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House of the Week: Secluded Haven in Glenside
As one of the few remaining mansions that used to populate Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County prior to World War II, this elegant home is steeped in history, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. Built by pioneering Philadelphia chemical manufacturer Samuel Wetherill and designed by architect John Graham Jr. nearly a century ago, the Wetherill…
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Pennsylvania-American Water Starts Rehabbing Upper Providence Storage Tank
The Pennsylvania-American Water Company has started a $485,000 rehabilitation of the second of its water storage tanks off Black Rock Road in Upper Providence near Oaks, writes Donna Rovins for The Pottstown Mercury. The project to inspect, sand-blast, and finally repaint the 1.5 million-gallon tank began two weeks ago, when contractors started bringing in equipment,…
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Sanatoga Green Project Could Add 58 New Students, $2.6M to Pottsgrove School District
An analysis indicates that the proposed $146 million mixed-use project near the Limerick outlets named Sanatoga Green could benefit the local economy by close to $3 million, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. Lower Pottsgrove Township officials were provided with a one-page fiscal analysis of the project, which will stretch across 51 acres and…
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International Healthcare Outsourcing Specialist Moving Headquarters to Fort Washington
Ashfield Commercial & Medical Services, an international healthcare outsourcing specialist, is relocating its headquarters from Bucks County to a larger complex in Fort Washington to accommodate its continuing expansion, writes Jacob Adelman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A unit of UDG Healthcare, Ashfield is moving to the new 80,000-square-foot location following the rapid growth of its…
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KOP’s American Reading Company to Save $2 Million Over Next 25 Years with Newly Installed Solar Power System
King of Prussia’s American Reading Company, an educational-services business, and TerraSol Energies, a SunPower commercial partner based in Glen Mills, announced the completion of a 313-kilowatt, high-efficiency SunPower Helix Roof solar power system at the former’s warehouse. The American Reading Company is the recipient of the first SunPower Helix system installed by a SunPower dealer.…
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Norristown’s LCR Embedded Systems Welcomes New President, General Manager
Norristown’s LCR Embedded Systems – a designer, developer, and manufacturer of enclosures, backplanes, and fully integrated systems for a number of industries – has announced that David Pearson will be its new president. Pearson will report to former president and company founder Nissen Isakov, who has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Pearson brings…
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Newbury II Project Receives Conditional Support from Upper Gwynedd Residents
Upper Gwynedd residents living near the proposed Newbury II development have given their support for the project, provided the developer meets several conditions, writes Dan Sokil for The Lansdale Reporter. During a recent meeting, residents got a chance to voice their opinions on the matter, and will get another opportunity to comment next month. “Officially,…
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Conshohocken Economic Development Corp. Considers Future of Leeland Mansion
Members of the Conshohocken Economic Development Corp. recently discussed the future of the town’s Leeland Mansion on Fayette Street, writes Carl Rotenberg for The Lansdale Reporter. The mansion, built by John Ellwood Lee in 1898, was used as borough offices, while the carriage house behind the building was a police station. This changed last December,…
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Conshohocken’s Maguire Foundation Donates $1.25 Million Toward Scholarships at La Salle
La Salle University has received a $1.25 million endowment commitment from Conshohocken’s Maguire Foundation, which will provide permanent financial support to La Salle students who are Maguire Scholars. La Salle will match, dollar-for-dollar, this commitment to create the $2.5 million Maguire Endowed Scholars Program – one of the largest endowed scholarships in the university’s history.…
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Remote Corner of Bala Cynwyd Could Soon See More Visitors
Rarely frequented by anyone other than members of the Aquatics Fitness Center at the end of Righters Ferry Road, a remote corner of Bala Cynwyd could soon see significantly more visitors, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Media News. A major condominium complex is already being constructed on a former industrial site along one…
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Plymouth Meeting’s Inovio Pharmaceuticals Tests Zika Vaccine on First Volunteer
Plymouth Meeting’s Inovio Pharmaceuticals has injected the first volunteer with its experimental vaccine for the Zika virus, with results from the study expected later this year, writes Linda Loyd for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Both the Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada’s Health Products and Food Branch have given the green light to early-stage tests…
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Horsham’s Toll Brothers Embrace the Color White for New York City Project
White is making a big comeback in the decorating world, and Horsham’s Toll Brothers is embracing this renaissance in its New York City development, writes Gabrielle Paluch for The Wall Street Journal. The company’s $29.5 million penthouse at 1110 Park Avenue in Manhattan showcases white sofas and rugs in the living room, with white marble…
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KOP’s Recovery Centers of America Volunteers at Facing Addiction’s Caucus at Democratic National Convention
The King of Prussia-based Recovery Centers of America has joined Facing Addiction as a key partner at the nonprofit’s Caucus for Addiction Solutions during this week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The partnership speaks to Recovery Centers of America’s continued effort to advocate for the millions of individuals suffering from behavioral-health and substance-use disorders. More…
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All Indications Are That Housing Market in Montgomery County Is Healthy
A number of indicators in the first six months of the year point to a healthy housing market in the Philadelphia region, writes Natalie Kostelni of the Philadelphia Business Journal. Generally speaking, prices rose. Sales increased. And the number of days on the market shrank. According to Kostelni, real estate agents were prepared heading into…
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Sinkholes an Ongoing Problem in King of Prussia
Its status as one of the richest townships in the region has not helped Upper Merion resolve its underlying problem of a proliferation of sinkholes, writes Grace Toohey for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The home of the massive King of Prussia Mall has seen 35 cave-ins since the Mall’s expansion started two years ago. “That’s the…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Senator Bob Casey
On the final morning of the Democratic National Convention happening in neighboring Philadelphia, Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. speaks with MONTCO Today about growing up in Scranton, the love his parents had for each other and for he and his seven siblings, playing power forward on his high school basketball team, losing to Ed Rendell…
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Proposed Building on Union Avenue in Bala Cynwyd Coming Closer to Reality
Vacant for more than a decade, an empty lot along the railroad tracks on Union Avenue in Bala Cynwyd has gotten a step closer to having a new five-story building constructed on the site, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Media News. The Lower Merion Planning Commission recently gave the nod to the newly…
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DNC a Bigger Bonanza for Montgomery County Than Pope Francis
Of the 26 hotels in the region that the Democratic National Convention Committee awarded contracts to, 10 are located in Montgomery County, writes Laura Benshoff for NewsWorks. Almost half of the delegations who poured into Philadelphia for the DNC aren’t actually staying in the city, and that has provided suburban communities, particularly in Montco, the…
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