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MONTCO Careers — Meridian Bank
Headquartered in Malvern, Meridian Bank is an innovative community bank that provides a comprehensive array of financial services to businesses, professional practices, and individuals. In addition to a broad-based commercial lending portfolio, specialties include SBA lending, commercial and consumer real estate financing, residential mortgages, private banking, cash management, and electronic payments processing. Banking Summer Internship This position…
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Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Information Session in January
Immaculata University will hold an undergraduate information session on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 AM to noon in the Green Room of Villa Maria Hall on the university’s Malvern campus. This event is for prospective undergraduates, including high school students and college students interested in transferring. Admissions counselors will discuss academic programs, financial aid, athletics…
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Malvern-Based Acme Sold to Kroger for $20 Billion
The owner of Malvern-based grocery chain Acme is selling its company to Kroger for $20 billion. Kroger will be accruing Acme-owner Albertsons’ $5 billion debt in the merger, writes Joseph DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This merger combines the U.S.’s second- and third-largest grocers, just behind Walmart. Although grocery store workers may have traded over…
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Penn State Great Valley Engineering Professor Receives National Award
Penn State Great Valley’s Kathryn Jablokow, professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, recently received a prestigious National Science Foundation Director’s Award as part of the team that created the Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program. Now in its second year, ERI focuses on bolstering new researchers who have never received federal funding. The program is also exclusively…
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Penn State Great Valley to Host Open House, Panel Discussion on Tomorrow
The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies will host an open house and panel discussion in its Conference Center, located at 30 East Swedesford Road in Malvern, tomorrow, Sept. 20, from 5 to 6:30 PM. The first part of the evening will feature networking with program directors, faculty, students, and alumni to…
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Penn State Great Valley Announces Line Up of Fall Community Events
Penn State Great Valley has announced its lineup of upcoming community events. Beginning on Sept. 6, the campus’ Henry Art Gallery will host the “Chinese Art Showcase: Select works by artists from the International Chinese Arts Society of Americas.” The opening reception for the exhibit will be held at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The campus…
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Penn State Great Valley Remembers the Life of Data Analytics Professor Partha Mukherjee
Partha Mukherjee, assistant professor of data analytics at Penn State Great Valley, died on Aug. 22. Mukherjee became a valuable member of the Great Valley faculty in August 2018, two years after earning his doctorate in information science from the School of Information Science and Technology at Penn State. He taught courses in data analytics,…
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As Part of Statewide Effort, All Three Montco Wegmans Locations Are Phasing Out Plastic Bags
Wegmans, the New York-based grocery store, has enforced the ban of plastic bags in its Pennsylvania stores beginning on Sept. 22, writes Jennifer Shannon for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Montgomery County Wegmans locations in Collegeville, King of Prussia, and Montgomerville will follow as directed. Wegmans had begun to phase-out plastic bag usage in Massachusetts, Maryland,…
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Volpe Enterprises, North Wales Home Remodeling Firm, Stakes Claim in Chester County
Eager to gain additional proximity to the lucrative Main Line, Volpe Enterprises, a 50-year veteran of Montgomery County home renovations from North Wales, is adding a Malvern site to its North Wales-based business. The firm started humbly, as a family of roofers, but its principals have long targeted greater success. Its roster of provided services…
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Malvern Pro Golfer — One of ‘Game’s Most Colorful Personalities’ — Is Widely Popular on PGA Tour
Thanks to his outgoing personality that is refreshing and authentic, Malvern’s Harry Higgs has become widely popular on the PGA tour, writes Neil Geoghegan for the Daily Local News. “Harry is one of the game’s most colorful personalities,” said Vince Pellegrino, Vice President of the Western Golf Association. Last winter, 30-year-old Higgs provided a viral…
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With Scrum Methodology Growing in Popularity, Penn State Great Valley Brings Back Certification Course
Penn State Great Valley has reintroduced the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) course, becoming the only Penn State campus to offer the certification. Scrum methodology can increase team productivity and innovation, as well as produce major components of an application in a fraction of the time that it would take using traditional methods, reducing waste and improving efficiency.…
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Immaculata Recognizes Pair of Montco Residents for Academic Achievement
Sydnie Panetta of Royersford and Margaret Murtha of Pottstown were among the recent graduates of Immaculata University who were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements during the 2021-2022 academic year. Panetta earned the Adeline E. Donio Medal for Biology, while Murtha earned the Sister Marian William Hoben Medal for English Established in 1920 and guided…
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Meridian Bank Among Nation’s 200 Top-Performing Community Banks
Malvern-based Meridian Bank has been named a top-performing publicly traded community bank by American Banker, a leading industry organization. Its list of the Top 200 publicly traded community banks under $2 billion in assets ranked Meridian No. 13 in the U.S. and first among banks headquartered in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland. “(This list)…
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Penn State Great Valley Student Finds Niche in Professional Development, Leverages Real-World Course Knowledge
Penn State Great Valley’s lean six sigma certificate program first caught Chris Bradley’s eye a little over two years ago. He looked into similar programs at other Philadelphia-area universities, but Great Valley’s program was the best fit. As an added bonus, Bradley has some deep connections to Penn State. He finished his undergraduate degree at University Park…
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Vanguard’s Newest Edition of ‘How America Saves’ Details How Retirement Plans Should Evolve for Modern Workers
Malvern’s Vanguard released the newest edition of How America Saves, the firm’s seminal report on 401(k) plan design and retirement savings habits. Through its annual, comprehensive analysis of nearly five million 401(k) accounts record-kept at Vanguard, the report reveals additional plan design opportunities employers can address to further improve workers’ retirement readiness. While employers have made significant…
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Immaculata to Host Info Session on Accelerated, Second-Degree B.S.N. on June 18
Immaculata University will host an information session on Saturday, June 18 for college graduates interested in earning a second bachelor’s degree in nursing. The session will be held from 10 AM to 12 PM in Loyola Hall, Room 18. Nursing faculty members will present information about the program, and attendees will have opportunities to talk with…
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Penn State Great Valley Names Interim Chancellor
Colin Neill, professor of software and systems engineering and director of engineering programs at Penn State Great Valley, has been named the school’s interim chancellor, dean, and chief academic officer. He will take over for James Nemes, who will retire on July 1. Neill has served as director of engineering programs for over a decade, overseeing the…
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Immaculata’s College of Adult Professional Studies Reduces Tuition for Fall 2022 Semester
Beginning this fall, Immaculata University is discounting its tuition for most programs in the College of Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS). This reduction adds to the competitive tuition as Immaculata’s rates are already some of the lowest undergraduate tuition rates of any four-year private institution in the region. Immaculata offers more than 60 majors at…
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