Posted on 10 December 2012. Tags: Collegeville PA, Courtyard By Marriott, White Lodging Services Corporation
David Arena takes over general manager duties at the Collegeville facility operated by White Lodging Services Corporation. He’s been promoted from the same position and chain in Malvern; the Collegeville hotel is becoming a corporate hospitality training center.
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Posted in Dining, Management, Tourism, Travel
Posted on 21 October 2012. Tags: Charles Stainback, Collegeville PA, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College
Charles Stainback currently is deputy director of Florida’s largest museum, located in West Palm Beach. He’ll officially start at Ursinus College in Collegeville PA next April.
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Posted in Education, Non-Profit, Tourism
Posted on 15 July 2012. Tags: Atlantic City NJ, public art, tourism promotion
The city’s tourism promoters see the installations, which should be ready by this fall, as a way to engage and occupy tourists near the boardwalk. They hope the art installations become destination-driving “spectaculars.”
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Posted in Entertainment, Tourism, Travel
Posted on 26 May 2012. Tags: All-American Soap Box Derby, FirstEnergy Corp.
The utility company that owns Met-Ed, which provides electric service to parts of Pennsylvania, is the national Soap Box Derby sponsor for the next three years.
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Posted in Energy, Entertainment, Non-Profit, Tourism
Posted on 03 May 2012. Tags: Valley Forge Casino Resort
KING OF PRUSSIA PA – The Valley Forge Casino Resort in nearby King of Prussia brought in more than $4 million during April 2012, its first month of operation, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Wednesday (May 2) as part of its monthly report on gross operating revenues at the state’s 11 casinos. The Valley [...]
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Posted in Entertainment, Gambling And Casinos, Government, Regulation, Tourism
Posted on 15 April 2012. Tags: 2010 Economic Impact of Travel, Berks County PA, Greater Reading Convention and Visitors Bureau
The amount visitors to Reading and Berks County PA spent on tourism-related costs during 2010 rose $64 million over the previous year, according to a report on the economic impact of tourism.
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Posted in Consulting, Entertainment, Retailing, Tourism, Travel
Posted on 05 April 2012. Tags: arts and culture, Creative Montco, economy, Montgomery County Community College, Montgomery Foundation, William Penn Foundation
Is building Montgomery County’s arts and cultural scene also a good way to boost its economy? The folks of Creative Montco think so, and they’d like the public’s answers to key questions in guiding future arts and business partnerships.
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Posted in Consulting, Creative Montco, Entertainment, Non-Profit, Performing Arts, Tourism
Posted on 27 March 2012. Tags: Discover Lehigh Valley, Mid-Atlantic Tourism Public Relations Alliance
The convention and visitors’ bureau successfully won its bid to attract dozens of journalists and tourism related businesses to the Lehigh Valley. That means added publicity and, it’s hope, more tourism business.
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Posted in Broadcasting, Dining, Entertainment, Gambling And Casinos, Media, Performing Arts, Publishing, Retailing, Tourism, Travel
Posted on 22 March 2012. Tags: Marketplace show, Pennsylvania Bus Association, Philadelphia Premium Outlets
Representatives from the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick were part of a concerted annual effort, repeated Tuesday, to entice thousands of tourists to spend their vacation dollars in western Montgomery County’s economy.
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Posted in Entertainment, Retailing, Tourism, Transportation, Travel
Posted on 31 January 2012. Tags: Klein Transportation
The Pottstown PA area bus company, now in its third generation of family ownership, is observing its business anniversary with a gift, of sorts, for its customers.
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Posted in Tourism, Transportation, Travel