Philadelphia Business Today, 7/24 - The Philadelphia Stock Exchange loses its Independence. And 2 million Americans get a raise today. Plus, workers compensation business doesn’t compensate a local company very well.
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This year's edition of the Top 100 Businesses takes a close look at "eds and meds" and at keeping local talent.
Plus, 10 people with ideas that changed their companies and their industries.
Plus, 10 people with ideas that changed their companies and their industries.
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Determining cause and effect is tricky.
If I drop a glass on the pavement and it shatters, I know exactly what happened. My clumsiness was to blame. If I came across some broken glass, however, it’s much harder to piece together how it came to this sorry end. Congress has determined that unbridled speculation in the oil markets is the cause of a significant chunk of the run-up in oil prices. The Senate has voted to set limits on speculation.
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Dear Harry: My wife and I hired a contractor to build a deck behind our house. We gave him a $4,100 as a down payment. He dug the footers the next week, and he never came back. We called, sent letters and went to his office, but we got nowhere. In desperation, we went to Small Claims Court. We were awarded a judgment for $4,100. He appealed the decision, and we won again in an arbitration hearing. How do we get our money? The arbitrator offered us zero help.
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PhillyDeals: Unisys says it would be a "deal-breaker" for the company's proposed move from Blue Bell to Center City if it can't put its name in lights on Two Liberty Place.
But a spokesperson for Cigna, which also has offices in Two Liberty, said such a sign would "ruin the Philadelphia skyline." There are big names on both sides of the debate, and the Zoning Board will hold a hearing on the matter soon. |
Reverting to the barter system may be one way to beat high prices in these tough times, and the Internet provides abundant ways to find trading partners in the neighborhood, or across the globe.
I was born as a cooperative in 1921, dedicated to making butter from sweet cream and offering it in quarter-pound sticks, vs. the then-standard butter made from sour cream and sold in tubs. Today I'm a national, farmer-owned Fortune 500 company, with annu
Extreme fatigue in the office can mean more than just lost productivity and grumpiness. It’s time to think seriously about sleep
Nearly a third of Americans seem to be ignoring some important signs – or perhaps slept through them. According to the 2008 “Sleep in America”...
How to make smart room choices when you’re new to the housing game
Unless you’ve lived in multiple homes or apartments of different sizes, it’s may be hard to assess the rooms you need and the right dimensions. Do your homework in advance by heeding these key pointers.
Question: What suggestions do you have for making sure a salesperson doesn’t see me as an easy target and take advantage?
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Eric Bruntlett took his place, leading off and playing shortstop.
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