• Montco native Jody Gerson is profiled by Music Business Worldwide

    Montco native Jody Gerson is profiled by Music Business Worldwide

    Jody Gerson took over as Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group in January 2015 and increased the company’s annual revenue by 40%, writes Tim Ingham for musicbusinessworldwide.com. Gerson, a native of Montgomery County, grew up on the Main Line in the Philadelphia suburbs and attended Baldwin University before working her way to the…

  • Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center partners with Discovery Labs to bring successful incubator model to King of Prussia

    Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center partners with Discovery Labs to bring successful incubator model to King of Prussia

    The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) is pleased to announce a partnership with The Discovery Labs, which will bring PABC’s successful business incubator model to a second location within the new Discovery Labs campus in King of Prussia. The Discovery Labs is redeveloping GlaxoSmithKline’s one million square foot Upper Merion West Campus and Innovation at Renaissance…

  • Alderfer Auction expands appraisal services on Main Line with addition of Allyson Constant Babcock

    Alderfer Auction expands appraisal services on Main Line with addition of Allyson Constant Babcock

    The Pennsylvania based Alderfer Auction today announced the hiring of Allyson Constant Babcock as Appraiser and Sales Associate. Babcock has more than 8 years in the Auction and Appraisal industry. Babcock will be offering appraisal services to individuals, attorneys, insurance professionals, trust companies, financial planners, museums and historical societies on the Main Line and surrounding areas.…

  • Attorney Matthew Quigg serves as speaker at PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2019 Criminal Law Seminar

    Attorney Matthew Quigg serves as speaker at PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2019 Criminal Law Seminar

    Matthew W. Quigg, an associate at the Lansdale law firm of Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford, P.C. served as a presenter at the “2019 Talking Criminal Law at the Beach” Seminar given by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  The event was held on June 14, 2019, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Quigg spoke…

  • Sen. Leach hosts Good Citizenship Award reception; recognizes Montgomery County students

    Sen. Leach hosts Good Citizenship Award reception; recognizes Montgomery County students

    State Senator Daylin Leach, D-17th, hosted a reception dinner for the winners of his 11th annual Good Citizenship Award. Leach honored local students at a ceremony held this year at Bonefish Grill in King of Prussia. Leach’s Good Citizenship Award commemorates students that demonstrate responsibility and commitment to volunteering, academic achievements and community service. Leach’s…

  • Collegeville-area teens compete against 14 other student-run companies to place in top 3

    Collegeville-area teens compete against 14 other student-run companies to place in top 3

    On Wednesday, June 19, in Washington, D.C., the teen entrepreneurs of Denim2Denim and Southeastern Pennsylvania placed in the top 3 among 15 JA student companies competing to win the JA Company of the Year at Junior Achievement’s (JA) 2019 National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS). The Collegeville teens representing their student company in Washington D.C. were awarded a scholarship. The scholarships…

  • Colonial School District Food Service Director wins regional recognition

    Colonial School District Food Service Director wins regional recognition

    Colonial School District Director of Food Services Lori McCoy, RD, SNS, has been named the national, non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) 2019 Northeast Regional Director of the Year. The award comes on the heels of McCoy being named the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania (SNAPA) 2019 Director of the Year. In winning the regional award,…

  • Dischell Bartle Dooley partners named Super Lawyers

    Dischell Bartle Dooley partners named Super Lawyers

    Three Dischell Bartle Dooley partners have been named Pennsylvania 2019 Super Lawyers and a partner and an associate have been named 2019 Rising Stars. Frank Bartle, Mark Dischell and Bob Iannozzi, Jr. are Super Lawyers and Liz Billies and Inna Materese are Rising Stars. George Saba, of counsel to the firm, was also named a…

  • Upper Providence apartment complex proposed near Providence Town Center

    Upper Providence apartment complex proposed near Providence Town Center

    Two apartment projects consisting of 771 units are being proposed for Upper Providence, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Audubon Land Development is planning to develop a 586-unit complex with a hotel on the 20-acres near the Providence Town Center off Route 422 in Upper Providence. The land in question is located behind a…

  • Where to see fireworks over the July 4 holiday

    Where to see fireworks over the July 4 holiday

    By Mark Schiele It can’t be the July 4 holiday weekend without fireworks, and Montgomery County has plenty of shows on tap to celebrate our nation’s birthday. Conshohocken kicks things off on July 3 with a display at Sutcliffe Park beginning at 9:45 p.m. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Norristown gets into the swing with a full schedule…

  • Abington – Lansdale Hospital achieves Healthgrades 2019 Outstanding Patient Experience Award

    Abington – Lansdale Hospital achieves Healthgrades 2019 Outstanding Patient Experience Award

    Abington – Lansdale Hospital recently achieved the Healthgrades 2019 Outstanding Patient Experience Award, placing it among the top five percent of hospitals nationwide for patient experience. The award recognizes hospitals that provide an overall outstanding patient experience, according to Healthgrades, the leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals. Abington – Lansdale Hospital has…

  • Norriton Square Nursing & Rehabilitation Center earns 2019 Bronze National Quality Award

    Norriton Square Nursing & Rehabilitation Center earns 2019 Bronze National Quality Award

    Norriton Square Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing facility affiliated with Genesis HealthCare, announced it was recognized as a 2019 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for their commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The distinction…

  • Four Montgomery County students win AAA Outstanding School Safety Patrol

    Four Montgomery County students win AAA Outstanding School Safety Patrol

    AAA Mid-Atlantic and The Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education honored seven students throughout the Philadelphia 5 county region this year as Outstanding AAA School Safety Patrol Members for the 2018-2019 school year. Of those seven students, four are from Montgomery County. Montgomery County Surya Bathini – Simmons Elementary, Hatboro Horsham School District Tyana Escobar…

  • Former state Sen. John Rafferty inducted as honorary firefighter

    Former state Sen. John Rafferty inducted as honorary firefighter

    Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin is pleased to announce that the Honorable John C. Rafferty, Jr., an attorney with the firm, has been inducted as an honorary firefighter by the Collegeville Fire Company in Collegeville. Rafferty was honored for his work on behalf of volunteer firefighters in his 16 years as Pennsylvania State Senator,…

  • VFTCB’s president honored with Main Line Chamber Nonprofit CEO of the Year Award

    VFTCB’s president honored with Main Line Chamber Nonprofit CEO of the Year Award

    The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) President & CEO, Mike Bowman, was recognized with the Main Line Chamber’s Nonprofit CEO of the Year Award, according to a press release. Bowman received the award during Thursday’s Celebration of Business Leadership event at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “This award is a direct…

  • Montgomery Township to spend nearly $1 million on road projects

    Montgomery Township to spend nearly $1 million on road projects

    By D’Lara Scott Montgomery Township is about to spend nearly $1 million on roads, curbs and sidewalks, and any acts of vandalism will be quickly handed over to the police department. The Montgomery Township has a 16- year road plan and will be managing the conditions of its Township owned roads, curbs, and sidewalks. [uam_ad…

  • BB&T and SunTrust expect to complete merger by year end

    BB&T and SunTrust expect to complete merger by year end

    When BB&T Corp. and SunTrust Banks Inc. complete their merger later this year, the new company will take the name Trust Financial Corp. and the combined bank will be named Truist Bank. [gap height=”10″] The companies announced the new name last week, saying it reflects “rich heritage of both companies and a shared belief in…