Conshohocken
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Conshohocken billionaire a potential bidder for Carolina Panthers
Michael Rubin, owner of the Conshohocken-based sports merchandise company Fanatics, is reportedly on the list of bidders for the Carolina Panthers, according to reports. The internet entrepreneur is said to be “very interested in owning the hometown NFL franchise, sources told CNBC. Rubin, who has an estimated net worth of $3 billion, also owns minority stakes…
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The Proving Grounds in Conshohocken kicking up interest from developers
The Proving Grounds in Conshohocken is proving to give Montgomery County a real boost. As sports tourism in the county continues to grow, The Proving Grounds is filling the need for a sports facility complex. County officials over the past year held talks with developers exploring opportunities to make the complex a reality. But to…
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Conshohocken’s ShopRunner growing a culture, fostering talent
Talent stability is a driving force behind a local company looking to expand its hiring this year, and that’s after significant growth last year. ShopRunner, based in Conshohocken, is making a mockery of the misnomer that there is a massive ‘brain drain’ in the Philadelphia region. “When you work for a company out in the…
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Conshohocken-based Saladworks ups its game with new supermarket location
With six locations in Montgomery County and based in Conshohocken, Saladworks is fairly accessible to folks in the county. But it’s even easier now to load up on those leafy greens. Saladworks entered the grocery channel with its first in-supermarket location at a local ShopRite “to prepare for omni-channel alternatives” as food industries begin to…
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Conshohocken native is turning (live edge) tables into furniture
When Brian Coll was in his 20s, he followed his dad Jack, as a photographer, writer and framer. He worked alongside his dad in the family’s custom frame shop in Conshohocken for years. And then Brian found a path of his own, this one through the trees. Brian Coll d has added furniture crafting to…
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Montco Market: Breaking Sad
We have all experienced loss. Many of us have experienced the loss of loved one and the chest-tightening, life-changing grief that brings. So did Shelly Fisher and Jen Jones, co-authors of Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up. Fisher and Jones work together at Fisher’s…
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Pretty Tasty Cupcake debuts in Conshohocken
When Conshy Girls Restaurant Group owner Kim Strengari (Gypsy Saloon, Southern Cross Kitchen and Gypsy Blu) walked into Erica Young’s Pretty Tasty Cupcake Boutique in Cape May, NJ last summer, she didn’t know that it would literally be life-changing. One bite into a Cookie Dough Brownie Cupcake and she was hooked! After tasting her way through the variety of…
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Conshohocken-based Allied Universal takes part in Capitol Hill briefing
Allied Universal, a leading facility services company and the largest security force in North America, is proud to announce that Catherine King, Senior Vice President, Recruiting and Staffing, was a featured speaker at a Capitol Hill briefing on employment needs of unemployed older Americans last week at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The briefing provided…
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RETTEW formally opens office in Conshohocken
RETTEW, an Engineering News-Record top design firm, this month opened its seventh office in Pennsylvania. Located in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, the office will host up to 20 staff in the thriving region. This location will complement RETTEW’s two nearby offices in Allentown and Lancaster, PA. The new site will serve to support staff working on…
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Conshohocken’s Stella Blu restaurant closing; owners will relaunch as a virtual concept
Conshohocken, Pa., restaurant Stella Blu will close its doors this month, and the team behind the long-time eatery are going “ghost.” Stella Blu at 101 Ford St. in West Conshohocken will close on Jan. 27 after 16 years in operation. It opened in September 2001, writes Kenneth Hilario in the Philadelphia Business Journal. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Sean Weinberg of Alba in…
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ArcelorMittal layoffs loom
At this sprawling steel mill on the outskirts of Philadelphia, the workers have one number in mind. Not how many tons of steel roll off the line, or how many hours they work, but where they fall on the plant’s seniority list. In September, ArcelorMittal, which owns the mill, announced that it would lay off…
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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals seeks to raise $125M
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Montgomery County biopharmaceutical company, is seeking to raise $125 million through a common stock offering that began earlier this week. The Conshohocken company, is selling 1.5 million shares of common stock at $83 per share, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Madrigal has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to…
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Conshohocken-based eLocal completes $25M capital infusion
Conshohocken based eLocal, a leading provider of digital performance marketing and new customer acquisition for local, regional and national service businesses, today announced it has raised $25M in capital from LLR Partners. The investment will help support numerous growth initiatives, including expanding sales, marketing and technology efforts as well as potential acquisitions that complement eLocal’s existing…
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Lafayette Hill’s Michael Rubin has a ‘need for speed’
This fall, as some of the N.F.L.’s corporate partners fretted about the league’s handling of its players kneeling during the national anthem, the sports merchandise company Fanatics pounced. When Alejandro Villanueva, a Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman, stood for the anthem and the rest of the team stayed in the locker room, his name began trending…
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Super Wawa coming to Conshohocken
The proposed super Wawa on Fayette Street is becoming a reality, much to the chagrin of a vocal contingent of local residents. By a vote of 4 to 3, borough council voted Wednesday to grant preliminary/final approval to Provco Pineville Fayette L.P. for plans to develop the lot at 1109 Fayette St., paving the way…
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Temple’s Fox School of Business eyes fall opening in Conshohocken
The Fox School of Business will open a new location in Conshohocken for its part-time master’s program in Fall 2018. The program was created to make earning a master’s degree more accessible for students living in suburban areas outside Philadelphia, as well as to pilot a curriculum combining face-to-face and online learning, writes Alyssa Biederman for temple-news.com…
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eLocal plans to expand national reach with $25M growth capital infusion
Conshohocken-based eLocal has secured $25 million in growth capital to ramp up operations after years of continuously rising revenues. CEO Bruce Aronow told the Philadelphia Business Journal that the funding from Philadelphia-based private equity firm LLR Partners will help the performance-driven advertising platform grow its business categories and staff both organically and through potential acquisitions,…
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Intrigue surrounds sale of Conshohocken-based SMG
SMG, the world’s biggest third-party manager of sports and entertainment facilities, is up for sale again, this time with a bit of intrigue: At least one competitor is barred from pursuing the business, writes Don Muret for Philadelphia Business Journal. Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke, whose company recently formed OVG Facilities after acquiring Pinnacle Event…
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