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Phillies’ Ryan Howard Scores $2.5M on Second Attempt at Selling Blue Bell Home
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard has finally scored in the sale of his Blue Bell mansion after his second at-bat. After striking out on a 2014 deal for the modern six-bedroom, 8,921-square-foot home on two acres, Howard recently scored a closing for $2.5 million of the $2.69 million he asked, according to a Philadelphia Magazine report…
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Montgomery County Careers – Tokio Marine North American Services
Based in Bala Cynwyd, Tokio Marine North American Services provides professional support services to the Tokio Marine Group of companies in the United States, including Tokio Marine Management, Inc., the First Insurance Company of Hawaii, and the Philadelphia Insurance Companies. Among its professional service offerings are actuarial, financial, audit, payroll, human resources, legal, information technology,…
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Ground Broken for Toll Brothers’ Condominium Project in King of Prussia
Toll Brothers City Living has broken ground on its 132-unit condominium development in King of Prussia, with the first completed units expected later this year, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. Named the Brownstones at The Village at Valley Forge, it will be the first new residential development for sale in King of Prussia for…
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Upper Merion Township, Valley Forge Casino Team Up to Award $152K in Grants, Scholarships
It was time for celebration at the Board of Community Assistance Awards Ceremony in Upper Merion, as officials from Upper Merion Township and the Valley Forge Casino Resort presented 65 grants and scholarships, writes Justin Heinze for the Tredyffrin-Easttown Patch. The Upper Merion Board of Supervisors and Valley Forge Casino Resort established the Board of…
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Local Girls Scoff at Stereotype, Explore Careers in Construction at Camp MAGIC
Eighteen girls swapped roasting marshmallows for high-powered nail guns to gain insight into a future career in construction at Camp MAGIC, writes Jane Von Bergen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The five-day Camp for Mentoring a Girl in Construction (MAGIC), which recently ended last week, took place at the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters’ Northeast Philadelphia apprentice-training…
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Montgomery County Careers – Tozour Energy Systems
Located in King of Prussia, Tozour Energy Systems has become the region’s leading distributor and service provider of high-performance building systems from Trane, as well as other manufacturers, and a full array of SMART energy and building performance services. TES offers clients the most advanced products and services to meet the evolving needs of their…
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Losing This Historic Montco Treasure Would Be Like Closing the Smithsonian; Funds Desperately Needed for Repair
The Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge Park is in dire need of funds for restoration and preservation, according to a staff report from Chadds Ford Live. An assessment last year determined that repairs will cost nearly $4.5 million. To achieve this, the Washington Memorial Heritage has started a campaign to raise the funds needed…
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Bala Cynwyd’s Alex’s Lemonade Stand to Build ‘Big Data’ Lab
It has squeezed $120 million out of lemons nationwide, and now the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation plans to squeeze important cancer insights out of Big Data. The Bala Cynwyd charity has announced blueprints for a new bioinformatics lab and a double scoop of funding — to $150 million over five years — for pediatric cancer research…
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PECO Ready to Weather Summer Storms in Montco
While most of Montgomery County is just warming up to a summer of possibilities, PECO has already dreamed up the worst Mother Nature could possibly throw at it — and spent almost $13 million to reinforce the local power grid against a potentially stormy summer. Early forecasts predict a possibility for more severe storms than…
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Hatboro Wiffle Ball Classic Swinging for a Miracle
Competitors in this year’s Hatboro Wiffle Ball Classic will be swinging for a miracle Sept. 4, as all proceeds from the annual community tourney are being dedicated to help bolster the recovery of 3-year-old Ben Buber, recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. The son of Stan and Jessica Buber has endured an initial surgery to…
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Montgomery County Careers – CBIZ
CBIZ – with more than 100 offices in major metropolitan areas and suburban cities throughout America, including one in Plymouth Meeting – provides its clients with financial services. They include accounting, tax, financial advisory, government health care consulting, risk advisory, real estate consulting, and valuation services. CBIZ is also one of the nation’s largest brokers…
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Montgomery County Says Enough to Philadelphia Wage Tax
Montgomery County is losing millions in tax revenue a year as Philadelphia, unlike almost all other cities in the state, keeps all 3.5 percent of the city’s wage tax paid by non-residents, writes Laura McCrystal for the Philadelphia Inquirer. With revenues tight from the recent budget issues, Montgomery County, along with other communities, is rallying…
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Bryn Mawr-Based Aqua America Appoints Chief Environmental Officer
Aqua America – one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly traded water utilities, which is headquartered in Bryn Mawr and serves nearly 3 million people – has announced that Christopher S. Crockett has joined the company as its chief environmental officer. Crockett was previously deputy commissioner for planning and environmental services at the Philadelphia Water Department…
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New Plans Presented to Norristown Council for Kennedy-Kenrick Site
Aquinas Realty Partners of Havertown has presented Norristown Council with several alternative development proposals for the former Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School property, writes Carl Rotenberg for The Times Herald. The property had been approved for the development of a 208-unit senior housing proposal from Pottstown-based Hallman Retirement Neighborhoods in November 2013, but it never progressed…
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Eschewing Job Titles, Wyncote’s ProLine Sales Honored by National Magazine for Its Service
Wyncote’s ProLine Sales is revered by the customers it serves, writes Mike Miazga of Supply House Times, the No. 1 media brand serving wholesale distributors and manufacturers’ representatives of plumbing, bath and kitchen, radiant and hydronics, and HVAC products. As a result, the six-employee firm was recently named the 2016 Supply House Times Manufacturers’ Representative of…
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Conshy Girls Prove Friendship and Business Can Mix on the Main Line
Kim Strengari and Marianne Gere have proven that business and friendship do mix as their expanding restaurant business on the Main Line shows, writes Michael Klein for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The best friends now own two restaurants in West Conshohocken, Stella Blu and Gypsy Saloon, as well as the Southern Cross Kitchen in Conshohocken, the new…
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Montgomery County Careers – Houghton International
Headquartered in Valley Forge, Houghton International is the world leader in industrial fluids, providing both high-tech metalworking and hydraulic fluid products and fluid management services almost since oil was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1859. Today, as it continues to expand its global presence, product ingenuity, and service expertise, Houghton is still guided by the…
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Several Montgomery County Companies Recognized with Healthiest Employer Awards
Healthiest Employer, a privately held technology firm that has served more than 6,000 employers in North America, is a leading analytics resource, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. Its Healthiest Employer Award recognizes organizations that proactively improve the health of their population. The national awards program evaluates employers of all sizes, industries, and stages of…
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