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Temple Renames Media and Communication School after Cheltenham Native Lew Klein
To honor the over half century legacy of broadcasting pioneer and Cheltenham native Lew Klein as a teacher and mentor, Temple University is renaming its School of Media and Communication to the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication, writes Shannon McLaughlin Rooney for Temple Now. The tribute honors Klein’s contributions to the broadcasting field…
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Radial’s New Platform Helps ‘Brick & Mortar’ Retailers Boost Profitability
In an effort to help its clients compete with the online retail giant Amazon, King of Prussia’s Radial has launched a new suite of products, aimed at helping its clients improve their customer’s experiences while focusing on profitability. According to Radial’s research, mid-market retailers do not have the sufficient skills, scale, or resources to deliver…
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Montgomery County Careers – Henkels & McCoy
Headquartered in Blue Bell, Henkels & McCoy, Inc. is a leading utility construction firm providing critical infrastructure for the Power, Communications, Oil & Gas Pipeline, and Gas Distribution markets throughout North America. H&M consistently ranks in the Top 10 of Engineering News-Record’s Specialty Contractors and has been recognized with an E.I. DuPont Safety Excellence Award for safety performance. Lean…
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Fort Washington Life Settlement Provider Names Reid Buerger as Chief Executive Officer
Reid Buerger has been named Chief Executive Officer of Fort Washington’s Coventry, the leader and creator of the life settlement industry. Coventry was co-founded by Buerger’s father and mother, Alan and Constance Buerger, who are the company’s Executive Chairman and president, respectively. “It has always been our priority to ensure stable, long term leadership for…
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Monetate Laying Off Workers, Creating New Positions During HQ Move from Conshohocken
A number of employees have been laid off by Monetate during the company’s headquarters relocation from Conshohocken to NYC while several new positions are also being created, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. According to the company’s CEO, Lucinda Duncalfe, less than 15 percent of the staff has been laid off. “It’s not a…
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King of Prussia’s American Apparel Store to Close Following Bankruptcy Auction
Years of scandals have taken its toll on American Apparel, causing the all-American retailer to announce that it would be closing all 110 of its brick-and-mortar stores, including the one in King of Prussia, after a recent bankruptcy auction, writes Fabiola Cineas for Philadelphia Magazine. The company, which has filed for bankruptcy twice since 2015,…
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Montgomery County Careers – GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline, with a location in Collegeville, is the world’s sixth largest pharmaceutical company, and its top-selling products are Advair, Avodart, Flovent, Augmentin, Lovaza, and Lamictal. Its consumer products include Aquafresh toothpaste, Breathe Right nasal strips, and Nicoderm and Nicorette. Regulatory Business Operations Manager This position contributes to process maps for all key OCRO regulatory deliverables to…
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Ambler E-Marketing Company Follows Up Successful Funding Round with Acquisition of Persio
Ambler’s e-marketing company Clutch followed up its successful $5.25 million funding round with the acquisition of Chicago’s Persio for its mobile marketing capabilities, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. The latest acquisition gives Clutch, which focuses on customer management for B2C brands, a chance to incorporate Persio’s messaging platform into its own. This will…
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MCCC Foundation Board Member Heads Award-Winning Security Firm
According to and a board member for the Montgomery County Community College Foundation, the best way to run a successful company is through a personalized approach to its management, writes Ayana Jones for The Philadelphia Tribune. His security firm, headquartered in Center City, provides security guards for business and other institutions as well as background…
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Philly Fed Chief Tells Main Line Chamber Breakfast Interest Rates Likely to Rise 3 Times This Year
Three interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve are likely to arrive in 2017, but the economy is strong enough to handle it — for now. At a Main Line Chamber of Commerce breakfast last week, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker predicted the new year would see three interest rate increases, according to…
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Manor College Receives an A+ in Safety; School Set to Host Title IX Training
Manor College has received an A+ in Safety, according to the 2017 Safest College Campus Ranking from Niche, which has the most comprehensive data available on U.S. schools and neighborhoods. This ranking is based on key statistics and reviews of data from the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges that received an A+ rating provide a…
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Malvern Bancorp Reintroduces Insurance Subsidiary, Malvern Insurance Associates
The Paoli-based Malvern Bancorp, parent company of Malvern Federal Savings Bank, is reintroducing its insurance subsidiary, Malvern Insurance Associates, LLC. The company will offer commercial insurance; life, health, and long-term care insurance; and fixed annuities in its traditional Philadelphia Main Line geography and from its new offices in Morristown, N.J., and Quakertown. The Quakertown office,…
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Philly’s Life Sciences Industry Has a $25 Billion Footprint
With its dozen-plus world-renowned research institutions and top biomedical programs, a healthy ecosystem of 1,200 small and large enterprises employing nearly 50,000 people, and $6.3 billion of investment activity, Greater Philadelphia is a breeding ground for life sciences innovation and leadership. That’s according to the new Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Report, jointly put together by…
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Montgomery County Careers – Nutrisystem
Headquartered in Fort Washington, Nutrisystem is a commercial provider of weight loss products and services. The company initially offered weight-loss counseling and products in brick-and-mortar centers. However, in 1999, the company moved to a direct-to-consumer business model, selling its products and programs on the Internet and through a call center. Nutrisystem’s programs have been sold on QVC…
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Arcadia University President Steps Down, Will Serve Through June
It has not been a good year for Arcadia University, and it seems that the educational institution’s troubles are continuing into the New Year with the announcement that its current president will soon be departing the school, writes Susan Snyder for Philly.com. Nicolette DeVille Christensen The troubled Glenside school has announced that Nicolette DeVille Christensen…
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Former Bryn Mawr President, Pennsylvania Senator, Brought MLK Day of Service to Life
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is seeing a significant rise in community service participation around the country as hundreds of thousands of Americans flock to local organizations, churches, and schools to honor the legacy of the legendary civil rights leader, writes Briana Thomas for The Washington Post. Established 31 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Mike Bowman
Mike Bowman, President & CEO of Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board speaks with MONTCO Today about growing up in what his mother referred to as ‘Greater Northeast’ Philadelphia, how a move to Bucks County changed the course of his life, his career in the hospitality industry, how he got the job leading the region’s…
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Delaware Valley’s Largest Herman Miller Dealership Changes Ownership
Spectrum, the Herman Miller group dealership at 1003 West 9th Avenue in King of Prussia has been sold to its current president, Peggy Kelly. At over half a century old, Spectrum is both the oldest and the largest Herman Miller dealership in the Philadelphia region. Kelly, who joined the dealership as its President four years…
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