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November 24, 2008
Health-care, pension costs weigh heavily on city
November 24, 2008 Patrick Kerkstra, Philadlephia Inquirer Closing libraries and draining pools will get Mayor Nutter only so far. If he hopes to...
November 18, 2008
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane: PGW Study
November 18, 2008 WHYY Radio Hour 1 Philadelphians pay more for natural gas than residents of any other U.S. snow-belt city. A report issued last...
November 7, 2008
Impact of losing Glaxo headquarters not such a blow today
November 7, 2008 Linda Loyd, Philadelphia Inquirer So how big a blow is it to lose GlaxoSmithKline's corporate headquarters in Philadelphia? Is it...
November 7, 2008
Who will bear Phila. cutbacks?
November 7, 2008 Karen Heller, Philadelphia Inquirer Ed Rendell jokes that when he was mayor and "the Eagles were in the playoffs, I could've raised...
November 6, 2008
PGW has potential to change
November 6, 2008 Steve Wray, Donald Kimelman, and Feather Houstoun, Philadelphia Inquirer To lower costs, the utility needs to shrink its workforce...
October 31, 2008
ANALYSIS URGES EFFORT TO GROW MINORITY BUSINESSES TO SCALE
October 31, 2008 Economy League Report Identifies Speed Bumps on Road to Expansion October 31, 2008 (Philadelphia) – Minority businesses are forming...
October 31, 2008
Minority outreach on the rise
October 31, 2008 Athena Merritt, Philadelphia Business Journal As disparities between minorities and whites in business continue to be well documented...
October 29, 2008
Editorial: PGW Survival Guide
October 29, 2008 Philadelphia Inquirer The city-owned gas utility offers a great deal to its poorest customers: At a fixed discount rate, these 78,000...
October 22, 2008
Report highlights PGW's problems
October 22, 2008 Harold Brubaker, Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Gas Works is no longer in crisis mode, but decisive action is needed to prevent...
October 22, 2008
Pa. muni must be fixed before it's sold
October 22, 2008 Rodney White, Gas Daily © Copyright 2008 McGraw-Hill, Inc. Fixing Philadelphia Gas Works' financial ailments won't be easy, but it...