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Almac Group Expansion Prescribes Big Economic Impact
Almac Group is prescribing significant economic growth for Souderton and Lansdale thanks to new plans for a $24.4 million expansion. The pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer just received a $1.56 million Pennsylvania First Program gra nt from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and it anticipates investing the rest over the course of the…
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BrightView’s New CEO Choice Is Seasoned Exec
An experienced executive who has held the reins of billion-dollar business segments has been selected to shape the future of the nation’s landscaping leader. Next month the Plymouth Meeting headquarters of BrightView will welcome new President and CEO Andrew Masterman, according to a Total Landscape Care report by David Rountree. “I am thrilled to join…
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Montgomery County Careers – Unisys
Headquartered in Blue Bell, Unisys is a global information technology company that works with many of the world’s largest companies and government organizations to solve their most pressing IT and business challenges. Unisys specializes in providing integrated, leading-edge solutions to clients in the government, financial services, and commercial markets. Its offerings include cloud and infrastructure services, application…
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Montco Attorney to Host Program on Getting Started in Medical Marijuana Business
William G. Roark, an attorney at Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin in Lansdale, will present a continuing legal education program entitled “Getting Started in the Medical Marijuana Business in PA” today. Attendees at the CLE will receive the most up to date information on the implementation of Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act and learn steps…
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Wisler Pearlstine Unveils New, Cutting-Edge Website
Blue Bell’s Wisler Pearlstine, LLP is pleased to announce the rollout of its new website. Featuring a cutting-edge design, easy navigation, and a simple color palette, the new website accurately portrays the firm’s experienced team, diverse practice areas, and core values. The process to redesign and update the website was a true collaborative effort with…
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New Sports Field in Conshohocken Provides Boon to Montco Economy
The Proving Grounds – Conshohocken’s newest facility for field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse – is often the site of local pick-up games after work, according to Kimberly Lyman, Sports Facility Coordinator. These informal competitions are a popular means for local professionals to blow off steam and get some exercise, and the hours from 5–11:30 PM…
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Toll Brothers Buys Up Coleman Homes in Boise
Toll Brothers has opened the door to building new homes in another national market with the cash buyout of Coleman Real Estate Holdings’ 12-year presence in Boise, Idaho. “The acquisition of Coleman Homes will enable us to expand our new initiative of serving a slightly lower price point niche in the upscale market,” CEO Douglas…
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Montgomery County Careers – Trion Group
As part of the Marsh & McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, LLC, the world’s leading global insurance broker and risk management advisor, the Trion Group is a leader in the employee benefits marketplace. With locations in King of Prussia and Conshohocken, Trion simplifies benefits and risk management for local, regional, and Fortune 1000 companies by combining…
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Two King of Prussia Office Buildings Up for Sale
Two office buildings have gone up for sale in King of Prussia, which has proven to be one of the most active real estate investments markets in the region, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The first on offer is the Triad building at 2200 Renaissance Blvd, which was about 20 percent leased and…
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Abington Speech Pathology Services Brings Telemedicine Into Speech Therapy
Abington Speech Pathology Services is offering a new kind of speech therapy from a distance for people who need it by using IT and telecommunication innovations, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS Philly. The technology which is similar to Skype’s video service has a therapeutic element built in. According to Orna Kempler-Azulay with Abington Speech Pathology…
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Harleysville Company Keeping Rust Away During Shipping Process
Harleysville’s Green Packaging is trying to ease the minds of those whose livelihood hinges on the successful shipping of metal parts without them getting affected by rust. The company, which has been providing eco-friendly, anti-corrosion VCI packaging solutions for over a decade, is offering a comprehensive solution to rust, one of the biggest issues for…
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A Tale of Two Wentz’s as Carson Wentz Fever Brings Back Memories of another Wentz
The current popularity of Philly Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has stirred up memories of Pennsylvania fullback Barney Wentz, a star from the NFL’s pioneering days almost a century ago, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for Philly.com. In fact, the story Barney Wentz has been a popular topic among NFL aficionados in the region for decades and has…
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Glaxo Moving Bulk of Its Research and Discovery Operations to Montgomery County
GlaxoSmithKline has decided to consolidate its global drug research and discovery operations into two big hubs with one of them in Upper Providence Township, writes Linda Loyd for Philly.com. The company, which already employs 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area, is planning to spend close to $250 million on the construction of four floors of…
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King of Prussia Residents Can Now Grab a Bottle of Wine to Go at Wegmans
Thanks to the changes in state liquor laws that allow supermarkets to sell wine, King of Prussia residents can now grab a bottle at Wegmans, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. Pennsylvania House Bill 1690, also known as Act 39, was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf in June. It has created a…
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Conshohocken Artists Using Butter for White House Sculpture
To lighten the poloitical mood this morning, this story from CBS Philly of two artists from Conshohocken who have been working on a huge White House sculpture made out of butter, writes Hadas Kuznits for CBS Philly. Marie Pelton and Jim Victor have been commissioned by President butter to create the election-themed food sculpture for…
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Plymouth Meeting’s ECRI Institute Receives $3 Million Grant from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Plymouth Meeting’s ECRI Institute has been awarded a $3 million grant by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for a three-year project to help improve electronic health records and health information technology. The new grant will support three years of groundwork by The Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety. The Partnership is a multi-stakeholder collaborative…
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Does Your Convenience-Store Preference Say Anything About Your Vote? This Report Says So
The battle for the presidency heated up last week when Donald Trump tread into Hillary Clinton territory: the Wawa in King of Prussia. A survey by Placed, a leader in location analytics, “found that Clinton supporters were more likely to visit a Wawa, despite Donald Trump’s visit this week,” according to a report by Lesley…
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Down 3.5 Inches of Precipitation, Montgomery County Much Drier Than Usual
Despite hurricane-ravaged coasts, inland areas of New Jersey have devolved into severe drought that now threatens to spread into southeastern Pennsylvania. “The entire southeast part of the state has seen well below normal rainfall in the past two months,” a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz stated. “The biggest shortfalls have been in Carbon,…
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