Montgomery County
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Harcum College Offers Affordable Dental Services, Free Care for Children & Teens
The Abram and Goldie Cohen Dental Center at Harcum College provides a wide range of expert dental hygiene services to the public at affordable prices. The state-of-the-art, 16-chair clinical facility is equipped with radiology rooms, Panorex (a 360-degree dental X-Ray machine), a computer lab, and a classroom. The Cohen Dental Center offers free dental exams…
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Envision Healthcare, Conshohocken, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Envision Healthcare, a Nashville-based physician staffing company, has filed for Chapter 11 U.S. Bankruptcy Court protection, as reported by Joel Stinnett and John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The firm is also following through with its previously announced plan to shed 162 jobs in Conshohocken. Envision has also entered into a restructuring support agreement…
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Gwynedd Mercy University’s Commencement Weekend Celebrates the Class of 2023
Gwynedd Mercy University’s graduate and undergraduate Class of 2023 was celebrated at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks over the weekend. On Friday, May 12 Gwynedd Mercy hosted the annual Baccalaureate Mass to kickstart Commencement weekend and bless the current graduating class. The Distinctive Mercy Graduates were deeply touched by Graduate student speaker Roberta…
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22 Percent of Top-Priced Homes in 2022 Were Listings for Montgomery County Addresses
Philadelphia Magazine used a HomExpert Market Report from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach to assess 2022 home prices in the neighborhoods surrounding Philadelphia. The resulting rankings are based on multiple-listing service data, with percentages rounded up. Of the 50 sites analyzed, the top two were in Montgomery County. Community Montgomery County Rank Rank of…
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Manor College Grad Shifts Disappointment in Layoff to College Degree
Working in the accounts payable department of a large furniture warehouse, Thomasine Woods started to see the writing on the wall. Vendors were calling asking about unpaid checks and she had to respond about them. Even still, when the Philadelphia-based company shut its doors in 2012, Woods admits she was caught off guard. “It’s a…
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Pennsylvania Is One of Top States to Be a Lawyer
Pennsylvania is one of the top states in the nation to be a lawyer, according to a new study recently released by the law firm website Federal-Lawyer.com. Federal-Lawyer.com analyzed multiple factors to determine the best states to work in the field, including demand, earnings, existing employment, and job vacancies. Pennsylvania ranked in tenth place. An…
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Local Bakeries Succeed in Crafting Delicious Gluten-Free Desserts
The Main Line Today editorial staff members embarked on a recent quest involving area bakeries. They were in search of an answer to the question: Do gluten-free sweets like cookies and cakes sacrifice taste in their use of flour-free recipes? And the answer came back a resounding No. The publication gathered a local list of…
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Manor College Celebrates Annual Commencement Ceremony
Nearly 100 Blue Jays received their diplomas on May 11. Speaker Monica Maury told the crowd of Manor College graduates, their families and institution facultythat the idea of even registering for college terrified her more than delivering one of the day’s Commencement speeches did. She challenged her fellow students to be resilient, to not let…
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Sommelier at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Hotel Restaurant Publishes Book for Wine Lovers
Michele Gargiulo, a sommelier at Jean-Georges, the award-winning restaurant in Philadelphia, has published a new book filled with advice for wine lovers, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Tonight. Gargiulo returned to the restaurant inside the Four Seasons Hotel recently. She was its sommelier before it had to close temporarily due to the city’s COVID-19…
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The Oldest of 12 Children, Manor College Grad Takes Pride in Setting the Example
Growing up as the oldest of 12 children living in a single Philadelphia home, Chyna Mckinney ‘23 remembers the loving chaos of being part of a big family. There’s a responsibility, too. When Mckinney graduates from Manor College with her Associate’s Degree in Pre-Nursing this May, she’ll be a first-generation college graduate, and the first…
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Philadelphia Among Most Active Locations for Renting in Country
Philadelphia ranked among the fifteen most active rental markets in the nation as well as the top three in the Northeast for April, writes Alexandra Both for RentCafe. To find out which cities are seeing the most listing activity and attracting the most attention from apartment hunters, RentCafe analyzed millions of interactions on its website…
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Uses Cloud Technology
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has decided to implement a cloud migration project to transfer its operations to Oracle’s cloud-based financial and supply chain solutions to help it navigate major changes in both its business model and customer expectations, writes Oracle. “We’re a government agency, but we’re in a retail/wholesale environment,” said Michael Demko, the PLCB’s…
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Firstrust Bank Is One of Four Montgomery County Firms to Make 2023 PBJ ‘Faces of Philanthropy’ List
Firstrust Bank has made the 2023 Philadelphia Business Journal’s Faces of Philanthropy honors list, which recognized 30 for-profit/nonprofit partnerships in the region. The commercial entities cited for overall beneficence and impact were nominated by the public and reviewed by the publication’s editorial board. Its members considered not only financial support but also intangibles like time…
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High School Entrepreneurs Toss Business Ideas to Expert Panel in Firstrust Bank Competition
Seven teams of students from five high schools in the Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey regions competed in a business pitch challenge hosted by Firstrust Bank and the Philadelphia Eagles. Drafting Candidates, Assigning Coaches Thirty-five business pitches were initially submitted for consideration, That field was winnowed to seven, whose budding businessmen and -women represented…
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Philadelphia’s John Wilkes Booth Poster Auctioned for Over $160K
A rare John Wilkes Booth “wanted” poster that was displayed on a tree in the Philadelphia area after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln has been auctioned online by Los Angeles-based Nate D. Sanders Auctions for $166,375, writes Franki Rudnesky for the Philly Voice. The item that was auctioned off on April 27 is believed…
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When It Comes to Excellent Garden Suppliers, Montgomery County Is Blooming with Them
Late April is ideal timing to get the backyard garden in shape by visiting one of the area’s garden suppliers. But how to pick from so many in the field? The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Steven White and Michelle Myers dug into local shops and found three best-of recommendations in Montgomery County. Gardening, which got a major…
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Despite Decline in Sales, Home Prices in Philadelphia Area Continue to Climb Due to Low Inventory
A continuously low inventory in the Philadelphia area is causing home prices to continue growing even with a sharp decline in sales, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The number of closed sales across the region dropped in March by 21.4 percent to 5,815 compared to the same month a year ago. Meanwhile,…
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New Study Finds Pennsylvanians Are Not That Keen on Divorce
Pennsylvania has ranked among the states with the lowest divorce rates in the country, writes Claudia Dimuro for The Morning Call. PennStakes, a website that dives into online betting, decided to create a study in honor of National Ex-Spouses’ Day by looking at the odds of a marriage surviving in each state. To compile the…
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