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Learn More About Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program At MCCC’s Informational Breakfast
Montgomery County Community College will hold an Educational Improvement Tax Credit informational breakfast on Thursday, Nov. 7 in East House on its Central Campus in Blue Bell. This free event is an ideal opportunity for businesses and corporations to learn more about how they can use Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program to help students…
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MCCC Encourages Students To Pledge To Complete Their Degrees As Part of Completion Week
Montgomery County Community College encouraged students to pledge to complete their degrees and credentials as part of Completion Week held from Oct. 21 to 25. Completion Week was hosted by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the international honor society for two-year colleges, at all community colleges across Pennsylvania. It is envisioned as a time for…
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Find Out More About Montgomery County Community College At This Week’s Open Houses
Montgomery County Community College is providing prospective students and their families with an ideal opportunity to learn more about its high-quality academic programs during its fall open houses. At the open events, visitors will be able to get more information on the school’s 100-plus associate degree and certificate programs, go over the admissions process, and…
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Blue Bell-Based Achillion Pharmaceuticals Acquired for $930M by Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Shares of Achillion Pharmaceuticals soared by 70 percent after it was announced that the Blue Bell-based company had been acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $930 million, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Achillion was founded 21 years ago and currently has 56 employees. Danicopan, its lead new drug candidate, is now in mid-stage…
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MCCC Offering Free Estate Planning Seminar During National Estate Planning Awareness Week
A free seminar on estate planning is being offered by the Montgomery County Community College Foundation’s Planned Giving Advisory Council in conjunction with National Estate Planning Awareness Week. “Estate Planning: 10 Stories from the Front Line” will take place on Monday, Oct. 21, from 8:00 to 10:00 AM at College Hall on Central Campus in…
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Norristown woman named Executive Director of the Year for Malvern School
Angela Ludwig from The Malvern School of Blue Bell was named Executive Director of the Year for the second time in her career. There are 10 Malvern Schools in Montco alone, and more than two dozen throughout the region. Ludwig, of Norristown, was also given this honor in 2015 when she was working in the…
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Tough Mudder Bootcamp lunges into Blue Bell with grand opening celebration
Tough Mudder Bootcamp Blue Bell is hosting a public grand opening celebration that will feature free signature bootcamp classes, a ribbon-cutting, food, games, prizes, discounted membership prices, swag bags and more. Tough Mudder Bootcamp wants to show gratitude for its welcome into Blue Bell, Tough Mudder Bootcamp Blue Bell will donate $5 for every person…
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Blue Bell’s MAM software to be acquired for $154.2M
MAM Software will be taken private as part of a $154.2 million acquisition by North Carolina firm Kerridge Commercial Systems, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. MAM sells supply chain software for the automotive industry. Kerridge Commercial Systems is owned by private equity firm Accel-KKR and sells supply chain software for the distribution industry. Kerridge plans to pay $12.12 a share…
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Blue Bell-based Unisys secures $25 million contract with Georgia
Unisys Corp., with strong and long roots in Blue Bell, is adding a bit of Southern charm to its work as it has secured a contract with the state of Georgia for $25 million. The local company was tagged to implement a simpler sign-in process for the state’s 47,000 users, stretching across 14 government agencies.…
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Montco Sheriff’s golf outing supports MCSO families with scholarships
The 3rd Annual Montgomery County Sheriff’s Scholarship Fund Golf Outing was held Monday, Aug. 12 at Blue Bell Country Club in Whitpain, Pa. The Sheriff’s Office Endowed Scholarship Fund was established with the Montgomery County Community College Foundation to assist employees of the MCSO and their families in reaching their educational goals through degree programs…
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The Malvern School of Blue Bell recognized among top early childhood education programs in U.S.
The Malvern School of Blue Bell has earned top recognition among all early childhood education programs in the U.S., receiving accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC, the nation’s largest early childhood accrediting organization, recognizes less than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens in the country with…
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Montgomery County Community College names new interim president, search on for permanent leader
A new interim leader is now in place for the Montgomery County Community College, and a search is underway for the next permanent college president. [gap height=”10″] Earlier this summer, MCCC announced that college President Kevin Pollock notified leadership that he intended not to renew his current contract, and he was granted permission to take…
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Q&A with Bluestone Country Club’s Kris Fair
Mid-Atlantic Events magazine publisher and editor Jim Cohn recently sat down with Kris Fair, general manager of Bluestone Country Club, in Whitpain Township. Jim: Kris, what have been some of the highlights of your career? Kris: Jim, we’ve known each other for at least three decades. In those early years, I’d have pointed out the…
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BrightView putting down roots in Blue Bell
There’s a lot of grass to mow between Lower Providence and Whitpain, but BrightView Landscape is up for the challenge. The national landscaping company has created a new corporate office in Blue Bell, adding to its two local offices, including the one off Park Ave. in Lower Providence. John Susanin and Kyle Hilbert of Colliers…
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Special education legal team grows with addition of highly regarded lawyers
Wisler Pearlstine, LLP is pleased to announce that its Education Law Department, one of the largest and most respected in the state, has added three special education attorneys to its ranks. Gabrielle Goham, until recently, the head of the special education practice at Raffaele Puppio, rejoins Wisler where she began her practice as an associate.…
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Meet the Draganosky in Shemtob Draganosky Taylor
David J. Draganosky Montco.Today Community Profile Your full name? Who are you named after? David J. Draganosky is my full name. My first name has no special significance in that my parents did not choose it because of any particular person. The “J” stands for John who is my maternal uncle and godfather. Where were…
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Mermaid Swim Club in Blue Bell on its last lap
By Mark Schiele [gap height=”10″] Montgomery County could be getting ready to say goodbye to the Mermaid Lake Swim Club from its longtime home of 50-plus years at 1002 Jolly Road in Blue Bell. [gap height=”10″] Whitpain Township Supervisors discussed options for the property at a Board Meeting last week. The property was recently sold…
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Mid Penn Bank makes donation to combat Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Mid Penn Bank has joined with the Peyton Walker Foundation in its goal of combating Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) — one of the leading causes of death among Americans. As part of its commitment to the foundation, Mid Penn has launched a new initiative to train and certify its employees in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), the…
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