If you’ve driven past the Forest Hills Shopping Center on Linkhorne Drive recently, you may have noticed some changes.

The Cocentrix office is completely empty.

The company did not go out of business, in fact, according to Harold Thomas, the building manager there; the company is actually expanding.

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Thomas explained that COVID forced the company to do most of its work remotely. As the world returned to normal, the company’s lease there was up and they decided to stay remote.

They donated several thousand dollars worth of materials like gloves, sanitizers, and masks to assisted living facilities in the area since they would no longer need them.