Montgomery County
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Improvements Moving Forward in Montgomery County
Montgomery County is moving ahead with its Turnpike Corridor Reinvestment Plan which is designed to improve commerce and development on its part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, writes Margaret Gibbons for The Intelligencer. The plan was adopted by the county two years ago, with the aim of reinvigorating business parks between the Valley Forge and Willow…
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Montco Residents Have Choice of Two Obamacare Insurers as Marketplace Shrinks
The drastic decline of insurance company participation in Obamacare since 2015 will continue into 2018, and while suburban Philadelphia residents are still holding on to a choice in the marketplace, scores of Americans aren’t as lucky. Competition among insurers is disappearing in the Obamacare marketplace, as nearly a third of all enrollees no longer have…
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New App Could Help Montgomery County Farmers Make Better Management Decisions
Montgomery County farmers have high hopes for a new app being developed by the Department of Dairy Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, writes Tim Morrissey for The Post. The goal of the Virtual Dairy Farm Brain is to collect the vast amount of available data from farmers in real time. It will then help…
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Three Montco Colleges Land on Money’s Top 500 Best Colleges For Your Money
Three Montgomery County colleges are on the top 500 in the ‘Best Colleges For Your Money’ list on Time’s Money. The analysis focuses on colleges that have a minimum of 500 students, have sufficient and reliable data for the analysis, and are not in financial distress. They also have to have a graduation rate that…
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Montco Places an Astonishing 26 Companies on Philadelphia Business Journal’s Soaring 76
The Philadelphia Business Journal has launched a new initiative in 2017 – entitled Soaring 76 – to identify the fastest-growing companies in Greater Philadelphia, writes Clara Lefton. “Greater Philadelphia’s economy is increasingly diverse and dynamic,” said PBJ Publisher Sandy Smith. “We consider it a crucial part of our mission to identify and recognize the companies…
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Sink Hole Forces King of Prussia’s Life Time Athletic to Demolish Indoor Pool
Life Time Athletic in King of Prussia has been forced to demolish its indoor pool only three months after opening after an issue with a collapsed hole, writes John Rawlins for 6abc. The gaping hole suddenly appeared two weeks ago, collapsing the coping and adjacent deck at the corner of the indoor pool. The gym…
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Audubon’s Globus Medical Promotes David Demski to CEO
Audubon’s Globus Medical has made David Demski CEO effective immediately after David C. Paul stepped down due to an undisclosed health condition, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. “Mr. Paul is expected to make a full recovery over the next several months and plans to remain actively involved with the company both during his…
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Malvern Federal to Expand Geographic Footprint, Open New Private Banking Office in Delaware
Malvern Federal Savings Bank has appointed Andrea Cho to Senior Vice President, Private Banking of Malvern. The bank also announced that it intends to open a private banking office in Montchanin, Del., in September. It will be located at 10 West Rockland Road. “The new Montchanin office will be less than four miles from the…
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Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board Launches Second Shop Montco Campaign
Following the success of its last Shop Montco Campaign, Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board is launching part 2, writes Donna Rovins for The Mercury Business. Destination Shop Montco is a televised advertising campaign that aims to reach potential visitors from various markets such Washington D.C. and Baltimore. In addition to television ads, the campaign…
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Habitat for Humanity Helps Build Home for Afghanistan War Veteran
Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties has helped build a home for Marine Corps veteran, Dustin Gray, writes Colt Shaw for Philly.com. Gray, who finished serving two tours in Afghanistan tours three years ago, suffered a traumatic brain injury during a firefight and is also coping with PTSD. His days are now made…
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Jenkintown’s Goodway Group Uses Virtual Staff to Maintain Growth
Jenkintown’s Goodway Group is using the internet to find people with the skills it needs who can work remotely, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for Philly.com. Now, over a decade on, the advertising media planning and buying company has around 400 employees, most of which have neither worked nor ever lived in Jenkintown. [uam_ad id=”54865″]…
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United Way Announces Houston Flood Relief Fund
United Way for Greater Houston has launched the United Way Flood Relief Fund to help support their community in the aftermath of Harvey. The devastation will be great and their community will need incredible resources to recover. United Way’s first priority will be safety, shelter and basic needs, like food. Once the community is stabilized,…
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King of Prussia’s RCA Opens Its First Delaware Valley Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center
King of Prussia’s Recovery Centers of America has opened a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in Devon, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This is the drug and alcohol treatment center’s first facility in the Philadelphia area since the company was established two years ago by real estate developer J. Brian O’Neill. The…
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Chester County Mutual Fund May Be Montco’s Largest Retail Landlord
Vanguard is continuing to establish itself as the nation’s new landlord as it grows its real estate investments, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for Philly.com. According to Securities and Exchange Commission reports compiled by Bloomberg, Vanguard’s mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are now the largest shareholders in Real Estate Investment Trusts. REITs are the tax-protected…
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Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA Finds New COO in Joseph Collins
Joseph Collins has been named the new Chief Operating Officer for the Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA who will head the operations of one of the largest YMCA Associations in the country. The PFVY in Royersford has 16 facilities from Berks to Delaware counties and an overnight camp site in the Poconos. Collins’ primary responsibilities will…
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VFTCB Optimistic About County’s Tourism Outlook
It’s a great time to be a guest in Montgomery County, as business is booming in the hotel industry with five new hotels in the pipeline. Although there is more inventory, there is also more momentum because when new properties come on the market, it puts pressure on existing hotels to make improvements to their…
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Check Out This Year’s 10 Highest-Ranked, Montco-Based Companies on Inc. 5000 List
The fastest-growing private firms in America are creators, writes Inc. magazine in the introduction to its annual Inc. 5000, a prestigious list that ranks the nation’s fastest-growing companies by revenue. They create value, and they create jobs – 619,631 of them over the last three years. The 2017 Inc. 5000 is the most competitive crop…
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Blue Bell’s Goldenberg Group to Offer its Tenants Full Hotel Experience
Blue Bell’s Goldenberg Group is aiming to provide a full hotel experience for tenants in its newly constructed apartment building in Philadelphia, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. While this is not the developer’s first foray into multifamily development, the building at 1213 Walnut Street is its first attempt to define the future of…
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