From modest beginnings, a handful of Philadelphia-area companies grew rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s to become the nation's top mass-market service sellers. The region gave birth to dominant players in credit cards and mutual funds, prescription drugs and cable television, cafeterias and financial software. »Read story

 

What it's worth to you

 

Service providers flourish

 

Rich mix of private, public

 

The Philly CEO difference: Cash

 

Economy with a broad base

 

The cool-headed hot-seat survivor

 

The E-commerce CEO

 

The Diva

 

The utility wrangler

 

The jet-setting internationalist

 

The rising-star recruit

 

Your friendly, neighborhood Six Sigma physician

 

The ever-expanding entrepreneur

 

Sweet-as-sugar marketing whiz