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Entrepreneurial Couple Behind Conshohocken’s Waffatopia Celebrates National Waffle Day
What do you get when you pair an enzymologist with a marketing major after each spent a decade swiftly climbing their individual ladders in Corporate America? An enormous bank account? A house in the Hamptons? Perhaps a timeshare in the Bahamas? No. You get waffles. Huh? Yes, waffles. And ones better than any you’ve ever…
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CFO of Blue Bell’s Unisys to Retire; Successor Promoted from Within
The Blue Bell-based Unisys Corporation has announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Janet Haugen will retire on Nov. 1, 2016, after 20 years of service with the company, including the last 16 years as CFO. Unisys also announced that it has named Inder M. Singh, who currently serves the company as Chief…
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Narberth Council Approves Replacing Historic Church with Apartments
Narberth Borough Council has approved the demolition of the vacant, 125-year-old Baptist Church of the Evangel on Elmwood Avenue to develop an 18-unit apartment building, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new owner’s original plan for preserving the historical building and converting it into a mixed-use property required an amendment to the…
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Malls a Dying Breed? Not So in King of Prussia
While several malls across the region struggle, the King of Prussia Mall is forging ahead, despite the growing sentiment that malls as an institution are a dying breed, writes Laura Benshoff for Newsworks. While the retail mall is changing, with a growing number of big names closing some brick-and-mortar stores, Montgomery County’s giant shopping center…
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KOP’s Universal Health Services Buys Nevada Hospital
King of Prussia’s Universal Health Services has bought Desert View Regional Medical Hospital in Pahrump, Nevada, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Close to the Nevada-California border, the 25-bed hospital will add to Universal Health Services’ existing portfolio of six acute-care hospitals that it currently operates in Las Vegas. It also owns and…
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House of the Week: Octagonal Masterpiece in Mont Clare
With its distinctive, octagonal design inspired by the personal retreat of Thomas Jefferson, this unique Mont Clare home offers oodles of style combined with exceptional privacy. The 4-bedroom 4.5-bath house is designed for entertaining. After entering the grand foyer with open stairways, there is easy access to the living room with its gas fireplace and…
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Blue Bell’s Menu123 Gets Priced Out of Market
Mere months after launching its food ordering and delivery service in Montgomery County, Blue Bell’s Menu123 has shut down operations, having been undercut by rivals like Amazon, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Menu123’s business model was to arrange ordering and delivery from local restaurants that do not normally provide it. Following its…
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Fort Washington’s GLOBO Cream of Region’s Crop on Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Firms List
Fort Washington tech company GLOBO has risen to the top of the Philadelphia-area companies included in Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in America this year, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. GLOBO showed just how fast it is growing by moving up from 672nd last year to 118th. GLOBO,…
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Plymouth Meeting’s CRF Health Expands Offerings in Burgeoning Wireless Market
Plymouth Meeting’s CRF Health, the leading global provider of electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment (eCOA) solutions for the life-sciences industry, has acquired San Diego-based Entra Health, a giant in mobile health IT, cloud-based remote monitoring, and health data exchange. The acquisition expands CRF Health’s offerings into the burgeoning market of wireless medical and wellness devices, bringing…
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Blue Bell Attorney Named Lawyer of Year in Philly Area for Land Use and Zoning
Marc D. Jonas of the Blue Bell firm Eastburn and Gray has been named the 2017 Lawyer of the Year for Land Use and Zoning Law in Philadelphia by The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Only…
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Teacher from Narberth’s Welsh Valley Middle School Wins National Award
Frances Weaver, a social studies teacher at Welsh Valley Middle School in Narberth, has been awarded the Southern Poverty Law Center’s 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for excellence in teaching. The aim of the biennial award is to recognize classroom teachers who demonstrate teaching practices that help reduce prejudice by improving intergroup relationships and promoting equity…
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King of Prussia’s CardConnect Goes Public after Being Acquired by FinTech
FinTech Acquisition Corp. has announced the completion of its acquisition of CardConnect, a payment processing and technology solutions provider based in King of Prussia. The transaction was just approved by a vote of FinTech’s shareholders. Its Board of Directors had previously approved the transaction and recommended that the company’s stockholders vote in favor. CardConnect’s Board…
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After Latest Expansion, King of Prussia Mall Now the Eighth Wonder of the World
The British have Stonehenge. The Italians have the Colosseum. The French have the Eiffel Tower. Shopaholics have the King of Prussia Mall. Like that trio of European landmarks, the latter can now stake its claim to being the Eighth Wonder of the World. Thursday morning, before a throng of media, Simon, a global leader in…
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Montco Treasurer Invites Bidders to Participate in ‘Free and Clear’ Judicial Real Estate Tax Sale
Montgomery County Treasurer Jason Salus, who also serves as the County’s Director of Tax Claim, has announced the upcoming “Free and Clear” Judicial Real Estate Tax Sale. The term “free and clear” refers to the divestment of all liens from Judicial Sale properties that occurs at the time of sale, according to Salus. “The goal…
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Jenkintown’s DemandLab Recognized as Leader in Digital Marketing by CIOReview
DemandLab, a marketing technology agency in Jenkintown, has been listed as one of this year’s 25 Most Promising Digital Marketing Solution Providers by CIOReview, a magazine that highlights the way firms execute the smooth functioning of their businesses. “We are pleased to recognize DemandLab,” said Jeevan George, Managing Editor of CIOReview. “DemandLab’s proven track record…
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Merck Announces 148 Job Cuts in North Wales
Following its decision to stop promoting the heart drug Zontivity, Merck has announced that it is cutting 148 jobs at its North Wales campus, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The cuts, which are effective Sept. 12th, come just a month after Merck announced it was moving more than 300 positions from Pennsylvania…
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KOP’s Kairos Real Estate Scoops Up Blue Bell Office Building for $3.3 Million
King of Prussia’s Kairos Real Estate Partners plans to renovate a 124,000-square-foot office building in Blue Bell that it has bought for $3.3 million in partnership with a Maryland firm, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Kairos, along with its partner Artemis Real Estate Partners of Bethesda, Md., purchased the building at 518…
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Launch of Destination Shop Montco Proves ‘Montgomery County Owns Shopping’
On the eve of the opening of the expansion of King of Prussia Mall – one of the highest-profile retail magnets in the world – the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board has launched Destination Shop Montco, the latest in its family of brands designed to bring tourists to Montgomery County. The campaign cites the…
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