• Penn Medicine’s Montgomeryville Center Part of Regional Plan

    Penn Medicine’s Montgomeryville Center Part of Regional Plan

    Penn Medicine is bringing world-class cancer care closer to Montgomery County residents, writes Harold Brubaker for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The health system is adding a new $270 million outpatient center now under construction in Montgomeryville. The facility will include advanced radiation oncology and an infusion center. This is all part of the University of Pennsylvania…

  • Penn Medicine Breaks Ground on $270M Montgomeryville Outpatient Hub

    Penn Medicine Breaks Ground on $270M Montgomeryville Outpatient Hub

    Penn Medicine is planting deeper roots in Montgomery County, writes Harold Brubaker for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The health system has officially broken ground on a $270 million outpatient center in Montgomeryville — a project aimed at bringing top-tier care closer to home. Slated to open in late 2027, the 162,000-square-foot facility at 200 DeKalb Pike…

  • Montgomeryville’s The Goddard School Kids Raise $5,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    Montgomeryville’s The Goddard School Kids Raise $5,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    As part of a lesson in kindness and community, children at The Goddard School of Montgomeryville turned a day of play into a powerful act of giving. The preschool hosted a Trike-a-Thon fundraiser to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, combining fun, learning, and compassion for a great cause. Students brought their bikes and tricycles…

  • Sprouts Farmers Market Growing Pennsylvania Footprint with Montgomeryville Location

    Sprouts Farmers Market Growing Pennsylvania Footprint with Montgomeryville Location

    Sprouts Farmers Market is expanding its Pennsylvania footprint with a new Montgomeryville location, which marks its second store in Montgomery County – joining its existing Upper Dublin site – and the seventh in the state, writes Justin Heinze for the Patch. The grocer is aiming for a July 25 opening of the new store at…

  • Bob’s Discount Furniture Debuts in Montgomeryville with Donations to Charity

    Bob’s Discount Furniture Debuts in Montgomeryville with Donations to Charity

    Bob’s Discount Furniture opened its newest showroom in Montgomeryville with a ribbon cutting on Friday, writes Tony Di Domizio for North Penn Now. The new 20,087-square-foot location is the retailer’s 195th store nationwide. “Bob’s Discount Furniture is excited to bring our everyday low price offering in our beautiful new store to the residents of Montgomeryville…

  • This Woman-Led Montgomeryville Company is a Family-Owned Business Award Honoree

    This Woman-Led Montgomeryville Company is a Family-Owned Business Award Honoree

    Karla Trotman’s journey to leading Electro Soft, a contract manufacturing company, began at her family’s kitchen table in Ambler. Lisa Dukart highlights Trotman’s journey to running this 2024 family-owned business award honoree for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  As a child, Trotman learned to cut cables and wires under the guidance of her father, Wallace, who…

  • Dollar Tree Snaps Up Former Party City Location in Montgomeryville

    Dollar Tree Snaps Up Former Party City Location in Montgomeryville

    Dollar Tree has submitted the winning bid for the former Party City space in the Montgomery Square Shopping Center in Montgomery Township, writes Tony Di Domizio for North Penn Now. Dollar Tree and Five Below acquired several former Party City locations across the country at a recent auction, securing a total of 148 leases from…

  • Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Coming to Montgomeryville in Early 2025

    Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Coming to Montgomeryville in Early 2025

    Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is preparing to open its latest location in Montgomeryville early next year, writes Tony Di Domizio for the Daily Local News. The Louisiana-born chicken fingers franchise is currently demolishing and clearing the former Bertucci’s site at 860 Bethlehem Pike. “We are excited to bring our ONE LOVE – craveable chicken finger…

  • Penn Medicine to Build Outpatient Care Center in Montgomeryville

    Penn Medicine to Build Outpatient Care Center in Montgomeryville

    Penn Medicine bought the undeveloped property at 200 Dekalb Pike, between Welsh and Knapp roads in Montgomeryville, to build an outpatient care center, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. The health system paid $7.5 million for the 12 acres of land. Penn Medicine Montgomeryville will be a four-story, 150,000-square-foot facility with an adjoining parking…

  • Mexican Seafood Restaurant to Replace Former Outback Steakhouse in Montgomeryville

    Mexican Seafood Restaurant to Replace Former Outback Steakhouse in Montgomeryville

    A new restaurant may be opening soon at 411 Doylestown Road in Montgomeryville at the former site of Outback Steakhouse, writes Hannah Nguyen for North Penn Now. Montgomery Township officials said that the new tenant will be a Mexican seafood restaurant, but it is unclear whether it is affiliated with a chain or a new…

  • Montgomeryville Manufacturer Gains Workforce Training Benefits, While the State Picks Up the Tab

    Montgomeryville Manufacturer Gains Workforce Training Benefits, While the State Picks Up the Tab

    PAsmart Industry Partnership, a state Department of Education program, has provided funding for employee training at Electro Soft, a Montgomeryville manufacturing firm. Gene Marks reported the details in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The challenge of finding and keeping employees in the post-COVID era was one of the underpinnings of the PAsmart program. It covers up to…

  • Montgomeryville Artist Revives Vintage Photo Process to Produce ‘Really Sexy, Goth’ Images

    Montgomeryville Artist Revives Vintage Photo Process to Produce ‘Really Sexy, Goth’ Images

    Montgomeryville native Maurene Cooper is the only woman in Philadelphia who uses a 19th-century photographic process to create one-of-a-kind Victoria era keepsakes. Franki Rudnesky reported her interest in vintage image technology for Philly Voice. The artist launched her gallery, Vanity Tintype, two years ago in Fishtown. In her studio, she creates photographs using a “wet-plate…

  • Red-to-Blue Flip of the Pa. House Came Down to Voters in Upper Dublin, Montgomeryville, Horsham, and Ambler

    Red-to-Blue Flip of the Pa. House Came Down to Voters in Upper Dublin, Montgomeryville, Horsham, and Ambler

    The recent win for Democrat Melissa Cerrato flipped a seat in the Commonwealth’s red-to-blue political spectrum. The majority-party shift resulted from voters in the state’s 151st Legislative District, comprising Upper Dublin, Montgomeryville, Horsham, and Ambler. Jon Kamp and Scott Calvert brought nationwide coverage of the change to readers of The Wall Street Journal. 2022 election…

  • Jury Finds Montgomery Township Underpaid for a Family’s 50 Acres in 2010; Judgment Could Reach $7.5 Million

    Jury Finds Montgomery Township Underpaid for a Family’s 50 Acres in 2010; Judgment Could Reach $7.5 Million

    A jury has finally made the Zehr family whole for the 50-acre tract of land that was purchased by Montgomery Township in a 2010 eminent domain expropriation arrangement. Jon Campisi did the deed in bringing this story to the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch. The township takeover of the property was justified at the time for the purpose…

  • Price Tag for Montgomeryville’s Airport Square Soars to $82M for New York Firm  

    Price Tag for Montgomeryville’s Airport Square Soars to $82M for New York Firm  

    Airport Square in Montgomeryville is home to popular retailers like TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Homegoods and Michael’s. It also includes fast-food chains such as Chipotle and Shake Shack. The nearly 300,000-sq.-ft. property sits at 801 Bethlehem Pike, across from the Montgomery Mall. And now, the bustling strip is being acquired for a sumptuous purchase of $82.5 million.…

  • Montgomery Township Police Officer Joins His Former K-9 Partner in Retirement

    Montgomery Township Police Officer Joins His Former K-9 Partner in Retirement

    After 35 years of protecting the residents of Montgomery Township, Sgt. Robert Hart, copying the career move of a close partner, has brought his law-enforcement career to an end. Jon Campisi, of the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch, covered Hart’s professional decision to retire. The career-exiting footsteps Sgt. Hart is following are, in more accurately, paw prints. Hart’s…

  • PennDOT to Address Montco Spans Damaged by Hurricane Ida, Fixing Bridges over Troubled Waters

    PennDOT to Address Montco Spans Damaged by Hurricane Ida, Fixing Bridges over Troubled Waters

    On Sept. 6, PennDOT will begin a regional construction project to repair 17 bridges damaged a year ago by Hurricane Ida. The $3.2 million project to reinforce the support systems and foundations of the bridges includes four structures in Montgomery County. Residents are advised to leave additional time for commutes that may be delayed while…

  • Inky’s Top Workplaces, Mid-Size Firms, Notes 14 Standouts in Montgomery County; One at No. 3

    Inky’s Top Workplaces, Mid-Size Firms, Notes 14 Standouts in Montgomery County; One at No. 3

    The Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces 2022 list recognized 14 Montgomery County companies as the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley top workplaces in the medium-size company category. The list is based on a 24-question survey administered by Energage and completed by the company’s employees. It measures 15 cultural drivers that are crucial to the success of any organization. These…