The Sanatoga Post

If Act 511 taxes that accompany the 2013 Lower Pottsgrove budget are any indication, the township’s economy may be on the mend. At least that’s what the Board of Commissioners seems to hope.

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The public can take charge, for a night at least, in guiding where the local economy is headed. Offer comments about growing commerce in and attracting business to greater Pottstown during a Sept. 8 meeting at Pottstown High School.

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Community leaders want to know – really! – what you’d do if you were in charge of growing the local economy. What changes would you make? What businesses would you solicit? Where you you locate new merchants, and why? Offer your thoughts Sept. 8.

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PHILADELPHIA PA – Business activity in the Greater Philadelphia region may be looking up, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday (April 16, 2009). Or, maybe more accurately, it’s looking less down. Manufacturing in the region “contracted less severely” during the past 30 days in comparison to previous months, the Philly Fed said in [...]

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HARRISBURG PA – A majority of the nation’s taxpayers are willing to pay a little more for improving things like crowded schools, crumbling roadways and collapsing bridges, according to a new poll, but it seems what they want first is proof that their money will buy results. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and other public officials [...]

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SANATOGA PA – Only two months after the sudden closure of its showroom at 2148 E. High St., in the heart of the village district, new controversy surrounds the Norco Auto Group Chrysler-Jeep car dealership. It and its owner, James Phillips, are among those involved in what is being called a vehicle fraud investigation to [...]

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SANATOGA PA – Home is where the heart is for Sanatogans, and others around the country. It’s also where their wallets stay fuller. An increasing number of Americans expect to wait out the current economic storm in the comfort of their own living and dining rooms, according to a Pennsylvania-based marketing research group. In polling [...]

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SANATOGA PA – A majority of small business owners nationwide say they still see opportunities for growth despite the country’s troubled economy, according to results of a survey last month by a manufacturer of personal finance and business software. Eighty-two percent of owners of businesses with fewer than 10 employees – a group much like [...]

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A 28-year pennant drought ended Wednesday night (Oct. 29, 2008), as the Philadelphia Phillies won baseball’s World Series at home in Citizens Bank Park against the Tampa Bay Rays. The final score in Game 5, suspended Monday by rain and completed in nearly freezing temperatures, was 4-3. It was only the sixth time in their [...]

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Sunnybrook Ballroom‘s return to prominence as a popular cultural attraction in the greater Pottstown PA area will earn it, and the Sunnybrook Foundation, one of four major awards to be presented Friday (Oct. 24, 2008) during the 19th annual Economic Development Luncheon of the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber promotes business in western [...]

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