Editing Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (section)

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Montgomery County is a suburb of [[Philadelphia]], the nation's sixth most populous city. Many Montco residents work in the city, but the county is also a major employment center with large business parks in [[Blue Bell, Pennsylvania|Blue Bell]], [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]], [[Fort Washington, Pennsylvania|Fort Washington]], [[Horsham, Pennsylvania|Horsham]], and [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]] attracting thousands of workers from all over the region. The strong job base and taxes generated by those jobs have resulted in Montgomery County receiving the highest credit rating of 'AAA' from [[Standard & Poor's]], one of fewer than 30 counties in the United States with such a rating.<ref>"Montgomery County," [http://www.rydal-meadowbrook.org/county Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013174056/http://www.rydal-meadowbrook.org/county|date=October 13, 2013}}</ref> In 2012, [[Moody's Investors Service|Moody's]] downgraded the [[General obligation bond|general obligation]] rating to Aa1,<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 19, 2012 |title=Moody's downgrades Montgomery County's (PA) general obligation rating to Aa1 from Aaa; outlook is stable |work=Moodys.com |url=https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-downgrades-Montgomery-Countys-PA-general-obligation-rating-to-Aa1--PR_251258 |access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> and in 2018 the rating was revised back to Aaa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montgomery County, PA |url=https://www.montcopa.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2742 |access-date=May 28, 2018 |website=Montgomery County, PA |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133919/https://www.montcopa.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2742 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Major employers include:<ref>[http://pasitesearch.com/topEmp.aspx Top 50 Employers by County – Montgomery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014113029/http://www.pasitesearch.com/topEmp.aspx|date=October 14, 2013}}</ref>

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*[[Abington School District]]
*[[ABM Industries]]
*[[ACTS Retirement-Life Communities]]
*[[Aetna]]
*[[Arcadia University]]
*[[Giant-Carlisle|Giant]]
*[[GlaxoSmithKline]]
*[[Hatfield Quality Meats]]
*[[Hatboro-Horsham School District]]
*Holy Redeemer Health System 
*[[Janssen Biotech|Janssen]]
*[[Jefferson Abington Hospital]]
*[[Lockheed Martin]]
*[[Lower Merion School District]]
*[[King of Prussia (shopping mall)|King of Prussia mall]]
*[[Main Line Health]]
*[[McNeil Consumer Healthcare]]
*[[Merck & Co.|Merck]]
*[[Montgomery County Community College]]
*[[Motorola Mobility]]
*[[Norristown Area School District]]
*[[North Penn School District]]
*[[Pfizer]]
*[[Prudential Financial|Prudential]]
*[[Quaker Chemical Corporation]]
*[[Quest Diagnostics]]
*[[SEI Investments Company]]
*[[Souderton Area School District]]
*[[Spring-Ford Area School District]]
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