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February 11, 2019
Combination of two iconic franchises creates sixth-largest U.S. bank holding company with 275 years of combined history and culture serving clients and communities in high-growth markets. Atlanta, GA and Winston-Salem, NC, February 7, 2019 – SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) and BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) announced today that both companies’ boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals valued at approximately $66 billion. The combined company will be the sixth-largest U.S. ... View Article
February 4, 2019
By Denise Romanelli Today’s chamber of commerce provides a more robust venue for business leaders in the community for networking, education, and peer engagement. Chambers foster partnerships and provide tools for commercial and industrial initiatives in the community. Their purpose is to vitalize and stimulate the economy through business relationships. Their work is for the best interests for the communities they serve as business advocacy and grassroots activists for political and municipal operations in the county. According to the US 2018 ... View Article
February 1, 2019
Editor’s note: This article was last published in July, 2018 and has since been updated with the most recent information. https://philly.curbed.com/maps/small-pennsylvania-towns-cute
February 1, 2019
BOYERTOWN — Filming on a new documentary that will feature parts of Boyertown’s biggest attractions began this week. On Tuesday, Voyage Digital Media, an independent New York production company, in conjunction with the National Maritime Historical Society, continued filming a documentary titled, “Sails over Ice and Seas.” Filming included shots of the inside of the Colebrookdale Railroad train’s parlor cars as well as area extras departing the train in early 1900s attire. Scenes were also shot at the Boyertown Museum of ... View Article
February 1, 2019
(Philadelphia, PA) – The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC) Share-A-Ride ridematch service offers an easy way for commuters and employers to participate in a new vanpool incentive program, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The new statewide grant initiative, called the Pennsylvania Vanpool Incentive Program, or PVIP, provides an economic incentive to create new vanpools by subsidizing vanpool rider fees. Share-A-Ride (SAR) is a quick, easy and free way for commuters working in southeastern Pennsylvania to connect via ... View Article
