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Local Municipalities Consider Reclaiming Philadelphia’s Commuter Wage Tax
Several local municipalities have brought up a possibility of revisiting the Sterling Act, the Great Depression measure, which to this day allows the city of Philadelphia to collect a wage tax from commuters, writes Dan Sokil for the Lansdale Reporter. Philadelphia is the only municipality in Pennsylvania that is still allowed to collect earned income revenue…
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Collegeville Yoga Bar Recognized as Emerging Business of the Year
Stefania Davidse did not expect that her first visit to a studio for a yoga class would lead her to a successful business venture, writes Susan L. Pena for the Reading Eagle. However, after discovering all the benefits, the Montgomery County native started taking six yoga classes a week while maintaining her teaching career. She then…
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Montgomery County Careers – TruMark Financial
Since its founding in 1939 by a handful of Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania employees, TruMark Financial Credit Union has grown to be a leader in the credit union industry. Headquartered in Fort Washington, TruMark Financial provides savings, transaction, and credit services solely for its members. In 2005, the credit union’s field of membership changed…
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President of KOP’s Bala Consulting Engineers Discusses How Businesses Can Weather the Storm
Michael Anastasio, president of King of Prussia’s Bala Consulting Engineers, was one of four CEOs who recently described, to an audience at the Radnor Country Club, how their businesses handled challenges on their pathway to growth. The chief executives spoke to the 120 members and guests of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group, an organization…
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King of Prussia Teeming with $1 Billion (Yes, Billion) Worth of Development in the Works
With a total of approximately one billion dollars being pumped into the development of King of Prussia, officials are hoping it becomes the suburban trifecta where people can live, work, and shop. Upper Merion is a rare suburb, the business hub of which employs 56,000 day workers, far more than the township’s 30,000 residents, writes…
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Former Bentley Systems Executive Invests Big in Pottstown’s American Keg
Production is pouring out of the only stainless steel keg manufacturer in the country in order to quench the growing thirst of the craft brewing industry, and that means big business for Pottstown. A business venture that originated with Sly Fox Brewing’s John Giannopolous as Geemacher is now flowing at full speed thanks to a…
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American Legion Post in Fort Washington to Undergo $4 Million in Renovations
American Legion Post #10, located on South Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, will undergo a $4 million renovation, courtesy of Delaware County-based Power Home Remodeling, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Power will fund and construct a residential property – including four townhomes and four two-bedroom apartments – a fitness center and a…
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Montgomery County Careers – Liberty Lutheran
Based in Ambler, Liberty Lutheran is a social ministry organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its more than 20 locations throughout Pennsylvania faithfully provide vital resources to more than 61,000 individuals and families every year. Liberty Lutheran continually seeks to help those who are facing life-changing situations from the earliest stages of life…
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One Year After Fire Destroys Its Headquarters in Plymouth Township, City Floor Supply Rebrands, Moves to King of Prussia
A year after the one-story commercial building that housed the Philadelphia Floor Store in Plymouth Township went up in flames, the company changed its name to City Floor Supply and has found a new home on East Church Road in King of Prussia. And now, the nation’s leading hardwood floor supplier has officially opened its…
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Despite Drooping Sales in California, Toll Brothers Expects Business to Pick Up in Golden State
Apart from lower sales in California, Horsham’s Toll Brothers has reported a successful second fiscal quarter, beating expectations and reassuring nervous investors of good days to come in the Golden State, writes Tom Terrarosa for TheStreet. The luxury-home developer reported earnings of 51 cents per share on revenue of $1.12 billion for its fiscal second…
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Fort Washington’s TruMark Financial Expands with Acquisition of Keystone Federal
With the acquisition of Keystone Federal Credit Union, the Philadelphia region’s third-largest credit union is expanding its presence in the region, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. TruMark Financial Credit Union, which recently relocated its headquarters from Trevose to Fort Washington, already has six locations in Philadelphia and Montgomery County, four in Bucks County,…
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Real Estate Investment Broker: It’s Flashing Red Lights in King of Prussia Now
Over the last several years, King of Prussia has become the focal point for numerous commercial real estate property investors, including many from out of state, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Montgomery County property records, nearly $906 million has been spent over the last eight years on office, retail, apartment, flex…
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Norristown Resident, Former Newspaper Delivery Driver Invents Handy Hook to Prevent Chaos in the Car
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Having for years delivered newspapers – the New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer among them – Norristown’s Geraldo Gonzalez became obsessed with figuring out a way to organize them without creating chaos in his car. The 45-year-old Gonzalez tinkered with suction cups and Velcro, before inventing The…
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Fort Washington’s RAM Technologies Illustrates How to Lower Cost of Medicare and Medicaid Administration
Fort Washington’s RAM Technologies, the leading provider of enterprise claims processing software and claims adjudication software for health plans, has announced it will continue to support America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). RAM will participate in AHIP’s Institute 2016 in Las Vegas as both a sponsor and exhibitor and will be demonstrating proven solutions to reduce…
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Montgomery County Careers – RAM Technologies
Fort Washington’s RAM Technologies develops revolutionary software to simplify the complex business of healthcare administration. Its innovative solutions deliver advanced functionality across the health-plan enterprise. RAM has merited a top spot in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “List of Top Software Developers” for five consecutive years, was named Most Promising Insurance Technology Solution Provider by CIO…
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Blue Bell’s Ruttenberg Autism Center Provides Unique Training to Conshohocken Police
The new autism center in Blue Bell not only provides benefits for its patients, but for the local police as well, writes Justin Heinze for the Roxborough-Manayunk Patch. Courtesy of the new Ruttenberg Autism Center, the Conshohocken Police Department received special training on Monday and Wednesday as the center’s staff educated officers who are often…
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Ambler’s Facilities Control Technology Urges Business Owners to Take Extensive Security Measures This Summer
Ambler’s Facilities Control Technology, the maker of the venerated PatrolScan, is urging business owners to take pervasive security measures this upcoming summer season. According to the company’s CEO, Allyn Huntzinger, burglaries in the United States peak during the summer months. “While your security team might be great, you can’t just assume they’re doing everything they…
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Owner of Lansdale’s Wes Carver Electric Featured in House & Home Magazine
Wes Carver, the owner of Wes Carver Electric, a full-service electrical contracting company based in Lansdale, has been featured in this month’s edition of House & Home Magazine. In the “Ask the Experts” section of the May 2016 edition of the magazine, Carver answers a series of questions regarding the impact of landscape lighting on…
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