• King of Prussia Mall Sees Thinner Crowds This Black Friday

    King of Prussia Mall Sees Thinner Crowds This Black Friday

    While crowds were not as big as usual at King of Prussia Mall, plenty of people still decided to head out for their traditional holiday pilgrimage to the shopping mecca, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fewer customers could be found in apparel stores, but the usual Black Friday heavy-hitters such as Lululemon, Aerie,…

  • SEPTA to Present King of Prussia Rail Project’s Refined Route During  Webinar Tonight

    SEPTA to Present King of Prussia Rail Project’s Refined Route During Webinar Tonight

    SEPTA is planning to present the King of Prussia Rail Project’s Refined Route during a webinar that will take place on Tuesday, December 1, writes the Patch. Refinements made over the past three years include a detailed engineering analysis of the rail alignment and guideway design. They also include minor modifications to the stations’ locations…

  • Now Might Be Time to Bet on King of Prussia Mall Owner’s Stock

    Now Might Be Time to Bet on King of Prussia Mall Owner’s Stock

    While coronavirus and the many restrictions on brick-and-mortar retailers may make it seem that now is an odd time to invest in luxury shopping malls, King of Prussia Mall owner Simon Property Group (SPG: NYSE) is doing the opposite, writes Liz Moyer for Barron’s. In fact once the pandemic is behind us, the company may…

  • Wall Street Journal: King of Prussia Mall Owner Inks $2.8B Merger Deal with Taubman

    Wall Street Journal: King of Prussia Mall Owner Inks $2.8B Merger Deal with Taubman

    In a retail climate where many are having trouble even collecting rent, Simon Property Group, owner of both the King of Prussia and Montgomery Mall as well as the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick, remains an outlier as they continue to expand. Luxury mall developers Taubman Centers Inc. was already in the midst of merging…

  • New $6.7M Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center Opens in King of Prussia

    New $6.7M Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center Opens in King of Prussia

    A new, $6.7 million ambulatory surgery center recently opened its doors in King of Prussia, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This project is the result of a partnership between the Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center and Premier Orthopaedics. Additionally, Tower Health and Crozer-Keystone Health System are minority partners. The surgery center spans…

  • King of Prussia and East Norriton Accounting Firms Join Forces in Merger

    King of Prussia and East Norriton Accounting Firms Join Forces in Merger

    King of Prussia-based Clairmont Paciello & Co. has acquired East Norriton-based Dreslin & Co. and added its roster of five people to its 25 existing employees for a combined staff of 30, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal closed on November 1. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to Clairmont Paciello…

  • Life Science Companies Emerging as Bright Spot in Otherwise Quiet Local Office Market

    Life Science Companies Emerging as Bright Spot in Otherwise Quiet Local Office Market

    With traditional office tenants looking for ways to cut back on square footage amid the pandemic, life science companies have emerged as a bright spot on the local office market, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. From Blue Bell to King of Prussia, these companies have been signing long-term deals on spaces that…

  • King of Prussia’s Melting Pot Offers Delicious Seasonal Fondues Now Through November

    King of Prussia’s Melting Pot Offers Delicious Seasonal Fondues Now Through November

    By Christine Tarlecki There’s nothing better on a crisp autumn evening than hot, melty cheese fondue. Add in Fall flavors and you have a night worth remembering. The King of Prussia Melting Pot (located at  150 Allendale Rd, Ste 2100 in King of Prussia) focuses on seasonal flavors with every turn of the calendar page,…

  • Hotel Hero: Jasmine Ginyard, Night Auditor    

    Hotel Hero: Jasmine Ginyard, Night Auditor    

    To honor the travel industry, and share inspiring and positive stories, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is putting a particular spotlight on Montgomery County’s 80 hotels by honoring different individuals as Hotel Heroes each week. The VFTCB recognizes Jasmine Ginyard, the Night Auditor at the at the Fairfield Inn Philadelphia Valley Forge/King of Prussia, as this…

  • Qlik Supports Malvern Nonprofit That Offers Transformative Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy Services

    Qlik Supports Malvern Nonprofit That Offers Transformative Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy Services

    By Kristen de Marco Mental health, as much as physical health, matters in treating the whole person, especially in these challenging times. For the past few years, Qlik, through Qlik.org, has been supporting my organization, Gateway HorseWorks, located in Malvern, through various means, including financial and software grants, to further our work incorporating horses for…

  • VFTCB Launches New Weekly Mini Dining Guide “Crave Bites”

    VFTCB Launches New Weekly Mini Dining Guide “Crave Bites”

    Throughout the month of November, instead of one full published dining guide, The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is sharing smaller editions of the popular dining guide, Crave, called Crave Bites. Each Crave Bites guide will feature a chef from a different area of the county complete with a full profile, a catalogue of…

  • Local Office Markets Thriving As Some Philadelphia Start-Ups Head to Suburbs During Pandemic

    Local Office Markets Thriving As Some Philadelphia Start-Ups Head to Suburbs During Pandemic

    Local commercial real estate markets are thriving as a number of Philadelphia start-ups search out more affordable space in the suburbs due to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. WuXi Biologics, a recent spin-off from China-based contract gene- and cell-therapy maker, has decided to place up to 100 employees at…

  • Harvest Health & Recreation Opens New Medical Marijuana Dispensary in King of Prussia

    Harvest Health & Recreation Opens New Medical Marijuana Dispensary in King of Prussia

    Harvest Health & Recreation has opened a new medical marijuana dispensary in King of Prussia, called the Harvest of King of Prussia dispensary. This is now the company’s eighth dispensary in Pennsylvania, which also has two more locations in Reading along with one each in Camp Hill, Cranberry Township, Harrisburg, Johnstown, and Scranton. This latest…

  • Qlik Acquires Integration, Automation Platform Provider Based in Belgium

    Qlik Acquires Integration, Automation Platform Provider Based in Belgium

    Qlik has acquired Blendr.io, an easy-to-use, scalable, and secure embedded integration and automation platform (iPaaS) that seamlessly automates data integration and orchestration of processes across 500-plus SaaS applications and cloud data sources. Blendr.io is based in Ghent, Belgium. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Purpose-built for embedded SaaS use cases and enterprise integration workflows,…

  • Acquisition of TopGolf by Callaway Will Not Affect Its King of Prussia Project

    Acquisition of TopGolf by Callaway Will Not Affect Its King of Prussia Project

    The announced acquisition of Topgolf Entertainment Group by publicly-traded golf brand Callaway will not affect its planned projects in the Philadelphia area, including the one in King of Prussia, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “We are looking forward to re-starting our development efforts regarding new venues,” said a company spokeswoman. No information…

  • Corner Bakery with Several Montco Locations Acquired by Pandya Restaurant Growth Brands

    Corner Bakery with Several Montco Locations Acquired by Pandya Restaurant Growth Brands

    Corner Bakery, with locations in King of Prussia, Bala Cynwyd, and Warminster, has been acquired by Feasterville-based Pandya Restaurant Growth Brands, one of the Rohan Group of Companies. PRGB purchased the brand from affiliates of Roark Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. The Rohan Group of Companies is owned by real estate investor and restaurant…

  • CSL Behring’s Parent Company Named One of World’s Best Employers Fourth Consecutive Year

    CSL Behring’s Parent Company Named One of World’s Best Employers Fourth Consecutive Year

    For the fourth year in a row, CSL Limited, the parent company of King of Prussia-based CSL Behring, has been named one of the best employers in the world by Forbes magazine. The list was compiled by Statista, which surveyed 160,000 full-time and part-time employees from nearly 60 countries who work for businesses that operate…

  • Qlik CEO Joins Other Business Leaders in Nationwide Initiative to Help Their Employees Vote

    Qlik CEO Joins Other Business Leaders in Nationwide Initiative to Help Their Employees Vote

    A Day for Democracy, a nonpartisan initiative founded by CEOs to encourage employers across the U.S. to take a pledge to help increase voter participation, has announced that the leaders of several Pennsylvania businesses, representing more than 18,000 employees in the state, have pledged to help their employees vote in the upcoming elections. In taking…