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Pfizer to cut jobs at Wyeth's Montco site: Pfizer Inc., which bought rival Wyeth last month, said yesterday that it would move "a number of functions" from Wyeth's Collegeville, Montgomery County, location as Pfizer consolidated research and development at five "hub" sites.
Acme’s S. Jersey workers take strike-authorization vote: Acme supermarket clerks across South Jersey last night authorized their leaders to call a strike for the week before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest times of year in the grocery business.
Gemcraft Homes files for Chapter 11: Baltimore-based builder Gemcraft Homes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday "because of the economic and market conditions existing in the land development and homebuilding industry," the company said.
Revenue decline slower for AC casinos: After being pummelled by casinos popping up all around it for three years, Atlantic City is starting to roll with the punches.
PSE&G to offer $143M in solar loans: Public Service Electric and Gas Co. received approval today to provide $143 million in loans to finance the installation of small-scale solar energy systems.
Judge bars credit bid in Phila. Newspapers auction: Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. can bar its senior lenders from using the $300 million they are owed to try to purchase the company at auction next week, a federal judge ruled yesterday.
Acme’s S. Jersey workers in strike vote tonight: Labor leaders tonight will ask Acme supermarket clerks across South Jersey to authorize a potential strike for the week before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest times of year in the grocery business.