, and operation data based on sales and retention data, builds mathematical models that show seasonal trending, and prepares trending reports…
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Life Expectancy in Montgomery County 5th in Pennsylvania, Above National Average
A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that people living in Montgomery County have a longer life expectancy than the national average of 79.08 years, writes Joel Achenbach for The Washington Post. The national average has been on the rise recently, due to advances in medicine and people paying more attention to their…
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Robert and Bruce Toll Inducted into BUILDER Magazine Hall of Fame
Robert I. and Bruce E. Toll, who 50 years ago co-founded Horsham-based Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, have been awarded the 2017 BUILDER Hall of Fame Award. The honor was bestowed upon them at the Housing Leadership Summit, hosted by Hanley Wood, publisher of BUILDER Magazine, on Monday in Dana Point,…
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Exec from Plymouth Meeting’s QuintilesIMS to be Honored as Rising Star
Melissa Pirolli of Plymouth Meeting’s QuintilesIMS, a leading integrated information and technology-enabled healthcare service provider, will be honored as a Rising Star by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association at its 28th Woman of the Year event. Nearly 2,000 leaders across the industry will celebrate during the HBA Woman of the Year event that showcases the HBA’s…
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Check Out Where Philadelphia International Ranks in Efficiency Among America’s Airports
With an operating efficiency of 84 percent, Philadelphia International Airport has placed 54th out of the 89 national airports in the American City Business Journals’ Airport Power Rankings, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This middle-of-the-pack rating, however, is anything but bad news for the airport. In fact, PHL, which has its international…
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MONTCO Careers – Universal Health Services
Headquartered in King of Prussia, Universal Health Services is one of the largest and most respected hospital management companies in the nation, operating more than 240 hospitals and facilities in the US, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the UK. Associate Data Architect – Cerner This position researches and resolves customer support center tickets, meets with…
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Owners Given More Time to Decide on Development Plans for Historic Knox House
The partnership that purchased Lower Merion’s historic Charles C. Knox House in March has been given an extension by the township to decide on its plans for the property, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. According to assistant director of planning with Lower Merion, Chris Leswing, the township will keep in place the current…
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Pending CBS Radio Acquisition Puts Pressure on Entercom’s First Quarter Results
Bala Cynwyd’s Entercom has reported a nearly $10 million loss for the first quarter of 2017. This is in stark contrast to the $3.9 million in profit for the same period last year, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. The loss is largely due to additional costs relating to its pending $1.7 billion merger…
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