Montgomery County
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First major apartment construction in decades planned for the Main Line
A real estate company plans to start major developments on the Main Line including an $18 million apartment complex in Narberth, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. In addition to the apartment complex, there are two more multi-family development projects planned for Narberth currently in the approval process. These projects will be the first major development…
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Dunkin’ and Red Cross team up to encourage blood and platelet donations this August
Local blood donors are in for a sweet treat this August! Dunkin’ of Greater Philadelphia is once again partnering with the American Red Cross to provide 16,500 vouchers for Red Cross blood donors in the region. Throughout August, presenting donors will receive a voucher for a free Medium Iced Coffee and a free Classic Donut,…
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What are you doing this weekend?
As always, thanks to our good friends at Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board. #MakeItMontco! See the hit show AMALUNA this summer under the Big Top on the grounds of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. Directing her daughter’s coming of age ceremony, honouring femininity, renewal, rebirth and balance, Queen Prospera causes a storm. A…
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GNC to close nearly a thousand stores
The nutritional supplement giant, with about 4,100 locations across the country, has about 20 locations in Montco. It is not clear how many of the Montgomery County stores will be closing. GNC has confirmed that it will close as many as 900 stores nationwide this year, writes Dees Stribling for biznow.com. The company will be…
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Teva Pharmaceuticals expands local presence, buys three more buildings in West Chester
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA expanded its local presence last week by buying three more buildings in West Chester, adjacent to the three it already owns, write John George and Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The move will help the pharmaceutical manufacturer, which also has a large presence in Montgomery County, to firmly establish a…
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Four CEOs in Montco among 25 highest-paid in Philadelphia area
The CEOs of four companies headquartered in Montgomery County are among the 25 highest-paid CEOs in the Philadelphia area, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Coming in at number 23 on the list is John Walsh Jr. of UGI with take home pay reaching $7, 446,659. Right above Walsh at number 22 is…
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First York Rd parking lot opens in Jenkintown Center
Jenkintown is one of historic jewels of Montgomery County. It was settled in 1697 and in recent years was the setting for a television series. The stores and restaurants which flank York Road (Rte 611) are the economic hub of the town. Until June this year, someone driving through Jenkintown planning to shop or have…
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Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce christens new offices in Trappe
Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the official ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration of their new office at 521 West Main Street, Suite 103, Trappe, PA 19426 (former Print Copy Design Solution office), which took place on July 18, 2019. PV Chamber Board and Ambassadors were joined by PA State…
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National ‘Women for Trump’ campaign launches in King of Prussia
President Donald Trump’s national “Women for Trump” campaign, aimed at bettering the president’s support among women, launched with a rally in King of Prussia, writes Julia Terruso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2016, Trump lost among women voters by 13 percent. Meanwhile, the gap between his support from women and men, 41 to 52 percent…
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Hobart’s Run ‘HIP’ program helps homeowners
Hobart’s Run is pleased to launch a pilot program designed to help citizens cover closing costs on homes purchased as primary residences in the Hobart’s Run neighborhood in Pottstown, according to a press release. The Hobart’s Run Homeownership Incentive Program (HIP) will promote homeownership in its namesake neighborhood improvement district by awarding approved applicants a…
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What are you doing this weekend?
There’s always something happening here. Any weekend is a great weekend to #MakeItMontco, thanks to our good friends at Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board. Looking for a way to beat the mid-summer heat? Dive into a new week filled with delicious meals at Ardmore Restaurant Week, book a tee time to play golf at…
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Darnell “Speedy” Artis of Harlem Globetrotters coming home to play at MCCC
By Mark Schiele It will be a fun-filled homecoming for Darnell “Speedy” Artis when his Harlem Globetrotters basketball team plays a pair of games at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell on Aug. 18 at noon and 5 p.m. Artis, who played at La Salle College High School and in college at Gwynedd Mercy…
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Fete en Blanc returns to Pottstown
Pottstown will bring back an increasingly popular event that heralds the transition from summer to fall with a stylish, fun flair featuring outstanding local food, drink, and live music. Building from last year’s well-attended happening, the Third Annual Fete en Blanc (French for “Party in White”) will be held on Friday, September 13 from 6…
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East Norriton woman featured on Investigation Discovery’s ‘The Killer Beside Me’
The grisly murder of Alice Hufnagle Lauman in East Norriton Township was the focus of last week’s episodes of The Killer Beside Me, Investigation Discovery’s true crime series, writes Ellen Gray for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hufnagle Lauman was raped and strangled in her home a few days before Thanksgiving in 2002. In May the following…
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Korean ambassador to visit Montco to break ground for new monument
Ambassador Hyo Sung Park, Consulate General for the Republic of Korea in New York, will attend the ground-breaking ceremony for a new memorial to those who fought and died in the Korean War being built as part of a cultural exchange park in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, PA. on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 11:30…
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Montco sheriff’s office ready to tee off for education
Montgomery County Sheriff Sean P. Kilkenny announced the 3rd Annual Sheriff’s Office Scholarship Fund golf outing fundraiser to be held on August 12, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., at Blue Bell Country Club. The Fund benefits employees and their families who are completing degree programs at Montgomery County Community College. “We’re excited that we were able to…
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Montgomery Bar Association announces judicial recommendations
The Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association is charged with interviewing and rating candidates for the position of Judge on the Court of Common Pleas. The Judiciary Committee is composed of 30 lawyers of diverse backgrounds, ages, practices and geographic areas of Montgomery County with several hundred years of combined legal experience. The Committee…
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Free “Touch a Truck” event in Norristown to feature 25 working vehicles
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the Norristown Municipal Police Department will be hosting a “Touch a Truck” event at 1800 Markley Street in Norristown from 4 to 7 p.m., on Saturday, July 20, according to a press release. This free family-friendly event will feature more than 25 different working vehicles used in the…
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