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BizBuzz: Social Media Trends 2017
By Judith Lee It’s not too soon to take a look ahead to social media trends for 2017. January 1 is only 2 ½ months away! Social media has become part of the routine all over the world. It is estimated that globally, 66% of adults log on to Facebook every day. Considering that the…
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Abington Hospital Receives $1 Million State Grant for Renovations
Abington’s Jefferson Health has been awarded a $1 million state grant to help finance the $3.1 million renovation of two floors of the hospital’s Widener building, writes Harold Brubaker for Philly.com. The grant was awarded by Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. According to the state, Abington Hospital asked for $2 million in order to relocate…
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Empowering and Entertaining Philadelphia Women’s Expo Slated for October 22-23
The Philadelphia Ultimate Women’s Expo presents an empowering and entertaining weekend from Oct. 22‐23 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. Keynote celebrity speakers will include: Susan Lucci, Emmy Award-Winning Actress and New York Times Bestselling Author NeNe Leakes, Actress, Entrepreneur, and Clothing Designer Ramona Singer, Star of BRAVO’s “The Real Housewives of New…
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Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse Coming to King of Prussia
Renowned Italian eatery, Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, will be opening its first Philadelphia suburban location in the upcoming King of Prussia Town Center, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. The restaurant has signed a lease for 9,000-square-feet in the JBGR Retail development for the planned 325 seat restaurant. “Since the developers of the King…
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Hatboro’s Clean Earth Recognized as Top Environmental Firm
Hatboro-based Clean Earth – a leader in disposal and recycling solutions for contaminated soil, dredged material, drill cuttings, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste – has announced that it ranks at No. 54 on Engineering News-Record magazine’s Top 200 Environmental Firms of 2016. “We are strategically entering new geographies and waste streams that align with our…
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Norristown Native Swims around Bermuda in Record Time
Norristown Native Lori King, an open water marathon swimmer and member of the CIBBOWS, finished the 36.5 mile swim around Bermuda in a record 21:19:45, according to a staff report from Swimming World. King, a graduate of Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, started the swim on June 15th at 12:00 p.m. local time at Elbow…
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King of Prussia’s Morgan Properties Acquires Half a Billion in Multifamily Investments This Year
Following its established plan of growth for this year, King of Prussia’s Morgan Properties JV, an affiliate of Morgan Properties, has acquired a portfolio of fourteen apartment communities totaling over 4,200 units. With this latest purchase, it has positioned itself as one of the country’s largest and fastest growing multifamily owners and operators. The communities…
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IKEA Looks Finds Potential Second Denver Location
IKEA, the home furnishings retail giant with its North American headquarters in Conshohocken, is looking at Broomfield for a potential second store in the Denver area, according to a staff report from EPR Retail News. The new store would be IKEA’s 43rd outlet nationwide and although the plans are still provisional, the City is already…
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New Five Saints Distilling Brings Nostalgia and Commerce to Norristown
Part distillery and part museum, Five Saints Distilling hopes to rejuvenate Norristown commerce, enticing people with handmade spirits and local history, according to a Newsworks article earlier this week. “Recently retired pharmaceutical company executive John George felt like it was too late to get in on the craft beer boom, but is hoping to cash…
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Recent Upper Dublin Grad Helps U.S. Capture U-19 World Lacrosse Championships
Recent Upper Dublin High School graduate Michael Sowers did not let strep throat prevent him from helping Team USA win the U-19 World Lacrosse Championship in British Columbia, writes Dennis C. Way for The Lansdale Reporter. Sowers, who spent the majority of pre-tournament practices in Seattle sick in bed, was feeling anything but sick by…
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Lower Merion Girl Visits White House Thanks to Her Tasty, Healthy Recipe
Thanks to her recipe, Sunny’s Omelette and Bo’s Patriotic Parfait, 9-year-old Ava Terosky from Lower Merion got to attend the White House Kids State Dinner with 56 other children, writes Justin Heinze for the Narberth-Bala Cynwyd Patch. To get the invitation, kids aged 8-12 were asked to submit their recipes for the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge…
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Upper Dublin Creates Street Signs to Celebrate Early Settlers and Forge Township’s Identity
To honor the history of early settlers in the area, Upper Dublin Township has created street signs highlighting their family names along some of its major roadways, writes Linda Finarelli for Montgomery Media. Two years ago, three of the blue-and-gold signs went up in Jarrettown, and another three Dreshertown signs popped up recently. “It’s part…
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Understanding Your Leadership Lens and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In order to discover how you can increase your effectiveness as a leader and reach your potential, you must understand that your beliefs and values drive your behavior and thus become self-fulfilling prophecies. Our behavioral practices are an outgrowth of our personal theories and assumptions about the basic nature of people at work. Based on…
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Retiring Chancellor of PSU Abington Leaves Lasting Impact; Successor is Former CEO of Prestigious NYC Prep School
The memories and tributes to retiring Chancellor Karen Wiley Sandler float and swirl like leaves along the paths at Penn State Abington. Many of these stories made their way into the book Karen Wiley Sandler Taught Me … that was created for her as she departs this summer after more than two decades leading Penn…
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Models for Leadership Helps Managers Become High-Achieving Leaders
By Michael Gidlewski As president of Achievement Unlimited, I often work as a growth catalyst and motivational speaker with business owners and entrepreneurs in their quest to become the best leaders they can be. I deploy what’s called Models for Leadership, a management and leadership development process consisting of six modules, to provide awareness, measurement,…
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7 Things Employers Need to Know About the New Overtime Rule
By Mary-Ellen Allen & Guy Donatelli, Esquires The Obama Administration, through the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, announced new federal regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FSLA”) that will dramatically change the way in which payments for overtime will be calculated. As an employer, you are probably asking: What do I need…
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BizBuzz: Plan A Not Working? Kick the %#@& Out of Plan B
By Judith Lee This time of year I am fascinated to read commencement addresses given by accomplished people. So far this year, my favorite is the one given by Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook COO and author of Lean In) to the graduates of UC Berkeley. Sandberg spoke eloquently about resilience, both in one’s personal and professional…
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BizzBuz: Four Writing Tools for Social Media Content
By Judith Lee If you create social media posts for your company, you know how challenging it is to create original posts – over and over! Of course, for social media engagement, it’s important that you do. Below are four good writing tools that will help you maintain quality social media content. WriteRack If you…
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