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Mid-Atlantic Events Magazine Celebrates 30-year Anniversary
Mid-Atlantic Events Magazine reached the three-decade plateau on September 30, 2017, and Jim Cohn, Publisher and Owner, believe he has created a niche. The magazine was recently honored with the Meeting Professionals International Greater Philadelphia chapter’s ‘Presidents Award’ and the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association ‘Headliner Award,’ for the magazine’s coverage and involvement with the region’s hotel and hospitality industry, according to a recent press release.…
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Five-Time Grammy Nominee to Headline Pottstown Concert Celebrating Citadel’s 80-Year History
Whereas steel is undoubtedly Coatesville’s No. 1 export, Citadel may rank as its second. And it’s not a coincidence that the two are inextricably linked. Citadel was founded in South Coatesville in 1937 as a credit union for employees of Lukens Steel, which provided the foundation to countless American structures, including the St. Louis Arch…
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Bala Cynwyd’s Stoltz Real Estate Partners Buys Nashville Property for $28.3M
Stoltz Real Estate Partners from Bala Cynwyd has paid $28.3 million for ‘The Sheds on Charlotte’, an office and retail development in Midtown Nashville, writes Getahn Ward for Tennessean. The purchase comes almost a year after the Montgomery County real estate fund manager acquired The Stahlman and The Lofts apartment complexes in downtown Nashville. [uam_ad…
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New Study Shows Our Local Real Estate Market Is Enamored with Jacuzzis
New data has revealed that Jacuzzis and hot tubs are huge selling points in the suburban Philadelphia real estate market, and they, much like swimming pools in markets that have longer summers, add tremendous value to a home. The Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County Market ranks third among the 100 largest metros in the nation in…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Rob Werner, CEO, Ardent Credit Union
Rob Werner, CEO, Ardent Credit Union, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Bryn Mawr, summers spent in Stone Harbor, his first job picking up trash on the beach, his journey into financial services, and what brought him to SB1, a small, relatively unknown Philadelphia-based credit union. In the conversation, Werner shares the process…
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Community-Oriented BB&T on a Mission to Make the World a Better Place
By Chris Cooper BB&T Bank, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a relative newcomer to this area, but the mission-driven financial institution has already made a positive impact on the lives of several residents of Montgomery County. Founded in 1872 and known officially as Branch Banking and Trust Company, the bank operates more than 2,100 financial…
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Malvern Federal Promotes William J. Boylan to EVP, Chief Lending Officer
Malvern Bancorp, the parent company of Paoli-based Malvern Federal Savings Bank, has promoted William J. Boylan to Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer. Boylan, who joined Malvern in August 2015, heads up the bank’s operations in New Jersey, and oversees all aspects of Malvern’s lending business in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “Bill has consistently…
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Horsham’s PEAK Technical Consulting Enjoying Success Finding Placements for Computer Network Administrators
The prevailing dominance of computers and mobile devices in all aspects of our lives is making the job of PEAK Technical Consulting, the Horsham information technology and engineering recruiting agency, much easier, writes Erin McNelis for Bucks County Courier Times. The omnipresence of information systems and networks has ensured that unemployment in the technology field…
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Manor College Professor’s Sports Memorabilia Business Part of Bristol Borough’s Revolution
J.P. Lutz, an Assistant Professor of Sports Management at Manor College in Jenkintown, is a proud small business owner, running Bucks County Baseball Co. in Bristol, alongside his father Jim Lutz since 2011. Bucks County Baseball Co., which began as an online business, started out of a passion for sports. J.P. and his father are…
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Warminster to Purchase Former Willow Grove Base Staff Neighborhood
An abandoned neighborhood that used to be a home to the staff at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster and the Willow Grove Joint Naval-Air Station is about to get a new owner, writes Natalya Bucuy for Montgomery News. During its February 2 meeting, the Warminster Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to start…
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Updates May Be Coming to Pennsylvania’s ‘Antiquated’ Property Assessments
Property assessments haven’t changed in suburban Philadelphia since the turn of the century or before. And after eight years in the making, updates to the rules that have enabled Pennsylvania to “become known for having the least regulated — and most antiquated — property assessment system in the country” are finally on the horizon, according…
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Montgomery County Leadership – Jonathan Peri
Jonathan Peri, President of Manor College speaks with MONTCO Today about growing up on Long Island, racing go-carts with his father as a teenager, finding his way into Villanova and then Widener Law School before deciding practicing law wasn’t for him, shepherding Neumann College through the university accreditation process and his hopes that Manor College’s…
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Malvern Bancorp Hires New Exec to Work with Nonprofits, Independent Schools
Malvern Bancorp, the parent company of Malvern Federal Savings Bank, has recruited Patricia McLennan to join the organization in January 2017, and serve as Senior Vice President and Director of Community Development, dealing specifically with nonprofits and independent schools. McLennan will be working with the CEO and executive management team in handling and coordinating internal…
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215 and 267 Area Codes in Montgomery County to Get Extra Overlay Number
Parts of Montgomery County covered by prefix 215 and 267 along with Philadelphia and a section of Bucks County, are getting a new area code, writes Dan McQuade for Philadelphia Magazine. This is not the first amendment to area codes due to the lack of available numbers for new lines. The 215 area code was…
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Montgomery County Home to More Millionaires Than Any Other County in Pennsylvania … by Far
Montgomery County is home to more millionaires than any other county in Pennsylvania, and by far, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. With 2,746 millionaires, Montgomery County has almost 1,000 more than No. 2 Allegheny County, where Pittsburgh is located. The average annual income of Montco’s millionaires is $2,771,501. Chester, Bucks, and Delaware…
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Fans of Minecraft Set Guinness World Records in Oaks
Minefaire, a Minecraft fan experience, debuted at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks last weekend with more than 150,000 square feet of hands-on attractions for families to enjoy. Guinness World Records was in attendance, as Minefaire set multiple records, including the largest convention for a single video game, with 12,140 people. “Minefaire is all…
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International Healthcare Outsourcing Specialist Moving Headquarters From Ivyland to Fort Washington
Ashfield Commercial & Medical Services, an international healthcare outsourcing specialist, is relocating its headquarters from Bucks County to a larger complex in Fort Washington to accommodate its continuing expansion, writes Jacob Adelman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A unit of UDG Healthcare, Ashfield is moving to the new 80,000-square-foot location following the rapid growth of its…
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Telford Unites Two Counties in One Borough
It is not often that you can switch counties without leaving town, but in Telford you can do just that, writes Alan Heavens for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Located close to 40 miles north of Philadelphia, the Borough’s North Main Street lies in both Bucks and Montgomery counties. For years, Telford and West Telford remained separate…
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