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Long-blighted area lures business with tax breaks

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Tom and Joe Macini are planning to built a building on the North Philadelphia site, the vacant lot they own, which would cost more than $1 million. American Supply Co., led by Joe Macini, took advantage of tax breaks to move to the city from Norristown that helped them to arrange financing through lending sources thus helping them move onto American Street.

Facilities & equipment, Plumbing fixture fittings and trim, Plastics plumbing fixtures, Vitreous plumbing fixtures, Buildings and facilities, Plumbing industry, American Supply Company Inc. (Alexandria, Louisiana)

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Ikea boss assembles happy staffs

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Pernille Spiers-Lopez guides a business with 8,319 workers at 21 stores in 11 states from the Plymouth Meeting headquarters of Ikea North America. Her main focus as head of Ikea North America was to hold the company's operations at a profitable level, and also to make Ikea a place where co-workers enjoy working.

Executive changes & profiles, Personnel administration, MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL, HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, AND EQUIPMENT STORES, Officials and employees, Human resource management, Company personnel management, Specialty stores, IKEA North America L.L.C., Spiers-Lopez, Pernille

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Low-tech killing machine

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The author profiles the history and development of Woodstream Corp.'s success building mousetraps.

All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, Fabricated metal products, not elsewhere classified, Animal Traps, History, Design and construction, Management techniques, Strategic planning (Business), Woodstream Corp., WOD

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