Manufacturing
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Positran Manufacturing in Norristown hosts legislators, Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance
There were no Disney-style fireworks exploding in the air, but a Norristown manufacturing company found itself drawing quite a bit of attention at its East Main Street facility on Thursday. The multi-faceted Positran Manufacturing, a full service electronic contract manufacturing firm that makes control devices for the fireworks that entertain crowds at Disney World, welcomed…
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Mentor helping to tame Main Line’s Wild Mantle
It was in August 2015 and in a Main Line coffee shop when Avi Loren Fox, then 27, strayed away from her laptop while working on her business on the Green Bean’s tiny patio in Gladwyne to encounter Steve Burt, twice her age, who was at a nearby table with his wife, Cristina, talking about…
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Montco-based Sly Fox Brewing Company is expanding
Pottstown-based Sly Fox Brewing Co. is planning to open a restaurant at the former VF Outlet Center in Wyomissing. The restaurant will be located in the former Dooney & Bourke outlet along Hill Avenue. “We’re pretty pumped up to do something in the Reading-Wyomissing area,” Sly Fox managing partner John Giannopoulos said Monday. “We sell…
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American Keg Co. of Pottstown may get kicked by new tariffs
There’s only one company that manufactures beer kegs from American steel — it’s based in Pottstown and employs 20 people. That’s down from the previous work force of 30 people. The numbers were slashed because of competition coming from exports out of China, France and Germany. Unfortunately, President Donald’s Trump’s recent levies on imported steel…
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Audubon-based Globus Medical making run at orthopedic trauma market
Audubon-based Globus Medical, a manufacturer of implants and other devices, is making a run at the orthopedic trauma market. The local company is isplaying its growing portfolio of trauma products at this week’s American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ annual meeting in New Orleans. “We feel we can capitalize on our strengths of innovation and speed to…
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Don’t count out Hatfield-based K’NEX just yet
Without any bidders in a public auction, the future looked disconnected for the Hatfield-based K’NEX, but Basic Fun, a toy company from Boca Raton, Florida stepped up to save the day. “In connection with the acquisition Basic Fun did not assume the liabilities of K’NEX. All proceeds from the sale were paid to PNC Bank…
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Wolf’s budget speech highlights Norristown man’s experiences
Michael Rosenberger’s climb through the ranks of his manufacturing job, without a college degree and beginning his employment as a janitor, was so inspirational that Governor Tom Wolf spoke of the Norristown native’s experiences in his budget address to the Pennsylvania General Assembly h this week. Wolf said “at LCR Embedded Systems in Norristown, there’s a…
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Closing down of John Middleton Co. tobacco plant in Limerick nearing completion
The closing of down of a tobacco producing plant once owned by major stakeholder in the Philadelphia Phillies, John Middleton, is nearing completion. An affiliate of Industrial Investments Inc. paid $7.25 million for 475 N. Lewis Road in Limerick. The 169,000-square-foot building on 17 acres was sold by John Middleton Co., a division of Altria Group Inc.,…
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PA tops nation in beer production
We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! No, we’re not talking about the Eagles. According to a study by the Brewers Association, Pennsylvania ranks number 1 in the U.S for barrels of beer produced at 3.9 million. The next highest state is California at 3.2 million. To put that into perspective, that means…
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Fort Washington-based Nutrisystem going head to head with rival Weightwatcher
As the weight loss industry turns its attention to the growing men’s marketshare, two celebrities are leading the charge for rival companies looking to dominate the space. It’s time for Dan Marino to tap gloves with DJ Khaled and come out fighting. The Hall of Fame quarterback and social-media celebrity are on opposing sides in…
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Mattress Firm plans store closings
Houston-based retailer Mattress Firm plans to close about 200 stores. The company has more than a half dozen Montco locations. The locations to be shuttered aren’t yet known, but note the company has at least nine locations within Philadelphia plus around another 10 in southeastern Pennsylvania suburbs and South Jersey, writes Jen Para for Philadelphia Business Journal. …
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ArcelorMittal layoffs loom
At this sprawling steel mill on the outskirts of Philadelphia, the workers have one number in mind. Not how many tons of steel roll off the line, or how many hours they work, but where they fall on the plant’s seniority list. In September, ArcelorMittal, which owns the mill, announced that it would lay off…
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Craft brews from Sly Fox take on a new look
The beermasters at Sly Fox have an idea on how to differentiate themselves and get customers to “take a second look” as the craft beer industry becomes even more competitive and saturated. Sly Fox Brewing Co. will roll out new branding for its entire lineup of core brands and seasonal beers, including an update to…
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Businesses in Pottstown find a way to work together
Two Pottstown businesses have joined forces in an alliance both hope will lead to expansion of their businesses. Not only has Palladino Metal Fabrication become a new supplier for Pro Tool Industries, but the two businesses are now leasing space in the same building at 337 West High St., writes Donna Rovins in The Mercury.…
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ICYMI: Our top story of the past week: King of Prussia one step closer to having its own craft brewery
Workhorse Brewing Co. signed a lease on 62,000 square feet at 250 King Manor Drive in King of Prussia where it will make beer, have a tasting room and event space, said Paul French, a broker with Avison Young, who along with PRA Realty Advisors arranged the lease with Equivest. The facility should be open…
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King of Prussia one step closer to having its own craft brewery
Workhorse Brewing Co. signed a lease on 62,000 square feet at 250 King Manor Drive in King of Prussia where it will make beer, have a tasting room and event space, said Paul French, a broker with Avison Young, who along with PRA Realty Advisors arranged the lease with Equivest. The facility should be open…
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Woot! Woot! Amazon T-shirt maker coming to West Norriton
Amazon’s Woot! clothing unit can start installing 48 industrial printers, 16 giant dryers, and pollution-control equipment at a plant outside Norristown, after its plan was approved Wednesday by the state Department of Environmental Protection, writes Joseph DiStefano for philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The new plant will be located at 2455 Boulevard of the Generals, West Norriton Township. Woot! T-shirts…
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Main Line’s American Trench proud to be American made
Nearly five years ago, two Main Line friends mounted a Kickstarter campaign to raise $15,000 to fulfill a dual mission: Produce an American-made trench coat and, in the process, create more domestic manufacturing jobs. Their hope, ultimately, was to get their American Trench coats made in Philadelphia. That hasn’t happened yet. Last week, however, founders…
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