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Montgomery County Home to Two of Top 50 Suburbs in America to Buy a House
Niche, an online resource that transforms the way people make big life decisions by providing reviews and insight from everyday experts on places to live and schools to attend, has released its 2016 rankings of the Best Suburbs to Buy a House in America. And two Montgomery County communities cracked the Top 50. West Conshohocken…
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Craft Beer Festival Coming to Norristown’s Elmwood Park Zoo
The ultimate craft beer festival is coming to Norristown’s Elmwood Park Zoo on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 11 AM. Tapped Philadelphia, hosted by Tapped Fest, brings more than 100 craft beers, wines, and ciders to the zoo for guests to sample as they roam its 16 acres. A different take on the zoo’s previously held…
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Moody’s Says Montgomery County in Healthy Financial Position
Moody’s, one of Wall Street’s biggest ratings firms, says Montgomery County is in a healthy financial position and has given it Aa1 rating, writes Brian McCrone for NBC10. The rating by Moody’s, which is its second highest grade, comes as the county is issuing two general obligation debt bonds totaling $51 million. The issue will…
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KOP-Based Website FlockU Discovers Uber Driver Is Top Side Job for Students
According to a survey by the popular, King of Prussia-based website FlockU, Uber is the top choice among people looking for supplemental income, writes Mark Henricks for The Street. The site asked 14,000 students which job is the most appealing for supplemental income, and Uber came out overwhelmingly on top at 44 percent. Other popular…
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United Way of Greater Philadelphia Kicks Off Annual Fundraiser, Names Campaign Leadership
The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey has kicked off its 2016-17 annual fundraising campaign. Daniel J. Hilferty, president and chief executive officer of Independence Blue Cross, will serve as chair of the campaign, and Christopher Cashman, former executive vice president and president of commercial markets at Independence Blue Cross, will serve…
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Conshohocken Veteran Says Military Experience Helped in Becoming Successful Financial Advisor
After serving in the military, veterans who have transitioned into financial advising like Conshohocken’s Sean Pearson are finding that their Armed Forces experience really helps, writes Morey Stettner for Investor’s Business Daily. Pearson is a certified financial planner who has served in the Pennsylvania National Guard for 19 years. For him, being in the military…
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Ardmore’s Peace A Pizza Chain Rebranding as Snap Custom Pizza
The “unusual toppings and hippie vibe” of Ardmore’s Peace A Pizza chain have grown a little stale after 20 years, and now its ownership is serving up a fresh take on the never-stale appeal of pizza: Snap Custom Pizza. Rather than rearranging the menu, co-owners Pete Howey and Erin Nocks are completely rebranding the concept…
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Conshohocken’s Allied Universal on Its Way to Becoming Public Company
Allied Universal, with headquarters in both Conshohocken and Santa Ana, is on its way to becoming the next public company in the Greater Philadelphia, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Allied Universal was formed last month after the merger of Conshohocken’s Allied Barton and California’s Universal Services of America. This made the newly…
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Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence Visits KOP’s Tech Tube
Around 250 Donald Trump supporters showed up last month to hear Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence give a campaign speech at King of Prussia’s custom fabricated parts manufacturer Tech Tube, writes Oscar Gamble for Main Line Media News. Upon arrival, Pence toured the facility, which has grown from its original 11 employees to 300,…
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Fort Washington’s Vitae Pharmaceuticals to Be Bought for $639 Million
Allergan, a global pharmaceutical company based in Dublin, Ireland, agreed Wednesday to buy Fort Washington-based Vitae Pharmaceuticals for $639 million, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal has received the approval of both company’s boards of directors, as Allergan will pay Vitae stockholders $21 per share. Shares of the Montgomery County clinical…
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Teachers at KOP’s Virtual Charter School Vote to Join Union
Teachers at the Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School based in King of Prussia have voted to join a union, writes Martha Woodall for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Following a long wait, as well as a controversial decision by the National Labor Relations Board, the ballots showed a 57-15 vote in favor of being represented by the Pennsylvania…
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Glenside Triplets Opt for Arcadia University, but for Different Reasons
Many assume triplets would make the same decision, because, well, they are triplets. That is not the case for Glenside’s Tori, Eddie, and Kate Knab, writes Linda Finarelli for The Times Herald. The trio, who graduated from North Penn High School last June, are all now freshmen at Arcadia University, but for very different reasons.…
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Blue Bell’s Skanska USA to Build New Hospital in South Jersey
Skanska USA, with local offices in Blue Bell, has been hired by Inspira Health Network to build the new Gloucester County (N.J.) hospital, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The $350 million project will be a five-story hospital building with 204 beds in Harrison. It is the second major hospital contract in the…
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Wynnewood’s New Whole Foods Opens Today
Wynnewood’s long-awaited new Whole Foods store at 15 East Wynnewood Road will be throwing open its doors today for its grand opening, writes Susan Greenspon for Main Line Media News. While Whole Foods is not a newcomer to Wynnewood, as it has been operating out of a much smaller location at 339 East Lancaster Avenue…
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Conshohocken’s Instem, Based in the UK, Acquires France’s Notocord
United Kingdom-based Instem, which has its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is continuing to grow by making its fifth acquisition in five years with no intention of slowing down, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The leading provider of IT solutions for the worldwide early development healthcare market has purchased France-based Notocord, which focuses on…
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Nurses at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Vote to Unionize
Nurses at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center have voted 189-129 in favor of joining the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The western Montgomery County hospital’s 347 nurses are the fifth group of nurses to join PASNAP so far this year. “Nurses and other healthcare professionals…
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For Montco’s Second Alarmer’s Platoons, Every Patient a New Mystery to Solve
Saving lives is nothing out of the ordinary for members of Montgomery County’s Second Alarmer’s platoons, writes Morgan Zalot for NBC10. As the primary emergency medical service for nearby communities from their home base at Edge Hill station in Glenside’s North Hills section, the Second Alarmer’s platoons do not get much downtime during their shifts.…
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Bryn Mawr’s Blank Aschkenasy Properties Rejuvenates Two-Block Area Along Lancaster Avenue
A two-block area along Lancaster Avenue on the Main Line, sometimes referred to as the “hole,” is about to see better days thanks to a mixed-use development by Blank Aschkenasy Properties, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The “Bryn Mawr Village” development at 909 Lancaster Avenue covers 35,000 square feet of retail space…
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