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Inn at Swarthmore Offers Craft Cocktails, Inventive Dining, and Dog-Friendly Atmosphere
Nestled in the heart of town, the Inn at Swarthmore welcomes visitors with craft cocktails and inventive dining in a dog-friendly environment, writes Anne E. Hill for the Main Line Today. The boutique hotel’s Broad Table Tavern, which opened in 2016, introduced the town’s first venue serving alcohol and ended a long-standing dry period. In…
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Conshohocken-Based IKEA Expands Urban Footprint with New SoHo Store
Conshohocken-based IKEA U.S. is making another bold move into Manhattan as part of its ongoing urban expansion strategy, reports its parent company, Ingka. The company has acquired a prime property at 529 Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo district to house IKEA’s second store in the city. The five-and-a-half-story building was constructed in 2016 to complement SoHo’s…
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WSJ: GSK CEO Emma Walmsley to Step Down; Luke Miels to Lead Pharma Giant
Pharmaceutical giant GSK is preparing for a major leadership change that will resonate globally and locally, reports Elena Vardon and Adrià Calatayud for The Wall Street Journal. The London-based company, which has significant operations in Conshohocken, Upper Providence, and Upper Merion, announced that CEO Emma Walmsley will step down at the end of 2025. Chief…
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Ambler Oktoberfest Returns with Food, Music, and “Red October” Fun
Ambler is once again closing Butler Avenue to cars and opening it to thousands of revelers as Oktoberfest takes over downtown this weekend, writes Rachel Ravina for The Reporter. Now in its third decade, the festival has grown from a small fall gathering into a two-day tradition that brings together vendors, live entertainment, and Ambler’s…
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Barrack Family Foundation Donates $10M to Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr
The Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy has received a $10 million gift from the Barrack Family Foundation, a donation used to help purchase a part of the Jewish Federation of Philadelphia’s Schwartz campus in Bryn Mawr, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The gift represents the largest donation by a single donor in…
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Montco Dominates List of Greater Philadelphia’s Fastest-Growing Companies in 2025 with 15 Entries
Fifteen Montgomery County companies earned a spot on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2025 list of Greater Philadelphia’s fastest-growing companies based on average two-year revenue growth, according to a staff report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. To qualify for the list, the companies needed to have a minimum revenue of $750,000 in 2022 – the first…
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SPS Technologies to Rebuild Smaller, More Automated Abington Factory After Fire
SPS Technologies plans to rebuild the century-old aerospace fasteners factory in Abington that burned down in February as a smaller, more automated facility, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Abington commissioner Matt Vahey approved of the plan. “SPS wants to build to our current code, a lot further back from the street, with…
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Boardroom Spirits Teams with Chill Moody for New Canned Cocktail Supporting Youth Golf
West Philadelphia rapper and entrepreneur Chill Moody has found a Montco partner for his latest project that blends golf, cocktails, and community, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Working with Lansdale’s Boardroom Spirits, Moody launched the Tequila Transfusion — a canned cocktail that reimagines the classic country club drink. The traditional transfusion is made…
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Ardmore’s Dan Porter Turns Overtime Into a $500M Sports Media Giant
Ardmore’s Dan Porter turned the idea of giving young athletes a platform into Overtime, a sports media company with over $500 million, writes Joseph Santoliquito for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Porter left his executive post at William Morris Endeavor in 2016 when he noticed the gap between how kids played sports and how they were seen.…
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Flagship Cinemas Leases Water Tower Cinema in Lansdale, Plans $1.5M in Phased Renovations
Maryland-based Flagship Cinemas, a movie theater operator, has signed a long-term lease for the Water Tower Cinema in Lansdale, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Flagship will take over from real estate firm The Goldenberg Group as the movie theater’s operator. The 33,000-square-foot property is owned by Blue Bell-based Goldenberg. The six-acre property…
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Pennsbury School District Wants to Build New $279M High School, Here Is What It Could Cost Taxpayers
Pennsbury School District recently presented its plans to build a new $279 million high school at a public hearing, with opinions generally split on the issue, write Lacey Latch and Chris Ullery for the Bucks County Courier Times. But while some opposed it and others are supporting the project, everybody wanted to know how it…
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Wing It On Considers Multiple Montco Locations for Entry Into Philadelphia Region
Craveworthy Brands plans to introduce another fast-casual concept to the “foodie mecca” of Greater Philadelphia, with several Montco locations currently under consideration, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The restaurant company, based in Illinois, is seeking franchisees for its Buffalo chicken wing brand Wing It On. Matt Ensero, co-founder and Brand President, believes…
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Fort Washington’s Toll Brothers Exits Apartment Business in $347M Deal
Toll Brothers is stepping away from the apartment business to concentrate on what it does best, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Fort Washington company is focusing all its attention on single-family homebuilding. The company announced the sale of its Toll Brothers Apartment Living unit, including 18 apartment complexes and 29 development…
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King of Prussia’s SEED Therapeutics Pioneers “Molecular Glue” Cancer Treatments
King of Prussia’s SEED Therapeutics is tackling one of medicine’s toughest challenges, writes Holly Quinn for Technical.ly. The biotech startup is treating diseases driven by proteins that current drugs can’t reach. The company is pioneering “molecular glues,” tiny drug molecules that fasten harmful proteins to a cell’s natural disposal system. Once tagged, the proteins are…
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Dwight City Group and PAED Drive Pottstown’s Next Chapter with 110 New Apartments
New York’s Dwight City Group is going all in on Pottstown. The developer is turning the former underutilized factory at 274 North Hanover Street into 85 new apartments. The project, which broke ground this summer, will feature amenities that today’s tenants are seeking, such as remote-work lounges, fitness areas, and a rooftop deck with panoramic…
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Montco Remains Region’s Strongest Suburban Economy Amid Shift
Montgomery County continues to anchor the Philadelphia region’s suburban economy, writes Ariana Perez-Castells for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Montco has stronger office leasing activity than the city and a long record as the top base for office-sector jobs. But a new report from the Center City District shows that Philadelphia has just inched past Montco in…
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Hatfield Woman Receives Amazing Surprise for 80th Birthday at Phillies Game
Donna Morey, from Hatfield, was celebrating her 80th birthday at the Phillies stadium when she received an amazing present from a total stranger, reports Jennifer Lee for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Morey was sitting near the third baseline with her daughters on September 10, in her Phillies jersey that sports her name. Jameson Pennings, a nine-year-old…
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Fort Washington’s Toll Brothers Buys Former Golf Course Site in Florida for $19.5M
Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers recently paid $19.5 million for a development site on a former golf course in Florida to build a luxury home community, writes Brian Bandell for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The seller of the 20.9-acre site was the city of Parkland. According to the deed included in the sales agreement, the luxury…
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