The bank has just a one percent retail market share in the region, said Ira Brown, area executive for Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “So we are going to focus on a business-first strategy. We will grow what we do best and bring retail along with us.”
Three out of the top five employers in Montgomery County are in health care. “We need nurses and there will be a growing nursing shortage. It’s impending,” said Donna S. Havens, dean of Villanova University’s College of Nursing.
A federal report identified solar panel installation as the nation’s fastest growing occupation. Two Philly programs train disadvantaged folks to learn the trade.
Job opportunities abound in many sectors — finance, nurses, insurance, customer service, technology and software developers, but agriculture and transportation are seeing the greatest demand.
That means you won’t be able to get a plastic bag to hold your goods at ShopRite, Wawa or Macy’s without paying extra for it. The money collected from the fee would go to the merchant, not the city.
