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State Correctional Institution in Skippack Township Gets New Completion Date
State Correctional Institution in Skippack Township Gets New Completion Date Meta Description (150 Characters): After ongoing delays, the completion date for the State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Skippack Township has now been set for September 29. SEO Keyword (1-2 Words): Skippack Township Word Count (Less 31 For Template): 248 The Post (Target length: 250 to…
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Robert and Bruce Toll Inducted into BUILDER Magazine Hall of Fame
Robert I. and Bruce E. Toll, who 50 years ago co-founded Horsham-based Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, have been awarded the 2017 BUILDER Hall of Fame Award. The honor was bestowed upon them at the Housing Leadership Summit, hosted by Hanley Wood, publisher of BUILDER Magazine, on Monday in Dana Point,…
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MONTCO Today 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. Senior Construction Manager This position oversees total construction efforts to ensure that projects are constructed in accordance with design, budget, and schedule, authorizes all project…
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Bryn Mawr’s Chuck Pennoni to Receive 2016 William Penn Award
Bryn Mawr’s Chuck Pennoni, an established engineer and founder of Pennoni Associates, has been named the Chamber of Commerce 2016 William Penn Award winner, writes Deanna Passaretti for Main Line Today. Pennoni has over 60 years of experience in the engineering field. He prides himself on being able to overcome the challenges of opening a…
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Valley Forge’s Washington Memorial Chapel’s Iconic Stained-Glass Windows Get Much-Needed Repairs
“Knock and it shall be opened unto you.” This verse from St. Matthew not only serves as the biblical text for The Lafayette Window inside The Washington Memorial Chapel, but also as a metaphor for what the chapel has come to represent to those who call it “home.” Currently undergoing the first phase of a…
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Six Montgomery County Campus Redevelopment Projects Move Forward
Montgomery County is moving forward on the $281 million redevelopment of key buildings essential to the county’s governance, writes Eric Devlin for Montgomery Media. Three projects of the projects will focus on One Montgomery Plaza, with a new security entrance, facade replacement, and interior renovations, while the remaining three projects will focus on the new…
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Toll Brothers Shares Rises After Upbeat Quarterly Results
Toll Brothers received a six percent boost in its share prices after the Horsham luxury homebuilder reported quarterly revenue and earnings that exceeded analysts’ expectations, writes Jeff Bukhari for Fortune. Following the news, its share price climbed close to $34, the highest level since the end of 2015 and 43 percent higher than it was…
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Busy Spring at Home Depot Brings More Jobs to Montgomery County
Over 80,000 new jobs are coming to Home Depot to meet increased spring demand, with nearly 1,500 of them in the Greater Philadelphia area, including Montgomery County, according to a staff report from Philadelphia Business Journal. The new positions at the home supplies retail giant include cashiers, sales, and online order fulfillment. Some are seasonal,…
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Toll Brothers Adjust to Changing Home Design Trends with Lanais
While home design styles vary greatly around the country, some unifying trends have started to emerge prompting Horsham’s Toll Brothers to offer some design options in all of its markets, writes Michele Lerner for The Washington Post. Tim Gehman, director of design for Toll Brothers home builders in Philadelphia, said that while each market has…
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Demolished Bridgeport Church Leaves Rubble and Sadness for Local Salvager
The demolished Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Bridgeport is the latest in a long line of sanctuaries that salvager Bob Beaty has been visiting in recent years, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for Philly.com. Once a church and school as well as a rectory and convent, the parish prospered for several generations. But then like…
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After Over a Year of Delays, Opening Date for the New Skippack Prison Still Unknown
Pennsylvania officials have been meeting with the developer of the new prison facility being constructed in Skippack in an effort to finally determine a potential opening date for the correctional institution, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for Philly.com. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel and General Services Secretary Curt Topper met on January 9 with leaders of Walsh…
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Toll Brothers Looking to Capture Millennial’s Hearts, Dollars with Lower Priced Homes
Horsham’s Toll Brothers is taking a different approach in trying to capture the millennial home buyer market by building a range of more affordable homes, writes Caitlin McCabe for Philly.com. The new range of homes, called the “T-Select” line is being tested in the Houston, Texas, market. The company also feels that it has the…
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Former O’Neill Site in Bala Cynwyd Back on Market after Development Project Falls Through
Despite already being approved for a mixed-use development project, the former O’Neill site on Rock Hill Road in Bala Cynwyd is back on the market, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Main Line Times. The project for four four-story buildings with underground parking decks had been proposed by Brian O’Neill, the owner of O’Neill Properties. But despite…
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Horsham’s Toll Brothers Increase Jewelers’ Row Project Tower to 29 Stories
Horsham developer Toll Brothers has decided to increase the height of the tower it is planning to build as part of their Philadelphia Jewelers’ Row project, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Originally envisioned as a 16 story structure on the 700 block of Sansom Street, the tower may now have 29 stories. The…
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City Works Set to Open in King of Prussia’s Town Center on December 10
City Works, the restaurant concept by Bottleneck Management, is set to open on December 10 at King of Prussia Town Center to coincide with the Town Center’s inaugural Winterfest, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. This will be the Chicago group’s first foray into this region and the mix of tenants at King of…
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Celebrating Lower Merion Architect Henry Grow Jr. Best Known for His Mormon Tabernacle Work
Next October will mark 200 years since the birth of Henry Grow Jr., the Lower Merion architect and civil engineer famous for his work on the Salt Lake Tabernacle, writes Jon Bari for Desert News. Grow, who grew up in Lower Merion Township, was taught bridge-building techniques by his family. This led him to become…
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New Housing Community Planned in Montgomery County
W.B. Homes is planning to build 84 cottage-style houses on 27 acres of recently purchased land off the Route 422 Corridor in Limerick, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The developer bought the parcel that faces the Spring Ford Country Club and overlooks the golf course for $3.75 million from Country Club Views II,…
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Construction on Skippack Township Correctional Institution Over a Year Behind Schedule
Construction on the State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Skippack Township continues to be plagued with delays, and will now open over a year behind schedule, according to a staff report from Correctional News. The 1.06 million-square-foot facility is being constructed to replace the nearby 1920s Graterford complex. When complete, it will serve as the primary…
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