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Montco’s Lisa Salters Discusses Working as Sideline Reporter for ESPN and Returning Home for Thanksgiving
King of Prussia’s Lisa Salters spent 13 years working in television news before deciding to transition to sports and is now the sideline reporter for ESPN’s Monday Night Football and the NBA, writes Dan Levy for Billy Penn. The Montco native was preparing for The Eagles game on Monday during her interview with Billy Penn,…
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King of Prussia’s Relay Network Offers an Innovative Way to Provide Customer Service
King of Prussia startup Relay Network is helping several major companies including Comcast and Citizens Bank reinvent customer support through its private messaging service, writes Heather Clancy for Fortune. Comcast signed up for Relay’s app in September last year to better manage communication on upgrades to its new digital video services which is used by…
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Montgomery County Careers – Genomind
Located in King of Prussia, Genomind is a personalized medicine company bringing innovation to mental healthcare through genetic testing. Genomind’s expert staff is comprised of pioneering researchers and thought leaders in psychiatry and neurology who specialize in pharmacogenetic laboratory testing for psychiatry. Genomind is committed to partnering with clinicians to improve their patients’ lives. Database Analyst This…
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Apartment Boom in Lower Merion Brings More Students and Tax Hike for Property Owners
As the fastest growing district in the Philadelphia suburbs, Lower Merion Township has already encountered hefty tax hikes over the last decade to the tune of over 50 percent due to the growing number of children, writes Kathy Boccella for Philly.com. This has required the construction of new high schools, and more is on the…
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GlaxoSmithKline to Bring More R&D to Montgomery County
GlaxoSmithKline is consolidating its research and development with new smart labs in Upper Providence Township, according to a staff report from Fortune. The British pharma giant is planning to shift 40 percent of its global pharmaceutical research and development workers to Montgomery County by 2018. To achieve this, the company is investing $250 million in…
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Video: Montco Cross Country Runner Overcomes Deer Attack to Finish Race
While cross country running is normally a battle between competitors and the elements, it does not usually include members of animal kingdom joining the fray, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. However, while Justin DeLuzio from Gwynedd Mercy University was competing in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional championships in Center Valley, several deer decided to…
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Montgomery County Careers – American Reading Company
Built and run by education activists, the King of Prussia-based American Reading Company is a trusted partner of 5,320 schools and 1,070 districts in 50 states. Its team helps strengthen district and school capacity at every level by placing literacy and agency at the heart of school transformation. As a result, all students read, write, discuss, think,…
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New Law on Six-Packs of Beer Helps Some, Hurts Others
Some will grab a can and drink to recent news that Pennsylvania has expanded sales of six-packs of beer, and others will proverbially crush a can to their foreheads in frustration. While “Pennsylvanians have waited decades to bring their beer and liquor systems into the 21st century,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a Philadelphia Business…
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Philadelphia is Northeast’s Most Affordable City
Homes are edging toward even more affordable levels in the Northeast’s most affordable city to live, according to a Philadelphia magazine report by Sandy Smith on the latest affordability data from HSH.com. The annual salary you’d need to buy a median-priced home within the Philadelphia metro area dropped $314 over the last quarter to $53,108.…
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Find Out Where Montco’s Average Tax Burden Lies as Tax Gap Between Philly, Suburbs Shrinks
According to a recent study, the benefit of less-burdensome taxes that the suburbs once held over the city is shrinking, writes Caitlin McCabe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Based on an analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the local tax gap between Philadelphia and its suburbs dropped in 2015 to its lowest level in 15 years…
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Tragic Death of Narberth’s Volunteer Firefighter Prompts Scholarships in His Honor
The tragic death of Merion Fire Company volunteer Tom Hays ten years ago prompted the Main Line Chamber of Commerce to start the Main Line Chamber Foundation, to provide scholarships for emergency services volunteers, writes Tara Behan for Main Line Today. Started in 2006 with $6,000, the program reached a record $45,000 last year with…
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Entercom’s CFO Planning to Resign Early Next Year
Steve Fisher Steve Fisher, the chief financial officer at radio broadcasting giant Entercom Communications, has decided to step down after nearly two decades with the company, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Fisher, who has been a CFO at Bala Cynwyd’s Entercom since 1998, will officially resign his position on February 28, but will…
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King of Prussia’s Recovery Centers of America Receives $100M in Additional Funding
King of Prussia’s Recovery Centers of America has secured an additional $100 million in funding from its lead investor Deerfield Management, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. This brings the addiction treatment center operator’s total available capital to $331.5 million, after the company received $231.5 million last year also from Deerfield. RCA, founded and…
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King of Prussia’s Greenphire Helps Clinical Trial Participants Overcome Financial Hurdles
Greenphire, the King of Prussia financial technology company, is helping participants in clinical trials around the world overcome financial and logistical hurdles with its ClinCard debit card and connected Travel Module, writes Fabiola Cineas for Philadelphia Magazine. The new system provides pre-arranged travel and prepaid fees that allow people with rare orphan diseases who may…
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King of Prussia to Get First Tiffin Indian Food Restaurant Franchise
Fans of Indian food in King of Prussia are about to get a treat as the Tiffin Indian food restaurant chain is opening its first franchise at the Valley Forge Plaza Shopping Center early next year, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. Started nine years ago in Northern Liberties, Tiffin quickly grew to nine…
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Wayne’s DrugDev Acquires SecureConsent for its e-consent Software
DrugDev, the Wayne developer of cloud-based solutions provider for drug studies, has acquired SecureConsent, a mobile e-consent software developer, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Secure Consent’s software products replace the paper methods, historically used to secure informed consent from patients who are taking part in drug studies, with its e-consent method that uses…
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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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