NORRISTOWNÂ â Several appointments to the Higher Education & Health Authority board were opposed by Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale during Thursday s county Board of Commissioners meeting.
âIf the goal is to have . more county oversight on this specific board, perhaps appointing the solicitor or the county controller to oversee finances, or the legality of actions with the board would make sense,â Gale said Thursday. âBut this is a complete overhaul, and I just donât feel comfortable with that, and the precedent it sets moving forward.â
Montgomery County Commissionersâ Chairwoman Val Arkoosh recommended Jocelyn Gallagher, Barbara OâMalley, Tara Gaudin, Joshua Stein, and Jerry Nugent be appointed to serve on the Higher Education Health Authority Board.
Founding Farmers Restaurant in King of Prussia Town Center is one of the participating businesses in a hiring event to fill more than 350 job openings in the area s hospitality industry. The event is sponsored by King of Prussia District and will take place at the Alloy King of Prussia on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thirty hotels and restaurants will participate.Â
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Hospitality jobs are opening up in Montgomery County. (Shutterstock)
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA A major career and hiring fair will be held next week in Montgomery County as the local hospitality industry faces a pandemic-involved staffing shortage. Hundreds of jobs are now available through local restaurants and hotels.
The May 4 fair will take place at the Alloy hotel in King of Prussia from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. King of Prussia District is offering $20,000 in bonuses to the first group of individuals hired at the fair. Coming off a difficult year, it s difficult for us to hear that our hotels and restaurants are struggling to staff up for the increased business, said Eric Goldstein, the executive director of King of Prussia District. We hope that by highlighting the many reasons why KOP is great place to work and offering an extra incentive with the bonus, we can encourage people to start the next chapter in their employment journey in King of Prussia.
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An artist s rendering of the proposed King of Prussia rail line station at Mall Boulevard. (Courtesy of SEPTA)
Despite continued financial losses, the SEPTA board approved a plan to use $40 million of the federal coronavirus relief money to free up funds to go toward the King of Prussia Rail Project.
The approximately $2 billion rail line would connect King of Prussia to University City and Center City, creating a trifecta of the largest employment hubs in the region. The board also approved a five-year strategic plan for 2021 through 2026 that lists the KOP rail as one of its five projects that would speed up economic growth in the region by 50%.