Montgomery County
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GVF Celebrates National Bike to Work Day with Montco, Chesco Commissioners
In observation of National Bike to Work Day, GVF partnered with Montgomery County Commissioners Val Arkoosh and Joseph Gale and Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline to host its sixth annual Bike to Work Day. GVF organized two meet-up locations for cyclists. One group in Phoenixville and the other at the Norristown Transportation Center. The groups…
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Montgomery County Looks to PulsePoint App to Help Save Lives
Montgomery County is turning to mobile technology to ensure that people who suddenly suffer from a cardiac arrest can receive help as soon as possible, writes Bo Koltnow for WFMZ 69 News. The county is the second in the state to connect the free PulsePoint application to its 911 service. The app alerts people with…
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Philadelphia Business Journal Praises Montco Companies for Their Philanthropy
With its annual Faces of Philanthropy Awards, the Philadelphia Business Journal recently highlighted “what the business community is doing to make the region a better place for all of the region’s people.” As a result, the PBJ honored a number of suburban companies for their work with the nonprofit sector. The criterion for this year’s…
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Nine Montgomery County Elementary Schools in Greater Philadelphia’s Top 25
Nine schools from Montgomery County are among the top 25 in the Greater Philadelphia area based on the 2017 ranking of public elementary schools published by Niche earlier this month, according to a staff report from Philadelphia Business Journal. The Pennsylvania Data Company has expanded on the test score based state public school grading system…
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VFTCB Holds Rally for National Travel, Tourism Week
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board gathered 200 members and guests at the Philadelphia Cricket Club on Monday for a travel rally to promote the region’s attractions and tourism highlights. The rally coincided with the Board’s second annual Destination Montco Golf Classic and was held in support of National Travel & Tourism Week, a…
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Montco Commissioners Issue Proclamation in Support of Circuit Trails
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners – including Joseph Gale, Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, and Kenneth Lawrence Jr. – issued a proclamation supporting the Circuit Trails Coalition’s goal of completing 500 miles of trails on the Circuit by 2025. Montgomery County is the second of nine counties in the Circuit Trails region to endorse this effort.…
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Life Expectancy in Montgomery County 5th in Pennsylvania, Above National Average
A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that people living in Montgomery County have a longer life expectancy than the national average of 79.08 years, writes Joel Achenbach for The Washington Post. The national average has been on the rise recently, due to advances in medicine and people paying more attention to their…
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Montgomery County Calendar: April 17th & 18th
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The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board Asks for Hotel Tax Bump
The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board has asked Montgomery County officials to increase the areas hotel tax rate from two to four percent. This would bring it in line with neighboring counties and raise funds for marketing the area as a go-to destination, writes Alison Burdo for Philadelphia Business Journal. The increase would apply…
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Learn from WSFS Bank How to Protect Your Small Business from Asset Loss and Fraud at June 27 NoonZOOM
Recent events in banking have brought new attention to the financial services industry and have business leaders wondering if they are taking the right steps to ensure their money is safe. Join a pair of experts from WSFS Bank to learn the several ways to safeguard against threats like fraud or market volatility. On Tuesday,…
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