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February 2020

The BIG Way We're Celebrating 10 Years in #KOP

As you may have heard, this year we are celebrating ten years of working alongside stakeholders and partners to rebuild KOP’s reputation as one of Pennsylvania’s premier live-work-play communities. We see this milestone as one that belongs to the entire community, as it is only through our collaborative efforts that we can impact this change. When we started to brainstorm ways to celebrate this anniversary, we knew we needed to involve the entire community in a fun and engaging way, and we knew that we needed to “go big.” And go BIG we did…

Check Out Our BIG Reveal

BLOG

Dining and Shopping for a Great Cause

While Restaurant Weeks are a dime a dozen, none will make you feel as warm-and-fuzzy inside as KOP Restaurant Week and KOP Shops for CHOP , taking place throughout King of Prussia March 9-15, 2020. What sets this week-long dining and shopping event apart from all others is its very special beneficiary: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Learn More About This Charitable Initiative

BLOG

10 Years of Driving Economic Development

The first blog post in our monthly series 10 Years of... explores King of Prussia District's direct contribution to economic development and job growth in King of Prussia.

See How We Have Contributed to that Growth

NEWS

Once "Sleepy" King of Prussia is Booming with Development

Earlier this month, The Philadelphia Inquirer released a lengthy article detailing the development boom in King of Prussia over the past decade. The article sited the rezoning of King of Prussia business park, now Moore Park, and an aggressive PR campaign led by the King of Prussia District as key drivers in King of Prussia's fast-paced growth

“What we had to do ... is to resurrect the image of King of Prussia again,” Eric Goldstein, King of Prussia District Executive Director, said. “I think we’ve done that pretty successfully.”

Read More from The Philadelphia Inquirer

COMMUNITY

The Kingswood Apartment Fire Relief Fund

The Kingswood Apartment fire, which occurred on Wednesday January 29, displaced 42 Upper Merion Township residents. The evacuees are all currently in temporary shelter (hotels, family, friends). Many of these residents lost all of their belongings in the fire.

An Upper Merion Township emergency response team is now collecting donations for those residents impacted by the fire.

All donations are 100% tax deductible and will go directly to help with the Kingswood Apartment Fire Relief Effort.

How to Donate