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Nappen & Associates Nears Completion on Hatfield Construction Project
Nappen & Associates, a leading industrial/flex real estate developer based out of Montgomeryville, is nearing the completion of its latest construction project in Hatfield, PA. The property will be a state-of-the-art warehouse facility, located at 1900 Bethlehem Pike (Rt. 309). Nappen & Associates has been making diligent progress on the construction of this new facility.…
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Montco Home to One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies
IKEA, the home furnishings giant with a U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is one of the 2021 TIME100 Most Influential Companies. The list highlights businesses that are making an extraordinary impact around the world. To compile the list, TIME evaluated companies based on several key metrics, including relevance, impact, innovation, leadership, ambition, and success. The chosen…
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VISTA Escape: 20 Must-See Sites and Scenes to Fully Experience Valley Forge National Historical Park
Living in Chester County, one of the best gateways we have to the outdoors is Valley Forge National Historical Park. It’s practically in everyone’s backyards, and it’s full of history, monuments, trails, things to see and experience, even shop. If you are visiting Valley Forge from afar, welcome! We are so glad you are here…
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Claws and Effect: Pawsome Dog Training with Military Values by King of Prussia’s David Shade
David Shade is an award-winning dog trainer based in King of Prussia. He served in the Army for four years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. While serving a tour overseas in Afghanistan, he was awarded The Purple Heart. When he came back home, he had some emotional and physical wounds that he…
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With Employee Costs Down, Turnpike on Track to Start Reducing Its Toll Hike
With employee costs down, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is on track to meet its projection to reduce the annual toll hike from its current six percent to five percent starting in January, writes Ed Blazina for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Last spring, the Turnpike laid off more than 500 toll collection agents and office personnel a year…
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Customers Bank — Banking 4.0: The Digital Industrial Revolution
The fourth industrial revolution is about a technological revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we live, work and relate to one another. In many industries and especially in the banking sector, companies need to embrace all things digital, says Customers Bank. Industry leaders are taking the next natural step in the progression to become…
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The Show Must Go On: Perkiomen School Music Program Adapts with Pandemic
By Greg Welsh, Marketing & Communications Assistant at Perkiomen School “The show must go on.” If there was ever a year to question the validity of this timeless, show business expression, well, this was the one. A global pandemic brought on by a disease that spreads primarily through respiratory droplets doesn’t exactly project well for…
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Local Brewery Launches Golf Tour to Bring Competitive Spirit, Tournament Structure to Amateurs
King of Prussia-based Workhorse Brewing Company has launched “The Workhorse Tour,” an exciting new golf initiative with a unique and compelling format. The Workhorse Tour brings the competitive spirit and tournament structure of professional golf to recreational players in Greater Philadelphia, with the bonus of flexible scheduling and real-time scoring powered by industry leader Golf…
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VISTA Escape: Relaxing in Luxury at ICONA Avalon Resort is a True Summer Goal
Welcome to the next feature in my series of ESCAPE travel articles. This time, we are going to the beach! So many of my travel stories begin and end with food, with a soft bed and great sights in between. This feature is going to stay along that similar vein, as when you travel to…
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Chlorine Shortage May Threaten Your Summer Pool Party
Being stuck at home has triggered a backlog of orders for swimming pools, with a scarcity of chlorine. But now, a shortage of chlorine tablets may limit summer plans to swim in your own backyard, writes Mat Petrillo for CBS Philly. At Leslie’s Pool Supplies in Montgomeryville, only customers are allowed to buy a limited…
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Forbes: Gambling Instincts Helped Bala Cynwyd’s Jeff Yass Create a Global Trading Powerhouse
Bala Cynwyd’s Jeff Yass has managed to parlay his past in professional poker and horse-race handicapping into a whopping $12 billion fortune with his gambling instincts, writes Antoine Gara for Forbes. Yass is the co-founder and head of Susquehanna International Group, the global trading powerhouse. Last year, Susquehanna’s quants traded around 1.8 billion stock options…
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Washington Post: Cicadas … The Culinary Possibilities Are Endless
If you’re looking for a unique snack to add to your menu this summer, take advantage of the upcoming emergence of cicadas after their 17-year slumber, writes Kari Sonde for The Washington Post. While insect-eating is not that popular in the U.S., local advocates have been promoting this unusual food item as a sustainable food…
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Wharton Grads Turn to Local Brewer to Help Them Transform Idea of Spiked Coconut Water into Reality
Wharton graduates Chris Allen and Vicente Surraco came up with what they hope is a billion-dollar idea. Now what? They turned to Ethan Buckman of Stickman Brews in Royersford to help them turn spiked coconut water into reality, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. While sharing an apartment in 2019, the pair wanted to…
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Tower Health’s Expansion Plan Was to Purchase a Handful of Hospitals; Now, the Entire System Is Up for Sale
In early 2016, Tower Health — then called Reading Health System — was considering using the cash it had on hand to build two small local hospitals for $170 million in an effort to defend its core market and utilize its expansion plan, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That was part of a…
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Washington Post: First Federal Opioid Trial Against ‘Big Three,’ Including AmerisourceBergen, Starts Today
The first federal trial against the so-called “Big Three” drug distributors, including AmerisourceBergen, is set to start today in West Virginia, writes Meryl Kornfield for The Washington Post. Cabell County and its seat, Huntington, will provide the testing ground for a legal claim that is being made by thousands of cities, counties, Native American tribes,…
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New Movie to Tell Story of Montco Native, Penn State Legend Who Broke Color Barriers in College, Pro Football
A new movie is set to introduce to the world the uniquely powerful story of Montgomery County native Wally Triplett, a talented athlete who broke the color barriers in college and professional football, writes Cory Nightingale for The Palm Beach Post. Triplett, who grew up in an all-white neighborhood in Cheltenham, received a football scholarship…
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Six Months After Student-Led Strike, Impact Still Lingers at Haverford College
A student-led strike at Haverford College brought anti-racism reforms to the campus. It also caused disruption and charges of bullying that are keeping the community divided six months later, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Days after Walter Wallace Jr. was shot to death by police in Philadelphia and in response to what students…
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VISTA ESCAPE: 9 Glorious Reasons to Vacation on Sanibel Island
As we roll into summer, it’s time to plan out a vacation that is well worth your money plus ensuring everyone will have a fabulous time. Do you need a family resort? A romantic getaway? A place to chill with your girlfriends for amusing days of GNO? Think about Sanibel Island, Florida. It’s on the…
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