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Montgomery County Launches MontcoPA Counts Campaign for Upcoming 2020 Census
Montgomery County has launched a month-long MontcoPA Counts campaign to help educate and mobilize county residents for the 2020 Census. On Dec. 19, the committee co-chairs unveiled targeted community outreach plans, materials, training, and events for a campaign that focuses primarily on the historically under-counted populations. An accurate count of county residents is crucial to…
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Glenside Native Helps Son of Croatian Immigrants Bring Cogito Coffee from Croatia to Philadelphia
Hannah Powlison Belković, a Glenside native who opened a café with her husband in Zagreb a decade ago, helped Marko Brkich, the Philadelphia-raised son of Croatian immigrants, bring Cogito Coffee to Philadelphia, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Brkich, who wanted to get into hospitality after spending 11 years as a commercial real estate…
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Following Successful Pilot, Conshohocken-Based Saladworks Ready To Continue Expansion With ShopRite, Fresh Grocer
Following the success of its first two ShopRite restaurants, Conshohocken-based Saladworks is ready to continue its expansion with more ShopRite and Fresh Grocer locations. The salad-centric, fast-casual franchise currently has nearly 100 locations in 13 states and two countries. Now, it is opening a new restaurant in a Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer, as well as new…
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AmerisourceBergen Is Teaming Up With UPS for Drone Delivery of Drugs and Supplies
Conshohocken-based AmerisourceBergen is teaming up with UPS to use the shipping giant’s new Flight Forward “drone airline” to deliver drugs and supplies to hospitals across the country, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. UPS is already using drones in North Carolina and will soon expand that use to Utah. The Atlanta-based company has…
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San Jose-Based Anpac Bio Is Expanding to East Coast, Plans to Move Headquarters to Lower Gwynedd
Anpac Bio, a biotechnology firm based in San Jose, is planning to move its headquarters to a newly- constructed office facility in Lower Gwynedd in March next year, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company that specializes in early cancer detection signed a 10-year lease for space at the Spring House Innovation Park…
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Bryn Mawr-Based Aqua America to buy DELCORA for $267.5M
Bryn Mawr-based Aqua America will acquire the Delaware County Regional Water Authority for $276.5 million, despite last-minute interest by American Water, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. As part of the deal, all 136 DELCORA employees will transition to Aqua, which has already agreed to honor all union contracts. The acquisition is Aqua’s…
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Amazon wins patent for robot to load, unload trucks at fulfillment centers
When it comes to heavy lifting, Amazon.com Inc. is putting its weight behind robots. Recently the online retail giant won a patent to automate the loading and unloading of cargo trucks at its massive fulfillment centers. The patent, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in August 2016, describes using the Roomba-like robots to haul…
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Amazon’s newest warehouses will be taller and closer to bigger cities and its workers
The sky’s the limit for Amazon.com Incl. The retail giant’s fulfillment center will grow taller and be located closer to big cities, giving maximum accessibility to employees. Plans for four-story, 2.5 million-square-foot warehouses have appeared at Amazon sites in Spokane, Milwaukee, Minnesota, California and North Carolina in recent months. Amazon patents have envisioned urban, robotized towers that could automate order fulfillment to cut…
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Radial, based in King of Prussia, has 800 job openings for its South Jersey center
It’s not even September yet, but Radial, an e-commerce company based in King of Prussia, is preparing for the holiday season by adding 800 seasonal employees for its Burlington Township fulfillment center. Radial, which handles the e-commerce experience from ordering to shipping for brands like Kate Spade New York, DSW and PetSmart, said the South…
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UPS in talks to begin home furniture deliveries
With an eye to boosting growth, United Parcel Service is looking at ways to delivery bulky goods such as furniture. Reuters cited an unnamed source who said UPS is in talks to hire U.S. trucking company Werner Enterprises Inc.to launch an in-home delivery service for large, heavy goods such as couches and treadmills, writes Eric Mandel at bizjournals.com. [uam_ad…
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UPS drivers from Montgomery County honored for accident-free driving
Getting behind the wheel these days is a risky proposition for any driver. The possibility of getting into an accident just driving to the grocery store can be intimidating. So imagine the fulfillment that comes with spearheading a 53-foot tractor trailer on long trips during 12-hour work days completely unscathed for years, like John Allen.…
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Amazon looks to Whole Foods for distribution hubs
Online retail giant Amazon is looking to invest in larger Whole Foods stores to serve as distribution points. There currently are three Whole Foods stores in Montco. Though the locations would be Whole Foods stores, they would also include storage facilities that would hold electronics, books and fitness gear from Amazon’s website, writes Lara O’Keefe…
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Philadelphia now a top contender for Amazon HQ2
Speculation is intensifying as Amazon.com Inc. decides where to build its second headquarters — a $5 billion project with as many as 50,000 jobs expected to come with it. Time to add another voice to the mix, now that Inc. has ranked the six cities most likely to land HQ2. Philadelphia made the list – at No. 4,…
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Great Christmas Tree giveaway tomorrow in Norristown
On Sat., Dec. 9th, from 9am to 1pm at the Norristown Police Department (235 Airy St. Norristown, PA 19401) the Norristown Police, Norristown School District and Servpro of Norristown/Manayunk are partnering for our 2nd Annual Christmas in Norristown where 100 local families in need will be given Christmas trees and food gift card. The PD…
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Turk Marketing Group acquires Advance Custom Promotions of King of Prussia
Two multimillion-dollar distributorships have come together in a deal that sees Nashville, TN-based Turk Marketing Group acquire Advance Custom Promotions of King of Prussia, PA. Financial terms of the deal were confidential. Andrew Turk, owner of Turk Marketing Group, told Counselor the acquisition has the potential to double 2017 revenue to about $5 million, writes…
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Pottstown’s MVD Entertainment Finds Success in Fringe and Nostalgia Media
MVD Entertainment Group in Pottstown is bucking the trend of moving away from selling ‘hard’ media after having its best year yet in the last three decades, writes Jonathan Takiff for Philly.com. The company sells music and video entertainment out of its 30,000-square-foot facility that is filled with over 40,000 titles and close to a…
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Flashy Sign Near West Conshohocken Hides Interesting Story of Family Business
A flashy sign for Oldies.com on the wall of a warehouse near the I-76 exit in West Conshohocken hides the interesting story of a successful family business, writes Stephen Silver for Philly Voice. The sign that has been cunningly defying the rules banning billboard advertising on the Blue Route promotes an online music store that…
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MONTCO Careers – AmerisourceBergen
Based in Chesterbrook with a location in Conshohocken, AmerisourceBergen is a pharmaceutical, over-the-counter, and home health care supply wholesale company that provides distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. Senior Tax Accountant This position collects data to be used in the tax return preparation process, prepares income tax returns and tax work…
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