Montgomery County
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Harcum College Maintains Personal Connections – the Hallmark of Its Instruction – Amidst Pandemic
Personal attention is the hallmark of instruction at Harcum College and one of the many reasons an education there is so valuable. Thus, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of schools across the commonwealth, Harcum’s leaders acted swiftly and efficiently to ensure that, during the college’s transition to online instruction, student learning would not…
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Montgomery County May 15th COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Thursday afternoon press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley, and Pennsylvania. On Thursday, Montgomery County reported 143 new COVID-19 positive cases ranging in age from 14- to 99-years-old. Read the May…
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Debt-Ridden Owners of Acme Pleased with Pandemic-Driven Boost in Sales
The debt-ridden owners of Malvern-based Acme are hoping that the huge boost in sales during the coronavirus pandemic will help them sell 2,000 supermarkets, writes Joseph DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Private-equity and real-estate investors who control Acme parent Albertsons have tried several times to sell their shares in the stock market but each attempt…
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Tourism and Hospitality Management Major Lands Internship and Job at Normandy Farm Hotel
By Eric Devlin Tessa Robinson likes helping people. She’s good at it. She’s been doing it ever since her first job working in a small tea room in Souderton, Pa. She enjoys the interaction with customers and doing whatever she can to make them happy. “I need a profession where I get to talk to…
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Montgomery County May 13th COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Tuesday afternoon press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley, and Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, Montgomery County reported 164 new COVID-19 positive cases ranging in age from 16- to 104-years-old. Read the May…
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2nd Round of MontcoStrong Small Business Grant Program Opens Today
Application for the $5 million in economic development funds for the second round of the MontcoStrong Small Business Grant Program opens Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM. The second round will once again be administered by the Redevelopment Authority of Montgomery County together with the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and the Montgomery County Commerce Department.…
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Montgomery County May 12th COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Monday afternoon press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley, and Pennsylvania. At the beginning of Monday’s press conference, Commissioner Ken Lawrence announced he had tested positive to COVID-19, is asymptomatic, and…
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Montgomery County Ranks 2nd in Pennsylvania Based on Purchasing Power
Montgomery County ranked near the top in Pennsylvania based on its residents’ purchasing power, according to a new study recently published by SmartAsset. To find places where average living expenses are most affordable to the people who live there, SmartAsset looked at the cost of living relative to income to determine the purchasing power in…
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Montgomery County May 11th COVID-19 Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Saturday press release, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley, and Pennsylvania. Montgomery County reported 73 new COVID-19 positive cases Saturday, down from the 101 new cases reported the previous day. Read the…
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Nursing Student at Harcum College Donates Her Plasma After Recovering from COVID-19
Cynthia Solis, a Nursing student at Harcum College, was raised by a family of caregivers. Her mother, a nurse, cared for her grandmother and worked in various healthcare settings throughout Mexico and the United States. She invoked in Solis a strong desire to help others. Also, her brother serves as an emergency department nurse in…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 May 8th Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Thursday afternoon briefing, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. Since the county’s last update Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County reports 105 new COVID-19 positive cases, down from the 123 new cases reported…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Encourages Building, Business Owners to Flush Internal Plumbing Before Reopening
Aqua Pennsylvania is reaching out to commercial customers whose businesses might have been closed for prolonged periods due to COVID-19 to ask that they thoroughly flush their internal plumbing before reopening their businesses or restarting their operations. “Water that has been left sitting in unused pipes, equipment like ice machines, and building systems while those…
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Study: Pennsylvania Among Top Five States with Most Coronavirus Restrictions
Pennsylvania is among the top five states with the most coronavirus restrictions, according to new rankings published by WalletHub. To determine the rankings for its list of States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across nine relevant metrics. These included whether residents are required to wear…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 May 7th Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Wednesday afternoon briefing, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. Since the county’s last update Wednesday afternoon, Montgomery County reports 123 new COVID-19 positive cases, up from the 44 new cases reported…
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VFTCB Will Use This Year’s National Travel and Tourism Week to Look Ahead at Recovery
This year’s National Travel and Tourism Week will spotlight resilience and hope in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with its “Spirit of Travel” theme. The annual celebration of the contributions and accomplishments of the U.S. travel industry is celebrated the first full week in May. The 37th iteration will take place from May 3…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 May 6th Update
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Tuesday afternoon press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. Since the county’s last update Monday afternoon, Montgomery County reports 44 new COVID-19 positive cases. Read Tuesday’s Montgomery County COVID-19…
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Montgomery County COVID-19 Update: Tuesday – May 5th
Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the Commissioner’s Monday afternoon press conference, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley and Pennsylvania. Since the county’s last update Saturday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 185 new COVID-19 case. Read Monday’s Montgomery County COVID-19 update…
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Things Will Change Post-COVID-19, Learn How to Best Position Your Small Business to Thrive Amid These Changes
The coronavirus crisis is bound to change the world of business significantly, but there are ways that owners can position their businesses to thrive amid these changes, writes Deluxe, a Minneapolis-based financial services company serving 4.8 million active small business customers worldwide, on the company’s blog. With many companies having their supply chains disrupted during…
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