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Tech Talk: Delaware Valley rivaling Silicon Valley in office comfort
Most people don’t think of their office as a cozy, comfortable, even dare we say it, fun place to be. But that all started changing a few years ago as companies across the country committed themselves to providing a place or work that didn’t seem so much like, well, work. When CardConnect CEO Jeffrey Shanahan thinks of…
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Tech Talk: Time to step up your digital marketing game
When you ask a lot of people, people in a certain position and should know, what their digital marketing strategy is, you sometimes get a blank stare back, or an answer you know is completely made up. In case you’ve been wondering – digital marketing is still going hot. And if you or your company…
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Introducing … Tech Talk
Good afternoon MONTCO.Today readers. We’ve thought about this for a while and we are now ready to launch Tech Talk, which will be a story a day about all things tech. We’ll look at trends, new businesses, and of course, the people of the tech world making an impact. To kick things off, we thought…
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BB&T expands educational opportunities for Montco students
BB&T may be headquartered in North Carolina, but its philanthropy knows no bounds. The bank, which has 17 branches in Montgomery County, has a strong commitment to assist students working hard in the classroom to achieve their goals. And the evidence can be found in the more than $300,000 it donated in 2017 to a…
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Golf pro Brian Quinn and 1912 Club LLC buy Plymouth Country Club
A lot happened in 1912 — Girls Scouts of America was founded, and Arizona became the 48th state in the union, and the Titanic capture the headlines when it struck and ice berg and sank off the coast of Canada. But, closer to home, 1912 was also the year the doors of Plymouth Country Club…
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Main Line IT company, Syapse, expanding
Early success and access to local talent are driving forces behind plans for expansion at a Main Line IT company. Syapse, a leader in precision medicine solutions, has expanded its Philadelphia-area location in a larger office in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and announced plans to double its presence in the Delaware Valley in 2018, according to a press…
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MONTCO Market: Space-Saving Docks Add Ports to Increasingly Lighter Portable Computers
With portable computers relying more and more on cloud storage and wireless connections, the number of built-in ports has reduced drastically. This often results in only having a headphone jack and a pair of USB ports available, writes J. D. Biersdorfer for The New York Times. But while laptop manufacturers and other vendors sell cost…
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Conshohocken’s ShopRunner growing a culture, fostering talent
Talent stability is a driving force behind a local company looking to expand its hiring this year, and that’s after significant growth last year. ShopRunner, based in Conshohocken, is making a mockery of the misnomer that there is a massive ‘brain drain’ in the Philadelphia region. “When you work for a company out in the…
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Blue Bell consulting firm purchasing California company
A local internet analytics consulting firm has decided to ‘go west’ with the purchase of a California company. Anexinet, a 250-person, Blue Bell-based “digital architect” and analytics IT consulting firm, says it has agreed to buy Propelics, a San Jose, Calif.-based “enterprise-mobility strategies and applications” firm, writes Joseph DiStefano for philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “We are…
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Blue Bell consulting firm purchasing California company
A local internet analytics consulting firm has decided to ‘go west’ with the purchase of a California company. Anexinet, a 250-person, Blue Bell-based “digital architect” and analytics IT consulting firm, says it has agreed to buy Propelics, a San Jose, Calif.-based “enterprise-mobility strategies and applications” firm, writes Joseph DiStefano for philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “We are…
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Lower Pottsgrove police launch new website
Lower Pottsgrove police are attempting to take an extra bite out of crime with its new website, which is part of the Pennsylvania Crime Watch Network. A new Lower Pottsgrove police website intends to give the public more direct access to community crime- and public safety-related information, and more easily allow local residents to leave tips about…
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Conshohocken-based Saladworks ups its game with new supermarket location
With six locations in Montgomery County and based in Conshohocken, Saladworks is fairly accessible to folks in the county. But it’s even easier now to load up on those leafy greens. Saladworks entered the grocery channel with its first in-supermarket location at a local ShopRite “to prepare for omni-channel alternatives” as food industries begin to…
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Qlik to move headquarters to King of Prussia
With about 300 employees and a need for more room, the data analytics company Qlik will move from its 12,000-square foot location in RadThe company’s search for new space took it to West Conshohocken where it considered 100/200 Four Falls as well as 300 Four Falls. It ultimately decided to move to the Gulph Road…
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Philadelphia area financial experts agree the market correction was expected
As the Dow ended down 1,175 points, the worst in more than six years, some people grew a little worried and stressed that their stocks were taking a hit. But Wall Street, as a whole, remained calm. Over the last two days, stocks have recovered some of their recent losses but remain beneath the record…
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Main Line’s LiquidHub acquired by Paris tech firm for estimated $496 million
LiquidHub, based out of Wayne and one of the largest tech employers in the region, has been acquired by Capgemini, based in Paris, in a deal worth about $496 million, according to both companies. Capgemini, a global consulting tech firm, looking to expand its presence in North America as well as its digital consulting work…
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National Spotlight: ‘Number of the Beast’ drop in market not a true correction
For those who have been riding high for the past couple of years on a market that is handing out double-digit gains to investors and 401k holders alike, Friday’s drop that resembled the number of the Beast was a mere 2.6 percent of the market, not nearly large enough to be considered a correction. [uam_ad…
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Malvern Federal reports quarterly results, is ‘Well-positioned to advance in 2018’
Malvern Federal has reported operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017. Net income amounted to $403,000 or $0.06 per fully diluted common share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017, a decrease of $570,000, or 58.6 percent, as compared with net income of $973,000, or $0.15 per fully diluted common share,…
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Bryn Mawr Bank takes a loss after tax reform laws
After President Donald Trump’s corporate tax rate was lowered from 35 percent to 21 percent as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. became one of the view banks in Montgomery County region to take a fourth quarter loss. Like most banks, Bryn Mawr (NYSE: BMTC) incurred fourth quarter 2017…
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