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PHOENIXVILLE - A new acute rehabilitation care center opening in Phoenixville Hospital will provide in-patient care for those who normally would have had to transfer… […]

Like movies, sequels to smash-hit smartphones aren't likely to impress as much as the original. We've seen that repeated with the "S" versions of Apple's iPhone. Samsung's… […]

Love a local business and think they should get some recognition? Nominate them for our 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. The 20th annual Mercury Reader's Choice awards… […]

General Motors Co. is recalling about 231,000 sport utility vehicles that might be in danger of an electrical short that could cause a fire. The move… […]

The Color of MoneyWASHINGTON - One of my workshops, "Choose to Change," encourages participants to figure out why they make bad financial choices. We discuss the… […]

Reputation Changer Inc. has moved its headquarters from West Chester, Pa., to Philadelphia’s Washington Square neighborhood. The privately held company, which helps customers get and maintain good online reputations, moved its corporate offices into a 7,000-square-foot space in the Curtis Center on Saturday. It had moved its sales offices to the neighboring […]

Another shoe has dropped in the scam involving an IRS employee and two accomplices for a series of tax-refund schemes that defrauded the U.S. Government. Last week, former IRS employee Patricia Fountain was sentenced to 19 years in prison. And on Tuesday, one of her accomplices, Calvin Johnson, Jr., 35, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 18 years in prison fo […]

If you ever wondered which law firms offer women lawyers the most power and highest pay, the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) has an answer. WILEF conducted a study of U.S. law firms with 200 or more lawyers and awarded “Gold Standard” certifications to those that met certain criteria. Only one of the 42 firms on the list is a Philadelphia-based — Ball […]

The state-mandated “cooling-off” period following the expiration of Kennedy Health System’s network provider contract with Aetna is over, and the two organizations appear no close to reaching terms on a new deal. Kennedy, which operates three hospitals in South Jersey, dropped out of the Aetna’s network effective Feb. 1, 2013 for Medicare members and for com […]

Carson Helicopters, a company that upgrades and sells helicopters, allegedly violated worker safety rules. The Hilltown, Pa. company was hit with a proposed $40,500 in fines by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for eight violations. It is accused of exposing workers to high levels of carcinogens. [Philly Burbs] […]