The Sword Will be Unveiled on Commodore Barry Day, Sept. 13th

The Revolutionary War sword of Commodore John Barry, considered a “Father of the U.S. Navy,” will return to Philadelphia for the first time since 1939 and will be on view at the Museum of the American Revolution beginning Sept. 13, 2023, which is celebrated as Commodore Barry Day. The sword, which is on loan from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, was displayed in the Oval Office during John F. Kennedy’s presidency.

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Aramark reveals name of Uniform Services spinoff business

Emma Dooling – Reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal

Philadelphia-based Aramark has revealed the name of the spinoff company for its multibillion-dollar Uniform Services business as the transaction nears completion.

Vestis, which currently operates as Aramark Uniform Services, is expected to fully separate from Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) at the end of the food service company’s fiscal year 2023 in October. The spinoff, announced in May 2022, will make Vestis its own publicly traded company.

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Almac Group marks groundbreaking of $65 million facility expansion in Montgomery County

Capital growth project expands Souderton campus by nearly 50% of current footprint and brings 355 local jobs to the region.

Almac Group, the global contract development and manufacturing organisation, today marks the ceremonial ground breaking of a $65 million expansion project on the company’s North American headquarters campus in Souderton, PA.

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