19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (244+ words) pottsmerc.com The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance hosts “AI For Business: Get Started Before Your Competitors Do,” 12 to 1:30 p.m., Center for Business Excellence, 49 Commerce Drive, Wyomissing. In this session, see how AI handles every day work like customer emails,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (600+ words) California has long been farm country, and its oceans soon could be, too. State coastal officials voted Wednesday to allow a plan to build the United States’ largest kelp farm 6 miles (10 kilometers) off the Southern California coast to move forward…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (440+ words) Traditional mortgage refinancing has stalled across the country. Homeowners typically look to a cash-out refinance to convert equity into liquid capital for major goals like property updates or debt consolidation. However, with primary mortgage rates remaining above six percent, that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (544+ words) Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week of Aug. 23-29, 2026. As noted by the MCOPH, the reports are merely a “snapshot” in time, and “may not be representative of the overall, long-term…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (328+ words) pottsmerc.com POTTSTOWN — The Hill School’s student-run Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) is again accepting applications from Pottstown-area nonprofit organizations for its SPC grant program. Completed applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16. Applications will be accepted on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (599+ words) UPPER MERION — The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board has kicked off its annual fall Freedom from Hunger Food Drive. The initiative builds awareness about food insecurity and the growing need in Montgomery County as area families continue to face…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) As he hosted finance ministers from rich and developing nations in the G20, Bessent on Tuesday announced U.S. sponsorship for a competition called the “Financial Literacy Solutions Sprint.” The competition is intended to discover and showcase “innovative technology- and data-enabled solutions” developed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (903+ words) As the crises deepen on the island, thieves recently stole the family’s horse and killed it for food, so the Barrosos now rely on a borrowed animal for transportation, because school buses aren’t running. Fuel, teachers and uniforms remain scarce…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (529+ words) By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer The S&P 500 index fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 348 points, or 0.7%, as of 9:51 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq fell 0.3%. The losses were broad, with nearly every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 losing…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (823+ words) “The first thing that went through my mind was that I probably looked like I was trying way too hard and maybe seemed too uptight,” McEwen, a student at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, said. With virtual interviews and…...