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Korean grocers find acceptance in North Philadelphia
Billy Henderson's wheelchair came to the stoop at the small grocery on Susquehanna Avenue at 17th Street in North Philadelphia. As if on cue, out the door walked Soon Wan Chang, 62, a thin Korean woman who speaks little English. In her hands were a cup of coffee and a Tastykake - Henderson's breakfast.
By Reid Kanaley / Inquirer Staff Writer
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High Point furniture market opens in 'difficult year'
As the U.S. furniture industry's biggest trade show kicks off its fall run, manufacturers and retailers face enormous challenges, including a possible war with Iraq, spiraling Chinese imports and reluctant consumers.
By PAUL NOWELL / Associated Press
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Online dating hits its stride: Stigma fades, subscriptions rise
Single and looking, but still not meeting the right people at work? Statistics suggest that more and more people like you are turning to the Internet to find that special someone - and the evidence is as close as any online computer.
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By Wendy Tanaka,
Inquirer Staff Writer,
10/21/2002 03:01 AM EDT)
A firing launched children's designer
Being fired at age 26 from a troubled manufacturer of children's apparel was the "best thing that happened to me," said Peggy Earle, 49, president and founder of Hartstrings Inc., of Strafford.
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By Claire Furia Smith,
For The Inquirer,
10/21/2002 03:01 AM EDT)
Korean grocers find acceptance in North Philadelphia
Billy Henderson's wheelchair came to the stoop at the small grocery on Susquehanna Avenue at 17th Street in North Philadelphia. As if on cue, out the door walked Soon Wan Chang, 62, a thin Korean woman who speaks little English. In her hands were a cup of coffee and a Tastykake - Henderson's breakfast.
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By Reid Kanaley,
Inquirer Staff Writer,
10/21/2002 03:01 AM EDT)
Motivating on the corporate court
The head of St. Joseph's University's business school was on the road last summer when he heard that Pat Croce had lost his bid to become chief executive officer of Comcast-Spectacor, owner of the Sixers and Flyers.
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By Joseph N. DiStefano,
Inquirer Staff Writer,
10/21/2002 03:01 AM EDT)
Private-banking executive competes in crowded field
If you have $400,000, Sovereign Bank wants to be your private banker. To that end, Sovereign opened an office in August at 1500 Market St., right behind the giant Clothespin sculpture, and promoted Bryan T. McGrath, 36, to run its trust and wealth-management division.
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10/21/2002 03:01 AM EDT)
Insider Transactions
Securities trades recently reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission by officers, directors and principal shareholders of corporations based or having sizable employment in the Philadelphia area. Titles are as reported to the SEC.
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10/21/2002 03:01 AM EDT)
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BUSINESS UNUSUAL
Fried Twinkie emerges as food fad
In the South, where some joke that the four basic food groups are barbecued, baked, broiled or fried, state fairs are filled with booths that sell everything from corn on a stick to club-like turkey legs. For dessert, an odd new treat has emerged: fried Twinkies.
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