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Collegeville Transplants NJ Entrepreneur On Main Street
Posted on 26 April 2012.
Posted in Consulting, Economic Development, Employment, Non-Profit, Real Estate, Retailing, Small Business2 Comments
Pennsylvania Unemployment Fell Slightly Last Month
Posted on 21 April 2012.
The number of people working, or looking for work, across the state was up up 16,000 people during March, as compared to February. And Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remains consistently below that of th U.S. as a whole.
Posted in Employment, Government6 Comments
Veterans Group Honors Loal Cable Supplier Comcast
Posted on 12 April 2012.
The trade association, which promotes veteran-owned businesses, honored 10 companies – including local cable services franchisee Comcast Corp. – it said were the best in supporting its constituents’ firms.
Posted in Employment, Government, Media, Veterans3 Comments
Success Means Bigger Career Fair Coming In May
Posted on 06 April 2012.
The Tri-County Community Network seeks to repeat last year’s Career Fair success in Sanatoga PA with an even larger event due in May. Job-hunters, and job providers too, are being welcomed.
Posted in Employment, Management, Non-ProfitComments Off
New Bill Would Reduce PA Corporate Net Income Tax
Posted on 05 April 2012.
Legislators see the proposal as one way to attract more business to the state.
Posted in Employment, Government, Taxes4 Comments
College’s Annual Spring Career Expo Set For April 11
Posted on 27 March 2012.
More than 60 employers are expected for recruiting, and several helpful workshops are planned. If you need a job, this is one place to start looking.
Posted in Education, Employment, Non-Profit4 Comments
PA Jobs Program Marries Work Needs To Employers
Posted on 02 March 2012.
The state’s newest job program is budgeted to cost only $2.5 million, and much of that is to pay incentives to employers.
Posted in Employment, Government1 Comment
In Royersford, Chamber Members To Hear Jobs Plan
Posted on 23 February 2012.
With Video. The March membership breakfast of the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome representatives of the U.S. Chamber to talk about its six-point plan to create more jobs and move the economy ahead.
Posted in Chamber Of Commerce, Employment, Government, Video1 Comment
Two Campuses Plan 5 Career Fairs Over 3 Months
Posted on 21 January 2012.
Three monthly career fairs – in February, March and April at both the Pottstown and Blue Bell PA campuses of Montgomery County Community College – will be free and open to the public.
Posted in Education, Employment4 Comments
Coventry Mall Sears Store On Owner’s Chopping Block
Posted on 31 December 2011.
The Sears store at Coventry Mall in Pottstown is an under-performing retail location that will be closed in coming months to save money, its corporate parent said Thursday.
Posted in Employment, Fashion, Furniture, RetailingComments Off
Business News From The Mercury
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- Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad May 19, 2012Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the… […]
- BUSINESS IN BRIEF May 19, 2012Hoover Financial Advisors to hold food drive May 21-25 MALVERN - Hoover Financial Advisors announced that it is holding a "HFA Save a Family from Hunger"… […]
- Upstage Video provides big screens for huge events May 19, 2012POTTSTOWN - If you've attended a concert, watched a major golf tournament or sat in the audience of a college graduation ceremony in the last… […]
- Sears spins off Canada stake to focus on U.S. stores May 19, 2012HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday it returned to a profit in the first quarter as it benefitted from a gain… […]
From The Philadelphia Business Journal
- Paoli Hospital to deliver a renovated maternity department in 2013 May 18, 2012Paoli Hospital said Friday it plans to spend $11 million to expand and renovate its maternity department. The project will involve the construction of 24 private patient rooms; 12 labor, delivery and recovery suites; four triage rooms; and a larger nursery and level-II neonatal intensive-care unit. In addition, hospital officials said all existing patient ro […]
- Devon Medical Products opens door to distribution in China May 18, 2012Devon Medical Products entered into an agreement Friday with PKUcare BeiYi Pharmaceutical Co. to distribute Devon’s medical devices and equipment in China. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Devon Medical Products of King of Prussia will also identify other U.S. medical device companies that manufacture products domestically […]
- Philly Beer Week media preview: Slideshow May 18, 2012It’s always seemed that one of the most ingenious ideas from Philly Beer Week was extending the “week” to 10 days. On Wednesday, Philly Beer Week 2012 Executive Director Don Russell hosted a media preview and beer garden at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia. In its fifth year, Beer Week will span June 1-10 and include hundreds of events, including dinne […]
- Pa. Supreme Court Justice Orie Melvin charged, relieved of duties May 18, 2012Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has been “relieved of any and all judicial and administrative responsibilities” after the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office charged her with nine criminal offenses, including four felonies, following a grand jury investigation into accusations she used her staff for campaign work. Orie Melvin has […]
- As others settle, PNC denying wrongdoing in overdraft fees case May 18, 2012PNC Bank customers won court permission to proceed as a class in a lawsuit over what they say are excessive checking account overdraft fees. The lawsuit, part of a multidistrict litigation involving more than 30 different banks, is pending before U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King in Miami. PNC and the other banks are accused of using software to re-seq […]
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