Posted on 6/15/16
These Medical Experts are Coming to Philly to Talk About Cancer
Earlier this year, when the audacious goal of curing cancer by 2020 was announced by President Barack Obama,
Posted on 6/14/16
Wright Commissioning Certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise
Philadelphia firm well-positioned for WBE / MBE projectsWright Commissioning, the Philadelphia region’s only independent building commissioning firm, has been certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
Four Factors That Will Drive Home Automation
Within the tech world, there’s plenty of excitement over the potential for home automation – i.e. the prospect of controlling the functions in your home (temperature, . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
Born Learning Trail Ribbon Cutting at Struble Trail
TRAIL PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO HONOR A SPECIAL LITTLE BOY AND PROMOTE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNINGWho: United Way of Chester County; Chester County . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
United Way Opens Born Learning Trail and Little Free Library With Ribbon Cutting at Struble Trail June 16th
TRAIL PROJECT BRINGS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER TO HONOR A SPECIAL LITTLE BOY AND PROMOTE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING United Way of Chester County will dedicate . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
Community Day Celebrates the Eight Years of Project Development
Parkland School District’s Orefield Middle School Mural and Art Program announces the construction and hanging of The Spirit of Hope Mural located on 9th and Tilghman . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
High School Grads, Apply for This Tech Apprenticeship Program
In the summer of 2015, Michael Malachi was working in sales at West Elm, a furniture store in Center City. The job
Posted on 6/14/16
SEPTA KEY ‘Early Adopter’ Program Debuts Today
What if SEPTA Key just stayed in a perpetual, purgatory-like state of rollout forever? Alas, as of today, Monday, June 13, 2016,
Posted on 6/14/16
Carnegie Mellon Alumni Goldsberry, Odom, Jr. Win Tony Awards
Carnegie Mellon University congratulates CMU alumni Renée Elise Goldsberry and Leslie Odom, Jr., who received Tony Awards on Sunday night at the Beacon Theatre in New . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
Ackerman Security Helps Raise $5M For Alex's Lemonade Stand
Ackerman Security co-sponsored the 10th annual fundraising event that netted nearly $5 million dollars for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for pediatric cancer research. The charity is . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
NRG Energy Announces the Repurchase of 100% of its Outstanding Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) announced today that it has completed the repurchase from Credit Suisse First Boston of 100% of the outstanding shares of . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
American Water Named One of ‘America’s Top Green Companies’
VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, has been named to Newsweek’s list of . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
Momentum Builds as Entrepreneurs are Eager to Explore International Franchise Expo in NYC June 16-18
PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As franchising remains an increasingly viable business opportunity, prospective business owners and entrepreneurs from throughout the United States and around the globe are gearing . . .
Posted on 6/13/16
Hunting for Income Among Bank Stocks
As I mentioned last week, with danger lurking among energy master limited partnerships (MLPs) and real estate, income investors are increasingly looking elsewhere. And that includes . . .
Posted on 6/13/16
Why Did Nutrisystem Inc. Gain 23% in May?
Nutrisystem (NASDAQ:NTRI) had a better-than expected first quarter, which sent its share price soaring. The company closed April at $22.02 before moving steadily up in May . . .
Posted on 6/13/16
Immunomedics' ASCO Letdown
Immunomedics'(NASDAQ:IMMU) planned presentation at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference last week was canceled after ASCO discovered that data intended for ASCO had . . .
Posted on 6/13/16
Why I'm Buying American Eagle Outfitters But Avoiding the Rest of the Apparel Industry
The past several years have been brutal for many apparel retailers, due to the rise of "cheap chic" rivals like Zara and a decline in mall . . .
Posted on 6/13/16
Bed Bath & Beyond: Beyond Hope, What Is There?
I recently had the pleasure of reading a stout and well-articulated article by Michael Boyd titled, "Bed Bath & Beyond: Battered And Bruised, But Still A . . .
Posted on 6/13/16
Philly’s Female Developers Aren’t Afraid of Startups
There’s a couple of myths about Philly’s dev community that are not matching up with the first slew of results from
Posted on 6/13/16
Hear PeopleLinx CEO Share Insights on How to Sell, Sell, Sell
?If you come to Benjamin’s Desk’s 1701 Walnut space next Tuesday, you’ll hear Kevin O’Nell, CEO of PeopleLinx, give his two
Posted on 6/13/16
Why this Growing Health-tech Company Changed its Name
There’s another name change in the Philly tech scene, but this time it has nothing to do with pronunciation and more about reaching
Posted on 6/13/16
Here’s Who Won Philly’s Inaugural Timmy Awards
When people ask PeopleLinx CTO Don Nawrocki if it’s possible to fully staff a tech company here, he says, “Well, duh.”
Posted on 6/13/16
Intrepid Garners Four Silver Anvils, PR Industry's Highest Honor
Intrepid, a Salt Lake-based strategic communication firm, earned four of the public relations industry's most prestigious honors at last night's Silver Anvil Awards in New York . . .
Posted on 6/12/16
zTrip Partners With Three Pittsburgh Promoters
zTrip is partnering with three area entertainment companies – Stage AE, Drusky Entertainment, and Easy Street Promotions – to bring the innovative transportation service and its . . .
Posted on 6/11/16
Twilio’s IPO: Hot or Not?
In recent articles, I’ve detailed the sorry state of the IPO market this year, and the hope that cloud communications provider Twilio (proposed ticker TWLO) could . . .
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