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Train Ride With Santa on the West Chester Railroad

Fun Things to Do With Your Kids in Delaware County PA - December 12, 2009 - 5:51am
Santa Climbs Aboard The West Chester RailroadSaturday and Sunday-December 5 and 6Saturday and Sunday-December 13 and 19Sunday December 20Jolly Old St. Nick will be On board a Heated, Lighted, and Decorated Train with a Treat for All the Kids. Featuring Holiday Entertainment.Trains Depart Market Street Station at 11:00 am , 1:00 pm, and 3:00 pm* Please note the train will not depart from Glen Mills this season, you can only pick up the train in West Chester... Read the rest of "Train Ride With Santa on the West Chester Railroad"
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The "Phyllis Horan" pushing south; view from Ben Frankling Bridge, mid-span

Blue Room Lounge - December 7, 2009 - 11:46am
Brent... Read the rest of "The "Phyllis Horan" pushing south; view from Ben Frankling Bridge, mid-span"
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Bernanke takes his lumps in Senate hearing

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Still the Fed chairman should get another term to guide what will be a central bank with more power and more pressure on it.... Read the rest of "Bernanke takes his lumps in Senate hearing"
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Proxy fight at USA Technologies

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
A white vs. blue contest is under way at unprofitable USA Technologies Inc., which provides technology for using credit cards in 60,000 vending machines, laundry machines, and photocopiers.... Read the rest of "Proxy fight at USA Technologies"
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Comcast should get props for aiming high

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Whether its acquisition of NBC Universal is successful won't be known for years, but Comcast's ambitions are most unlike other Philadelphia companies.... Read the rest of "Comcast should get props for aiming high"
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Pennsylvania crafts a health information exchange plan

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
It's part of a push for electronic medical records and would be funded in part by the federal economic stimulus plan.... Read the rest of "Pennsylvania crafts a health information exchange plan"
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American Realty Capital buys 15 CVS stores

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The Jenkintown real estate investment trust continues to be active in buying up single-tenant commercial locations.... Read the rest of "American Realty Capital buys 15 CVS stores"
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Readers see wider impact of loss of oil refineries

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Jobs, direct and indirect, aren't coming back, they say. Regulators still see overcapacity in U.S. market.... Read the rest of "Readers see wider impact of loss of oil refineries"
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Wharton's Siegel sees 4-5 percent GDP growth in 2010

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The finance professor sees a lot of positive factors feeding into a better than expected economy next year.... Read the rest of "Wharton's Siegel sees 4-5 percent GDP growth in 2010"
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Growth in the South prompts Cumberland Advisors to open Florida office

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The Vineland-based money-management firm will retain its New Jersey offices, but co-founder David R. Kotok will be based in Sarasota, Fla.... Read the rest of "Growth in the South prompts Cumberland Advisors to open Florida office"
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Cumberland Advisors opening Florida office

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The Vineland, N.J. firm, with $1.3 billion in assets under management, stressed it was not leaving the state.... Read the rest of "Cumberland Advisors opening Florida office"
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Bad economics for Valero, Sunoco makes for cleaner air

phillyinc - December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Both oil companies, in shutting down two refineries here in the space of six weeks, are signaling they don't expect demand to come back.... Read the rest of "Bad economics for Valero, Sunoco makes for cleaner air"
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Nine questions: Murdoch's lion in winter, Alicia calling, junk traffic and negotiating like It's 1999

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
Publishers seem to be saying, in not-quite-on-key unison: The next Internet decade is going to be different than the last one. They are all living with the consequences of unintended Googling, as their own sites have become secondary players to the search aggregators, Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN.... Read the rest of "Nine questions: Murdoch's lion in winter, Alicia calling, junk traffic and negotiating like It's 1999"
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Hearst plans digital magazine, newspaper service

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
Publisher Hearst Corp. plans to launch next year a service called Skiff to sell digital versions of newspapers and magazines on electronic readers and other devices, in a system it believes will be more visually appealing to readers and more lucrative for media companies.... Read the rest of "Hearst plans digital magazine, newspaper service"
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A eulogy for old-school newsrooms

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
You stepped into your first newsroom, and some tectonic plate of destiny shifted. You slid into a new dimension, like Harry Potter at Platform 9 3/4, rematerializing in a parallel realm, previously unimaginable, then life-altering.... Read the rest of "A eulogy for old-school newsrooms"
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Washington Post Co.'s high credit rating 'stable,' S&P says

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
The Washington Post Co. is one of the few big newspaper publishers that managed to retain a high investment-grade credit rating during the crisis year of 2009. On Thursday, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service changed its rating outlook to "stable" from "negative," meaning it does not expect to downgrade the rating in the near future.... Read the rest of "Washington Post Co.'s high credit rating 'stable,' S&P says"
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More layoffs, restructuring at Westchester

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
The Journal News in Westchester, N.Y., revealed the paper will close its printing plant, leading to the elimination of 166 full- and part-time employees in production and packaging.... Read the rest of "More layoffs, restructuring at Westchester"
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Dallas Morning News reorganizes to bring sales, editorial closer

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
The Dallas Morning News is reorganizing its sales, marketing and newsroom around 11 "business and content segments" that will have sports and entertainment editors reporting to newly created general managers responsible for increasing advertising.... Read the rest of "Dallas Morning News reorganizes to bring sales, editorial closer"
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Miami Herald to cut 24 positions

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
The Miami Herald will eliminate 24 positions companywide and reduce working hours for departments directly related to newspaper production.... Read the rest of "Miami Herald to cut 24 positions"
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Google to let publishers limit free website access

Knight Ridder Watch - December 5, 2009 - 3:12pm
Google, under fire from Rupert Murdoch and some other newspaper owners, said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine.... Read the rest of "Google to let publishers limit free website access"
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