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Jenkintown’s Manor College Lays Out Red Carpet for Displaced ITT Tech Students
Manor College – a Catholic institution, founded in 1947 by the Byzantine Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Great, that offers 38 Associate’s Degree programs – hosted its newest students and their parents, a total of more than 400 people, for orientation last week. And officials at the Jenkintown school are hoping to have even…
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Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board Earns Industry Recognition for Marketing, Communications
The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board’s website saw record activity this summer. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, more than 250,000 visitors arrived at ValleyForge.org, a 100 percent increase over last summer. “Foodies, gamers, delegates, and shoppers all found reasons to visit our collection of microsites this summer,” said Ed Harris, VFTCB’s Vice President…
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Plymouth Meeting, Willow Grove Park Malls Offer Amazon Lockers
The Plymouth Meeting Mall and Willow Grove Park Mall are now offering customers the chance to use Amazon’s latest innovation, lockers, according to a staff report for The Times Herald. PREIT, which operates both malls, has signed a deal with Amazon to provide the locker service at 15 malls on the East Coast. The lockers…
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House of the Week: An Equestrian’s Dream in Frederick
Nestled on a spacious, 30-acre estate, a luxurious farmhouse and working horse farm is being offered for sale in Frederick for $1.85 million, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The property is designed to be a first-class equestrian facility for breeding horses, with a modern barn, stables, and an indoor riding facility. The 1851 fieldstone…
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Whitpain Community Festival a Family-Friendly Event That Aims to Save Lives
[dropcap style=”square” color=”#ffffff” bgcolor=”#000000″]T[/dropcap]HE NEW INCARNATION of the Whitpain Community Festival – with its craft fair, food court, fun for kids, beer garden, live music, and fireworks – has quickly become a marquee event for people of all ages in central Montgomery County. For many years, Whitpain Township hosted its annual family-friendly Harvest Festival, but…
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Destination MontCo: Skippack Sidewalk Sale
By Rachel Stevenson Two of my favorite words in the English language are “shopping” and “sale.” I am a thrift store shopper, Goodwill bargain hunter, and yard sale enthusiast. While I spare no expense when it comes to food and adventure, when it comes to clothes, jewelry, and material things, I love a good deal.…
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Knoll Takes Office Furniture to New Functionality, Experience Level
While many may consider office furniture boring and generic, East Greenfield’s Knoll Furniture would beg to differ after launching its latest set of designer workplace furniture, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business journal. This is nothing new for Knoll as it has been creating innovative office furniture since the 1920’s. Its iconic Barcelona chair still…
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Beerfest Royale Offers Over 100 Craft and International Beers
The 5th Annual King of Prussia Beerfest Royale on October 6th and 8th, will offer visitors an impressive array of over 100 craft and international beers alongside live music and inspired dishes from King of Prussia’s established and new restaurants. All proceeds from the beer festival organized by the King of Prussia Business Improvement District…
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Hatboro Company Proves Effect of Toxic Employees
Hatboro’s M&S Centerless Grinding Inc, the precision metal-working firm, has calculated the benefit of removing employees that were creating a toxic working environment, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for Philly.com. By removing one key employee and two co-workers who were making the working environment less than pleasant, the company found that productivity across the board…
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Wissahickon High School Trio Turns Looking Cool into Online Business
Three students from Wissahickon High School have decided to turn their desire to look cool into an online business to help their peers find well-priced, trendy shoes, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Teenagers Rohan Bhatia, Matt Thompson, and Cole Nachman decided to start their online business called “Lace-Up” after realizing that most retail…
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Byrn Mawr Professor, Chemist Skeptical about Natural Hair Dyes
While natural and organic cosmetics have become a multibillion-dollar industry, many experts, including chemist Michelle Francl of Byrn Mawr College, agree that there is little truth behind the natural label, writes Lateshia Beachum for The Washington Post. After combing through a list of 25 ingredients that are commonly present in the most popular brands of…
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Pottstown’s VideoRay among PA Companies Trying to Conquer World with Its Product
Pottstown’s VideoRay is just one of the companies increasing Pennsylvania’s exports, which are rapidly growing with the help of the Department of Community & Economic Development’s “Bringing the World to PA Tour,” writes Elise Vider for Keystone Edge. The tour, from Sept. 12-23, will visit 10 locations across the state, offering companies a half-hour meeting…
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King of Prussia’s Radial Aims to Fill 20,000 Seasonal Jobs Nationwide
Radial, King of Prussia’s e-commerce technology and operations company, is looking to fill 20,000 seasonal positions to cover increased traffic over the holiday shopping season, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Radial, founded earlier this year by the merger of eBay Enterprises and e-commerce company Innotrac, runs 26 fulfillment centers across the country.…
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Demographic Change in Philadelphia Suburbs to Impact Presidential Election
The demographics of the vote-rich Philadelphia suburbs continue to change, making the region an important battleground in November’s presidential election, writes Maddie Hanna and Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties have grown faster than the rest of the state. They have added college graduates to become more highly educated…
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New Handyman Services in Upper Merion Offer Help the Military Way
Following the success of his veteran-focused JDog Junk Removal & Hauling brand, Jerry Flanagan is starting an offshoot in Upper Merion centered on handyman services, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. JDog Handyman Services, which currently covers the King of Prussia and Main Line area, is offering help with all manner of home improvement…
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Pair of KOP Companies Joins Forces as McKesson Health Acquires HealthQX
Two King of Prussia-based companies have joined forces with McKesson Health Solutions acquiring HealthQX, the health technology company founded three years ago, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. As part of the transaction, McKesson Health Solutions acquired HealthQX’s ClarityQX, the software platform designed to help payers and providers transition from fee-for-service payments to…
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Prominent Bryn Mawr Couple Donates $5 Million to Temple
Bryn Mawr’s Leonard Barrack, the successful plaintiff class action lawyer, along with his wife Lynne, have made a generous donation of $5 million to Temple University, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Temple will use the money to establish the Barrack Scholars in Law, a five-year scholarship initiative under development by the university’s…
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Audubon’s Liquid Biotech Relocating to Penn’s New Technology Incubator
Liquid Biotech USA is relocating from its Audubon premises to the University of Pennsylvania’s new Pennovation Center, an incubator for business and technology, when it opens next month, writes Jacob Adelman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “We think they will contribute to the overall ecosystem and the environment we are creating here,” said Ed Datz, executive…
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