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KOP-Based Goddard School Introduces New Educational Advisory Board Members
The Goddard School – headquartered in King of Prussia, and the premier preschool focused on learning through play for children from six weeks to six years old – is adding two new members, Drs. Seeta Pai and Jennifer Jipson, to its esteemed Educational Advisory Board. The Goddard School’s EAB is a knowledgeable group of educators,…
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The Farm and Fisherman Tavern from Cherry Hill Coming to Horsham
Josh Lawler and Todd Fuller are planning to bring their family-friendly The Farm and Fisherman Tavern to Montgomery County, writes Michael Klein for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The owners have signed a deal for a second location at the newly renovated Horsham Corner shopping center across from the old Willow Grove Naval Air Station at Norristown…
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PennDOT, SEPTA Partner to Reduce Congestion on Schuylkill Expressway
PennDOT and SEPTA are joining forces for what many people in the northwest suburbs believe is long overdue: a $125 million project to reduce traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway, writes Claire Sasko for Philadelphia Magazine. The two transportation agencies will address multiple means of travel – the expressway, SEPTA’s Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line, and the…
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Which Montco Schools Rated Well in The Wall Street Journal’s Inaugural College Rankings?
The Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with Times Higher Education, recently released its inaugural ranking of U.S. colleges and universities, and a pair of Montgomery County institutions rated impressively. Bryn Mawr College checked in at No. 47, while Ursinus College claimed the 174th spot. The ranking includes clear performance indicators designed to answer the questions…
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Sam Adams to Host Local Stein Hoisting Qualifier at KOP’s Beerfest Royale
Think you have what it takes to become America’s Stein Hoister of the Year? In partnership with Samuel Adams, all guests at King of Prussia Beerfest Royale’s Saturday Sessions will have the opportunity to test their strength and skills to see if they can be crowned the local Stein Hoister. The Top 10 winners (five…
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Norristown Soup Kitchen Gets Executive Chef Takeover … Well, Sort Of
Chef Mike Bowman, otherwise known as the President and CEO of the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board, will soon transform the lunch menu of the soup kitchen of Siloam Baptist Church in Norristown into something spectacular. On Friday, from 12-1:30 PM, Bowman will be in full chef attire with knives a-blazing. With assistance from…
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Area Food Truck Cooks Up Top 25 Recipe for Horsham Company’s National Breakfast Battle
A popular food truck known to roam King of Prussia and other Montgomery County hot spots recently served up one of America’s best breakfast recipes. In a nationwide showdown of the Top 50 food trucks, Jerry’s Kitchen cooked up Britt’s Sandwich, an English muffin overflowing with sausage, egg, salami, potato pancake, sweet and sour peppers…
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Horsham-Based Cottman Transmission, Total Auto Care Launches Children’s Coloring Book
The Horsham-based Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care has launched a coloring and activity book to try to get children interested in auto care from an early age, according to a staff report for Tire Business. Developed in partnership with Advance Auto Parts, which is subsidizing the cost of printing, the book is designed to…
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Conshohocken’s Allied Universal Continues Expansion with Yet Another Acquisition
Allied Universal, formed by the merger of Conshohocken’s AlliedBarton and California’s Universal Services of America, is continuing its expansion into the security services market with the acquisition of Apollo International, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Apollo International, which has around 3,400 employees in more than two dozen states, including its Fort Washington…
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Valley Green Bank Branches to Be Rebranded by Souderton’s Univest
Early next year, Souderton’s Univest will be rebranding the Valley Green Bank locations it purchased in 2015, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Montgomery County bank has been continuing to use the Valley Green name for the branches that it acquired in January 2015. However, when the two-year transition period expires, they…
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Montco Companies Account for Almost Half of Philadelphia Business Journal’s 50 on Fire
The Philadelphia Business Journal recently held its first-ever 50 On Fire in Philly Awards at the SugarHouse Casino to honor the fastest-growing companies in Greater Philadelphia, writes Clara Lefton, the publication’s Special Projects Producer. Although the identity of the 50 companies had been made public weeks before, the PBJ used the event to reveal the…
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Celebrating OUTWORD.Today and the Philly Suburban LGBTQ+ Experience
Join Rachel Stevenson and the American Community Journals (ACJ), publisher of MONTCO Today, to celebrate the grand kick-off of OUTWORD.Today this evening, Monday, September 26th, in Mont Clare, PA! Earlier this year, ACJ approached Rachel Stevenson, motivational speaker, author, and founder of Chester County’s LGBT Equality Alliance, about an opportunity to support the LGBTQ business-minded…
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Plymouth Meeting Mother Aims to Bring Autism-Friendly Checkouts to Target
In the hopes of alleviating the stress parents with autistic children endure when waiting at loud and distracting checkouts, one Plymouth Meeting mother is taking matters into her own hands, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Kristin Jackowski, a mother of three, has started a Change.org petition to encourage Target and other big retailers to…
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House of the Week: Distinctly Handcrafted in Merion Station
Very little of 520 Greystone Road is what you’d expect from the outside looking in. This million-dollar Merion Station masterpiece represents the unique convergence of handcrafted creativity. Literally. Once part of a fractured estate, this five-bedroom, 4,237-square-foot House of the Week is the result of beautifully spliced carriage and Dutch Colonial houses, according to a…
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Conshy’s IKEA Conducts Survey to Tweak Products, Fulfill American Dream
After conducting a customer survey that included visits to consumers’ homes, IKEA is looking at ways to adjust its products to help fulfill the American Dream, writes David Brancaccio for Marketplace. The idea behind the survey was to find out what its customers feel the American Dream is really about. The response IKEA’s Economist Intelligence…
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GlaxoSmithKline’s Collegeville Facility Gambling on Antibiotics
GlaxoSmithKline’s Collegeville facility is leading the charge against superbugs with cutting edge antibacterial research, writes Stephanie Baker for Bloomberg. Most of Big Pharma is cutting back research in this realm, since it’s not as profitable as other specialized areas. GSK, meanwhile, has invested more than $1 billion over the last 10 years into researching antibiotics.…
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Montgomery County Community College Bans Weapons on Campus
The Board of Trustees of Montgomery County Community College unanimously voted to adjust the school’s policy to ban all weapons on campus, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The adjusted policy prohibits even people with a conceal and carry permit from bringing a gun onto the campus of the community college. The change…
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Woman Breaks Big Pharma’s Glass Ceiling After Being Named CEO of GlaxoSmithKline
Emma Walmsley has been named the new CEO at GlaxoSmithKline, the United Kingdom’s largest drug manufacturer with facilities in Upper Merion and Upper Providence, breaking the glass ceiling in big pharmaceutical companies, writes Linda Loyd for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She will be the first woman to head Britain’s GSK, as well as the first woman…
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