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Navigating Cybersecurity: Understanding U.S. Data Protection Legislation and International Implications

In the digital age, effective cybersecurity is synonymous with business resilience. As cyber threats escalate, companies must stay ahead of the curve with up-to…

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How Just Two Years at Church Farm School Made a Lifelong Impact on This Hartford Native

Bill Hughes only spent two years (1976 and 1977) at Church Farm School, but since he left the farm, a part of the experience he…

Retail

Reporter Creates Wawa Oral History Looking at Brand Obsession

Adam Clark, an enterprise reporter for New Jersey Advance Media, is not a Wawa fan, and wasn’t brought up around the convenience store chain…

Awards

This Downingtown Market Named Best Family-Owned Grocery Store in the Mid-Atlantic

Crop’s Fresh Marketplace in Downingtown was recently named the Best Family-Owned Grocery Store in the Mid-Atlantic region, reports Drew Anderson for Fox…

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Philadelphia Leadership: Derek Dobin, Managing Director, Creative Capital Wealth Management Group

Derek Dobin, Managing Director at Creative Capital Wealth Management Group in Phoenixville, spoke with PHILADELPHIA Today about moving around the Midwest as a child due…

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Independence Seaport Museum Ushers in the Summer Season With Shipboard Activities For All

Independence Seaport Museum (ISM) is gearing up for the summer season with programming and events that allow visitors to explore Philadelphia’s river of history…

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N.Y. Times: New York-based Sam Ash Music Stores To Close, Including Philadelphia Mills Location

For 100 years, Sam Ash has supplied countless musicians and aspiring musicians with a variety of musical instruments.

However, the family-owned music store chain…

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Philadelphia Leadership: Lance Nelson, Partner and Litigation Chair, MacElree Harvey, Ltd.

Lance Nelson, Partner and Litigation Chair at MacElree Harvey, Ltd., spoke with PHILADELPHIA Today about growing up in Connecticut in a duplex that his family…

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After Receiving New Investment, Ice Cream Brand Mini Melts Aims to Open 12 New Locations, Including 1 in Philadelphia

Altamont Capital Partners, a California private equity firm, recently invested in Mini Melts.

With the new investment, the popular ice cream brand is eyeing major…

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Philadelphia Leadership: Jennifer Carlson, Executive Director, The Colonial Theatre

Jennifer L. Carlson, Executive Director of the Colonial Theatre, grew up in Lancaster County and moved several times as a kid. To make friends, she…

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Barcade Prepares to Open Second Philadelphia Location in Center City

Barcade, a hybrid arcade and bar venue, will open its second Philadelphia location at Chestnut and Juniper streets at the end of the month, writes…

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LinkedIn Experts & Inthusiasts Gathered in NYC

LinkedIn experts and [in]thusiasts gathered in New York City last Friday. Some previously met each other in person, but for others, it was the…

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Philadelphia Leadership: Bryan Fenstermaker, President and CEO, City Ave District

President and CEO of City Ave District, Bryan Fenstermaker crisscrossed the country several times before landing in the Philadelphia area. He grew up in Houston…

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Philadelphia Man Recounts How His Life Was Shaped By Affirmative Action

Philadelphia native Granderson Hale was part of the first large cohort of high school graduates whose lives were shaped by race-conscious admissions, writes Amy…