Conshohocken
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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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Colonial Neighborhood Council launches toy drive
With the sheer number of natural and man-made calamities making the headlines these days, it’s easy to forget about all of the families struggling financially or otherwise in our own backyards, writes Mary English for The Times Herald. That’s why Colonial Neighborhood Council keeps outreach efforts like its annual Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas toy giveaways…
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Introducing, the IKEA dictionary
Snitta, Solvar, Jerrik – When you’re walking the aisles at your local Ikea, you’re likely to encounter all three words, and a ton more, but what do they mean,? writes Emily Price for fortune.com. Ikea has its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, Montgomery County. [uam_ad id=”54865″] All of Ikea’s product names are in Swedish in origin,…
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Family succession secured at Firstrust Bank
Richard J. Green, chairman and CEO of Firstrust Bank, has acquired the majority voting shares and control of the institution from his father, Daniel. The move, made Sept. 27, was part of what the bank describes as an “orderly transition of Firstrust’s family ownership,” writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Firstrust, with headquarters…
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Narrowing in on name for Philly’s new lacrosse team
The field of potential names for Philadelphia’s new National Lacrosse League franchise has been whittled down to three candidates: the Philadelphia Fire, the Philadelphia Founders, and the Philadelphia Wings, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Philadelphia had a professional lacrosse team named the Wings for more than 25 years before the franchise relocated to Connecticut…
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Noted Conshohocken attorney, Lefco, 71, dies
Arthur W. Lefco, 71, of Conshohocken, a Philadelphia-area lawyer who specialized in legal malpractice, died Thursday, Oct. 5, at home after a two-month battle with pancreatic cancer, writes Bonnie Cook for philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Known to friends as “Terry,” he began his career in 1973 as general counsel for the Philadelphia Housing Authority and then…
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Pabst Blue Ribbon owner acquires Lucky Vitamin of Conshohocken
Pabst Blue Ribbon owner going into the vitamin business TSG Consumer Partners, based in San Francisco, says it has acquired LuckyVitamin, of Conshohocken, in partnership with its founder Sam Wolf, from GNC Holdings, the store chain that sells lightly-regulated “dietary supplements,” for an undisclosed price. GNC put the business up for sale earlier this year after reporting…
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IKEA Plans to Open Four New Locations This Year
IKEA, the Swedish furniture giant which has its U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, plans to open four more stores by the end of the year, including its upcoming store in Jacksonville, writes David Cawton for Daily Record. The Jacksonville store is the company’s first single-story store in Florida. It covers 290,000-square-feet and is set to open…
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ArcelorMittal to Lay Off 150 from its Conshohocken Rolling Mill
Global steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal plans to lay off 150 of its workers from its Conshohocken rolling mill over the next year, writes Sam Wood for Philly.com. “We are not closing the facility, we’re not idling the entire operation,” said spokeswoman Mary Beth Holdford, adding that the company is currently in the process of consolidating its…
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Index Shows Which Local Companies are Most Transparent in Political Donations
For anyone interested which organizations and political candidates recently received financially support from Philadelphia area companies the answers are in this year’s CPA-Zicklin Index, writes Erin Arvedlund for Philly.com. The index gives an overview of every S&P 500 company, including the policy each company has on political contributions and the amounts and to whom they…
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The Fall of the Saladworks Partnership
What started as a promising partnership between Saladworks’s John Scardapane and entrepreneur Vernon W. Hill II nearly a decade ago, has ended up in bankruptcy for the popular eatery chain, writes Harold Brubaker for Philly.com. Hill invested $7.75 million in the Conshohocken franchise restaurant chain in 2008. However, the investment came with a condition that…
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New Philadelphia Team to Join Conshohocken-based National Lacrosse League
A new professional Philadelphia lacrosse team will soon be making its debut in Conshohocken’s National Lacrosse League, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. Three years since the city lost its professional lacrosse team to Connecticut, Comcast Spectacor is now filling the void with its recently acquired National Lacrosse League franchise. The name and schedule…
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Conshohocken’s Fran Brett Named Pennsylvania’s Special Olympics Coach of the Year
Fran Brett, the head basketball coach and assistant volleyball coach for the Special Olympics programs at Conshohocken Community Center, has been named Pennsylvania’s Special Olympics coach for 2017, writes Dan Geringer for Philly.com. Currently there are 30,000 Special Olympics coaches and volunteers across the state. They mentor close to 20,000 children and adults with intellectual…
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Conshohocken Pair Impresses New York State Fair Visitors with Detailed Butter Sculpture
Jim Victor and Marie Pelton, a husband-and-wife team from Conshohocken, have created their fourteenth consecutive butter sculpture for the New York State Fair, according to a staff report from Daily Freeman. The Montgomery County team has carved every butter sculpture for the fair since 2003. Their latest sculpture was unveiled on Wednesday, when Governor Andrew…
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MONTCO Careers – Firstrust Bank
Headquartered in Conshohocken and with locations throughout the Delaware Valley, Lehigh Valley, and Southern New Jersey, Firstrust Bank has been run by the Green family since the bank’s founding in 1934 and is now one of the strongest FDIC insured banks in the country. Treasury Management Sales Consultant This position develops prospects for new business…
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