Philadelphia Business Journal articles from August 2001

Philadelphia Business Journal archives from August 2001

One tech firm that is hiring: Lockheed.(Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... KING OF PRUSSIA.-- Most technology companies that planned to hire more than 1,000 people this year would be trumpeting that fact to the sky. For Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems, it's no big deal For one, the unit of...

Planning agency comes up with its own Parkway vision.(Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia)
August 31, 2001... Two bold plans to redesign the Benjamin Franklin Parkway - one already controversial, the other about to be revealed - are headed for what is sure to spark heated debate. The first plan, floated by Center City District Executive Director...

C&D Tech cuts 1,000 jobs, closinq plants.(C&D Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... BLUE BELL -- Plunging sales forced back-up power products maker C&D Technologies Inc. to lop 1,000 employees from its payroll, or nearly 25 percent of its work force, so far this year as part of its cost-cutting campaign. C&D had nearly...

Telecom trips into Swissair crash case.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The Network Connection Inc., a bankrupt broadband entertainment company. in the process of liquidating, has found itself dragged into an investigation into a 1998 Swissair plane crash that killed 229 people. The Philadelphia-based Network...

Housekeeping Olympics expected to fluff up the city.(Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association will sponsor its inaugural Housekeeping Olympics)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... While city officials decide whether it's worth it to consider putting in an official $10 million bid to become a U.S. Olympic host city, the city's hotel industry has 'decided to stage its' own Olympic games. The Greater Philadelphia...

Water deal unplugged.(American Water Works Co.is believed to have rejected the offer of German utility RWE AG's)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... If American Water Works Co. said no to the Germans, no one on Wall Street would have faulted it. While it declined to confirm it, American Water, based in Voorhees, N.J., is believed to have rejected German utility RWE AG's $3.6 billion...

Adoption benefits.(Cigna Corp. recently expanded its benefits for employees adopting children)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Insurance companies often get branded as heartless when claims are denied. But even an insurance giant like Cigna Corp. has a soft spot. The company recently expanded its benefits for employees adopting children from $3,500 to $5,000...

Phillies' dough.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... FleetBoston Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui have agreed to lend $125 million to the Philadelphia Phillies to build their new ballpark, despite Major League Baseball's labor uncertainty. The Phillies' loan is expected to close at the...

Losses mount.(Owosso Corp)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... KING OF PRUSSIA -- Owosso Corp., a maker of industrial components, reported sharp losses for its fiscal third quarter as well as for the nine months ending in July. The losses were deeper ,than last year's declines. In the wake of the...

Care center sold.(Senior Care Centers of America)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... CHERRY HILL -- Senior Care Centers of America has acquired 17-year-old Burlington County Adult Medical flay Care Center Inc. of Willingboro, N.J. Senior Care plans to merge the Burlington County center's operations into existing...

New unit formed.(SunGard Data Systems Inc. formation)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... WAYNE -- A SunGard Data Systems Inc. affiliate has formed a new operating unit providing outsourced wealth management services to banks, registered investment advisers and other financial services organizations. SunGard Asset Management...

Property values rose just 6% in '90s.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... While many of the nation's real estate markets grew at a blistering pace between the downturn of the early 1990s and today, the assessed value of Philadelphia's real estate rose by a paltry 6 percent. Commercial real estate, which...

Sedona is smiling in spite of clouds.(Sedona Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... KING OF PRUSSIA -- Sedona Corp., hit hard by the tech slowdown, is pretty much out of cash and losing money, though rising sales at the software maker may help it find a way out of its dire straits. Confident of a breakthrough, Sedona...

Chesco hospital nixed highest cash offer.(Community Health Systems Inc. acquisition)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Southern Chester County Medical Center's choice for a buyer hinged on more than up front payment. WEST GROVE -- Southern Chester County Medical Center's board of trustees turned down the highest cash bid last month in choosing a buyer...

Janney inks big lease for 1801 Market.(Janney Montgomery Scott securities brokerage)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The securities brokerage is expanding, taking on an extra 40,000 Sq. ft. Janney Montgomery Scott; a securities brokerage that is one of Philadelphia's more venerable firms, has signed one of the few big leases that the Center City real...

Rehab hospitals mixed over new Medicare payment system.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... After almost a year of discord and delays, the federal government has published its final rules outlining a major overhaul for how Medicare will pay for inpatient rehabilitation care. While many rehab hospitals remain apprehensive about...

Hotels hook up with new network.(WorldRes reservation services)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... With no advertising, no promotion and few expectations from hoteliers, a new hotel reservation system has debuted in Philadelphia with impressive results. Up and running just a few weeks, World-Res, an Internet hotel distribution network...

Rival to get bankrupt ATM firm's contracts.(XtraCash ATM acquired rights to approach merchants sno have contracts with the bankrupt Credit Card Center)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The tangled mess that constitutes Credit Card Center's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing took a first step toward resolution in recent days. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey approved a plan where XtraCash ATM of San-Diego, a subsidiary of...

Pharmacopeia to acquire Calif. biotech for $197M.(Eos Biotechnology Inc. acquired by Pharmacopeia Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... PRINCETON -- Pharmacopeia Inc., seeking to build its drug-discovery muscle, is acquiring a San Francisco biotechnology company in a stock deal valued at $197 million. Under terms of the deal, reached last week; New Jersey-based...

'Real Philly' mag aims to launch in the fall.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... You can call Theodore N. Beitchman daring, or foolish -- he's been called both -- but the one-time magazine publisher is at it again. This time his plans call for publishing Real Philly, what Beitchman, in a recent letter to prospective...

Breakaway CEO and VP resign.(Breakaway Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... CONSHOHOCKEN -- William Loftus, Breakaway Solutions Inc.'s president and CEO, quit after just four months on the job. Also resigning from the financially troubled e-business consulting firm, which is seeking a buyer, was John Loftus,...

McCarter & English plans Phila. growth.(The New Jwersey law firm plans to expand in Philadelphia)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... New Jersey law firm McCarter & English plans to more than, triple the size of its Philadelphia office to 50 lawyers over the next three years and expand its corporate practice here. The Newark, N.J.-based firm, the largest in the Garden...

Drinker IP lawyer.(George A. Frank will create a licensing and technology transfer group for Drinker Biddle & Reath)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... George A. Frank joined Drinker Biddle & Reath's intellectual property group as counsel a few back after 27 years at DuPont Co. Frank, 63, will use his background in biotechnology and chemical technologies patent law to focus on domestic...

Aspre's new software will facilitate service.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Alan Rihm has run an Internet service provider and an application service provider. Now, a company he owns is about to launch a product that targets both. Aspre Inc., a Horsham-based developer of e-business software, plans to introduce...

N.J. colleges tech up.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The Garden State's county colleges are going further down the high-tech road. For example, Camden County 'College scrapped the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test as its placement test for incoming students and replaced it...

La-Z-Boy utilizing Unisys.(Will use Unysis' server)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy has consolidated its computer systems by putting all its core applications on one, centrally managed Unisys Corp. ES7000 Server computer. La-Z-Boy will use the Blue Bell-based information-technology firm's...

FrontLine wins contract.(FrontLine Solutions Inc. software for sports facilities)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... FrontLine Solutions Inc., a Wayne-based developer of software for sports facilities, has been selected to provide customer relationship management software for the premium seating customers of the National Hockey League New York Rangers and...

Really supports Lippincott.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Really Strategies Inc., a Lansdale-based content management consulting firm, recently supported Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in phase one of the publisher's Marketing Data Mart program, which allows the medical publisher to access database...

Planalytics selected.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Planalytics, a Wayne-based provider of supply chain-planning software that takes into account long-range weather forecasts, said Hayward Pool Products has agreed to license its Impact LRSM, an Internet-based application that measures the...

EGames OuterBound.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... EGames Inc. plans to roll out a new product line called Outer Bound Games to complement its line of family-oriented, value-priced games. The Langhornebased company said OuterBound Games will use the gaming industry's latest technologies "to...

TECH STOCKS IN THE NEWS.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... AmeriQuest Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: AMQT.OB) lost $2.3 million, or 3 cents per share, on sales of $1.8 million in its fiscal 3Q, which ended June 30. 8/17 .15 8/24 .15 Note: Table made from line graph ESPS (Nasdaq:...

Glenmede making headway on HQ site.(Glenmede Trust Co.)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Glenmede Trust Co., a Philadelphia investment company, is making progress in its search for up to 175,000 square feet of space, albeit the going is somewhat slow. When the company announced a year ago that it was seeking space, Glenmede...

Marketing the region.(Peco Energy Co., Greater Philadelphia First)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Peco Energy Co. and Greater Philadelphia First have teamed up to help cover the $30,000 fee for a feasibility study 'that will' assess how much can be raised to market the Philadelphia region to corporate America. Peco and GPF have split the...

Breaking ground.(Jones Motor Group; East Vincent Development Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Jones Motor Group, a trucking company in Spring City, Chester County, has formed a real estate division to embark on its first major development. Jones established the East Vincent Development Co. for the construction of a 200-acre...

Sales update.(Penn Center buildings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... While the transactions have yet to be finalized, 2 Penn Center and 11 Penn Center garnered some pretty decent bids. The two Center City office towers were put on the market earlier this year and real estate investment firms from outside...

The fine print.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Jeffrey F. Rogatz, a senior vice president and chief financial officer with Brandywine Realty Trust, resigned to. form his own real estate investment and advisory firm. He had been with the Newtown Square real estate investment trust for...

Transplantation trailblazer comes to Jeff.(Thomas Jefferson University Hospital recruites Dr. Lloyd E. Ratner)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has recruited a pioneering surgeon from Johns Hopkins Hospital to serve as director of its new division of transplantation. Dr. Lloyd E. Ratner is credited with developing a minimally invasive...

Mazel tov.(Albert Einstein Medical Center anniversary of the Frank Synagogue)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... On Sept. 12, The Albert Einstein Healthcare Network will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Frank Synagogue. on its main campus in the Olney section of Philadelphia. The Frank Synagogue is the only freestanding...

Increses sought.(Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia, PA)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross filed a request with the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to increase premium rates for its "Basic Blue" nongroup product by 18 percent. The increase would affect 9,400 contracts and generate an...

Making rounds.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... ArmeriPath Inc. is consolidating its two Philadelphia locations at a new site in the Conshohocken Millennium Center. The Florida company -- a national provider of pathology services to hospitals, doctors, managed-care companies and clinical...

Burlco shopping center to zero in on 'lifestyle'.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... When opening a so-called lifestyle shopping center, it helps to have a water view -- say, an indoor waterfall or even an indoor trout pond. That may be the case when the Promenade at Sagemore, featuring 275,000 square feet of "lifestyle"...

Rittenhouse additions.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Benetton has other plans besides the Promenade, including a new "concept" store to open this spring at 1520 Walnut St. in Center City, according to Mark Major, marketing manager for the Italian retailer's New York-based Benetton USA. The...

St. Joseph's bolsters finance degree offering.(St. Joseph's University)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... While the repeal of the 1930s Glass-Steagel Act -- essentially by implementing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act -- hasn't made the splash many anticipated, it has transcended financial circles. In recognition...

Citizenship.(reaction to Citizen Financial Group acquisition)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Citizens Financial Group has tried to say and do all the right things since announcing its $2.1 billion deal to buy Mellon Financial Corp.'s retail banking business. Between announcing joint headquarters so as to not offend either...

Vanguard fans.(Vanguard Group receives awards)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The Vanguard Group has had plenty of "Bogleheads" -- those who faithfully follow the theories espoused by company founder Jack Bogle -- but it also now has a huge online following. The Malvern-based mutual fund giant dominated the fourth...

Finally.(banking industry news briefs)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission continues to be among the most active players in the bond markets. On Sept. 5, it will issue $169.8 million in variable rate demand revenue bonds. That's its third refunding of the year; the refundings...

Work still to be done when arts center opens.(Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The view from atop the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is amazing and if you're afraid of heights, can be a little scary. The same can be said for the view from the desk of the center's interim president, Leslie Anne Miller. ...

Carl E. Dranoff.(of Dranoff Properties Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Personal information Name: Carl E. Dranoff Title: President and CEO. Company: Dranoff Properties Inc. Type of company: Narberth-based real-estate development specializing in the adaptive reuse of historic buildings into...

Showing no sign of slowing.(ACTS Retirement-Life Communities)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... WEST POINT, Pa. -- Given the rapid aging of America, it would be natural to assume that the growth of ACTS Retirement-Life Communities has been merely a reflection of demographic factors. Experts in the field of senior care, however, say...

'Prentiss Hall's One-Day MBA in Marketing'.(book review)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... By Michael Muckian A guide to establishing a marketing budget, copywriting and design, product launches and public relations. Prentiss Hall Press, $35

'Brand Warfare'.(book review)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... By David H. D'Alessandro Learn how to protect, build and enhance your company's brand. A look at how advertising, sponsorships, PR, and customer loyalty can determine how a company is perceived. McGraw - Hill $24.95

'Practice What You Preach'.(book review)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... By David H. Maister Employees who believe their companies practice principals such as commitment to clients, teamwork, standards and employee development are more financially successful, the author says. Basing his findings on a survey...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... * ENGINEERING Dominick Paris has joined Engineering Solutions Inc. as a senior mechanical designer. * LAW Barry S. Swirsky has joined AMC Group as general counsel. He previously was general counsel to Nobel Learning Communities...

The secret to a long life.(research into longevity gene)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Every day there's another news report about human cloning or DNA or gene therapy or stem-cell this and stem-cell that or whether there are 60 stem-cell lines or 64 stem-cell lines or whatever the number is (all of them are possibly mixed up...

How (not) to win friends and influence people.(Philadelphia mayor John F. Street)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... When Mayor John F. Street showed up in Washington in February for the president's first address to a joint session of Congress -- and sat next to first lady Laura Bush, no less -- the rest of Philadelphia had to look twice to believe it. ...

From the special reports editor.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Dear Readers, Welcome to the Philadelphia Business journal's second publication of the "Other Book of Lists." Our motivation behind this offering, still in its infancy, is simple: The information contained in our weekly Top 25 Lists,...

Computer Consultants.(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Computer Consultants RANKED BY NUMBER OF LOCAL CONSULTANTS '01 Rank Name '00 Rank Address 26. RAM Technologies [34] 220 Commerce Drive, Suite 300 Fort Washington, Pa. 19034 27. Meridian Intergrated...

Advertising Agencies.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Advertising Agencies RANKED BY NUMBER OF LOCAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES Phone '01 Rank Name Fax '00 Rank Address Web 26....

Banks.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Banks RANKED BY LOCAL DEPOSITS Name Rank Address 26. Patriot Bank Corp. High & Hanover streets Pottslown, Pa. 19464 27. Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. 801 Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, Pa. 17604 28....

Colleges and Universities.(schols ranked 26 through 40 by total student enrollment)(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Colleges and Universities RANKED BY TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT Rank Name Address Phone Fax Web 26. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 215-586-8800 600 S. 43rd St....

Hotels.(hotels rated 26 through 50 by total number of guest rooms)(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Hotels RANKED BY NUMBER OF GUEST ROOMS '01 Rank Name '00 Rank Address 26. Philadelphia Marriott West [New] 111 Crawford Ave. West Conshohocken, Pa. 19428 27. Radisson Hotel Mount Laurel [New] ...

Shopping Centers.(ratings 26 through 50 by amount of gross leaseable square feet)(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Shopping Centers RANKED BY GROSS LEASEABLE SQUARE FEET '1 Rank Name '00 Rank Address 26. Doylestown Shopping Center [New] Route 611 and 270 Doylestown, Pa. 18901 27. East Windsor Village [New] ...

Convention and Meeting Facilities.(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Convention and Meeting Facilities RANKED BY TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF RENTAL SPACE Phone Name Fax Rank Address ...

Law Firms.(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... Law Firms RANKED BY NUMBER OF LOCAL ATTORNERYS Phone '01 Rank Name Fax '00 Rank Address Web...

Mummers: Marketing weapon for Phila.?(New Year's parade in Philadelphia)
August 24, 2001... Mummers, those marching revelers famous for, their outrageous feather costumes, sequins and "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" anthem, may finally be getting some respect in Philadelphia. The raucous Mummers New Year's parade in previous years has...

Housing sales take sharp drop regionwide.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 24, 2001... Single-family home sales throughout the region skidded into negative territory in the first half of the year as potential homebuyers were scared off by a shaky job market and overall economic jitters. In some counties, sales declined by...

Liberty One in $9 million tax dispute.(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... Philadelphia and the owner of One Liberty Place are at loggerheads over the acquisition of the Center City tower, a dispute-that has cost the city millions of dollars in lost real estate transfer taxes. At the heart of the case: What...

Poll: X Games visitors love Philadelphia back.(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
August 24, 2001... The ESPN X Games wrapped up this week, as did tourism marketers' random daily polls of 300 visitors to Philadelphia. The results? They loved us back and they'll be back. Overall, the Philadelphia experience scored an average 4.1 out...

Not a wrap.(City Hall could be covered up with advertising)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... That scaffolding starting to wrap its way around City Hall's northwestern side would look soooo much better with, well, an advertising wrap. City Councilman Frank DiCicco thinks so, anyway. And, with City Council coming back in...

Up in the air.(C. Schmidt and Sons brewery redevelopment undecided)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... Now that Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein has announced his latest project -- a $25 million artists haven in Northern Liberties -- he seems to be still pondering what to do with the old C. Schmidt & Sons brewery he bought a couple of...

X Games hope for smoother '02.(Past problems with labor unions during X Games)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... Does negotiating with labor unions count as an "extreme sport"? Some workers and managers at the First Union Center this week might be inclined to say it does. Even while executives of Comcast-Spectacor Ventures, ESPN and city and...

Ex-owners of hotel hit with lien.(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... State says it is owed $800,000. Industry experts say the dispute is a matter of interpretation. Current owners of the Crowne Plaza are not involved. The former owners of the Crowne Plaza Center City Philadelphia Hotel are engaged in a...

Ravisent puts its chips down on eMation deal.(Ravisent Technologies Inc. new CEO)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... With a new CEO, technology company is betting on success in the budding field of what's known as 'pervasive computing.' MALVERN -- Francis E.J. Wilde III may have launched Ravisent Technologies Inc. into the pervasive computing market,...

Sedona stock buy.(Sedona Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... KING OF PRUSSIA-- Sedona Corp. said several members of its board of directors and officers have begun making open market purchases of its common stock. The company said those directors and officers required to file Form 4s with the...

Aetna extends deal.(Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc., Pottstown, Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... POTTSTOWN -- Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Pottstown Memorial Medical Center said that they have reached a new long-term agreement renewing members' access to its health-care services The agreement, announced Aug. 22, is retroactive to Aug....

Handheld security.(Fiberlink Inc. remote access technology introduction)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... BLUE BELL -- Fiberlink Inc. introduced a remote-access technology for handheld computers and mobile phones its says will give customers secure access to corporate data. Fiberlink designs so-called virtual private networks, which let...

Center upgrades service.(Pennsylvania Convention Center)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... The Pennsylvania Convention Center this week became one of the first convention centers in the nation to offer show managers and exhibitors a way to order and purchase utilities online prior to their events. "This service will greatly...

Family business at Rutgers.(Rutgers Family Business Resource Center)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... CAMDEN -- Rutgers University School of Business at Camden has formed the Rutgers Family Business Resource Center of Southern New Jersey. The organization is dedicated to address the needs of family businesses that have plans to pass a...

PowerWeb Tech is out to get $20M in funding.(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... MEDIA -- Given the uncertain state of electricity competition nationwide, PowerWeb Technologies Inc. believes it's a good time to raise $20 million in venture capital. The potential round would bring the Delaware County energy-technology...

City under pressure on redistrictinq.(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... If council members fail to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to complete the process, their paychecks will be withheld. Pressure is expected to be high in Philadelphia City Council chambers this coming week, with members called back early from...

UPenn lands $3.1M grant for brain research.(University of Pennsylvania medical research)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... The effort will involve bioengineers in what is pioneering work A team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has received a grant that will enable it to study brain injuries in smaller detail than anyone has before --at the gene...

SEI targets banks with its 'separate account' service.(SEI Investments Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 24, 2001... OAKS -- SET Investments has written $650 million in business since the spring launch of its separate account product for registered investment advisers and is now moving to expand the offering to banks. Robert Prucnal, a senior vice...

A gush of green: NPT tackles growth issues.(National Philanthropic Trust)(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... JENKINTOWN -- The National Philanthropic Trust's partnership with GivingCapital Inc. appears to be paying off: The locally based charity raised $133 million in its last fiscal year, which ended June 30, bringing its total assets to nearly...

Lawsuits allege that Money Store overcharged.(Brief Article)
August 24, 2001... Three class actions filed in California allege that the subprime leaders inflated fees, charged wrongful administrative fees and added extra interest charges to customers' statements. Attorneys in California have filed three class action...