The Morgan School, billed as an upscale daycare, held a ribbon cutting on Oct. 29 to celebrate the new institution’s opening at 6120 Perkiomen Ave. in Exeter. The 6,300 square foot facility aims to focus on clients in the Exeter, Mt. Penn, Daniel Boone, Amity and Pottstown areas.
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Tax credit to aid creation of new shopping center with supermarket in Reading
A former automotive dealership in Reading will be transformed into a mixed-use retail shopping center with the aid of an almost $3 million dollar tax credit.
Read More »Some jobs eliminated, other positions created, at Tower Health’s Chestnut Hill and Pottstown Hospitals
Tower Health, the Berks county-based health system, has announced that it is restructuring its nursing units at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, and Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown, resulting in the elimination of 32 jobs at Chestnut Hill, and 33 at Pottstown.
Read More »36 Berks and Schuylkill student/manufacturer teams named for next “What’s So Cool about Manufacturing?” contest
The Manufacturers Resource Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating manufacturing jobs in eastern Pennsylvania, is sponsoring the fourth annual "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" student video contest, in which 36 Berks and Schuylkill county student/manufacturer teams will compete this school year.
Read More »Alvernia’s Executive-in-Residence Program increases engagement with business community
Alvernia University will offer students the opportunity to gain experiential learning opportunities from six local executives during the 2019-20 academic year through a newly expanded Executive-in-Residence Program.
Read More »Alvernia secures $2.3 million U.S. Dept. of Ed grant
Alvernia University has received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the Strengthening Institutions Program. The program is designed to help colleges expand their capacity to serve low-income students by strengthening academic quality and fiscal stability.
Read More »Reading Hospital partners with MidPenn Legal Services
Reading Hospital has partnered with MidPenn Legal Services to offer low-income hospital patients free legal advice and representation.
Read More »Fox East movie theater to close after nearly 50 years
Wyomissing-based Fox Theatres has announced that it will be closing Fox East, its four-screen movie theater in the Reading Mall.
Read More »SBA approves low interest loans for Berks County flood victims
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Gov. Tom Wolf’s request to declare a disaster in Berks County after intense storms produced flash flooding between July 11 and 12, 2019. This declaration makes low-interest loans available to repair or replace local real estate that sustained damage from the flooding.
Read More »UGI plans construction of new Berks County training center
The Bern Township Board of Supervisors has conditionally approved UGI Utilities, Inc.’s plan to construct a new training center complex on a 40-acre site on Stinson Road.
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