The Main Street Post

BOYERTOWN - National Penn Bancshares Inc. has named Michael E. Capri vice president in commercial lines for National Penn Insurance. He reports to Dave March,… […]

There is no free lunch. As more people buy high-deductible health plans, they're discovering that while premiums for such plans are more affordable, the trade-off… […]

WASHINGTON - Sales of previously owned homes rose in April to the highest level in more than three years as housing continued to gain momentum. Purchases… […]

Dr. C. Ross McFarland, Tri County Area Federal Credit Union's Treasurer of the Board, has been selected to receive the 2013 Joseph A. Moore Lifetime… […]

POTTSTOWN -In light of the recent devastating tornado that struck Moore, Okla., and killed 51 people, The Comfort Inn of Pottstown is seeking to help… […]

Philadelphia’s largest convention hotel is for sale, Philly.com is reporting. The 1,400-room Philadelphia Marriott Downtown is on the block for $325 million, Joe DiStefano reported Thursday citing the Real Estate Alert trade publication. Earlier this week, we reported that the longtime general manager there, Bill Walsh, transferred to a Marriott property in […]

Nick Araco, the co-founder, president, and CEO of AchieveNext and The CFO Alliance, has joined Drinker Biddle & Reath as director of growth strategies. Drinker Biddle will be aiding Araco in running The CFO Alliance, a trade association for finance professionals that has gone national, by offering sponsorship and content for events. Araco will work with […]

Philadelphia’s long-awaited “public space for skateboarding” opened Wednesday with all the flourish of a nice aerial move. Paine’s Park is a $4.5 million skatepark funded with public and private funds situated between Logan Circle and the Schuylkill River Trail. At the opening ceremony, Mayor Michael Nutter and former Gov. Ed Rendell mingled with the skatepa […]

While attending the 40 Under 40 awards dinner, Mayor Michael Nutter made some time to chat about the 2013 Mayors' Innovation Summit, saying that urban innovation is alive and well in Philadelphia. […]

A Philadelphia tax preparer was found guilty by a federal jury Wednesday in a tax fraud conspiracy that involved phony claims for tax credits. Adekunle Adetayo Adeolu, who goes by the name Archie, 48, of Maryland is scheduled to be sentenced September 10. Prosecutors said Adeolu partly owned, managed and operated Adeolu & Okojie, Inc., a tax service busi […]