Montgomery County
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Addressing The “New Normal” At Work: Tips for Businesses as Employees Make Their Way Back into the Office
Like many businesses who shifted to work from home during the pandemic, Montgomery County-based talent management and human resource consulting firm CCI Consulting has recently returned to their offices as well. In doing so, the firm, led by CEO and Owner Sharon Imperiale, has begun implementing the very same practices that they have been guiding…
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VISTA Careers: Lincoln Center Hiring School-Based Counselors
Public school students often face mental health challenges as they cope with anxiety, depression, substance abuse issues and other past or current traumas. The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth has stepped in to help by placing mental health professionals in public school districts. Student in-school services are provided by mental health counselors, behavior specialists,…
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Montgomery County’s beMarketing Shortlisted by US Search Awards in Three Categories
The Montgomery County-based marketing firm, beMarketing, has been shortlisted by the prestigious US Search Awards to recognize the ever-expanding world of search marketing. beMarketing has been shortlisted in the following three categories: Best use of Search – Retail / Ecommerce Best Local PPC Campaign Best Small Integrated Agency “This is an incredible honor to be shortlisted among the…
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Turning the Page on COVID-19: Pennsylvania Officially Lifts Mask Mandate
It’s the time we have all been waiting for: the state’s mask mandate is finally lifted today. Approximately 60 percent of the state’s residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19, writes Hannah Kanik of PhillyVoice. Effective today, the mask mandate for all Pennsylvanians has been lifted, regardless of vaccination status. The universal order first went into…
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Customers Bank Promotes Jennifer Frost to Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Customers Bank is pleased to announce Jennifer Frost has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Frost will also join the Management Board. Previously, Jennifer Frost served as senior vice president, deputy chief administrative officer and was responsible for leading the bank’s efforts to digitize many of the institution’s operations and processes,…
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The Lincoln Center’s School-Based Staffing Program Keeps Growing in Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties
To help children and teenagers, you have to go where they are. That’s why The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth created a School-Based Staffing program to serve students in school districts throughout Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. Working with schools The idea began in 1973. The Lincoln Center collaborated with school districts to provide mental…
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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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Region Full of Excellent Jewish Delis, with Two of the Best in Our Backyard
The Philadelphia area is full of excellent Jewish delis, and two of them are close to home in Montgomery County, writes Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé for Philadelphia magazine. Hymie’s in Merion Station offers all the classic Jewish deli staples, including an amazing egg salad. The shop’s sweets are also a must-try, such as the delicious chocolate-dipped pretzels, cookies,…
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Richard A. Ehst to Retire as Customers Bank’s CEO After 50-Year Banking Career; Sam Sidhu Named as Successor
After more than a half-century of successful banking leadership, Richard A. (“Dick”) Ehst will retire from his post as President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bank, a subsidiary of Customers Bancorp, Inc. Samvir (“Sam”) Sidhu, currently Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, has been named as Ehst’s successor. Sam Sidhu served as a Board…
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Customers Bank Donates $20,000 to Reading Area Community College
Richard Ehst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bank, and Dr. Susan Looney, President of Reading Area Community College, participated in a presentation ceremony on March 12 acknowledging Customers Bank’s contribution of $20,000 to Reading Area Community College. Customers Bank’s contribution will create scholarships for dual-enrollment high school students that are earning early college…
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Wall Street Journal: Renowned Painting by Esteemed Local Artist Captures Moment of Ease on the Schuylkill River
“Max Schmitt in a Single Scull,” painted by Thomas Eakins in 1871, depicts a rower’s moment of ease on the Schuylkill River, writes John Wilmerding for The Wall Street Journal. The painting that is exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum’s American Wing is also known as “The Champion Single Sculls” and represents the artist’s first major…
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Two Montco Lawyers Square Off at Center of Impeachment Universe
With area lawyers on both sides, Montgomery County is firmly at the heart of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, writes Katie Meyer for WHYY. Madeleine Dean, of Glenside, a congressional Democrat representing Montgomery County, is serving as impeachment manager and will attempt to make the case that Trump directly incited violence at the U.S.…
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Former Montco D.A. Joins President Trump’s Impeachment Team
In the lead for Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor Jr., writes Jeremy Roebuck for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In a statement released Sunday night, Trump said Castor will work along with a new counsel, Alabama criminal defense lawyer David Schoen, saying this new team will bring “national profiles and…
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Should your Clubhouse and LinkedIn BIOs match?
Clubhouse keeps gaining popularity, and it’s inspiring at the same time that it’s a time suck, though a potential lead magnet for entrepreneurs. However, it is not just for entrepreneurs. There are clubs for job seekers, nonprofits, social media, hobbies, and vocational and personal interests. Seek, and ye shall find. You will also find celebrities…
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Pennsylvania Releases Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Plan
Pennsylvania has released an updated COVID-19 vaccine plan that makes more people eligible to receive shots during the initial phases of the rollout, writes Michael Rubinkam for NBC10. The first to be vaccinated are still healthcare workers and nursing home residents. Following that, the vaccines will be administered to people 75 years and older, as…
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Former Eagles Wide Receiver Terrell Owens Joins Forces with Lasorda Family Wines to Launch New Wine Label
Former Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens has partnered with Lasorda Family Wines, the family wine business of Norristown native and late baseball legend Tommy Lasorda, to create a new wine label called Eighty-One, writes Pat Ralph for PhillyVoice. The name comes from Owens’s playing days, when he wore No. 81. The cabernet sauvignon is described…





























































