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GRM Participates in the MdHIMA Annual Conference
GRM was proud to be a part of the recent MdHIMA Conference

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Global Financial & Remarketing Services Launches Revamped Website
Global Financial & Remarketing Services, LLC, an equipment leasing and alternative financial solutions firm, is pleased to announce the launch of their newly revamped website,...

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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IRA Financial Group Presents Free Webinar on Investing Tax-Free with a...
Free Self-Directed Roth IRA Webinar is part of a series of free webinars offered by IRA Financial Group

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QualityStocks News - Dynasty Limousine Posts Record First Quarter...
Report represents the best start in the company?s 14-year history.

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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NetREIT Announces Purchase Of 8 Model Homes
Dubose Model Home Investors, #201 Purchases Homes from K. Hovnanian

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Strong Mobile Growth in China, Special Report by Leading Financial...
China is growing exponentially in the mobile phone sector, according to George Leong, contributor to Profit Confidential; in fact, he says the number of subscribers in the country has surpassed one...

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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Financing Deal Makes This Palladium Miner Attractive, According to Top...
Sasha Cekerevac, editor for financial e-newsletter Penny Stock Detectives, believes that the reason why palladium has a strong future is that its use in various industries continues to grow, in...

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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Mergent, Inc. Announces New Product ? Mergent Intellect?
Mergent, Inc., the exclusive provider of D&B/Hoover?s library solutions, is excited to announce another powerful product ? Mergent Intellect, a new web-based product.

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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TradeStation Partners with Digital Tigers for 100% Rebate on Trading...
Active traders can get up to $8,000 money back on new Digital Tigers trading computers and multi-screen monitors, through rebates on TradeStation commissions.

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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South Florida Based Holding Company Announces Warning Advisory
Liberty International Holding Corp Warns Investors of unacceptable use of its name.

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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CCA Prison Rape Shareholder Resolution Gains Almost 20% of Voting...
14.6 million shares voted in favor of requiring Corrections Corporation of America to report on efforts to reduce prisoner rape and sexual abuse. Resolution proponent calls vote results ?significant.?

(PRWeb May 17, 2012)

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AMGO Capital Announces Formation of Insurance Brokerage Advisory...
AMGO Capital?s advisory services include guiding owners in the acquisition and sale of insurance agencies and brokers as well as valuations and appraisals.

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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DiffEquations.com Announces Differential Equations Workshop (DEW) and...
Trains today's problem solvers from finance (CFAs, investment managers, option traders/analysts), engineering and science

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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QualityStocks News - International Stem Cell Scientists to Present...
Results to demonstrate broad application of parthenogenetic stem cells.

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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PIRA Energy Group?s Weekly Global Natural Gas Market Update for the...
Canadian natural gas exports to the U.S. are set to rise in 2012, as corporate changes at E.ON effect European gas markets, and LNG supply concerns begin to surface.

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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Verdant Analysis Reports that Meta-Decision Making Skills are...
Investment Analysis Technology Company Verdant Analysis endorses the development of strong meta-decision making skills as a prerequisite to investment proficiency. The first step to enhancing and...

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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Oil Ready to Break Key Technical Levels, Commodity Report by Top...
The volatility in oil prices has been significant over the past year and Sasha Cekerevac, contributor to popular financial e-newsletter Profit Confidential, believes that oil is about to break a key...

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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Canadian Dollar Experiencing Strong Fundamentals, According to Leading...
Danny Esposito, editor for Penny Stock Detectives, points out that many countries around the world are struggling with slowing economic growth. In his recent Penny Stock Detectives article, he...

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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NetREIT Announces Purchase Of 11 Model Homes
NetREIT Dubose Model Home REIT, Inc. Expands its Real Estate Offerings

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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New Look, Features Now Offered by Air Charter Marketplace
JetCharters.com launches new look and features to its popular air charter marketplace which now features over 700 aircraft and 200 charter operators.

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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Digital Tigers Launches New Stratosphere Evolution ZX Financial...
Digital Tigers today introduced the powerful new Stratosphere Evolution ZX trading computer series, focused on the high performance, reliability and value requirements of demanding professional...

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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StockReports.net Issues Commentary - Do Not Trade The Following Stocks...
Sub Headline: StockReports.net Is Issuing Research Reports On Selected Stock Picks: Great Wall Builders , Domark International, SunPeaks Ventures....

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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South Florida Based Holding Company Symbol Changed
Liberty International Holding Corp symbol changed to LIHC

(PRWeb May 16, 2012)

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DayStar Technologies Announces 2012 First Quarter Financial Results
DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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The Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter Combines Performance &...
Bell Helicopter unveiled its 525 Relentless full scale model at the Heli-Expo that combines business class luxury along with superior technology. BillionairesBunker.com takes an in depth look at...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Protect IRA Funds from Fraud with IRA Financial Group's...
IRA Financial Group?s tax consultation service will help self-directed IRA investors protect potential IRA investments from IRA attack and fraud.

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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New York Institute of Finance Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Leading Financial Training Organization Serves Clients Globally

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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QualityStocks News - Data Storage Completes Phase I, II of Waltham...
Completion of first two stages brings company closer to rolling out additional cloud services and increases existing foothold

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Plenty of Options to Store Gold Overseas: Sovereign Man
With civil asset forfeiture and government confiscation on the rise, investors who own gold are increasingly looking overseas to store their physical bullion. Though the reputation of traditional...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Vanguard Rolls Out Free Basic Financial Education Program to Schools
K-12 students learn how to earn, budget, save, and delay gratification in My Classroom Economy (http://www.myclassroomeconomy.org), a financial...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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PIRA Energy Group?s Weekly Oil Market Update for the Week Ending May...
PIRA Energy Group Says Physical Oil Balances Will Tighten in 2H12.

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Central Banks Aggressively Buying Gold, Commodity Report by Top...
In March 2012 alone, 57.9 tons of gold bullion were purchased by world central banks, according to a report by Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, and he believes more buying...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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The New Sensors That Could Have Many Profitable Uses; Report by...
Danny Esposito, editor for Penny Stock Detectives, recently reported on profitable developments in biometrics, the science that analyzes body characteristics like fingerprints, voice patterns, and eye...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Black Mountain Capital Management Adds Enhancements to Stock Rover,...
Black Mountain Capital Management today announced several enhancements to Stock Rover and a successful launch to its beta program.

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Portfolio mobile for Android released on Google Play
Bare Reef has released its popular stock portfolio management app on Android. This release supports quotes, charts and news from Yahoo! Finance and boasts unlimited portfolio tracking, automatic...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Stale Business Growth? DreamWareEnterprise.com Provides Business...
Stale business growth and declining profits are the last words business owners want to hear. DreamWareEnterprise.com opens its doors to their Business Growth Framework webinar to help business owners...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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Loyal Financial Group: The Power of Absolute Performance
Loyal Financial managers strive for diversified portfolios based on historic stock trends, giving investors the most secure investment possible while ensuring higher growth rates than one might...

(PRWeb May 15, 2012)

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XO Communications Joins DBR360?s 360Exchange
XO Communications Selects the 360Exchange

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Renounces US Citizenship Before...
RoadFish.com men?s lifestyle and finance magazine commends billionaire and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin?s decision to give up his US Citizenship, aptly timed to occur before Facebook?s initial...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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Supply/Demand Fundamentals Favor Palladium, According to Leading...
In his recent Penny Stock Detectives article, editor Danny Esposito reveals that current supply/demand fundamentals favor palladium and palladium investing. He notes that 65% of the world?s supply of...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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No Recovery Yet for the U.S. Housing Market; Report by Top Financial...
Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, believes that the homeownership rate will continue to drop in the coming years and that the ideas that the housing market has bottomed and...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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Three Ways to Beat the Stock Market Are Revealed In The Current Trend...
Value Investing and Small Cap Investing have become mainstream by successful millionaires like Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch says Mike Sankowski on the Trend Following 101 website. He reveals the...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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1st Financial Center Releases 8 Brainy Ways to Spend a Tax Refund...
With the advance technology cell phones and other handset devices have acquired, displaying videos and online streaming have dominated the marketplace. Companies are now forced to find new exciting...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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Tree Top Industries, Inc. Leaps to OTCBB
Tree Top Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:TTII) leaps to the OTCBB with a re-listing based upon reporting and regulatory adherences. This significant move provides Tree Top Industries the platform to...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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NEXT Financial Group, Inc. Seeks to Accommodate Changes in Investor...
Investors are better-informed than ever before?and NEXT Financial Group, Inc. is responding by making sure its representatives are equally well-educated.

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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New York's First Crowdfunding 101 Workshop a Huge Success
Conzortia Business Funding Inc.'s First Crowdfunding 101 Workshop Presented to Sold Out Crowd

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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Foreign Banks in Australia Industry Market Research Report Now Updated...
The performance of the Foreign Banks industry over the past five years has been negatively affected by the global financial crisis and financial uncertainty in Europe. While some European banks have...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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StockReports.net?s Stock in Focus: Portlogic Systems, Rarus...
StockReports.net Is Issuing Research Reports On: Portlogic Systems, Rarus Technologies, Sunpeaks Ventures, Great Wall Builders...

(PRWeb May 14, 2012)

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QualityStocks News - European Medicines Agency Awards Arno...
Orphan drug designation in the EU is a significant step toward clinical development for treatment of rare genetic disorder

(PRWeb May 13, 2012)

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QualityStocks News - CytoSorbents CEO Named as Finalist for Ernst...
Award recognizes innovation, financial performance, and commitment to business and community

(PRWeb May 13, 2012)

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See who attended HBJ's CFO VIP reception ? Slideshow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Reese-Koehler-Smith*100.jpg?v=1'>The Houston Business Journal kicked off Celebrate Enterprise 2012 ? a week of events celebrating capitalism ? with a VIP reception honoring its finalists for Best CFOs of the Year. Finalists and sponsors of the Best CFOs awards mixed and mingled at a May 16 VIP reception at The Tasting Room in the Galleria area. Around 50 people attended the exclusive event, which included several CFO award alumni. BancorpSouth Insurance Services was the presenting sponsor of the event, and the co-sponsors...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Preview: An insider's slideshow guide to HBJ's Celebrate Enterprise
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/COVER*100.jpg?v=1'>Houston, are you ready to celebrate capitalism? Houston Business Journal's Celebrate Enterprise event is our week-long way of recognizing Houston's business leaders and to honor the city's spirit of entrepreneurship. Click through the slideshow at right to see a preview of each event, panelists and topics. Now in its sixth year, Celebrate Enterprise kicks off May 22 and features eight events over four days, covering relevant topics from energy to health care, and including the recognition...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Air fares are on the rise at IAH, Hobby
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/airplaneBNAnsh*100.jpg?v=1'>Air fares at George Bush International Airport (IAH) and Hobby Airport in Houston both increased from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Louisville Business First, an affiliated publication, compiled a database of the average air fares for the 100 largest U.S. airports based on the bureau?s statistics. The average air fare at IAH grew from $425 in the fourth quarter of 2010 to $494 in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
BCM receives Susan G. Komen cancer research grant
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/BCM_Logo_RGB1*100.jpg?v=1'>Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded more than $5 million from Susan G. Komen for three new breast cancer research grants, including a prestigious Komen Promise Grant. The Komen Promise Grant is a three-year award for a total of more than $4 million to study restoration of endocrine therapy sensitivity in recurrent breast cancers. The grant was awarded to principal investigator Dr. Bert O?Malley, chair of molecular and cellular biology at BCM and co-principal investigator...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Historic rig leaving Galveston harbor
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Ocean-Prospector-2*100.jpg?v=1'>After 14 years docked in the Galveston harbor, the Ocean Prospector is getting back to work. The Ocean Prospector was the world?s first self-propelled semisubmersible drilling rig when it was designed and built in 1971. Today, its technology is a standard in the industry. The rig was docked in Galveston in 1998, when owner Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) brought it there for inspections and maintenance. The Ocean Prospector has remained in the harbor since and changed ownership several...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Houston First releases short list for new convention hotel
Well, that didn?t take long. Less than a month after Houston First Corp. released the list of developers interested in building a 1,000-room convention center hotel downtown, five groups have already been eliminated from consideration. The short list of potential developers still in the running was selected by Houston First?s consultant and staff members before a request for proposal process. The groups were announced this week at Houston First?s board meeting. Here are the teams that are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Social Madness nominations are in, now what?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/sociallogo-CAROUSEL*100.jpg?v=1'>Nominations have closed for Social Madness presented by Capital One Spark Business, and the Houston Business Journal raked in close to 100 of them. Now, the fun can begin. For those companies concerned about not hearing an update about the social media competition, fear not! American City Business Journals, our parent company, is currently in the process of reviewing and approving nominations. Nominated companies will be notified of their approval before the next phase of the competition begins...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
California firm buys Wynhaven multifamily community
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Logo_MIG*100.jpg?v=1'>MIG Real Estate LLC has bought its first Texas property, Wynhaven at Willowbrook, a multifamily community in Houston. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment company is expanding its investment strategy and looking into opportunities in the Sunbelt and the Western U.S., the company said in a May 16 statement. Wynhaven is a 372-unit community located at 9611 Grant Road near State Highway 249 and Beltway 8. It currently has an occupancy rate of 96 percent. The local submarket experienced...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Inside Mitt Romney's Houston Stage Stores connection
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albany/print-edition/romney%20mitt*100.jpg?v=1'>I spoke to Michael Glazer, CEO of Houston-based Stage Stores Inc., this week about how he?s settling into his new role at the helm of the home-grown apparel retailer. It didn?t come up in conversation, but Stage Stores has a distinct connection to Mitt Romney's former business dealings while the Republican presidential candidate worked for private equity investment firm Bain Capital. Bain Capital purchased Stage Stores' predecessor known as Specialty Retailers Inc. in 1988 for $300 million...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: HP job cuts coming, source says
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/news/HewlettPackardHPLogoWeb2*100.jpg?v=1'>After a major restructuring of its PC and printing divisions this year, Hewlett Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) next big move could involve cutting jobs. Business Insider is reporting that HP is considering cutting jobs soon, and it quotes an unnamed source who claims the number of eliminated jobs will be significant. The source told Business Insider that HP wants to downsize its workforce ? which totals 320,000 worldwide ? by 10 percent to 15 percent, though Business Insider doesn?t expect the company...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=Ut4qQVxRP3c:7vScb07JMYA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=Ut4qQVxRP3c:7vScb07JMYA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=Ut4qQVxRP3c:7vScb07JMYA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=Ut4qQVxRP3c:7vScb07JMYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=Ut4qQVxRP3c:7vScb07JMYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=Ut4qQVxRP3c:7vScb07JMYA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


PJM plans $2B in grid upgrades
PJM Interconnection said Thursday that its board of directors has approved more than 130 upgrades worth nearly $2 billion to the transmission grid it manages. The Valley Forge, Pa.-based grid operator and power wholesaler said the upgrades are necessary because of plans by generation companies on its grid to retire nearly 14,000 megawatts of generation capacity between May 2012 and the end of 2015. The capacity being retired consists mostly of older, coal-burning power plants, which are dirty and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=yJKJZBKdmXI:r5tDAzFH9-M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Firm trying to fight off GlaxoSmithKline takeover
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2010/11/16/Human-Genome-Sciences-HQ_web*100.jpg?v=1'>Human Genome Sciences Inc, which has rejected a hostile $13-per-share offer from GlaxoSmithKline, has adopted a short-term stockholder rights plan to fend off such unwanted attention. Rockville, Md.-based Human Genome (NASDAQ:HGSI) said in a statement announcing the plan that it had declared a dividend of one share purchase right for each share of the company's common stock held of record at the close of business on May 29. Human Genome said that the rights plan was "intended to allow the company...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=z7F-cE8p0zE:z8b1elkninI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
The Barnes Foundation?s new home: Slideshow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/peter-van-allen/1%20barnes%20and%20skyline*100.jpg?v=1'>The Barnes Foundation?s new site in Philadelphia will open this weekend. After a 10-year process that included legal wrangling and the raising of $200 million, the Barnes moved its art collection from suburban Merion, Pa., to a brand new, 93,000-square-foot building on the Ben Franklin Parkway. The collection includes works by Matisse, Picasso, van Gogh, Cezanne, Renoir, Prendergast, Monet and other masters. It will open to the public on Saturday. On Wednesday, officials unveiled the new site...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EAF-W5wkx3w:3ZtBF828zm4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Comcast raising customers' Internet data limit
Comcast Corp. said Thursday it will raise its data transmission limit on residential Internet customers from 250 gigabytes per month. The Philadelphia-based telecommunications, media and entertainment giant said in a post on its blog that it will test two approaches, both of which will allow customers to send and receive at least 300 GB of data per month. One approach will give customers of its three cheapest Internet service plans a cap of 300 GB and give customers of more expensive plans higher...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=XUm-nzGA0BA:al0_VvAwdss:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Foreclosure filings up in Phila. region, down nationally: RealtyTrac
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/THINKSTOCKForeclosureForecloseCar315*100.jpg?v=1'>Foreclosure filings declined nationally in April but rose locally, according to RealtyTrac, the California company that tracks the data. RealtyTrac said foreclosure filings ? default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions ? were reported on 188,780 U.S. properties in April, the lowest monthly total since July 2007. April foreclosure activity decreased 5 percent from the previous month and was down 14 percent from April 2011. One in every 698 U.S. housing units had a foreclosure...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=AmW2I5cBLgA:jtUFriw3ByQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
IBC Foundation donates money to PCOM center in Phila.
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Healthcare Center, Lancaster Avenue division, received a $50,000 grant from the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to implement a patient-centered medical home to improve primary-care services to residents in what the medical school described as an ?underserved and at-risk? West Philadelphia community. A patient-centered medical home is a team-based model of care led by a personal physician who provides continuous and coordinated care throughout...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=EH-szWjc2TU:9XQLKMVJUek:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Auxilium says new patent further protects its Testim testosterone gel
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office issued another patent for Testim Thursday to Auxilium Inc. and FCB. Auxilium, a testosterone gel, is marketed by Auxilium (NASDAQ:AUXL) under a license from FCB of Mahwah, N.J. The patent, which the companies said claims certain pharmaceutical compositions comprising testosterone, is expected to expire in April 2023. ?We are very pleased that, in addition to the nine previously issued patents covering methods using Testim, the franchise is now further protected...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=bILGP66l1is:Q7V53LUYvcA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Atlas Resource to buy Barnett Shale reserves, raises guidance
Atlas Resource Partners LP said Thursday it has agreed to acquire 250 billion cubic feet equivalent of natural-gas reserves in the Barnett Shale formation in Texas for $184 million in limited partner units. The Philadelphia-based partnership struck the agreement with Titan Operating LLC, a privately held company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Atlas Resource (NYSE:ARP) said the deal has been approved by its board of directors and will be effective as of Jan. 1, 2012. It expects the deal to close in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=IrKKouh_hTA:T0cgHMh8-4Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Peco announces tree pruning locations in Delco
Peco Energy Co. said Thursday it will spend $1.4 million pruning trees along 300 miles of aerial electric lines in Philadelphia and Delaware County. The Philadelphia-based electric-and-gas utility said the pruning will begin at the end of May and continue through early September. A list of the Delaware County communities that will see the pruning is here. The subsidiary of Chicago-based Exelon Corp. (NYSE:EXC) will spend $28 million on its vegetation management program this year.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=iFmFwuP3_SE:mjDh-dXXbio:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Philadelphia's 30 MVPs of the past 30 years: Slideshow
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/30%20MVP%20Banner%20fixed-0-549-1496-1193*100.jpg?v=1'>In June, the Philadelphia Business Journal celebrates 30 years of coverage and connections, and we?re sharing the love with special recognition for the individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary contributions to the region over the past generation. With input from readers and editorial staff, we came up with a list of 30 people, companies and organizations that we believe have had major, lasting significance and deserve to be called Philadelphia?s Most Valuable Players (to see...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?i=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?a=DHuShDtG0j0:y_x68cyi0Fw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_philadelphia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


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