• Hatfield Artist Wow’s Carlisle Ice Fest Crowd with Frozen Harley Motorcycle Sculpture

    Hatfield Artist Wow’s Carlisle Ice Fest Crowd with Frozen Harley Motorcycle Sculpture

    Hatfield artist Tom Young of Ice Concepts drew huge crowds of admirers with his stunning Harley motorcycle ice sculpture at the CenturyLink Ice Art Fest in downtown Carlisle, writes Joseph Cress for The Sentinel. The frozen sculpture of the motorcycle was sponsored by Appalachian Harley-Davidson on the Carlisle Pike, and was placed in the parking…

  • Philadelphia’s Juice Merchant Expands into the Main Line

    Philadelphia’s Juice Merchant Expands into the Main Line

    Philadelphia’s The Juice Merchant juicery and café is expanding into the Main Line with a new location in Narberth, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Juice Merchant is owned by Lenny Bazemore with the heart of the business overseen by managing chef Sean O’Brien. He has previously worked in well-known Philadelphia restaurants such…

  • Montgomery County Careers – Square 2 Marketing

    Montgomery County Careers – Square 2 Marketing

    Located in Conshohocken, Square 2 Marketing has a team full of marketing and sales experts with diverse focus areas, including SEO strategy, conversion copywriting, persuasive design, HubSpot and CMS development, and much more. Marketing Strategist This position works with clients to counsel and advise them on marketing strategies to grow their businesses, crafts messaging strategy, establishes strong…

  • From Delco: Lansdowne Native, Indie Rock Veteran Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Chart

    From Delco: Lansdowne Native, Indie Rock Veteran Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Chart

    Lansdowne native Kurt Vile has spent decades steadily climbing the U.S. charts and a single from his latest album, b’lieve I’m goin down … , is now No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative chart, writes Adam Clair for Flagpole Magazine. Compared to his earlier works, the album that came out in 2015 is a more-polished…

  • From Chesco: Brandywine Branch Distillers Expands Due to High Demand

    From Chesco: Brandywine Branch Distillers Expands Due to High Demand

    Not even a year into production, Elverson’s Brandywine Branch Distillers is already accelerating its plans for national expansion due to the high demand for its flavorsome gins, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The distillery, which started production in April, opened its full-service bistro in mid-June, and began commercial sales in July last…

  • Warminster to Purchase Former Willow Grove Base Staff Neighborhood

    Warminster to Purchase Former Willow Grove Base Staff Neighborhood

    An abandoned neighborhood that used to be a home to the staff at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster and the Willow Grove Joint Naval-Air Station is about to get a new owner, writes Natalya Bucuy for Montgomery News. During its February 2 meeting, the Warminster Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to start…

  • The Delaware Valley is Overflowing With Skilled Workers

    The Delaware Valley is Overflowing With Skilled Workers

    While a number of cities nationwide are seeing a high influx of skilled workers relocating there for work, Philadelphia is at the bottom of the list with an overabundance of local talent, writes Glenn Leibowitz for Inc.com. LinkedIn, the social media networking tool with over 133 million profiles of U.S. workers has started utilizing its…

  • Singles in Suburban Philadelphia Are Smart, Hard-Working but Hard to Find

    Singles in Suburban Philadelphia Are Smart, Hard-Working but Hard to Find

    If you’re looking for love this Valentine’s Day, your best bet in the Philadelphia suburbs is finding a smart, hard-working guy in his 20s. That’s the word from a Trulia feature by Mark Uh that analyzed the stats on singles in America’s top 100 metros. While the city of Philadelphia itself had the eighth-highest ratio…

  • The Delaware Valley Not a Great Place to Spend Valentine’s Day

    The Delaware Valley Not a Great Place to Spend Valentine’s Day

    Knowing that America’s sweethearts are planning to dish out an average of $136.57 each on the Day of Hearts, WalletHub released has a report on 2017’s Best Places for Valentine’s Day, together with an entertaining infographic providing Valentine’s Day Fun Facts. To determine which are the most romantic and, at the same time, affordable cities…

  • Philanthropy the Theme at TruMark Financial Credit Union’s Annual Meeting

    Philanthropy the Theme at TruMark Financial Credit Union’s Annual Meeting

    Employees of TruMark Financial Credit Union from Fort Washington received a lesson in philanthropy in addition to the credit union’s 2017 strategic plan during its annual meeting on February 7 at the Radisson Hotel in Valley Forge. TruMark Financial partnered with Odyssey Teams and The Helping Hand Project to provide employees with a “give back…

  • Montgomery County Careers – Think Company

    Montgomery County Careers – Think Company

    Think Brownstone is an experience design firm with studios in Conshohocken and Center City that focuses on software products, business applications, responsive websites, and more. Development Lead This position serves as the primary technical point of contact for internal and client teams throughout the project life cycle, including sales, research, design, kick-off, delivery, and maintenance, and…

  • From Delco: New Competition Brewing for Wawa in South Jersey

    From Delco: New Competition Brewing for Wawa in South Jersey

    Wawa has been dominating the c-store scene in South Jersey for years, but it seems that another rival chain is trying to shake things up there, writes Rob Tornoe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Royal Farms, known best for its fried chicken, has begun constructing its first store in New Jersey in Magnolia, which is expected…

  • Three of Top Five Baseball Players from Philly Region Grew Up in Montgomery County

    Three of Top Five Baseball Players from Philly Region Grew Up in Montgomery County

    The fact that Montgomery County is bursting with sporting talent has been highlighted again as three out of the five top Major League Baseball players in the Philadelphia region hail from here, writes Joe Trezza for MLB.com. In an ongoing feature reviewing all 27 Major League cities and their local talent, MLB.com has published Philadelphia’s…

  • GlaxoSmithKline CEO: New Drugs Must Be Both Innovative and Affordable

    GlaxoSmithKline CEO: New Drugs Must Be Both Innovative and Affordable

    Drug pricing, regulations, and possible Medicaid price negotiations are among the subjects GlaxoSmithKline’s CEO Andrew Witty recently discussed in a Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas interview. According to Witty, the company with facilities in Collegeville has already been working on reforming its pricing strategy for the last five years. “We need to be very clear as we…

  • In Honor of Black History Month, VFTCB Highlights Local Sites of African-American Significance

    In Honor of Black History Month, VFTCB Highlights Local Sites of African-American Significance

    For Black History Month, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is spotlighting the stories of sacrifice and steadfastness of the African-American community of Montgomery County. The content of Patriot Trails, the VFTCB’s online celebration of history, covers Revolutionary War information native to Montco, including details about the contributions of black soldiers during the war.…

  • Montgomery County Careers – Azzur Group

    Montgomery County Careers – Azzur Group

    Based in Willow Grove, Azzur Group is a private equity firm comprised of a network of high-level life science companies, created to provide efficient and cost-effective solutions. Business Analysts This position uses data to understand business patterns and analyze data through quantitative research, identifies current and future state business processes, and creates, analyzes, and validates functional business…

  • Looming Trade War with Mexico Could Hurt Philadelphia Region

    Looming Trade War with Mexico Could Hurt Philadelphia Region

    The debate over who will pay for Trump’s much vaunted wall along the border with Mexican might soon turn into a full-fledged trade war to the detriment of both Greater Philadelphia region consumers, and businesses that export their products south of the border, writes Fabiola Cineas for Philadelphia Magazine. Trump has already floated the idea…

  • From Chesco: Could West Chester Be Home to the Best High School Basketball Team in America?

    From Chesco: Could West Chester Be Home to the Best High School Basketball Team in America?

    Although the Westtown School’s boys basketball team is ineligible to compete for a state championship, there is little doubt that it is the best high school squad in Pennsylvania. And perhaps all of America. The Westtown School – which is a member of the Friends Schools League, a collection of prestigious, mostly Quaker schools in…