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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… […]

A June 11 kick-off event at the Free Library of Philadelphia may have marked a new chapter for North Philadelphia’s blighted Logan neighborhood. The event celebrated a $100,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation that is allowing the Logan Community Development Corporation to plan for the neighborhood’s revitalization. The bulk of the money will e […]

Revenue from table games rose by 13.6 percent in May, Pennsylvania regulators said Monday. It was the biggest jump in table-games revenue since September 2012. All four Philadelphia-area casinos saw increases. Total revenue for the state’s 11 casinos was $62.8 million from 1,042 tables, up from $55.2 million from 1,031 tables a year ago. […]

ViroPharma Inc.’s stock price jumped 8 percent Monday after published reports said the specialty pharmaceutical company was being viewed as a potential acquisition targeted by other drug developers. The report from Reuters said no deal was imminent, but did say the Chester County company was “attracting preliminary acquisition interest from several pharmaceu […]

CEO pay at Philadelphia charities is among the highest in the nation, a nonprofit reports. CEOs at Philadelphia’s charities had an average salary of $160,375, ranking third behind New York ($190,000) and Washington, D.C. ($175,922), while Orlando, Fla., ranked last at $102,330, Charity Navigator, a nonprofit based in Glen Rock, N.J., reported. The national a […]

Philadelphia's bond rating has increased. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised the City of Philadelphia’s long-term and underlying rating on the City’s general obligation (GO) debt to A-. It's the first time since 1979 that the city has been rated A- by S&P. “This rating upgrade is a true testament and validation of our Administration […]