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Banking

Banking Boom

March 1, 2011

Driving along Atherton Street from Boalsburg to the Lowe’s and Home Depot intersection at the other end of State College, one might be tempted to ask: what’s with all the banks? Are the streets of State College paved with gold?...

Category: Issue, February 2011, Columns, Biz Buzz, Featured

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Designer's Denn, State College

Something Old, Something New

February 15, 2011

Some businesses succeed by embracing the future, others by revering the traditions of the past. In the case of two local businesses, one is celebrating a new expansion; the other, three decades at its current location....

Category: Issue, January 2011, Columns, Biz Buzz, Featured

Chick-fil-A

Tasty Openings

January 4, 2011

Chef Peter Huang is the consummate restaurateur. As a partner and manager of Sakura, the new Asian fusion restaurant on South Atherton Street, he understands the value of establishing a favorable reputation for his business.

“We...

Category: Issue, December 2010, Columns, Biz Buzz, Featured

taxi art

Want to Share A Cab?

December 1, 2010

At 14, I started to dispatch taxicabs for a large suburban cab company on Long Island. By the time I was 18, I was a seasoned, reliable cabbie who would drive through blizzards and hurricanes if it meant a good tip.

Years ago...

Category: Issue, November 2010, Columns, Biz Buzz, Featured

Buy Local

Love Your Downtown-Buy Local

November 11, 2010

Unless you’ve been asleep the past few years, you’ve seen how downtown State College, with the strong guidance of the Downtown Improvement District, has made a meaningful effort to strengthen its position in the regional...

Category: Issue, October 2010, Columns, Biz Buzz, Featured

food service

Trading “NOJO” for “MOJO”

September 30, 2010

 

Is customer service a lost art? Sometimes it feels so. Then along comes a staff that cares about what it does and your faith is restored.   

The great American speaker, executive management coach, professor and...

Category: Issue, September 2010, Columns, Biz Buzz, Display, Featured

Back-to-school sales at Bed Bath & Beyond in State College

Back-to-School Sales Deliver Profits

September 13, 2010

Rumor has it that the Wal-Mart store on North Atherton Street in State College is the retail giant’s busiest, most profitable store when the students return to Penn State each August. Further, the rumors contend, the Wal-Mart...

Category: Issue, August 2010, Columns, Biz Buzz, Featured

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