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Two Montco Digital Designers Advise Small-Business Owners on Big-Time Digital Marketing Returns
New data from UpCity, a Chicago research firm, shows that 70 percent of small-business digital marketing strategies now rest heavily on websites. But some company principals err by not keeping their online presence updated and relevant, which in turn can cause business losses. Gene Marks, The Philadelphia Inquier, reported on two Montgomery County experts who…
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Montco Has 24 Top Workplaces in 2022 List of Top Small Company Workplaces, Including No. 1
The Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces has recognized 24 small Montgomery County companies as the best in the Phila./Delaware Valley area. The list is based on a 24-question survey administered by Energage and completed by the company’s employees. It measures 15 cultural drivers that are crucial to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for its Transcript Evaluator position. The Transcript Evaluator is responsible for determining an applicant’s eligibility and/or transferable credit by examining transcripts, conferences, and/or correspondence with faculty and students. The hired professional will serve in a college-wide capacity and use the student information system, Ellucian Colleague, to manage student transfer credit…
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Struggling Food-Service Industry Family Receives Servings of Good Fortune in Montgomery County
Husband-and-wife barbecue masters Sean and Nikeah Green were sailing along well with their BBQ Unlimited business in the pre-pandemic years. But once COVID-19 wholly undermined the foodservice industry, the impact on them was substantial. Michael Klein fired up his journalist talent to publish their story in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The BBQ Unlimited sweet (and savory)…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College seeks Student Services Assistant for its Blue Bell campus. position. The hiree will provide support to both new and returning college students as part of the school’s mission of access, retention, and completion. He or she will have responsibility for ensuring a high level of customer service by: This position has…
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Unisys Calculates a Female-Supportive Work Environment; Forbes Lauds the Accomplishment
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, has received recognition from Forbes in the publication’s 2022 America’s Best Employers for Women list. The annual ranking identifies leading companies that support the personal and professional development of women and have women at the executive and board levels. The 2022 Best Employers for Women list was created through an independent survey conducted…
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Media Strategy Firm MayoSeitz Sets Sights on Conshohocken
Media advisory services provider MayoSeitz is vacating its Blue Bell center of operations, where it had conducted business for 20 years, and moving to Conshohocken. Natalie Kostelni covered the relocation for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The space that the firm is vacating, Arborcrest, was the former U.S. headquarters of Unisys. The computing company remains nearby,…
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30 Montgomery County Businesses Land on Inc. Mag’s 5,000 Fastest Growers List
A total of 30 Montgomery County companies made the 2022 Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest-growing businesses in the country. Ryan Mulligan compiled the list in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list ranks companies based on their three-year percent revenue growth. Companies must be privately held, independently owned, and have generated revenue of at…
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Blue Bell-based Unisys Beats Consensus on All Key Metrics in Second-Quarter 2022
Blue Bell-based Unisys Corporation reported mostly positive second-quarter 2022 financial results. “We exceeded consensus estimates on all key metrics for the second quarter, grew revenue on a constant-currency basis, and we grew our ACV and TCV signings and pipeline,” said Unisys Chair and CEO Peter A. Altabef. “Most significantly, we have momentum in our key…
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Area Golfers to Participate in Montco-Centric Golf Tournament Designed to Drive Diversity
The Advocates Pro Golf Association (APGA) Tour and the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board (VFTCB) bring back three of the Phila. region’s top golfers as part of the field for the second annual APGA Tour Valley Forge. The APGA, established in 2010, is a nonprofit organization with the mission to prepare African Americans and other minority…
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Burn, Then Replenish Calories at Normandy Farm Workout Sessions
Already anticipating the Freshman 15? Need a way to tone up for a fall wedding? Normandy Farm has got your back (and abs, and glutes). Its series of Sept. exercise classes — Burn Boot Camp Blue — can jump start a workweek with a major calorie burn. Then, participants can, if they choose, replace some…
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Blue Bell Woman, Who Once Had Plans to Become a Nun, Welcomes Her 100th Great-Grandchild
Blue Bell resident Marguerite Koller recently met her 100th great-grandchild, a baby boy born to her granddaughter, Christine Balster, writes Elyse DiPisa for NBC 10. The latest addition to the family was supposed to be the 99th great-grandchild, but he ended up arriving a week past the due date and nabbing the milestone title in…
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Diversity-Focused Pro Golf Event Returns to Montco from Sept. 20-21
The APGA Tour, which has a mission to bring greater diversity to golf by developing African-Americans and other minorities for careers in the sport, will return to Montgomery County from Sept. 20-21 at Bluestone Country Club in Blue Bell. The event is one of 18 on the burgeoning APGA Tour. A total of $25,000 in…
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Normandy Farm Holds End-of-Summer Fundraiser for Travis Manion Foundation
Summer is meant for scaled-back work schedules, family time of relaxation, and plenty of entertaining diversions like movies and sports. But Normandy Farm invites the public to an event designed to usher out Summer 2022 on a note of gravitas, patriotism and beneficence: A Travis Manion Foundation beef and beer. The Aug. 25 event in…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College seeks a part-time training and assessment coordinator for Blue Bell-, Norristown-, and Pottstown-related CareerLink responsibilities. This is a part-time, temporary, grant-funded position. The Training and Assessment Coordinator, CareerLink, is responsible for educating CareerLink clients and administering assessments and training as required for them to qualify for government subsidized training or credentialing…
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Blue Bell Landscaper Makes It a Double Header for Recreating ‘Field of Dreams’ Diamond in Iowa
Blue Bell commercial landscaper BrightView has once again pulled off something of a miracle in Iowa. For the second time in its corporate history, it was engaged by Major League Baseball (MLB) to recreate the retro baseball diamond from Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, the setting for the 1989 movie. The Montgomery County firm…
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State Rep. Liz Hanbidge of Blue Bell Selected for Fellowship — An Honor Earned by Less than 50 Pols Nationwide
The Council of State Governments (CSG) has announced that state Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D-61) has been selected to participate in the 2022 CSG Henry Toll Fellowship. Hanbidge is the only Pennsylvanian included in this year’s cohort and the first from the Commonwealth to be selected since 2019. “I am grateful for the opportunity to learn…
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Blue Bell 55+ Community Shingle-Mindedly Embarks on High-Tech Roof Project
Whitpain Farm, the Blue Bell 55+ community, kicked off a renovation project affecting every one of its 171 homes last month. The effort should yield two results: safer, more durable units and solid support for a local, woman-owned business. The community is replacing the original cedar roofing on its houses with a stylish-but-practical synthetic version.…
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