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Conshohocken Duo Carve Pennsylvania Farm Show Butter Sculpture
A masterpiece created by a duo from Conshohocken was unveiled at the 101st Pennsylvania Farm Show continuing its almost three decade tradition of starting the show with sculptures made out of local churned butter, writes Mari A. Schaefer for Philly.com. Jim Victor and Marie Pelton crafted the 26th annual sculpture from 1,000 pounds of butter…
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Winemaker’s Dinner at Cardinal Hollow Winery Features Skippack Caterer Partnership
By Shannon Maria Jones Winemaker Christopher Boyd and Chef Kyle Fry team up for a Winemaker’s Dinner at Boyd’s Cardinal Hollow Winery on Friday, January 13 in West Point, PA. The second event in their signature Winemaker’s Dinner Series, Chef Fry of Fry’s Catering has crafted a delicious three course menu which guests are sure…
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Colony Realty Partners Nabs $54 Million for Oaks Distribution Hub
Colony Realty Partners of Boston made a great investment ten years ago when they nabbed the Greentree Logistics Center in Oaks for $34 million, as the property has just sold for $20 million over its original purchase price, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The 823,000-square-foot distribution hub at 125 Green Tree Road was…
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Updates May Be Coming to Pennsylvania’s ‘Antiquated’ Property Assessments
Property assessments haven’t changed in suburban Philadelphia since the turn of the century or before. And after eight years in the making, updates to the rules that have enabled Pennsylvania to “become known for having the least regulated — and most antiquated — property assessment system in the country” are finally on the horizon, according…
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Collegeville Nonprofit Brings the Farm Feeling to Montgomery County Schools
A Collegeville nonprofit has thought of an innovative way to bring the farm feeling directly to Montgomery County schools by using a large cooking and gardening truck, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. Greener Partners’ Farm Explorer has been traveling through a five-county area carrying thriving beds of vegetables and fruits in an attempt…
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Montgomery County Careers – Merck
Merck, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, is a global healthcare leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Merck is building a new kind of healthcare company, one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us Associate Director Statistical Programming This position manages…
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House of the Week: $1.8M Lower Merion Home
A charming recently fully renovated six-bedroom home, located in an excellent school district, is on offer in Lower Merion, writes Shannon Rooney for Philly.com. Situated just across the street from Lower Merion High School, it used to be owned by Hilary Koprowski, inventor of the first live-virus polio vaccine. Recently purchased by investment company Flip…
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Montgomery County Leadership – Jonathan Peri
Jonathan Peri, President of Manor College speaks with MONTCO Today about growing up on Long Island, racing go-carts with his father as a teenager, finding his way into Villanova and then Widener Law School before deciding practicing law wasn’t for him, shepherding Neumann College through the university accreditation process and his hopes that Manor College’s…
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Royersford’s Stickman Craft Brewery Extends hours
By Shannon Maria Jones Taking effect this Wednesday, January 11th, Stickman Brewing Company in Royersford will implement new, longer hours based on customer demand. For the first time since the company’s inception, they will be open on Wednesdays. Due to customer demand, they are also extending their operating hours on the other days of the…
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Lansdale Boardroom Spirits Offers Healthier Cocktail Class
By Shannon Maria Jones On January 12 at 7pm, Lansdale based micro-distillery Boardroom Spirits will be hosting a Fresh and Fit Cocktail workshop at their distillery. All of the fresh Cranberry and Citrus Vodka lovers out there would be disappointed to this opportunity to learn how to make three delicious and fun cocktails using their…
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Cunningham Piano’s Co-owner Rich Galassini: King of Prussia Expansion Draws New Customers
A respected name in the piano business around the globe for over a century, Philadelphia’s Cunningham Piano has recently moved the bulk of its operations from Germantown to its newly opened showroom across from King of Prussia Mall, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. In the wake of the move, the piano maker’s co-owner, Rich…
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Bloomberg: Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Adversely Affect Pennsylvania’s Economy
Despite his promise of economic prosperity, Donald Trump and his much-vaunted tightening of immigration policies could mean there are fewer residents in Pennsylvania over the next decade, and that would have an adverse effect on the state’s economy, writes Conor Sen for Bloomberg. While the decline in manufacturing has been blamed for many of the…
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Manor College’s Rebranding to Include New Tagline and Institutional, Athletic Logos
Manor College, a private college located in Jenkintown that offers more than 38 associate’s degree programs, recently announced its future plans for rebranding. Effective Jan. 27, the college will implement a polished institutional logo, tagline, and a suite of athletic logos featuring their mascot, the Manor Blue Jay. To prepare for the rebrand, Manor College…
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Nutrisystem Expanding Its Meal Delivery Service
A Fort Washington weight management firm is making it even easier for customers to achieve and maintain their desired weight by expanding its meal delivery programs, writes Alessandra Malito for MarketWatch. Nutrisystem is one of numerous companies that are trying to woo new customers over by offering them better access to healthy meals for people…
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Fort Washington Company Builds Specialized Porsche 718 Exhaust Kit
A Montgomery County manufacturer of parts for high-end sports cars is helping take the sting out of the recent unwelcome change to the latest models of Porsche’s cars, writes Christian Gilbertsen for Yahoo!Sports. Fort Washington’s Fabspeed Motorsport has developed and built an exhaust kit specifically for the Porsche 718 which has been embroiled in controversy…
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Philly.com: Hatfield Township’s Affordability, Scenery, Transit Options Driving Home Sales
Montgomery County’s Hatfield Township offers beautiful surroundings for a lower price than other similar areas in the North Penn School District, writes Alan J. Heavens for Philly.com. “In this area, people usually search by school districts,” says Diane Williams, of Weichert Realtors in Blue Bell. Hatfield, is located on Route 309 just after Montgomeryville, and…
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King of Prussia Sisters Helping Create Stunning Celebrity Parties
King of Prussia’s Arrangements Unlimited that was founded by two sisters in the 1970s is now enjoying unprecedented success in planning stunning parties for stars such as Elton John, writes Diane Mastrull for Philly.com. Sisters Lois Caplan and Lynne Brownstein, Arrangements Unlimited founders, surrounded by their team. The company’s clients include University of Pennsylvania, Children’s…
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Census Bureau: Pennsylvania Population Decline Spells Less Political Influence
According to the latest estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania is on course to lose at least one Congressional seat by 2020, writes Angela Couloumbis for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The region’s steady decline in population will be a significant factor by 2020, when the number of Congressional seats per state is redrawn based on…
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