http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F Business news from the Inquirer. en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600027&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_PhillyDeals__2_votes_for_Dodd_s_do-it-yourself_bailouts.html The U.S. House of Representatives will likely pass Rep. Paul Kanjorski's (D., Pa.) break-'em-up bill, which calls for regulators to split dangerously big and financially complex companies into safer pieces, so they don't have to be bailed out like American International Group Inc. or General Motors Corp. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ed35375a2f7a94a5006201e94cd6d48e 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600077&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Rumson_flaunts_charms__hoping_regatta_will_stay.html RUMSON, N.J. - When they convene here six months from now for the first Dad Vail Regatta outside Philadelphia in more than half a century, thousands of collegiate rowers on the Navesink River will race past the Salt Creek Grille and take in a view of the splendid Oceanic Bridge and riverfront homes. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 184527be8f89525d0bcd80f584a2283e 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70258132&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_More_layoffs_for_Pa__state_workers.html HARRISBURG - Blaming the tough economy and deep budget cuts, the Rendell administration announced yesterday it would lay off 319 more employees across 10 state agencies, bringing to 769 the total number of government jobs cut over the past year. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5119f0018aa68b88d93624b415669f54 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600067&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Corzine_warns_Christie_on__unenviable__budget_choices.html ATLANTIC CITY - Gov. Corzine's voice wavered as he choked out the words: "From the bottom of my heart, serving you as a U.S. senator and as governor have been the highest points of my life." Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 26f0270d5fc2e7f722660d4e6416f199 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600437&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Farm_family_staves_off_sprawl_in_Bucks.html When 90-year-old Sam Snipes was a boy in the 1920s, Falls Township was a bucolic place with about 2,500 people. Nearly all the land was occupied by farms. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1b773c6f88c3f94fabe539269713a69a 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600012&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Rift_over_Delaware_River_dredging_widens.html Dueling sides in the bitterly contested Delaware River deepening project took aim yesterday. Environmental groups filed two lawsuits seeking to block deepening a 102.5-mile stretch of the river by five additional feet. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ae5748394c055937b9ab7370b1af22f7 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600042&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Business_news_in_brief.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5869a8eae8e73aac8c440f35e927a541 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600052&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Computer_glitch_causes_hours_of_flight_headaches.html ATLANTA - For the second time in little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air-travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT abf6669f74e6d58a2c7552a5f7918791 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600047&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Committee_of_Seventy_has_renewed_sense_of_mission.html Vice President Biden comes to Philadelphia on Monday. What for? you might ask. A symposium at the National Constitution Center? An address before the World Affairs Council? A policy conference at the University of Pennsylvania? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 53a67fd05c3560c10929c0c17d8288ca 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600062&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Senators_dig_in_for_health-bill_showdown.html WASHINGTON - Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors yesterday assailed the Democrats' newly minted health-care legislation as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts, and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0237f879f6d4c5e42d7287071a877e71 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600037&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Weak_economic_data__dollar_s_rise_hit_stocks.html NEW YORK - Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks yesterday and in search of safer assets like the dollar. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e619d3ffe57122d68fda5fd61627771a 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600032&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Health-care_historian__GOP_opposing_ideas_it_long_espoused.html In the past, most opposition to changing health care came from health-care interest groups: doctors, insurance companies, drug companies. This time, it's different. There has been considerable grumbling from the medical establishment, but the approach Democrats are taking "doesn't really threaten any of those groups," said Paul Starr, a Princeton University professor who won a Pul Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a311fc2349adfdb466afdc3eff25b902 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600022&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Panel_OKs_Fed_audit__financial-failure_fees.html WASHINGTON - The House Financial Services Committee voted yesterday to assess fees on large financial institutions to cover the costs of failure by their peers. It also moved to require a sweeping congressional audit of the normally secretive Federal Reserve. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 888874be5318c61012207bfbb33eba2c 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600007&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_AOL_plans_to_cut_workforce_by_one-third_ahead_of_spin-off.html NEW YORK - AOL L.L.C., an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, said yesterday that it wanted to shed up to 36 percent of its workforce as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f7f77e2563862424d7d00cdbab77f4b4 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70600017&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091120_Reports_suggest_economy_s_slowly_rebounding.html A spate of reports yesterday from Philadelphia and across the nation pointed to an economy that, finally, is stabilizing and beginning to turn around, though slowly and weakly. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 539001601414fea9499309e2fc98e072 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70444002&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_The_waffle_truth_.html ATLANTA - Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of its popular Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make them. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0d348a4a866d650b3b9f2499ed9f6541 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70444027&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Rumson_s_wealth_won_it_the_Dad_Vail_Regatta.html It was an offer the Dad Vail Regatta could not refuse, and one that the cash-strapped City of Philadelphia could not hope to match: $250,000 in guaranteed donations, and sharply lowered operating costs to boot. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT cecfb9fce0938fae0d1e3da7a6737112 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70444037&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Vegas_on_losing_end_of_rough_economy.html LAS VEGAS - After he scored a room at the Excalibur online for $24 a night, Mario Ellis hopped in his car and headed for Sin City. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d8afb5602d68fece651f8414f6de3470 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70444017&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Shared_services__consolidations_tough_sells_in_N_J_.html Gov.-elect Christopher J. Christie has offered few details on how he plans to cut taxes and the size of government, saying he doesn't want to make promises he cannot keep. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6ccb5a05225b642f99d1d3988b488498 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443967&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Prices_inched_up_in_October.html The light at the end of the recessionary tunnel flickered yesterday as a Commerce Department report showed housing starts fell in October and the Labor Department said consumer prices rose slightly more than anticipated during the month. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ae8f512e4a17fd85f4ec4ba4b8e47e0e 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443977&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Calif__requires_energy-efficient_TVs.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators yesterday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 26e247e098aa58a0bb12f844e4e0940f 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443982&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_PhillyDeals__Not_all_towns_support_ban_on_interest-rate_swaps.html Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner called yesterday for a ban on interest-rate swaps for local governments around the state, after upstate school districts complained of losing millions on the contracts. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT c03f2d8ee38070c45486cde69ab53946 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443987&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Stocks_slip_on_tech__housing_numbers.html NEW YORK - Disappointing forecasts from technology companies and an unexpected drop in home construction added to worries about the economy and sent stocks modestly lower yesterday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 4812b92b595e12cc83f5cbaa46ec3991 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443992&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Business_news_in_brief.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 156af53c028577ef5532ac330f384724 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70444362&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Lack_of_inflation_freezes_Pa__lawmaker_pay.html HARRISBURG - Inflation, or a lack thereof, has done what Pennsylvania lawmakers refused to do - freeze their salaries, at least for the next year. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 915aca006b53411504db506abcd2c297 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443997&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Pa__outpatient-surgery_centers_surge_in_numbers__profit.html Outpatient-surgery centers are booming in Pennsylvania, according to a new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. Even during the height of the recession, the number of outpatient centers continued to grow, to 261. Between June 2008 and May 2009, 17 centers opened and three closed. Their number has quadrupled in 10 years. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 3cfebedbd8602d12ef9fb645ebdadaa1 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443972&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Verizon_introduces_FiOS_service_in_Philadelphia.html Verizon Communications Inc. has launched FiOS TV and Internet in three neighborhoods in the city - Chestnut Hill, South Philadelphia and North Philadelphia, near Girard College. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT afbf026f466a2669e07bc73d261b5065 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70443962&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091119_Group_estimates_cost_of_dropping_out_of_school.html A Washington education-advocacy group has taken a crack at quantifying the economic cost of high school dropouts to the nation's 45 largest metropolitan regions. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 359b9738263e5b3f3b9baecc2ae390de 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349607&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Young_lawyers_put_to_the_test_in_shrinking_legal_market.html On the morning of the biggest courtroom test of her nascent legal career, Christina Norland Audigier rolled out of bed before dawn in a darkened Phoenix hotel room and, after flipping one more time through the case file, watched the sun rise over the Arizona Diamondbacks stadium to the east. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6292ba4ae315bee02dbf24c218d3220e 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349617&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_A_proposal_to_reward__quot_green_quot__city_companies.html To get greener, is Philadelphia willing to give up some green? That was the central question yesterday as City Council's Finance Committee considered a proposal to give annual tax breaks of up to $4,000 to certified sustainable businesses. Those are companies determined to be not only environmentally responsible, but socially generous. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f717b7bcd7d0d938b61c81d8badf5acd 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349977&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Fund-raising_push_brings_lights_to_Rittenhouse_Square.html It's not quite the Miracle on Walnut Street, but Rittenhouse Square will not have to go without its lights this holiday season after all. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ccdbe53c2b679494970a86a51f72403c 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349687&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Treasure_trove_of_history_found_at_SugarHouse_site.html Under a tent on the grounds of the future SugarHouse Casino, archaeologists sift through buckets of debris, picking out and bagging the choicest broken bits. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 217c5f54c101612728ac5444c1445307 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349632&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Auction_of_Phila__Newspapers_postponed.html Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. has postponed its auction until the Third Circuit Court of Appeals can decide if the company's senior lenders have a right to use the $318 million debt they are owed to bid for the media firm. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e27c4ea42997362997711a90c2b7d308 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349652&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Trump_drops_plans_to_win_back_A_C__casinos.html Real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump announced yesterday that he no longer planned to regain control of the three Trump Atlantic City casinos, but said they would still bear his famous name. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT fc410f402fcaaffa1302bf0ed42edadf 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349627&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_PhillyDeals__Builder_with_towering_local_profile_sold.html L.F. Driscoll Co., the 80-year-old Bala Cynwyd builders who put up One Liberty Place, Comcast Center, the Kimmel Center, and other Philadelphia landmarks, has been sold to Structure Tone, of New York. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 408a770048c951185482688bbde2b5dd 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349642&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Business_news_in_brief.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 03730dc71ee3763f2474686465b90f57 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70350012&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Dad_Vail_Regatta_to_leave_Philadelphia.html After 56 years of racing on the Schuylkill, the Dad Vail Regatta, a storied springtime staple in Philadelphia and the largest collegiate rowing event in the country, is moving to North Jersey, for a year at least. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 30144cfc67d261d6b3e4ef65b498404a 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349647&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_14_700_admit_to_secret_offshore_accounts.html MIAMI - More than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers came forward to disclose billions in offshore bank accounts in 70 countries under a voluntary Internal Revenue Service program allowing most to avoid criminal prosecution as long as they pay what they owe, IRS officials said yesterday. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b32a289a0c8f607a2035671102c3a342 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349637&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Commodities_help_lift_Dow_30.html NEW YORK - Stocks posted meager gains yesterday after an erratic session as higher commodity prices lifted energy and materials shares. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f92ffac6bd195037bc1186f25b242d34 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349622&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_Sparring_in_Congress_over_Bank_of_America__Merrill_deal.html WASHINGTON - A senior House Democrat said yesterday the federal government didn't force Bank of America Corp. to take over Merrill Lynch, but a bank board member countered that much pressure was applied to the bank to complete the deal late last year. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 7e383b970cb8ff2357ce1f5cb230942c 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70349612&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091118_The_answer_is_in_autos__new_GMAC_chief_says.html GMAC Inc., the lender that is seeking a third federal bailout, must focus on auto financing and find a solution to its money-losing mortgage business, newly appointed chief executive officer Michael Carpenter says. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6e560c393ce8b5f4750d790693627436 2009-11-18T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70257767&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_Elevated_cholesteral_problems_for_Merck.html Merck & Co. Inc. scrambled to defend its cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia yesterday after a new study questioned their effectiveness against heart disease. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 41422e49edaf5942cded5068409613ea 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70258112&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_Officials_looking_for_federal_disaster_aid_at_Shore.html WILDWOOD - Federal and state officials will tour New Jersey coastal counties today, assessing the aftermath of last weekend's sweeping rain, wind, and flood tides - and the need for disaster aid. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0c01eac6b4e4ac5b11b1049da73ccdd6 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70257757&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_GM_says_it_ll_pay_back_U_S__early.html DETROIT - In a sign that General Motors Co.'s restructuring is off to a good start, the company said yesterday that it would begin repaying U.S. government loans by the end of the year, ahead of what is required. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 12aa4965fea103d6caddccff0aaa740a 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70257762&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_Law_Review__Green_tech_likely_to_keep_growing_as_profits_beckon.html With all the corporate hype surrounding sustainable growth and the energy-conservation movement, skeptics sometimes dismiss the latest wave of environmental piety as more fad than fact. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT dd7e016af4513f62817ac2bbd8fd74f0 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70257747&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_Extension_of_jobless_benefits_won_t_help_many.html On the same day the U.S. Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate had reached a landmark 10.2 percent, President Obama signed a law extending unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks in some states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 7db6b25a99b5896af662f6170123a40e 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70257802&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_Four_Seasons_employs_the_latest_recyclable__Heat.html Up on the roof at the Four Seasons Hotel, behind latticework meant to keep things pretty, three turbines are humming away, transforming the way the luxury hotel produces - and saves - energy. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 7fa798c9ff09d21ada43616a3c74d2d8 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70258142&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_Charlatan_who_fleeced_girlfriend_s_father_sent_to_prison.html He used an electronic device to disguise his voice and pose as an accountant. He pretended to be a successful Web designer and real estate entrepreneur. And he got his girlfriend's father, a Nebraska farmer, to invest $447,000. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ab2cf577a898403807f9b23c7ede270f 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70257782&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_Two_in_Phila__charged_in_Ponzi_scheme.html The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged two Philadelphia residents and their Bala Cynwyd company in a $30 million Ponzi scheme that purported to raise money for environmentally friendly businesses. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d3a21084f616ce15a94ab0e8e759b8bb 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=70257772&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20091117_PhillyDeals__Peco_s_commercial_shutoffs_double.html Peco Energy Co. says more Philadelphia-area businesses have fallen behind on basic utility payments. Peco has shut off 4,553 commercial electricity or gas users in the Philadelphia area so far this year, more than double the 1,757 stopped by this time last year, said spokesman Ben Armstrong. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 3cf5a25e678ca3b8fb3096129aa58f3a 2009-11-17T08:01:00Z