From homeless to hopeful - NewsOK.com

From homeless to hopeful
NewsOK.com
Penn Square Bank went under (in 1982). Oil companies out the kazoo were filing bankruptcy. We lost our home. In the next seven years, we lived in six different rent houses, and at one point we were homeless and lived with some friends.

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The father of the Philadelphia farmer's markets - Philadelphia Inquirer

The father of the Philadelphia farmer's markets
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Virginia A. Smith Bob Pierson, founder of Farm to City, talks with a vendor at the Rittenhouse Square Farmer's Market. RON TARVER / Staff Photographer It's farmer's market season once again, and Bob Pierson is zipping around the edges of Rittenhouse ...

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#4 Irish To Square Off With #1 Loyola In National Semifinals - Notre Dame Official Athletic Site


Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
#4 Irish To Square Off With #1 Loyola In National Semifinals
Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
4 seed and defeated Penn, 13-6, in the first round before falling to Duke, 7-5, in the quarterfinals. • This is the fifth time that the Fighting Irish have earned one of the eight national seeds for the NCAA Championship. The No.

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Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania - Scranton Times-Tribune

Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania
Scranton Times-Tribune
SAMBUCA GRILL, 234 Penn Ave.: Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Paul Ardito. STATIC NIGHT CLUB, I-81, Scott Exit 199: Fridays and Saturdays, DJ Latin Night Club. STATION SQUARE PIANO BAR & RESTAURANT, 400 Lackawanna Ave., Olyphant: today, Ron Morgan; ...

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Report: Convention center doing OK - Lancaster Newspapers


Lancaster Newspapers
Report: Convention center doing OK
Lancaster Newspapers
The 3-year-old convention center, attached to the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square hotel, generally ranks in the middle or better when compared to 15 similar facilities in terms of use of the center, number of people it has attracted and operational ...

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Susquehanna Art Museum project to get $100000 county gaming grant - Patriot-News


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Susquehanna Art Museum project to get $100000 county gaming grant
Patriot-News
CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News, fileThe former Keystone Bank building at Third and Calder Streets in Harrisburg is to be incorporated into the new Susquehanna Art Museum. CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News The money will come from the county's cut of ...

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Business news briefs: Citing overall finances, S&P drops WPAHS rating - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Business news briefs: Citing overall finances, S&P drops WPAHS rating
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has downgraded the West Penn Allegheny Health System's bond rating two notches, from B+ to B- on $737 million series 2007A bonds, citing the health system's deteriorating overall finances. The agency cautioned that a ...

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Penn National to Pay $610M for Harrah's St. Louis - Citybizlist Real Estate


Citybizlist Real Estate
Penn National to Pay $610M for Harrah's St. Louis
Citybizlist Real Estate
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as financial advisor to Caesars Entertainment on this transaction. Penn National Gaming owns, operates or has ownership interests in gaming and racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment.

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Caesar's Selling Harrah's St. Louis to Penn National - World Property Channel

Caesar's Selling Harrah's St. Louis to Penn National
World Property Channel
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as financial advisor to Caesars Entertainment on this transaction. Harrah's St. Louis features 455 deluxe rooms, 47 luxury suites, 125000 of gaming space, eight restaurants and 8000 square feet of meeting and ...

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Lancaster Convention Center funding urged; new taxes possible - York Daily Record

Lancaster Convention Center funding urged; new taxes possible
York Daily Record
The independent study was mandated under the terms of the center's bond refinancing with Wells Fargo bank last fall. The 280 events held last year at the Penn Square meeting center are well within industry standards for facility use, and the number is ...

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