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The Philadelphia Inquirer PhillyInc column
The Philadelphia InquirerTwo corporate giants with significant operations in the Philadelphia area have joined the earnings lovefest that Wall Street seems to be enjoying. DuPont Co., based in Wilmington, reported operating earnings of $1.56 per share, which beat analyst...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Lockheed Martin Corp., The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Mary Louise Bennett, longtime educator
Mary Louise Bennett, a longtime Anne Arundel County educator who was a founding member of the Chesapeake Academy, died Sunday from complications of an infection at Genesis Health Care Facility in Severna Park, where she had lived for the past three years....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Early Learning, Judges, Teachers, Annapolis
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Farm profits boom amid employment bust as owners automate
The property Kevin Liefer and his son, Kirk, cultivate in southern Illinois has been expanding for decades without adding a single manager. These are boom times for farming and a bust for farm jobs. The 3,600 acres of mostly corn, wheat and soybeans the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities, Investments, Labor Markets
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Martha Elizabeth (Deeter) Brown, 92, of Providence Place Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle
Martha Elizabeth (Deeter) Brown, 92, of Providence Place Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle, died Friday morning, Jan. 25, 2013, at Providence Place. She was the wife of the late Bruce B. Brown, her husband of 55 years who died Jan. 14, 2002. Born...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Somerset County (Maryland), Science and Technology, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Curtis B. Reiber, Army officer
Curtis B. Reiber, an Army intelligence officer whose career spanned three decades, died Nov. 20 of a stroke at Saint Agnes Hospital. He was 77.
The son of a DuPont Co. worker and a homemaker, Curtis Brooks Reiber was born in Centre Hall, Pa., and...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Defense Intelligence Agency, Saudi Arabia, Arable Farming, Iran
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Cordelia P. Gilbert, homemaker
Cordelia P. "Cordy" Gilbert, a homemaker and flower arranger, died Nov. 24 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Towson's Edenwald retirement community.
She was 91.
A daughter of farmers, Cordelia Phillips was born and raised in Laurel, Del.,...Tags: Baltimore County, Charles Street, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Edenwald, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Dow Chemical to slash 2,400 jobs, close 20 plants
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - The Dow Chemical Co. will eliminate about 2,400 jobs and close roughly 20 manufacturing facilities as part of a restructuring plan aimed at coping with slowing economic growth in Europe and elsewhere. The manufacturing giant said...Tags: European Debt Crisis, Science and Technology, Electronics, Europe, Job Layoffs
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Europe, China taking toll on U.S. corporate profits
With U.S. stocks near five-year highs, the unmistakable reality of a sputtering global economy has hit home, stifling U.S. corporate sales and spooking investors. They started heading for the stock market exits last week, and they picked up the pace...
Tags: European Central Bank, Moody's Corporation, Restaurants, Companies and Corporations, IBM
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Exits show how few women make it to CEO in U.S.
For advocates of gender equality, this week's ouster of two of corporate America's most powerful women served as a reminder of how little progress U.S. companies have made in promoting women to executive positions.
In particular, Yahoo Inc.'s decision to...Tags: Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Yale University, Corporate Officers, Carly Fiorina, Shareholders
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Drum pioneer snares a big chunk of the market
The gig: Chief executive and founder of Valencia-based Remo Inc., a pioneer in drumhead technology and a leading manufacturer of drumheads for more than 50 years.
Background: Remo Belli, 82, started drumming at age 12, while growing up in the South Bend-...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), California, Betty Hutton, Corporate Officers, Music Industry
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Bush: Obama's 'sherpa' with Europe
The Swampby Mark Silva What an international dance is taking place today: Around the perimeters of a global Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy which President Bush has convened on a rainy day in the nation's capital, the leaders......Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, International Organizations, G8, Politics, Heads of State
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