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Government
Fitzpatrick Votes for JOBS Act
U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick yesterday voted to pass H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The Congressman represents the 8th District, which includes Bucks County. ...
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Business
Local Trucking Company Closes
Atkinson Freight Lines, a Bensalem trucking company operating since 1885, has gone out of business. According to PhillyBurbs, the owners of the family business are citing rising cost...
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Business
Local Business Helping People Sleep for 76 Years
The origins of Croydon Mattress Factory go back to 1936, in the middle of the Great Depression. Today, in the middle of the not-so-great recession, the family business continues to o...
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Business
Launched In 1975, Apollo's Family Pizzeria Still Soaring
Pete Mavroudis and his father, Angelo, both started out with different careers in mind. Angelo was first a tailor, making suits for the likes of TV show host Mike Douglas. Then he pa...
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Holiday Guide
Local Sears, Kmart Stores Safe from Announced Closings
According to a release, the Sears store in the Neshaminy Mall and the Kmart store located at 1837 Street Road were not on the list of 79 stores marked for closure by Sears Holdings...