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NEWS
SPORTS BUSINESS

Comcast Spectacor to field an esports team


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hiladelphia is getting another pro- co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment.
fessional sports team — but not “This is a huge milestone for the league.”
one that will compete on a typical For the inaugural season, all presea-
playing field. son and regular season games will take
This one will compete in the inaugural place at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in
season of an esports league. Burbank, Calif. Further details about
The Overwatch League announced the Overwatch League, including team
Wednesday that a Philadelphia team specifics such as names, logos, and col-
owned by Comcast Spectacor is joining ors will be announced in the coming
teams in Dallas and Houston for what is months.
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league will feature teams representing cast Corp., is the owner of the Philadel-
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major cities in Asia, Europe and North phia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center
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America. along with a East Coast Hockey League


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tion to our portfolio of sports and enter- awarded a National Lacrosse League
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tainment assets, and we believe that franchise that will begin play next year.
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be owned by Optic Gaming. Both Team eo game developer Activision Blizzard — playoffs and finals scheduled for July. NextEquity to purchase a majority stake
Envy and OpTic Gaming are established will begin preseason play on Dec. 6 with “With the first 12 teams in place, we’re in leading esports franchises Team Dig-
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esports organizations. a series of exhibition matches featuring now just a few short months away from nitas and Team Apex, making the Sixers
The Overwatch League — created by all 12 teams. Its regular season will start the inaugural season of the Overwatch the first U.S. sports organization to con-
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R R HIGHER ED HIGHLIGHTS SMARTVENTURES

TWO SOUTH JERSEY UNIVERSITIES


RECEIVE MAJOR GIFTS
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College of Business announced its
namesake foundation is donating another
$5 million to the school to create a
permanent endowment that will fund
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recruitment initiatives to bring more
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students into the school’s honors program. three partners can be found attend-
The William G. Rohrer Foundation has
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donated $19 million to the business school


since 1995, as well as $2 million to Rowan’s ed castle in Ireland, strategizing with
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School for Osteopathic Medicine. a former prime minister. Or they’re


The gift comes amid rapid expansion grinding away in Wilmington, help-
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a new chair of economics and offer an
Charles Kerrigan, Fred Hosaisy and
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million bequest of two alumni. Gerry Moan lead SmartVentures, a


The school announced last week that vehicle for emerging and growth-stage
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the estate of the late Herman Wissman, startups seeking mentorship and fund-
who graduated in 1962, and his late wife ing, with stakes in Ireland and Israel
Marilyn Wissman, who graduated in 1960,
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will donate the funds as part of their final


and a bullish take on Delaware.
Backed by a prestigious board — it
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wishes.
Herman Wissman had a long career as consists of former Ireland prime min-
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a financial adviser, reaching the positions ister John Bruton, former acting presi-
of vice president at Wells Fargo Advisors,
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dent of Israel Magali Wahaba and Allen


which he held when he died in 2010.
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Sangines-Karuse, a former Goldman
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in Winslow Township before she died in lion private equity fund — SmartVen- SMARTVENTURES
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majoring in either German or Spanish in the


school’s Department of World Languages
and struggles are much like Ireland’s
in the 1990s. The group says it can rep- Invest, and get a piece of its $10 million “That can make or break a state.
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licate the same economic success the venture fund, which takes an industry That’s what we’re looking at, what
Emerald Isle is now achieving, to the agnostic view and invests anywhere can we do with that talent so they
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“The parallels are remarkable,” said Before Jim Jannuzzio went through they’re talented and have the skills to
Kerrigan, a veteran C-suite executive the Spark program, his pitch was scat- do so,” SmartVentures’ Hosaisy said.
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in the banking and finance indus- tered. So was his business plan. “We can keep them here and see what
try including a stint at Allied Irish “BookBandit was already live and it is we can do with them.”
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Bank. “The startup entrepreneurship on the market, and I had a ton of ideas That economic shock to the system
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and public-private partnerships that for expansion, but I really didn’t know is similar to Ireland’s experience, Ker-
pulled Ireland out of that very diffi- what to tackle first,” explained Jan- rigan said, as its “Celtic Tiger” boom
cult situation are happening now in nuzzio, who founded the company – a days tanked after the inflated proper-
Wilmington.” one-stop shop for buying textbooks – ty bubble burst. But the country shift-
SmartVentures doesn’t fit neatly as a University of Delaware senior. ed to investing in employment-focused
into the category of incubator, accel- Working with SmartVentures part- firms and taking advantage of its loca-
“We wanted to communicate erator or venture fund. It’s a combina- ners helped him fine tune both, raise tion as a gateway to Europe.
the current nature of the tion of all three. a “significant angel round” and land “Wilmington is similarly switching
It begins in the SmartBase phase, into Google’s invite-only Advantage from a large corporate environment,
branding that in our view where startups are selected at a day- program that gives 25 companies each which in our best judgment that is not
had become stale, and long pitch competition, Life’s a Pitch, quarter access to the company’s mar- going to come back,” Kerrigan said. It
to participate in Spark Challenge. The keting tools, content and experts. still has a business-friendly environ-
that’s not surprising after 17 nine-day, boot camp-like program pre- “SmartInvest helped me strategize ment, easy access to decision mak-
years.” pares startups to raise funding. and refine my scope so I could achieve ers and proximity to major cities that
The most promising companies those goals,” he said. he said the SmartVentures team finds
NEWSPRING CAPITAL MANAGING move on to the SmartStart phase where One major opportunity the Smart- promising.
GENERAL PARTNER MICHAEL DIPIANO, the founders get intensive coaching Ventures partners see is the Dow “That transition is where we feel we
on the 18-year-old firm’s brand refresh
with redesigned logo and website. The and SmartVentures leverages its global DuPont merger, which they’ve been can play a role, the corporate to entre-
venture capital and private equity firm network to boost sales and raise angel told by Delaware officials is putting preneurial transition, working with
hit a milestone this year with $1 billion in funds. A select few will make it all the about 1,800 Ph.D.s back into the job schools, working with the govern-
returns on capital invested. way through to the third phase, Smart- market. ment,” he said.
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ON REAL ESTATE BY NATALIE KOSTELNI

I NKOSTELNI@BIZJOURNALS.COM 215-238-5139 @PHLBIZNKOSTELNI

GAME ON

Going after HQ2 is like going after the Olympics


A
mazon’s desire to publicly solic- comes to incentives, Pennsylvania lags
it cities, states and regions to behind New Jersey and Delaware.
respond to its search for a second “The Department of Community and
headquarters location is an approach Economic Development, even though
more companies are beginning to take there are some programs, does not have
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when it comes to launching a site-selec- the coffers it once did,” said attorney Jeff
tion process. Mills in Cozen O’Connor’s real estate and
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A company’s search for a new head- public finance practices. “You’re seeing
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quarters or even for an expansion is more locals, such as the municipalities and
frequently done discreetly and sometimes school districts, working to create incen-
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it has required code names so not to tip tives locally rather than at the state level.
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anyone off. In other instances, brokers in A project on this scale, the state clearly
the commercial real estate community has to have a bigger role.”
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only know the parameters of a require- While Pennsylvania has doled out its
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ment. The company’s name remains a share of financial stimuli to companies


mystery. Amazon is clearly not taking in the past, it has never been known as
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that route. a high-incentive player. In contrast, Del-


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“From an overall standpoint, this is aware, though a small state, digs deep
unusual, but we’re starting to see a pro- when it comes to incentives and New
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cess like this time and time again,” said NATALIE KOSTELNI Jersey’s Grow N.J. has been a powerful
Les Cranmer of Savills Studley who is economic development tool. “They can
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companies. Cranmer said.


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Companies that have used a similarly them to be on their toes as they respond. jobs and lives will be uprooted but that’s Beyond the incentives, metropolitan
public approach when they’ve conducted “People are watching so we better not the case here. There are sharehold- areas will be responding much in the
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searches include General Electric, Aetna, make sure we go about this the right er interests to consider and the effect a way they would when trying to go after
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Boeing and Tesla. Reasons for making it way and avoid mistakes or get accused of move could have on a balance sheet or a bid to host the Olympics. To that end,
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highly public can vary. something, whether that is giving away even stock prices. they will need to address expanding or
“A really big project like this is hard the store or incentives that are illegal or “At the end of the day, it could have extending transit and other infrastructure
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to keep secret,”said Jay Biggins, exec- being too lazy in our approach,” Cran- some negative backlash,” Biggins said. to accommodate the additional demand,
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utive managing director at BLS & Co., mer said. “There are only a handful of places that which will have long-lasting economic
which advises companies on these types When a company keeps its search low can satisfy the criteria, and so many peo- development benefits unlike the Olympic
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of searches. By making it public, Amazon key, cities and state economic develop- ple will have wasted time and energy on bids, which typically leave behind strand-
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can control the messaging, whip up some ment officials are often in the dark about responding. Was that foreseeable? Do you ed improvements of no enduring public
excitement and create an intensely com- the identity of their direct competition. have a duty to prevent foreseeable waste?” use, Biggins said.
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It also puts state and local economic about its search are many. Employees at ferent reasons, including using it as lever- An expanded version of this story can
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development officials on notice, forcing an existing headquarters may worry their age when it comes to incentives. When it be found at pbj.com
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DESIGNED BY SAARINEN

PENN COMPLETES $80M RENOVATION TO NOTED HILL COLLEGE HOUSE


Students have moved into Hill College individual showers and restrooms; conditioning to Hill College House so
House at the University of Pennsylvania installing a new roof; and restoring two difficult is because it is a solid concrete
after the dorm was taken off line for outdoor courtyards. building, said Michael Mills, a partner
15 months to undergo an $80 million The school wanted to make sure with Mills and Schnoering Architects,
renovation. any work done to Hill College House a Princeton-based firm enlisted to
The five-story, 195,000-square- would protect and preserve Saarinen’s oversee the renovation. The walls, the
foot residence hall was designed original design and its historical floors, the ceilings are all made out of
by Eero Saarinen and constructed significance. However, one of the concrete, an unforgiving material that
in 1960 as a women’s dorm. While it main goals was to make it functional made it difficult to snake the necessary
had various upgrades over the years, for today. To that end, one of the duct work through the building.
the renovation it underwent this time biggest challenges the architect who A solution was eventually found
around was extensive. was responsible for the renovation and the 500 freshmen who now live in
AISLINN WEIDELE
Among the work that was faced was finding a way to install air the building’s 261 rooms can rest and
completed: expanding the dining conditioning throughout the building. The dorm is at 33rd and Walnut. study comfortably when it’s hot out.
facility by 50 percent; removing, “Air conditioning defeated a lot of
restoring and refitting more than 400 design experts over the years,” said unforgiving. It’s a challenge that had
windows; converting all bathrooms David Hollenberg, who serves as Penn’s not been met multiple, multiple times.”
into gender-neutral bathrooms with in-house architect. “The building is What made bringing air
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017  7

R R THE FINE PRINT

$16.2 million $10.8 million events and dining, was bought in 2013 by
Mountain Shore Properties of Fayetteville, $5.6 million
Endurance Real Estate along with An affiliate of Dalzell Capital Partners W.Va., and developed. This is the first The Bloom Organization sold 116 Gaither
Thackeray Partners sold the Naamans bought 1430 South St., a five-story, acquisition in the city for Dalzell. The Drive in Mount Laurel for $5.6 million to an
Creek Business Center, a five-building 27,000-square-foot building that has company also has formed an alliance with undisclosed buyer. The 106,000-square-
flex complex totaling 190,729 square feet, 35 apartments along with 2,200 square OCF Realty, which will continue to manage foot building is leased to Food Sciences
for $16.2 million. The partnership had feet of retail space. The site, which was the property. Corp. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of
originally bought the business center, the former home to Jamaican Jerk Hut’s Colliers International arranged the deal.
which fronts Route 322 (the buildings are
along Creek Circle and Creek Parkway
in Upper Chichester) in February 2015
for $9.75 million and brought occupancy
up to 89 percent from 30 percent. The
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buyer was an affiliate of SSH Real Estate,


who bought it with an undisclosed
partner. John Plower of JLL oversaw the
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transaction.
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$2.4 million
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The Atkins Cos. and Capital Solutions Inc.


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bought the Medford Medical Center, a


46,400-square-foot building at 103 Old
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Marlton Pike in Medford for $2.4 million.


The new owners plan to launch interior
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and exterior renovations to the property.


Larchmont Imaging and South Jersey
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Eye Physicians are the anchor tenants.


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center was made up of 20 commercial
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condominiums controlled by different


owners. The condo association retained
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Colliers last year to find a buyer and the


individual units were converted into a
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single ownership entity and sold. Evan


Zweben of Colliers was the sole broker in
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the deal.
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Two industrial buildings totaling 124,585


square feet at 207 and 255 South St.
in Pottstown sold for $2.2 million. An
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Group. The buildings are leased on a long-
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Inc., which is an affiliate of the Schwan

struggling with growing pains?


Food Co., for its packaging headquarters.
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It makes tinfoil pie and pizza plates among


other products in the facility. Adam
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Gillespie and Jim Pasquarella of Avison


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Young arranged the transaction.

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A 110,000-square-foot industrial building


before emotion is the issue.”
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at 1938 Olney Ave. in Cherry Hill sold


for $7.6 million to GTJ REIT Inc. of West
Hempstead, N.Y. Endurance Real Estate
bought the property for $3.7 million last
year. The building is fully leased to Avalon
-Lisë Stewart
Flooring. Robert Yoshimura and Joseph Director in EisnerAmper’s
Hill of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the
transaction. Center for Family Business Excellence

$8.2 million Learn more at EisnerAmper.com/FAMILYBIZ


Hemar Realty Co. sold a 40,000-square-
foot building at 950 Pulaski Drive in King
of Prussia for $8.2 million to Moreland
Development and Merion PHC Holdings.
The property, which sits across from
the King of Prussia Mall, is vacant. It had
been occupied by Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia. Gary Leone and Steven eisneramper.com
Gartner of CBRE Inc. represented the
215.881.8800
seller.
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ON FINANCE & LAW BY JEFF BLUMENTHAL

I JBLUMENTHAL@BIZJOURNALS.COM 215-238-5136 @PHLBIZLAWBANK

R R BIG NUMBER DUANE MORRIS

New generation of leadership


MATTHEW TAYLOR TO RUN CITY’S THIRD-LARGEST LAW FIRM

A
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of John Soroko, Duane Morris will

$4 BILLION
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turn the firm over to his protégé,


Matthew Taylor, head of the litigation
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How much TD Bank Group, Taylor, 53, will succeed Soroko, 66, as
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through affiliate TD Ameritrade chairman of the 750-lawyer firm, effec-


Holding Corp., paid to complete tive Jan. 1. Soroko will become chairman
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its acquisition of Scottrade emeritus and will return on a full-time


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Financial Services, combining


basis to his litigation practice. And labor
two of the largest online
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brokerages. The deal expands the and employment practice chairman Tom
U.S. operations of Toronto-based Servodidio will fill the newly created role
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TD, which has its U.S. banking of vice chairman.


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Ameritrade. The sale of Scottrade
and its $170 billion in assets practice groups have not been named.
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to Ameritrade, which has $774 Duane Morris did offer a clue on one
billion in assets, will cost the St. front, though, in April when it named
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is succeeding John
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don location. Age: 53 and achieve a number of strategic goals.


Taylor said creating the new position Home Town: Ardmore
Duane Morris was able to capitalize
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Law School: Georgetown University
while the two split management duties. yers. While Bonovitz focused on opening
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Law Center (1989)


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College: Boston College (1986)
offices across the country, Soroko dedicat-
uary 2008, when he succeeded Shel- ed himself to filling those locations with
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that work and put don Bonovitz, who was chairman for 10
High School: Malvern Preparatory
a wider variety of lawyers and expanding
School (1982)
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it in a definable years, during which he tripled the size of


Board Memberships: Kimmel Center
overseas, particularly in Asia, where the
the firm, opened numerous domestic and for the Performing Arts, Business firm focused on emerging Asian markets.
sector. We represent international offices and doubled partner Leadership Organized for Catholic Practicing law is in Taylor’s blood. His
teams, leagues and profitability. Schools (BLOCS), Malvern Prep. father William, who died in June at age
But law firm leaders are often victims 87, was the vice chairman of the litigation
businesses but have of external economic forces. Bonovitz was department at Morgan Lewis & Bockius
never presented it as running the firm during a time largely “I am very proud that Duane Morris had before starting his own firm, Taylor &
filled with economic growth in the late its house in order in terms of capital and Taylor. After graduating from law school,
an industry vertical.” 1990s and pre-recession 2000s. spending discipline despite the rapid Matt Taylor went to work at his father’s
FORMER SAN DIEGO PADRES Soroko was not as fortunate. Nine expansion [under Bonovitz]. So the result firm along with his brother Bill, who now
AND ARIZONA months after he became chairman, the was that we didn’t have any layoffs, we practices at Wilson Elser. Taylor joined
DIAMONDBACKS CEO AND stock market crashed and sent the econ- didn’t have to rescind offers to first-years Duane Morris in 1997 and Soroko took
NEW MORGAN LEWIS & omy into the largest recession in more and we didn’t have to tell summer asso- him under his wing.
BOCKIUS PARTNER JEFF
than 70 years. The legal industry was sent ciates not to show up.” “I definitely grew up watching my
MOORAD, explains how he will
lead the law firm’s efforts to take spiraling into a forced period of change While the firm increased in size father,” Taylor said. “And John was a real
its various representations of where clients now had more control of under Bonovitz from 236 to 650 lawyers, mentor to me. I had my first interview
clients such as the NFL, MLB, billing and staffing while firms had to Soroko’s tenure saw Duane Morris grow with him, my first assignments came
UFC, the Boston Red Sox, Draft scramble to cuts costs and change ser- to about 750 lawyers. Revenue per lawyer from him. When I was given the oppor-
Kings and FanDuel and make
vice-delivery models to keep pace. grew from $325,000 to $600,000 during tunity to learn, I tried to be like a sponge.
it a marketable sports industry
vertical that includes at least 50 “Most of the legal industry went side- Bonovitz’s time and up to $700,000 in So I feel prepared for this now because of
lawyers. ways or even downward,” Soroko said. 2016. what Sheldon and John have taught me.”
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017  9

RETURN ENGAGEMENTS

Two homecomings highlight


flurry of lawyers changing firms
There has been a burst of post-La-
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THE BEST OF
McCracken Walker & Rhoads, where
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labor and employment lawyers Frank


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BOTH WORLDS.
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Chernak will serve as chair of the prac-
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Frank A. Chernak and William K.


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Kennedy rejoined Montgomery
chairman.
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Daniel O’Meara and Janice Dubler,
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ment chairman and Dubler was vice at Fulton Bank, we also provide the one-
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commercial litigator Richard Simins
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migration to Buchanan Ingersoll. After Pourmand Nordick rejoined Pepper company. Plus, the advantages of local
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about his return, the pair then began
decision making.
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at Pepper Hamilton for Lisa D. Kab- phia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly. a world of difference.
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who returned from Reed Smith to help at Pepper.


grow the firm’s financial services prac- Kabnick passed on much of her
tice group. responsibilities to Nordick, who start-
Kabnick is one of the region’s most ed her career at Pepper Hamilton as an
CALL ME TODAY!
prominent financial services lawyers. associate in 2005 before joining Kab- Sue Lonergan
She represents financial institutions nick at Reed Smith in 2008. Kabnick Regional President
and borrowers in syndicated secured said Pepper Hamilton corporate part- 267.893.6701
credit transactions, including those ner Julia Corelli called her earlier this
with cross-border elements. Her cli- summer to see if she would have any
entele includes Wells Fargo and Bank interest in returning to her old stomp-
of America. ing grounds. She declined, saying she
She spent the first 23 years of her was happy at Reed Smith. But after
career at Pepper before leaving in Pepper successfully lured Nordick last
2003 for Reed Smith, where she spent month, Corelli called again and had
the past 13 years. She built a success- more success.
ful practice but decided to step down Pepper had a need for senior finan- 1.800.FULTON.4 | fultonbank.com
from the partnership a few years ago to cial services lawyers since the June
pursue for-profit board work, includ- departure of New York-based partner
Fulton Bank, N.A. Member FDIC.
ing serving as vice chairwoman of Paul Hespel to Alston & Bird. Loans are subject to credit approval.
10  PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL

ON HEALTH CARE BY JOHN GEORGE

I JGEORGE@BIZJOURNALS.COM 215-238-5137 @PHLBIZJGEORGE

STUDY FINDS:

Pa. life sciences industry generates $88B for state


P
ennsylvania’s life sciences indus- suffered a 3.7 percent job loss rate during
try generated an economic impact the same period.
of more that $88.5 billion for the Alexander Miron, a KPMG man-
state last year and supported more than ager, said the reason for Pennsylvania
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340,000 jobs, directly and indirectly, modest job growth rate — and New Jer-
according to a study released this week. sey’s decline — was the layoffs that have
“This report reinforces our optimism reduced staffs at Big Pharma companies
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about the future of the life sciences in in the both states. Pennsylvania’s job loss-
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Pennsylvania,” said Christopher P. Molin- es, he said, were offset by growth in jobs
eaux, president and CEO of Life Sciences at companies involved in research and
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Pennsylvania. “We have a successful track testing of new drug products and med-
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a talent pool second to none, and better MIron also noted Pennsylvania
proximity to capital and regulatory agen- dropped to 13th last year in a ranking of
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cies and a low-cost structure, in compar- venture capital funding at $147 million.
ison to our competitor states.” California topped that list at $5.4 billion
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Sciences Pennsylvania’s annual confer- and Maryland at $2.3 billion.
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ence. It was conducted for the Wayne- Among the report’s other findings
based trade group by KPMG. JOHN GEORGE were:
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In prior years, Molineaux said, the Life Sciences Pennsylvania President Christopher P. Molineaux discusses the RR Pennsylvania had the highest 2016
organization released economic impact report on the economic impact of the state’s life sciences industry. National Science Foundation funding
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did not define life sciences in a way product development and manufactur- and diagnostics.” was awarded the second highest NSF &
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that emphasized companies focused on ing. Southeastern Pennsylvania has com- The report found the state’s life sci- NIH funding per capita in comparison
human health — which form the basis for panies like Spark Therapeutics and Adap- ences industry, with about 2,850 enti- with peer states.
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nizations investing in research and devel- the Wistar Institute and WuXi Apptec, sible indirectly for an additional 230,000 to the Shanghai index, including two
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research, and venture capital companies cally knew,” Molineaux said. “Our very The study found Pennsylvania, at 0.6 degree to more than 570 recipients in
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with research and development-based diverse life sciences community is unique percent, was below its peer group in sec- 2015, ranking fourth highest in the
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portfolio companies. in its makeup with its evolution from tor job growth rate between 2011 and nation.
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ference was to promote the Philadelphia companies to hundreds of startup and growth of 11.3 percent, followed by Mich- issued over the past five years, making
region as “Cellacon Valley” to promote its emerging companies reflecting the latest igan at 11 percent and Massachusetts at Pennsylvania among the top five states
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strengths in cell and gene therapy in both cell and gene therapies, medical devices 10.1 percent. New Jersey, the study found, nationally.
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R R HEALTH CARE CONSTRUCTION

Doylestown Hospital plans to spend $100 RRBuilding an orthopedics and


million on expansion and renovation rehabilitation center that will encompass
projects over the next five to seven outpatient orthopedic care, with five
years, highlighted by the construction operating suites and eight extended-
of a $42 million heart and vascular care stay private patient rooms, and
center. The Bucks County medical center rehabilitation medicine programs;
broke ground for the 100,000-square- RRRenovating the hospital’s main entrance;
foot heart center on Sept. 15. The new
facility will house expanded patient RROpening a network of Doylestown
areas, a hybrid operating suite for more Health Urgent Care Centers, the first
complex minimally invasive vascular and of which opened Sept. 18 at Route 313
endovascular procedures and renovated and the Route 611 bypass in Doylestown,
catheterization and electrophysiology labs. and;
Other projects on the drawing board: RRReplacing the “Hub” building at the
RRExpanding the hospital’s surgical suite health system’s Pine Run Community
Center with a new structure that will DOYLESTOWN HEALTH
to create space for new and larger
operating rooms, pre-op and recovery have expanded and modern amenities
including a pool, dining areas, fitness An artitst’s rendering of Doylestown Hospital’s $42 milloin heart and vascular
areas and technology updates;
center and lounge areas. care center, which is expected to open in 2019.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017  11

PSYCHIATRIC CARE

PLANS FOR REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL EXPAND


Acadia Healthcare anticipates beginning completion target of the end of 2019.
work on its replacement facility for The rest of the property at Monument
Belmont Behavioral Hospital in late and Ford roads will be a combination of Rendering of Belmont
October or early November. parking and green space. Behavioral Hospital.
Mark Schor, Belmont’s CEO, said the
campus revitalization project has grown ACADIA HEALTHCARE

in scale and cost since discussions on the


project began more than two years ago.
What was first envisioned as a $50
million project is now set to top $100

IMAGINE, AN ACCOUNTING
million. Acadia, which acquired the
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psychiatric care hospital for $35 million


from Einstein Healthcare Network in 2015,
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of Philadelphia.
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are full all the time and must turn people
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away,” Schor said. He noted Acadia is in


discussions with Children’s Hospital of
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different types of specialized care.
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offer now and would require more beds
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ON HOSPITALITY BY KENNETH HILARIO

I KHILARIO@BIZJOURNALS.COM 215-238-5145 @PHLBIZKENNETH

R R BY THE NUMBERS

CBRE retail leasing transactions in


downtown Philadelphia, January
2016 through June 2017, went
mostly to food and beverage
tenants, which include grocery and
liquor stores.

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exaggeration to
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making headway on the project. One of “You have to see it to believe it,” said is located.
three phases has been completed, and Jim Tyrrell, chief revenue officer at “The Terminal B area, the whole
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say that the [food the project’s completion is on schedule. PHL. “It has really transformed, and it’s atmosphere has changed,” Tyrrell said.
Officials at PHL, American Airlines achieved our goal of transforming the The $30 million renovation of Termi-
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2016 announced a $30 million project to airport transformation.” ment led by American Airlines, which
sector is leading reinvent the airport’s Terminal B, which Improving the customer experience will also go toward a new air traffic con-

and redefining is American’s terminal.


PHL CEO Chellie Cameron once
is a benefit for PHL, which continues to
lag alongside its competition, accord-
trol, and maintenance and repairs of the
airfield, among others. These are part of
downtown called it a “game changer” for the air-
port, adding eight new restaurants by
ing to J.D. Power’s 2016 North American
Airport Satisfaction Study. The airport
American Airlines’ long-term plan.
“As part of the plan, the airport will
Philadelphia’s Philadelphia-area restaurateurs, along
with iPads and tech-driven gate loung-
came in at No. 29 last year, down from
No. 27 in 2015, ranking it third-lowest
renew the check-in facilities, the front
of the house,” said Olympia Colasante,
retail landscape.” es.The project is going on schedule, still
slated for a late 2018 completion.
among large U.S. airports.
One of the customer-centric updates
American’s newest vice president of hub
operations at PHL.
CBRE INC., in a new report that The first phase of the Terminal B proj- including seamlessly integrating the “When we renew all of that, it will
shows food and beverage tenants ect has been completed, and it includes dining areas into the terminal hold not only be the airport’s nicest and best
made up about 48 percent of all
updating hold rooms and iPads, and the rooms. This “enhances the experience,” front-of-the-house terminal, but the
retail leasing transactions in Center
City between January 2016 and June opening of eateries Baba Bar, Love Grille, said Gene Judge, the airport director at automation and the facilities that Amer-
2017. Boule Cafe, Mezzogiorno and German- PHL for OTG. ican will have there will be the most
town Biergarten. Still to open are steak- The second phase of the $30 mil- modern for American Airlines as well,”
house Independence Prime, replacing lion project will be completed in spring Colasante said.
Jet Grill, and Noobar, which will open 2018, Tyrrell said. Included are updated She called it “our airport of the
Nov. 3. hold rooms and new furniture, among future,” based on what customers want.
Existing restaurant Cibo will also get others.
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14  PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL

Compiled by Sharon Oliver


215-238-5146, @PHLBizLists
soliver@bizjournals.com

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT CONSULTANTS


RANKED BY NUMBER OF LOCAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT CONSULTANT PROFESSIONALS

Local benefit Total number R CLOSER LOOK


Address / consultant of local Number of Employee benefit business unit:
Name / prior (*new or not ranked) / URL Phone professionals employees local offices Top local executive

1 Willis Towers Watson


willistowerswatson.com
1
1500 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-246-6000
500 1,100 3 Brad Messinger 61.1%
Of the List participant are
hiring within the next three
Trion Group, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC 2300 Renaissance Blvd.
Edmund F. Garno
to six months
2 company 2 King of Prussia, PA 19406 434 434 4

90.9%
ed.garno@trion-mma.com
trion.com 610-945-1000

1717 Arch St. 11th Fl.


Mercer
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Chris McCarthy
3 mercer.com
3
Philadelphia, PA 19103 180 180 2
chris.mccarthy@mercer.com
Of those ompanies that are
215-982-4600 hiring are hiriing to increase
staff. 9.1 percent is hiring to
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maintain staff
4 Radnor Corporate Center #510
4 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 4
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Radnor, PA 19087 143 258 6 Thomas Belmont Jr.


ajg.com 610-230-2100
ABOUT THE LIST
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2600 Kelly Rd. #300 from firm representatives.
NFP
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5 NFP.com
7
Warrington, PA 18976 135 150 3 Mike Colarusso Information on The List
267-482-8300 was supplied by individual
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companies through
5000 Dearborn Cir. #100 questionnaires and could
Corporate Synergies Group LLC
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6 corpsyn.com
7
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 97 130 2 Jeff Miller not be independently
856-813-1500 verified by the Philadelphia
Business Journal. Several
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Donna Massanova
1650 Market St. #4500
7 Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP 5
Philadelphia, PA 19103 94 366 7
donna.massanova@bakertilly.com Irvine Co. did not respond
bakertilly.com Jeff Ferro to our inquiries by deadline.
215-972-0701
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jeff.ferro@bakertilly.com Only those that responded


to our inquiries were listed.
George E. Norcross III In case of ties, companies
401 N. Rt. 73 #300
Conner Strong & Buckelew
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Michael Tiagwad
8 connerstrong.com
6
Marlton, NJ 08053 93 326 4
Joseph DiBella
are listed alphabetically.
877-861-3220
jdibella@connerstrong.com
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OF THE LIST?
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899 Cassatt Rd. #200


9 Kistler Tiffany Benefits Co. 12
Berwyn, PA 19312 43 110 4
William O. Daggett Jr. Information for obtaining
ktbenefits.com bill@ktbenefits.com reprints, web permissions
484-321-5800
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plaques can be obtained
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Creative Benefits Inc. 3809 W. Chester Pike #190


Ruth Graham Conaghan from Jenny Clark at
10 18
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creativebenefitsinc.com rgraham@creativebenefitsinc.com
610-325-0200 bizjournals.com.
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1 Liberty Pl. WANT TO BE


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Philadelphia, PA 19103 35 200 3 David Bennink


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401 Plymouth Rd. #200


12 CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services Inc. 10
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 28 342 4
Robin Widdis be considered for other
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610-862-2249
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1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd. 1110


13 Lockton 15
Philadelphia , PA 19103 25 52 2
Chris Keith
which list(s) you wish to be
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501 Carr Rd. #301


14 Lyons Companies 13
Wilmington, DE 19809 24 51 1 David F. Lyons, Sr. Additional List-specific data
lyonsinsurance.com 302-658-5508 including services offered;
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companywide employment
stats; and revenue is
1 Penn Sq. W. 25th Fl. William Graham IV
14 The Graham Company 13
Philadelphia, PA 19102 24 178 1 Michael Mitchell
available to subscribers
grahamco.com 215-567-6300 Ken Ewell and for purchase at
www.bizjournals.com/
philadelphia/datacenter/
521 W. Main St. lists
16 Univest Insurance Inc. 17
Lansdale, PA 19446 18 95 4 Ronald Flaherty
univest.net 215-362-7000

1650 Arch St. #2300


17 Korn Ferry Hay Group 15
Philadelphia, PA 19103 15 225 1
Steve Catone
haygroup.com steve.catone@haygroup.com
800-776-1774

100 Granite Dr. #205


18 The Safegard Group Inc. 18
Media, PA 19063 13 58 1
Christopher Missett
safegardgroup.com cmissett@safegardgroup.com
610-892-7688

1615 W. Chester Pike #104


19 Tegler McHenry & Associates Inc. 20
West Chester, PA 19380 8 42 1
Albert Tegler
teglermchenry.com a.tegler@teglermchenry.com
610-640-0313

P.O. Box 419


20 Millennium Administrators Inc. 21
Lederach, PA 19450 7 7 1 Sara Picard
millennium-tpa.com 610-222-9400

NOTES: NA - not available; NEW - New to the list; WND - Would not disclose
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017  15

A FEW MINUTES WITH ...

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXECUTIVES, KNOWING WHICH TYPE OF PLAN TO FUND AND ADDRESSING COST CONCERNS
ROBERT MCFARLAND, If anything, what are employers
DEBBIE expressing as a concern or challenge
MONTELLA, VICE PRESIDENT, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, for them this year? Costs, but some are
VICE PRESIDENT, THE SAFEGARD GROUP INC.: looking to improve benefit packages to
help with recruiting and retention.
EMPLOYEE What are the most common mistake
companies are making when funding
BENEFITS, THE employee benefits? Not considering
GRAHAM CO.: some type of self-funding.
What are the
most common
mistakes companies are making when
funding employee benefits? Employers
often overreact or underreact to good or
bad claims years, which can result in a
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budgeting roller coaster for medical plans.


An employer can control their budget to
ensure smoother renewals and can focus AUDIT
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than increasing employee cost share to
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expressing as a concern or challenge
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for them this year? This year, many FORENSIC ACCOUNTING


employers are concerned about the
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or more for the past three years in a row.
It is important that employers educate
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medications, encouraging them to
VALUATION SERVICES
purchase a generic or over-the-counter
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tools to research less expensive options on TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
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READY FOR
FOUR THINGS PHILADELPHIA CAN DO
TO BOOST INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
151%

TAKEOFF
GENERAL ECONOMIC INCREASE IN DEMAND —
GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESS AND OUTSIDE OF 177%
PHL CONTROL
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area.
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destination inside the metro area, and be a launching point for 4 3,980%
foreign travelers to all of the United States, or at least the East
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when it comes to a crucial certain type ures, behind airports John F. Kennedy WHO'S GROWING?
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Solutions. directions of business, and both direc- THE TOP U.S. AIRPORTS BY INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER
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ENPLANEMENTS in millions
“Second, from the point of view of tions for people and leisure travel.”
the population who lives there, the There are many missed opportuni- New York JFK 69.6M
ability to get to more cities from your ties for PHL when it comes to getting a Miami 48.9
metropolitan airport is the ‘plus’ with slice of the international pie. There are Los Angeles 47.0
quality of life and value of living,” at least six cities generating the major-
Newark 28.7
Mullin said. “Both businesses and res- ity of international traffic to and from
idents are assisted there.” the United States, and PHL doesn’t Chicago O’Hare 27.6
But PHL flies just outside the top tier rank high among the top U.S. cities Atlanta 26.0
when it comes to this travel segment. catering to any of the them. San Francisco 25.7
The number of international enplaned Boosting international traffic is eas- Houston Bush 23.7
passengers at PHL in 2016 was about ier said than done; it’s a process that
Dallas/Fort Worth 17.2
1.81 million, an 8 percent decrease hinges on multiple factors like air craft
Washington Dulles 17.1
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Boston 11.9
Fort Lauderdale 11.1

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American Airlines is the dominant carrier at PHL, controlling 73 percent of the traffic.
Orlando
Seattle
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9.6
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OPPORTUNITY ABROAD
Top international cities for travel
to and from the United States,
ranked by passenger boardings

London 16.5M
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Chicago 1.0 Houston .66
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Amsterdam 4.0
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Netherlands
Toronto, Canada Mexico City, Mexico
New York 1.4 Los Angeles 1.0
Chicago .89 Houston .83 Montreal 3.8
Los Angeles .70 Miami .76
R Philadelphia’s rank on Toronto’s list of top U.S. cities: 17 R Philadelphia’s rank on Mexico City’s list of top U.S. cities: 40
Canada
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Los Angeles .93 Atlanta .76
Chicago .69 Los Angeles .69
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between the U.S. financial capital and the U.S. politi- to do business here,” said Olympia Colasante, who this had a hub identity crisis for years.
cal capital,” Brancatelli said. “That’s always been Phil- year was named vice president of hub operations for The airport has had four different airlines that made
adelphia’s problem.” American Airlines at PHL. the airport its hub: Eastern Airlines, Midway Airlines,
Colasante began her career at American in 1990 US Airways and now American Airlines, which merged
CONNECTED TO THE WORLD in Ottawa, Canada, and her most recent position was with US Airways in 2013.
American Airlines is the dominant airline at PHL, con- managing director at London Heathrow Airport. “American keeps keeps going back and forth on
trolling 73 percent of the traffic, giving travelers more “At the end of the day, we need to do business, and how to decide between Philadelphia and New York,”
access to domestic and international destinations and it’s a welcoming, reasonable and good place to do busi- Brancatelli said.
to more timing options. It also means it has a lot of say ness, and it works for America’s business plan, our “When US Airways was the hub carrier, they need-
in the airport’s future. networking strategy and the airport,” Colasante said. ed Philadelphia, because they had no international
Beginning March 2018, the airline will add year- The plan is to leverage its connecting power in the presence at JFK,” Brancatelli said.
round service to Zurich. Then, American in May 2018 United States to feed and develop new markets across Now that US Airways is part of American Airlines,
will begin summer seasonal service to Budapest and the Atlantic. officials must balance having two hubs 90 miles apart
Prague. This could be a gateway to more international flights — a complicated task that goes back to PHL’s location
With the announcement of new international ser- since not only is Heathrow American’s largest interna- problem.
vice, made in August this year, American affirmed its tional operation, the city of London is also Philadel- American “can’t run away from New York; they just
commitment for PHL to be the airline’s trans-Atlan- phia’s largest international feeder market. can’t afford to,” Brancatelli said.
tic hub. Philadelphia’s amenities and infrastructures satisfy
PHL is well suited for expansion as a result. European tastes, according to Brancatelli.
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GLOBAL DESTINATIONS
Top 25 international destinations from PHL by total enplanements

1 London, England 446,313

2 Cancun, Mexico 338,261

3 Toronto, Canada 277,905

4 Punta Cana, DR 229,605

5 Frankfurt, Germany 226,648

6 Montego Bay, Jamaica 170,735 16 Amsterdam, Netherlands 88,082

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Although American has added more


European flights, it’s also dropped
flights in the years prior, including
the 2015 decision to stop Philadel-
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said that flight never turned in a profit,
but Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the
reason was the carrier’s ties to Arab
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Bensalem 19020, vehicle Cameron Paperhanging &
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towing or storage or repair. Marcy Cleaning Services
19460, paving services. Rd., Jenkintown 19046, research or education. 19426, rental properties. marketing consultancy firm.
Casale Dimaggio LLC, 316 LLC, 7620 Langdon St.,
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Speak Light LLC, 109
Newville Rd., Chalfont 19311, photography. 19446, mortgage co. Ardmore 19003, restaurant. material or employee provide
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wholesale of plants. (scrubs).
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$2,000,000. RR  Lawsuits City of Philadelphia vs. SM 07T0630, 07/27/17. Co-Partners Trading, real
2 Gates LLC, 1122 Blackwell Pride Builders Binary Bells LLC, 3421
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estate. design works. The Kingdom Life Church 07/26/17. estate tax lien, case #17-
BHSSA LLC, 3811 Etta MONTGOMERY Melani Shears vs. Aqua
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St., Philadelphia 19114, Starlit Properties The Campus of Care Center Tabor Rd., Philadelphia COUNTY
pepperidge farm snack route. LLC, 1006 S. 46th St., for Women & Children’s Fioravanti Enterprises Inc., City of Philadelphia vs. Pennsylvania Inc., personal
19120, ID 776273500, James E. Shelton vs. A&M real estate tax lien, case injury, case #17-0703213,
Philadelphia 19143, real Health and Research, 2929 $1,100,000. Auto Inc., case #2017- 1500 Page Associates LLC,
Pharmacy & Nutrition #17-07T0547, 07/26/17. 07/30/17.
estate. Arch St. #1700, Philadelphia 21875, 09/05/17. real estate tax lien, case
Shoppe, 1331 E. Wyoming Seymore and Mark
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Ave., Philadelphia 19124, Minnie’s Management Rubin Partnership to Z. Andrew Gesek vs. GC
pharmacy. from pre-menarche to post- Jetlc Holdings LLC, equity- City of Philadelphia vs. Investments LLC, equity-no
Group LLC, 615 S. 17th St., Realty LLC, 1138 S. 6th General Contractors, case
menopause. no real estate, case #17- Charles Major/Sunrise real estate, case #17-
Y.O.U. LLC, 1221 N. 5th St. Philadelphia 19146, real St., Philadelphia 19147; #2017-21882, 09/05/17.
Boxplot LLC, 8500 Henry 0702711, 07/27/17. Associates, real estate tax 0703165, 07/31/17.
#1, Philadelphia 19122, estate. 915-917 N. Broad St.,
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problem solving consulting 742 S. Martin St. LLC, 742 Philadelphia 19123, ID 88-
surveys or statistical or data Vision LLC, summons, case University City Housing 07/27/17. vs. Thomas Bergstrom/
firm. S. Martin St., Philadelphia 2066080, $1,070,000.
or social media analytics or #2017-21922, 09/05/17. Inc., equity-no real estate, Buchanan Ingersol &
19146, real estate. Anthony Moy/Andrew Moy/ Brett Batoff vs. Howard
Done Right Complete sales data analysis. Mark Demarco vs. The case #17-0702719, Rooney PC, malpractice-
Alexander Moy to TSY Taylor/Howard A. Taylor
Property Maintenance, Bella Projects LLC, 635 Rehabilitation Group 07/27/17. legal, case #17-0703178,
Arista Soft Solutions, Castor Realty LLC, 919 Race LLC, wrongful use of civil
1939 Grant Ave. #302, Bainbridge St., Philadelphia of Pennsylvania Inc. 07/31/17.
5638 Arch St., Philadelphia St., Philadelphia 19107; Bertha Zeleski vs. FCA US process, case #17-0703002,
Philadelphia 19115, 19147-3522, real estate. dba Towne Manor East,
19139, tech support for 202 N. 9th St., Philadelphia LLC, contracts, case #17- 07/28/17. Frank and Dolores Smith
property maintenance. summons, case #2017-
Mendez Real Estate computers. 19107, ID 871508910, 0702769, 07/27/17. Isabel Chernyak vs. vs. FCA US LLC, contracts,
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Quacoapit LLC, 7121 Holdings LLC, 8300B 21940, 09/05/17. case #17-0703218,
VNG Transport LLC, 1521 $1,030,000. Sean O’Malley vs. FCA US Songhai Partners LLC/
Lynford St., Philadelphia Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia Raymond McFadden vs. Eleventh St. LLC, fraudulent 07/31/17.
19149, quality assurance Stoney Ln. #A, Philadelphia TR-Philadelphia LP to US LLC, contracts, case #17-
19152, real estate. Universal Restoration conveyance, case #17-
19115, towing services. Capital Investments 3 LLC, 0702770, 07/27/17.
consulting. Systems Inc., case #2017- 0703008, 07/28/17. CAMDEN COUNTY
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Free Men R.E. LLC, 1714 2301 Washington Ave. #111,


Basons Healthcare 21944, 09/05/17. Nancy Bonner vs. FCA US
GCD Real Estate LLC, 329 Hoffnagle St., Philadelphia Philadelphia 19146; 1148 N. Julieann Grispon vs. Fancy Marilyn Rivera & Angel
Academy, 7219 Paschall LLC, contracts, case #17-
Mayfield Ave., Elkins Park 19152, real estate. Rivera Sr. vs. Wal-Mart
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Ave. #B, Philadelphia 19142, 2nd St./208 W. Girard Ave., Dawn M. Barnhardt 0702776, 07/27/17. Nails, personal injury, case
19027, real estate. Philadelphia 19123, ID 87- vs. Transunion Rental #17-0703012, 07/28/17. Stores Inc., personal injury,
Luxe Leasing Real Estate training center.
1-5103-50/87-1-0650-50, Screening Solutions Inc., Joseph Ferguson vs. FCA case #L-3034-17, 08/02/17.
1133 Realty LLC, 1500 LLC, 2627 Island Ave., City of Philadelphia vs.
Big Head Trucking LLC, 216 summons, case #2017- US LLC, contracts, case #17-
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John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia 19153, real $900,000. Man Group LLC, equity-no Theresa Cowan vs.
E. Dorset St., Philadelphia 21965, 09/05/17. 0702777, 07/27/17.
Philadelphia 19102, real estate. Oxford Street Homes LP to real estate, case #17- Schaeffer Family Homes/
19119, transportation. Elliott-Lewis Corp. vs.
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estate. Oxford HD LLC, 528-540 Constantinos Kolonias 0703035, 07/28/17. Daystar Construction,
Ramat Partnership LLC, Jaworks LLC, 8659 Williams Terex USA LLC, contracts,
SSW1012 LLC, 1835 Market 10103 Northeast Ave., W. Oxford St., Philadelphia vs. Laboratory Corp. of personal injury, case #L-
Way, Philadelphia 19150, case #17-0702919, Graybar Electric Co. Inc. 3035-17, 08/02/17.
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St. #1215, Philadelphia Philadelphia 19116, real 19122, ID 182337100, America, case #2017-
truck driver. 07/27/17. vs. Forrest Healey Electric
19103, real estate. estate managers. $750,000. 21956, 09/06/17. LLC, contracts, case #17- Mariah Connelly vs. K-Mart
Philip’s Elite Auto Carriers Anivar Chevere to 1633 Executor of the Estate Kyle Wertman vs. Andrew 0703068, 07/28/17. Corp./Sears Holding
WWF42 LLC, 1835 Market
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Jimnus LLC, 7301 N. 21st LLC, 155 E. Godfrey Ave., Langsam/Dynamic


St. #1215, Philadelphia St., Philadelphia 19138, real North LLC, 1526 Parrish St., of Annamae Forester vs. Management Corp./Dawn
Philadelphia 19120, Advertising Solutions One On One Commercial Holley, discrimination, case
19103, real estate. estate-rental. Philadelphia 19130; 1633- Caring Hospice Services Lending LLC vs. Edward
trucking. LLC, case #2017-21971, Inc., employment/wrongful #L-3041-17, 08/03/17.
39 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia
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Susquehanna Avenue Prime Chiropractic discharge, case #17- Greedon/Water Control


Way 2 Success LLC, 7152 19122, ID 88-2-9666-60, 09/06/17. Milah Blunt vs. Republic
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Holdings LLC, 223-225 Solutions Three LLC, 600 0702921, 07/27/17. Services Inc., contracts,
Hegerman St., Philadelphia $750,000. Valley Forge Insurance case #17-0703088, First Bancorp Inc./First
Market St., Philadelphia Barnes St., Philadelphia 19135, trucking services. Co. vs. Apple Construction Stephanie Hester-Allen 07/28/17. Republic Bank/Michael
19106, real estate. 19128, regional developer Ricciardi Family LLC to
Agam Trans Inc., 2635 Inc., summons, case #2017- vs. Ming Self Storage, Mikstas, discrimination,
for location of franchises. Kensington Post Office
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Lotan LLC, 107 S. 2nd St., landlord/tenant-complaint, Homer Auston vs. Rodney case #L-3044-17, 08/03/17.
Caesar Place, Philadelphia LLC, 79 Bordon Place, 21997, 09/06/17. Bellamy/Anthony Helem/
Philadelphia 19106, real Nursultan Services case #17-0702922,
19153, trucking services. Little Silver, N.J. 07739; Republic Services of Coach Leasing Inc. et al., Vizant Technologies LLC
estate. LLC, 2201 Strahle St., 07/27/17.
1602-1612 Frankford Ave., vs. Quest Diagnostics Inc.,
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Philadelphia 19152, Colored Vintage LLC, 1515 Pennsylvania LLC vs. JDL personal injury, case #17-
Prospect of 125 N. 10th Philadelphia 19125, ID 88- Probuild Co. LLC contract, case #L-3046-17,
remodeling residential. N. Newkirk St., Philadelphia Property Management 0703096, 07/28/17.
St. LLC, 217 N. 11th St., 2-2501-05, $710,000. vs. Scott Rouisse/ 08/03/17.
19121, vintage retail or LLC, case #2017-22132, Jocelyn Feaster vs. Atlas
Philadelphia 19107, real
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El Esfuerzo Restaurant restoration. Summit Construction


estate. 428-434 Wildey St. LLC to 09/07/17. Financial Holding Inc. et CH Brown Co. LLC vs. A&N
1, 3110 N. Front St., Management LLC/Caldwell
Christopher M. Base, 434 UCM/Srep Corp. Woods al., contracts, case #17- Transport Inc., contract,
Philadelphia 19133, Heckles & Eagan Inc./
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Tommy Castor LLC, 217 E. Wildey St., Philadelphia case #L-3051-17, 08/03/17.
restaurant. LLC vs. Stoltz Realty of Wyalusing Meadows LP 0703109, 07/28/17.
N. 11th St., Philadelphia RR  Commercial 19125; 428-434 E. Wildey Delaware Inc., case #2017- et al., contracts, case #17-
19107, real estate. Atiya Ola Spirit First St., Philadelphia 19125, ID Adamo Peters LLC vs. Ninos Anthony Wojciechowski
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22133, 09/07/17. 0702939, 07/27/17. Pobres LLC, contracts, case vs. DXC Technology Co./
CD3 Properties LLC, 3667 Foods LLC, 310 S. 48th 88-4-3428-50, $648,900.
Whitehall Ln., Philadelphia St., Philadelphia 19143, Transactions SKT Ventures LLC to David
Consolidated Electrical Germaine Thomas vs. #17-0703110, 07/28/17. Computer Sciences Corp.,
contract, case #L-3070-17,
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19114, real estate. restaurant. Distributors Inc. vs. MBR Citi Auto Group LLC/ Luanne Gates vs. Belmont
Bercovitch and Danielle Construction Services 08/07/17.
Credit Acceptance Corp., Behavioral Hospital/
CHESTER COUNTY
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Blossom Row, 7715 Shouf Shouf Halal LLC, Bercovitch, 2101 Market St. Inc., case #2017-22170, contracts, case #17- Acadia Healthcare Inc., Delphine L. Bailey vs.
Crittenden St., Philadelphia 6850 Elmwood Ave., #2907, Philadelphia 19103; 09/08/17.
80 East Bridge Street LLC 0702957, 07/27/17. malpractice-medical, case Pennsylvania Real Estate
19118, real estate. Philadelphia 19142, 923 S. 19th St., Philadelphia
to Janice A. Lansing and PNC Equipment Finance Z. F.1/Z. F.2 vs. Rosella #17-0703114, 07/28/17. Investment Trust/Cherry
restaurant or food services.
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Llewelleyn Parra, 244 S. 19146, ID 87-1540080,


Cambridge Estates $555,000. LLC vs. RE Lyle Jr. ME Keeny/Wayne Keeny/Welsh Bradley Drayton vs. Hill Mall, personal injury,
LLC, 1955 N. 18th St., At Ramen SNSM LLC, 1608 Rexford Dr., Beverly Hills, Inc., case #2017-22193, case #L-3072-17, 08/07/17.
Mountain Health Centers
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Sansom St., Philadelphia Calif. 90212; 80 E. Bridge Ernest Green/Yemassee


Philadelphia 19121, real 09/08/17. et al., personal injury, case Contracting, personal
19103, restaurants. St., Spring City 19475, Dana Franks vs. Wal-Mart,
estate.
Spring City Borough Bridge RR  Court PHILADELPHIA
#17-0702958, 07/27/17. injury, case #17-0703119, personal injury, case #L-
Momokawa Mnyk LLC,
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Odin Management LLC, 07/28/17.


1200 Callowhill St., 4371 Main St., Philadelphia Street ID 14-4-401.3, Judgments James and Lorraine
Gretchen Dlugolecki 3078-17, 08/07/17.
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$942,000. vs. Rafeeq Smith/Mike Anthony and Rashida Lark Henrietta Stevens vs.
Philadelphia 19123, real 19127, restaurants. Murphy vs. Eaton Corp./ Ciunci/Tony Lam/First vs. Roman Dashlco/Best Smartway Delivery LLC/
estate. Jason’s Toridasu Ridge Road 24 LP/RW MONTGOMERY Foster Wheeler Corp./ Land Transfer LLC/Keller
Smith Properties LLC to Residential Inspections Inc. Paccar Leasing Co. et al.,
Elk REI LLC, 5020 Castor Presidential LLC, 3900 City COUNTY General Electric Co./ Williams Real Estate- et al., contracts, case #17-
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Quarry Mountain Farm LLC, auto negligence/personal


Ave., Philadelphia 19124, Ave., Philadelphia 19131, Briana Morales vs. Anthony Goulds Pumps Inc./IMO Exton/LAM Agencies LLC et 0703120, 07/28/17.
P.O. Box 473, Nottingham injury, case #L-3088-17,
real estate. restaurants. Wright Jr., 105 Preston Dr., Industries Inc./Ingersoll- al., real property-other, case
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19362; 50/60 Barren Rd., Paul and April Perrymore 08/07/17.


N. Whales 19454, $50,000, Rand Co. et al., personal #17-0702973, 07/27/17.
Janic Brothers Properties Jean’s Cafe, 1334 Walnut Nottingham 19362, West injury, case #17-0702658, vs. DVA Services/Dominic Victor Velazquez vs. Old
St., Philadelphia 19107, plaintiff, case #2017-18860, Althea Simmons vs. Robert
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LLC, 1908 E. Arizona St., Nottingham Township 07/26/17. Aspite/Cormac McAleer/ Dominion Freight Line Inc.,
Philadelphia 19125, real retail. Pleasant Drive ID 68-6-94, 09/05/17. Steiner/Todd Sanders/ McAleer Construction employment, case #L-3090-
estate. $700,000. Staffing Plus Inc. vs. Debra Fulton vs. FCA US Bravo Health Advanced LLC/Loonstyn Bros.
Wealth Harte LLC, 7815 17, 08/07/17.
LLC, contracts, case #17- Care Center et al., Construction LLC,
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2033 E. Arizona LLC, 2576 Centaur Place, Philadelphia Skyline Care LLC, 8601
MONTGOMERY 0702715, 07/26/17. malpractice-medical, case construction contract, case 1st Colonial Community
Frankford Ave., Philadelphia 19153, retail. Stenton Ave., Wyndmoor
COUNTY #17-0702974, 07/27/17. #17-0703134, 07/28/17. Bank vs. EGE Boutique
19125, real estate. 19038, $133,606, plaintiff, City of Philadelphia/School
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Play It Again Consignment, and Tanning LLC/Craig


Jayshreeram LLC case #2017-18221, District of Philadelphia Charles and Suzanne Matthew Kershner
2035 E. Arizona LLC, 2576 5454 Tackawanna St., Kenderdine et al., book
to Providence Oaks 09/06/17. vs. Roderick Foxworth/ Whitlock vs. Manorcare vs. Komatsu America
Frankford Ave., Philadelphia Philadelphia 19124, retail account, case #L-3093-17,
Development LLC, 1015 FedEx Corporate Services Pleasure Enterprises 3 LLC, of King of Prussia PA LLC/ Corp./H&E Equipment
19125, real estate. online consignment store. 08/07/17.
Skyline Cir., Audubon 19403; Inc. vs. Rina Di Montella city business tax case, case Manorcare Health Services Services Inc./Komatsu
White Dahlia Inc., 404 Maxine Dean LLC, 1179 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell #17-0702745, 07/26/17. Inc., nursing home litigation, America Manufacturing Ashley Albertini vs.
Fashions LLC, 455 Maryland
N. 19th St., Philadelphia 2401 Pennsylvania Ave., 19422, Whitpain ID 66-00- case #17-0702978, Corp./Komatsu America Bottinos Family Market/
Dr. #180, Ft. Washington City of Philadelphia vs.
19130, real estate. Philadelphia 19130, retail 01582-00-8, $1,450,000. 07/27/17. Industries LLC et al., Mill Pond Village LLC,
19034, $94,626, plaintiff, Kieran Cole Construction
or online sales of skin care product liability, case #17- personal injury, case #L-
Ghani Realty, 500 N. 21st case #2017-21954, Inc., city business tax David Anderson vs. Thomas
products. PHILADELPHIA 09/06/17. case, case #17-0702751, 0703135, 07/28/17. 3095-17, 08/07/17.
St. #227, Philadelphia Jefferson University
19130, real estate. Philadelphia Floor Supply 1620 N. 5th Street LLC 07/26/17. Hospital, malpractice- Mary and John Spano vs. First National Bank
Swineford National Bank
Corp., 3021 Darnell Rd., to L&M Turner Court medical, case #17-0702993, Chickie’s/Pete’s Inc. et of Elmer vs. Sherick
Air Philadelphia LLC, 813 vs. Kevin Landis, 672 Casey Maher vs. Mark
Philadelphia 19154, retail LLC, 3020 Richmond St., 07/27/17. al., contracts, case #17- Properties LLC/Irrigation
Corinthian Ave., Philadelphia Landis Rd., Telford 18969, Miller/Philadelphia
sales of flooring supplies. Philadelphia 19134; 1620- 0703136, 07/28/17. Supply Depot LLC, book
19130, real estate. $464,576, plaintiff, case Eagles Football Club Inc./ Bridget Anderson As
50 N. 5th St., Philadelphia account, case #L-3098-17,
New Kim’s Seafood #2017-21955, 09/06/17. Dougherty Electric Inc. Assignee of Bike & Build City of Philadelphia vs. 21
Buy Back the Block 19122, ID 88-5-9746-60, 08/07/17.
LLC, 2501 S. 70th St., Swineford National Bank et al., personal injury, case Inc. vs. Brown & Brown of Hart Lane LLC, real estate
LLC, 2048 Boston St., $4,000,000.
Philadelphia 19142, retail vs. Winferd J. Geiser, 569 #17-0702763, 07/26/17. Lehigh Valley LP/Hull & Co. tax lien, case #17-07T0651, CHESTER COUNTY
Philadelphia 19132, real seafood. Mark Charry to 709 N. 2nd
Ridge Rd., Telford 18969, James Dambrosia vs. EETM Inc./Brown & Brown Inc., 07/28/17.
estate. Street LP, 1028 N. 3rd St., De Lage Landen Financial
Scrub Hut Inc., 2149 S. $321,182, plaintiff, case LLC/Danh’s Carpentry personal injury, case #17-
BMB Investments LLC, Philadelphia 19123; 709-15 City of Philadelphia vs. Services Inc. vs. The
Gould St., Philadelphia #2017-21969, 09/06/17. General Contractor, 0702999, 07/27/17.
1317 W. Seltzer St., N. 2nd St., Philadelphia Bay Pkway Realty Inc., real Hektoen Institute for
19142, scrub uniform Origen Capital Investments personal injury, case #17- MFB App Co. vs. Vungle estate tax lien, case #17- Medical Research LLC/
Philadelphia 19132, real 19123, ID 88-2008960,
retailer. II LLC vs. Robert S. 0702764, 07/26/17. Inc., contracts, case #17- 07T0656, 07/28/17. Project Vida Inc., debt
estate. $2,912,500.
Cruz Controlled Security Lohman, 1377 Wetherrill Duilio Angelini vs. 0703070, 07/27/17. collection, case #2017-
Charles J. Friel and Larry City of Philadelphia vs.
Wakanda LLC, 3149 N. 24th LLC, 9221 Blue Gress Rd. Rd., Phoenixville 19460, US Facilities Inc., 08559-CT, 09/05/17.
H. Feldman to US Capital City of Philadelphia vs. Park Associates Inc., real
St., Philadelphia 19132- #8, Philadelphia 19114, $57,974, plaintiff, case whistleblower protection
Investments I LLC, 2301 East Falls Investments LLC, estate tax lien, case #17- Rain & Hail LLC vs. Cairn
1313, real estate. security. #2017-16212, 09/07/17. act, case #17-0702790,
Washington Ave. #111, real estate tax lien, case 07T0690, 07/28/17. O’Mount Stables Inc., debt
China Moon LLC, 3506 Trained & Ready Solutions, Philadelphia 19146; 201-11 MJ Mac Inc. vs. Busy 07/26/17. #17-07T0607, 07/27/17. collection, case #2017-
City of Philadelphia
Rhawn St., Philadelphia 313 W. Earlham Terr., E. Allen St., Philadelphia Beaver Real Estate, 79 E. Skanska USA Building 08563-CT, 09/05/17.
City of Philadelphia vs. vs. Mansfield Corp. A
19136, real estate. Philadelphia 19144, security 19125, ID 884961870, Wynnewood Rd., Merion Inc. vs. Sugarhouse HSP Very Busy Inc., real estate Pennsylvania Corp., real De Lage Landen Financial
Giddeon’s Real Esate guards staffing. $2,250,000. Station 19066, $12,250, Gaming LP, construction tax lien, case #17-07T0614, estate tax lien, case #17- Services Inc. vs. Eurostyle
LLC, 4212 Meridan St., National Workforce Philadelphia-Suburban plaintiff, case #2017-05679, contract, case #17- 07/27/17. 07T0699, 07/28/17. Photography/Hovik John
Philadelphia 19136, real Opportunity Network Development Corp. to 09/08/17. 0702815, 07/26/17. City of Philadelphia vs. City of Philadelphia vs. Chiroglyan, debt collection,
estate. LLC, 1021 N. Hancock St., Greenway Plaza LLC, Huatai USA LLC vs. ACSI Bricklayers & Allied Frank Schaller/Park Russell Tanner/Diane case #2017-08564-CT,
Sweet Path Properties, Philadelphia 19123, site 161 E. Hunting Park Ave., Enterprises Inc., 141-07 Craftworkers Local 1 Associates Inc., real estate Tanner/Russell T. Tanner 09/05/17.
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De Lage Landen Financial Lynn C. Richmond, 2 19335, Uwchlan Township Whitemarsh Dr., Flourtown Augustine Herman Hwy., Thomas P. and Margaret R. 428-434 Wildey St. LLC to Luke Bee to William D.
Services Inc. vs. API Briar Rd., Wayne 19087, #7 Dublin Drive ID 33-4- 19031, Lot 127 Whitemarsh Earleville, Md. 21919; 926 Farnoly, 210 Whitemarsh Richard J. Joniak and Tracy Settlemyre III and Maria
Investors LLC dba Sporting Tredyffrin #2 Strafford 50.57, $504,000. ID 65-00-03885-25-4, Spruce St., Philadelphia St., Philadelphia 19118, ID E. Joniak, 436 E. Wildey St.,
G. Bakes, 2 Carlton Ln.,
Supply, debt collection, Village ID 43-11G-137, $687,283. 19107, ID 053002200, 091144400, $840,000. Philadelphia 19125, ID 18-
Linden Hall Homes LLC Voorhees 08043, Block
case #2017-08594-CT, $635,000. $2,100,000. Lawrence Street 1-3203-00, $622,000.
to Demarco Real Estate Judd Associates LP to Dana 213.04 Lot 1 Voorhees
09/05/17. Linda S. Sauer/Gwendolyn Holding LLC, 229 Baltimore Lily Development Development LLC to Arian Jurkofsky and Jenni
Mullaney, 200 Pelham Ct.,
De Lage Landen Financial Faye Harvey to Timothy M. Pike, Glen Mills 19342; 433 Flourtown 19031, Lot 185 Bainbridge South Co. Zachary S. and Bing J. Marquiss to Daniel Robert Township, $439,900.
Services Inc. vs. All and Renee N.R. Walz, 589 Lancaster Ave., Malvern Whitemarsh ID 65-00- to Sheila and Bruce Paris, 824 N. Lawrence McGrath and Laura Jane Patrick Saporito to Jerald
Business Solutions Inc., Watford Ln., Berwyn 19312, 19355, East Whiteland 03886-70-9, $657,162. Schwartz, 734 Bainbridge St., Philadelphia 19123, ID Burke, 710 Bainbridge St.,
debt collection, case #2017- Easttown #22 Devon Downs Township Linden Hall ID 42- St., Philadelphia 19147, ID 056220265, $837,000. Philadelphia 19147, ID Feldman and Anne I.
Tamara S. Smith to Fred 023198205, $620,000. Breikss, 36 E. Riding Dr.,
08596-CT, 09/06/17. ID 55-2M-308, $625,000. 4-75, $500,000. 023198900, $1,437,500. Stephanie B. Curtis
and Suzanne Duling, 8327
Applecross Club NVR Inc. to Jingan Wang Hamilton 1220 Square LLC and Milton J. Smith to Hedra Peterman to Mark Cherry Hill 08003, Block
MONTGOMERY Flourtown Ave., Glenside
Operations LLC vs. Pulte and Yanwei Hu, 407 Quarry 19038, Lot 10 Springfield to Sky Property Holding Gretchen Ann and Alan S. Stehle and Alessia 413.02 Lot 9 Cherry Hill
COUNTY
Group Inc./Pulte Homes Point Rd., Malvern 19355, ID 52-00-06331-00-7, LLC, 1454 Hampstead Rd., McIlvain, 1218 S. 10th St., Polemi, 4634 Larchwood Township, $435,000.
of Pennsylvania LP/ East Whiteland Township Alan J. and Noele A. Wein $615,000. Wynnewood 19096; 1221 Philadelphia 19147; 1218 Ave., Philadelphia 19143, ID
Pulte Home Corp. of the #419 Atwater Village ID 42- to Jianhua Li and Xiaofang Noble St. #1-4, Philadelphia S. 10th St./1219 S. Alder 461053200, $617,500. Steven R. and Rebecca
2-408, $623,655. Yu, 1228 Mirabeau Ln., Peter M. and Susan C. Heier to Michael Scott
Delaware Valley, contract, 19123, ID 888501078/8885 St., Philadelphia 19147, ID Joseph Lipski and Jennifer
Gladwyne 19035, Lot 4 Hirano to Adam and Majda
case #2017-08629-CT, Richard W. Grear/Richard 01080/888501082/888501 021551100/ID 021555550, Lipski to James Sheridan Gray and Nicole Gray, 14
09/06/17. Lower Merion ID 40-00- Rupp, 210 River Crest Dr.,
W. Grear IV/Debra Harris 084, $1,350,000. $830,000. and Angela Cassidy, St. Michael Ct., Cherry Hill
37842-20-6, $1,800,000. Phoenixville 19460, Lot 82
The Sullivan Corp. vs. Grear to Kiran and Ramya Upper Providence ID 61-00- Lance B. Becker and Karin US Bank NA to Farrah 901 N. Penn St. #R2402, 08003, Block 518.14 Lot
United States Casing Avunuri, 423 Hemlock Ln., Robert A. Kogen to Kevin 05145-71-6, $580,000. V. Rhodes to Caroline and Adam Nachmani, Philadelphia 19123, ID 88-
E. Bowe, 528 Monticello Ln., 3 Cherry Hill Township,
& Tubing, contract, Chester Springs 19425, L. Brown and Robert E. 8405 N. Crescent Blvd., 8062264, $617,000.
case #2017-08642-CT, Upper Uwchlan Township Plymouth Meeting 19462, Maverick Sky Homes LLC to Pennsauken, N.J. 08110; $435,000.
Brown, 3504 Hamilton Amy F. Steerman to
09/06/17. #34 Eagle Hunt ID 32-4- Lot 6 Whitemarsh ID 65-00- Janet and Mark Monaghan, 916 E. Moyamensing Ave.
St., Philadelphia 19104; Brian and Melissa Falcon, Joseph and Jennifer Moffa
163, $610,000. 01336-17-4, $1,200,000. 205 Carpenter Ln., Ambler #A, Philadelphia 19147, ID
De Lage Landen Financial 3504/3506 Hamilton St., 211 Church St. #2N,
19002, Lot 9 Upper Dublin to Georgios Farmakis and
Services Inc. vs. A Step Matthew and Katherine A. Rachel Clare and Michael Philadelphia 19104, ID 888049302, $825,000. Philadelphia 19106, ID 88-
ID 54-00-03847-00-5, 241182110/774519000, Amalia Pertropoulos, 429
Forward Inc., debt Schaedler to Ronald Baker Ian Austwick to Cornel John Cieslinski and Alev 8-0535-47/88-8-0535-53,
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$579,000. $1,250,000. 3rd Ave., Haddon Heights


collection, case #2017- II and Renee R. Rawlins, 17 Fuerer and Bokkyeong Cieslinski to Alan A. $599,000.
08654-CT, 09/07/17. Fern Hill Rd., Kennett Square Suh, 1313 Morris Rd., Alicia J. Smith and Gary Scott Haffey and Amanda Stocker and Nicole C. 08035, Block 17 Lot 31
Battaglia to Christine M. Kevin R. Scott and Linda A.
19348, Pennsbury #17 Wynnewood 19096, Lower Haffey to William F. and Rust, 603 Fitzwater St., Borough of Haddon Heights,
US Foods Inc. vs. Jorge Gallagher and Mark A. Visconti to Jacob Stephens
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Fern Hills ID 64-3-39.36, Merion ID 40-00-41488-00- Susan E. Tarry, 512-514 S. Philadelphia 19147, ID $415,000.
Barrientos/Victorias Pizza Kowitt, 1502 Surrey Ln., Schneider and Deirdre
$590,000. 7, $1,175,000. Front St. #4, Philadelphia 023082400, $812,975.
& Pasta, debt collection, case Wynnewood 19096, Lower A. Aaron, 2300 Locust St.
Hovbros Berlin LLC to
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#2017-08683-CT, 09/07/17. Stephen B. and Carlyn S. Dennis J. Alter Trust 19147, ID 88-8500726, Emily C. and Daren #201, Philadelphia 19103;
Merion ID 40-00-60484-00- $1,250,000.
Darby to John Cashman to Vipul and Asmita Tedeschi to Alex E. and 922 S. 48th St., Philadelphia Michael and Phyllis Dorn,
1, $577,000.
and Teresa Boyer, 115 Alter, 2999 Potshop Rd., Robert D. Greenbaum and Melissa Flack, 539 Queen 19143, ID 461221300, 11 Remington Dr., W. Berlin
Thomas M. and Tracey L.
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Breinich to Jeremy and
Sharona Caplan to Carl St., Philadelphia 19147, ID $592,000. 08091, Block 2501 Lot 6
19380, Willistown Township Dorsam Way, Ambler 19002, Kopfinger and Stephen B. 022068600, $785,250.
Real Estate Carolyn Abele, 660 Maple Abraham J. Rein and Berlin Township, $398,753.
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#8 ID 54-8-6.8, $590,000. Lot 5 Whitemarsh ID 65-00- Weitzenhoffer, 200 Locust Frankford Shackamaxon Kristin Schattenfield-Rein
Transactions Anthony and Sharon
03017-40-1, $1,000,000. Hill Dr., Blue Bell 19422, St. #11B-N, Philadelphia LP to Benjamin H. Kessel to David J. Libon and Gail John T. Jr. and Michelle
Lot 40 Whitpain ID 66-00-
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Scalies to Mark Edward and Judd Associates LP to Todd 19106; 200 Locust St. and Lauren Entler, 1130 Silverstein, 2116 Christian H. McDonald to Steven
03528-01-5, $540,000. #11B-N/#11CN/#11DN,
CHESTER COUNTY Patricia Ellen Gaydos, 1342 D. Aaron, 316 Whitemarsh Shackamaxan St. #5, St., Philadelphia 19103, ID Tracy and Alysa Fritz, 601
Stonegate Dr., Downingtown Dr., Flourtown 19031, Lot Marian S. and Malgorzata Philadelphia 19106, ID Philadelphia 19125; 1124- 302181305, $585,000.
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Peter and Grazyna Croydon Bak to Michael E. and 888051597/888051626/ Graisbury Ave., Haddon
19335; 6 Vinelyn Ln., 124 Whitemarsh ID 65-00- 30 Shackamaxan St. #5,
to Butler House LLC, 228 W. Lauren M. Bevivino, 6 Adelaide Fenton to Ward Township 08033, Block
Coatesville 19320, West 03885-22-7, $961,116. 888051655, $1,100,000. Philadelphia 19125, ID 18-
Miner St., W. Chester 19382, Wayne Cir., Ambler 19002, L. and Elizabeth J. Smith, 13.02 Lot 30 Haddon
Brandywine Township #8 1-0209-80, $765,000.
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West Chester Miner Street ID Steven G. and Debbie Lower Gwynedd ID 39-00- Renee Y. Chenault to 1830-34 Rittenhouse Square
Brandywine Meadow Farms B. Wigrizer to Marc and Township, $385,000.
#2C, Philadelphia 19103, ID
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1-9-382, $1,350,000. ID 29-4-99.2G, $585,000. 04724-10-6, $519,000. Megan Miller and Il Sun BLJ Investors LLC to
Nabila Jackson, 1341 Valley Yoo, 3941-45 W. Netherfield Joseph and Joan K. 888081747, $585,000. Paul F. Benson to James
Maysies Farm LP to Wendy C. Hoffman to Rd., Villanova 19085, Lot
Farrel Stradley Carota, PHILADELPHIA Rd., Philadelphia 19129; Aronson, 5405 Pointe Deanna Hatter to 1350 Winckowski and Amanda
James A. and Cheryl M. 6 Lower Merion ID 40-00- 3941-45 W. Netherfield Gate Dr., Livingston, N.J. North Front Street
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272 Meetinghouse Ln., Kiley, 511 Price St., W. 63436-00-1, $887,500. New South Philly LP to McBride, 514 Glendale Ave.,
Rd./3228 W. School House 07039; 1101 Locust St. LLC, 2452 Cedar St.,
Merion Station 19066; 15 Chester 19382, West Chester 1430 South Street LLC, 26 Haddon Township 08108,
Joseph J. and Candace Ln., Philadelphia 19129, ID #5H, Philadelphia 19107, ID Philadelphia 19125; 1350
St. Andrews Ln., Chester North Side of Price Street ID Stony Brook Rd., Westport,
M. Centeno to Rachel D. 38-3-1458-50/38-3-1075- 888093938, $740,000. N. Front Street, Philadelphia Block 28.02 Lot 11 Haddon
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Springs 19425, West Vincent 1-11-44, $569,000. Conn. 06880; 1426-34


Township ID 25-6-31, Patterson, 1108 Chestnut 30, $995,000. Marina Rustow to Steven 19122, ID 18-2-0293-00, Township, $360,000.
South St., Philadelphia
$950,000. Robert A. and Shirley J. Ln., Flourtown 19031, Lot 19146, ID 88-1-0203-10, Greenway Plaza LLC to M. Zelinger, 2322 Fitzwater $580,000.
Ernest Jr. and Patricia S.
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Houck to Thomas J. and 22 Springfield ID 52-00- $10,800,000. Zhou Hua Ni and Juan Qiu St., Philadelphia 19146;
Sirva Relocation Properties Josef W. and Shari G. Mintz
Laura J. Merkel, 1231 Ridge 03460-00-7, $885,000. Zhao, 4132 N. Broad St., 2106 Catharine St., Leone to Renee Buzby and
LLC to Stephen J. IV and 1401 N. 31st LLC to to Thomas R. Dunn, 1633
Rd., Pottstown 19465, South
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Judd Associates LP to Philadelphia 19140; 613 Philadelphia 19146, ID South St. #3, Philadelphia Scott Buzby, 13 Devonshire
Julia E. Shea, 26 Fetters Mill Coventry Township #B ID KB Annex Owner LLC,
Dr., Malvern 19355, East James Link Valentine N. 11th St., Philadelphia 302090900, $700,000. 19146, ID 888303110, Dr., Voorhees 08043,
20-4-46.1C, $560,000. 3019-3041 Master St.,
Whiteland Township #18 Jr., 312 Whitemarsh Dr., 19123, ID 141127500, Brad H. Feldman and $575,000. Block 270 Lot 37 Voorhees
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Fetters Mill ID 42-4-521, James and Chelsea O’Brien Flourtown 19031, Lot 173 $950,000. Jasmeet K. Ahuja to Carol
292214395/29221439 Silver Realty LP to Jude Township, $350,000.
$947,500. to Michael P. and Nicole Whitemarsh ID 65-00- Greenway Plaza LLC to Sprang and Kenneth and Armila Webster, 977 N.
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Lengel, 100 Brittany Ln., 03885-02-7, $867,234. 292214385 et al., Intekhab Ahmed and
Clark B. and Margaret A. Qiu Ping and Xiu Zhen Sprang, 210 Church St. Lawrence St., Philadelphia
Glenmoore 19343, Wallace $9,200,000.
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Celmayster to Melissa and Judd Associates LP to Liu, 1458 E. Lycoming St., #1J, Philadelphia 19106, ID 19123, ID 057121900, Tatiana Gandrabura to
Township #3 Brittany Lane ID David A. and Kari Lynn Akron Capital LLC to Philadelphia 19124; 617 888053540/888053548,
Brianna Susan Carickhoff/ $575,000. Douglas and Jessica
31-6-147, $551,000. Hearn, 318 Whitemarsh Joseph C. and Kathy S. Zoll, N. 11th St., Philadelphia $690,000.
Robert Carickhoff, 1120 Jennifer Sloane Lazar and Sexton, 1503 Prospect
Jamie L. and Frank A. V. Dr., Flourtown 19031, Lot 27 W. 3rd St., Media 19063; 19123, ID 141127700,
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Shadow Oak Dr., Malvern GF Penn Place LLC to Aviram Lazar to Daniel Ridge Blvd., Haddon Heights
Bedford to Stephen F. and 125 Whitemarsh ID 65-00- 130 S. Front St., Philadelphia $950,000. Lisa J. Panepinto and
19355, Tredyffrin #1 Lawrence Mita and Leia
Stephanie A. Grabuski, 871 03885-23-6, $833,113. 19106, ID 05-1-0260-00, 08035, Block 87 Lot 10
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Shadow Oak ID 43-9A-21, The Willings at Steven J. Burnite, 3469 Joelle Mita, 2054 St. Albans
$895,000. Nathan Hale Rd., Berwyn $2,875,000. W. Penn Place, Philadelphia Borough of Haddon Heights,
Stephen A. Hodge and Independence Park St., Philadelphia 19146, ID
19312, Easttown #97 Marina Hernandez to Select Real Estate I LP to LP to Philomena M. 19129, ID 38-3-0249-20, $330,000.
Marshall J. and Christanne 301116800, $574,900.
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Nathan Hale Road ID 55-4- Sunrise Court LLC, 7030 Robbins, 211-225 S. 4th $663,150.
C. House to Gerard McKee Ainsley P. and C. George
129.3, $550,000. UC Cedar LP to CMW Ronald and Susan A.
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and Elizabeth Finegan, 731 Milner III, 33 Penarth Rd., Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia St., Philadelphia 19106; 400 Reed Street Owner LLC
19111, ID 88-1-1315-00, 211-225 S. 4th St. #302, Housing LLC, 4802 Chester Brenner to Jacob Bierig/
Mancill Rd., Wayne 19087, Daryl and Bernard A. Bala Gwynedd 19004, Lot to Carlye Nelson-Major
$2,800,000. Philadelphia 19106, ID Ave., Philadelphia 19143, ID
Tredyffrin #128 Colonial Faggioli to Patrick and 1 Lower Merion ID 40-00- and Richard Major, 1419 S. John C. Kerelo/Cheryl
888038254/888038304, 881707200, $573,000.
Cristina Stewart, 44 46280-00-3, $726,000.
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Village ID 43-6Q-20, Joseph A. O’Connor and Lawrence Terr., Philadelphia Bierig Wisnewski, 4 Walden
$860,000. Buckwalter Rd., Spring City Frederick M. Lavalley $905,000. 19147, ID 011325110, Jonggun D. Kim and
Judith Ann and Brandon Way, Cherry Hill 08003,
19475; 46 Buckwalter Rd., Joann J. Kim to Inner
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James E. and Kathryn T. Todd Moses to Robert J. to Brian M. Peters and Michael and Barbara $638,350. Block 524.13 Lot 24 Cherry
Spring City 19475, East Ann-Frances Peters, 8800 Delorey to Richard Gering Circle Holdings LLC, 1325
Little to Jeffrey A. and Caplan Revocable Trust, Benjamin N. Singer-Scott
Vincent Township ID 21-5- Highland Dr., Boulder Hill Township, $325,000.
Towanda St., Philadelphia and Nancy Bell, 803 N.
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Ashley S. Leber, 1224 144 Inverness Dr., Blue Bell and Kylee T. Rudd to
138.1, $550,000. Creek, Calif. 95006; 2410
Wisteria Dr., Malvern 19355, 19422, Lot 215 Whitpain 19118, ID 09-2304500, Ringgold St., Philadelphia Mark Jonathan Mann and Mary F. Fullard to Keith
Thomas J. and Claudia E. Letterly St., Philadelphia
Tredyffrin #15 ID 43-4-104, ID 66-00-02826-02-4, $2,450,000. 19130, ID 15-1-2234-10, Rachel Straus Mann, 768 J. and Alyssa N. Gentes,
Trotman to Denise 19125, ID 313239810,
$702,405. $904,050.
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$842,828. Michael King and Enrica S. Marvine St., Philadelphia $555,000. 46 Penn Rd., Voorhees
Karahasan and Eric Myers, Laurence Curtis Snyder 19147, ID 022322000,
Baci Brothers Builders Judd Associates LP to Dale Arnaudo to Steven Glass 08043, Block 269.01 Lot
1534 Tanglewood Dr., W. Barbara A. Failer to Patricia
R. Feeney Living Trust, 322 and Richard Price, 4640 and Nicole M. Snyder to $625,000.
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Inc. to Caroline and Kolja Chester 19380, East Goshen J. Yurchick, 658 Knox Rd., 10 Voorhees Township,
Hanke, 280 Dayleview Rd., #138 Hersheys Mill Estates Wayne 19087; 620 S. 21st $322,500.
Berwyn 19312, Tredyffrin ID 53-2J-60, $547,000. St., Philadelphia 19146, ID
#26 Daylesford Hills ID 43- 302140500, $550,000. S. Kenneth and Marcia
10E-87, $770,000. Karen Halle to Bradford
and Melissa Markowitz, B. Scott Holloway and W. Thurman to CM
Jean M. Quill to Paul W. 917 W. Miner St., W. Chester Dennis O’Neill to Antoine Ramakrisha and CM
and Stephanie P. Harris, 19382; 619 W. Miner St., W. Artiganave and Sara Saroja, 4091 Hermitage
1664 Weedon Rd., Wayne Chester 19382, West Chester Barclay, 1811 Chestnut St.
19087, Tredyffrin #45 ID #701, Philadelphia 19103, Dr., Voorhees 08043, Block
ID 1-11-8, $540,000.
43-5D-17, $720,000. ID 888088354, $522,000. 213.01 Lot 93 Qualifier
Mark E. and Patricia E
Toll PA IV LP/Toll PA GP Gaydos to Michael S. and Matthias Street LLC to C4091 Voorhees Township,
Corp. to Charles E. Jr. and Ellen W. Perucki, 1342 Elliott Ross Katz and $322,000.
Lauren A. Lang, 22 Dominic Stonegate Dr., Downingtown Marissa Gail Weber, 7108
Dr., Downingtown 19335, Sung Soo Oh and Yoo Hee
19335, West Bradford Matthias St., Philadelphia
Upper Uwchlan Township Township #10 Stonegate ID 19128; 7108-10 Matthias Byun to Alicia Wade, 145
#32 Reserve at Chester Blue Meadow Ln., Sicklerville
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Alexander to Kathleen Tranda S. Fischelis to 8 Pennsauken Township,

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Toll PA IV LP/Toll PA GP Caudill, 130 Candlewyck Mark and Angela Segal, $318,000.
Corp. to Raj M. and Sejal Dr., Avondale 19311, New 37 W. Willow Grove Ave.,
Raj Kapadia, 20 Dominic Garden Township #65 Philadelphia 19118, ID 09- Brent and Kelly P. Earl
Dr., Downingtown 19335, Candlewyck at New Garden 2-1680-00, $511,500. to Shawn Jackson, 11

215-238-1450
Upper Uwchlan Township ID 60-4-499, $510,000. Constitution Blvd., Berlin
CM5 Investment LLC to
#20 Dominic Drive ID 32-3-
Ronald J. and Heidi D. Danita Fox, 1735 Carpenter 08009, Block 903 Lot
23.33, $666,819.
Emerich to Matthew J. and St. #C, Philadelphia 19146, 17 Borough of Berlin,
Joseph F. Sr. and Vicki Lindsay Purtill, 132 Wiand ID 301229720, $500,000.
McKenzie to Kevin J. Ln., Spring City 19475, East $313,500.
McGrath and Jacqueline Coventry Township Wiand CAMDEN COUNTY Jeffrey A. and Gemma
Powell McGrath, 32 Gwen Lane #6 ID 18-5-166.1F, Glover Mill LLC to Maureen McCourt to Galen Price and
Ln., Devon 19333, Tredyffrin $504,000. DeFuria, 1105 Fulling
#10 Gwen Lane ID 43-10D- Diane Price, 310 Virginia
Geoffrey G. and Amy B. Mill Ln., Haddon Heights
57, $650,000. 08035, Block 62.02 Lot 27 Ave., Collingswood 08108,
Back to Simon P. and
Peter and Christopher Annegret Hodge, 512 Borough of Haddon Heights, Block 143 Lot 3 Borough of
Egolf to Michael J. and Dublin Dr., Downingtown $510,430. Collingswood, $300,000.
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FROM THE EDITOR


140 CHARACTERS OR LESS

THIS, THAT AND Follow NYC’s open shop example


THE OTHER THING
W
hen we start talking about have become much more skilled,”
DELL PONCET the pursuit of big econom- Real Estate Board of New York
tweets on some
things that catch ic development projects, President John Banks told the
his eye each week. Philadelphia’s businesspeople will Commercial Observer.
Follow him often talk frankly about our challeng- The debate, of course, rages on. But
on Twitter at es — things like onerous statutory regu- what’s conspicuously absent in New
@PHLBizDPoncet lations, wage and net income taxes and York is an implicit threat of violence
pockets of extreme poverty. or sabotage if nonunion contractors
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When I think of romance & dating But, it’s important to note, other Craig Ey is Editor-In-Chief of the are used. In Philadelphia in 2015,
I think of the Germans. There’s an cities have their own challenges, and Philadelphia Business Journal. members of Philadelphia Ironworkers
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app for that & a New Hope firm is most of them don’t have more than Follow him @PHLBizEditor. Local 401 were sent to prison for a
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buying it. http://bizj.us/1pbqws 100 universities, a top-notch transit campaign of “violence, sabotage and
network or a downtown loaded with Meanwhile, the most expensive intimidation” during the construction
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Stephen Starr giving birth to The permanent residents. One subject place to build in the world, New York of a Quaker Meeting House in
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Love child in Center City. http://bizj. remains mostly taboo among our City, has now effectively become an Chestnut Hill.
us/1pboyc business advocates, though, and open shop town in response to rising We’re now down the road a couple
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it’s perplexing. We rarely hear of costs. The Commercial Observer, a years and Philadelphia construction
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FTC OKs $4.4 billion Walgreens-Rite any effort to break up the union New York real estate publication, is still almost exclusively union.
Aid deal. All right, yeah, yeah, fine. hegemony in the city’s construction noted in a June article: “Thirty years Only ideological purists would want
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But what’s happening with MY Rite industry. When we do, it’s whispered ago, it would be unfathomable for to see the unions disappear from
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Aid! http://bizj.us/1pbp8a — as if it’s a secret that Philadelphia’s big projects by huge construction the local landscape. They do serve a
construction costs are high because companies to be subcontracted to community and, in many cases, do
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Is AT&T copying off of Comcast we’re not an “open shop” town. nonunion firms. But, today, landlords it well. But I would bet most people
when it comes to digesting big buys? Hate to break it to you, and developers are pushing for even who run private businesses in our
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http://bizj.us/1pbp41 Philadelphia, but it’s no secret. greater expansion of the open-shop city would support more competition
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The city’s costs are undeniably concept.” in the building trades.


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The @sixers are following higher than other locales that have Construction unions haven’t The business community —
Philadelphia tradition with their a healthy market competition disappeared in New York as a result, starting with the Chamber of
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marketing theme. It also matches between union and nonunion although they’ve been weakened. Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
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their name. http://bizj.us/1pbqun contractors and subcontractors. Rightfully, construction union — needs to stand up and strongly
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BuildingJournal.com offers a real- officials have long argued that their support open shop in Philadelphia.
When I watch an #Eagles game & time comparison of building costs members have excellent training in The rest of us need to support
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they lose, esp if it was winnable. I in U.S. cities. I did a search for the skills and safety, but the nonunion developers and contractors who
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think of how a life is a terrible thing per-square-foot cost of the general contractors are catching up. are willing to open up projects to
to waste. trades for a 200,000-square-foot “Nonunion construction has nonunion subcontractors. They need
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office building, and the results were steadily increased in recent years ... us to have their backs if they’re going
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Yo! Stop yelling at that customer unsurprising. We’re about 20 percent because union contractors and trade to change the business culture.
service rep. They’re not all bad, as @ more expensive than Atlanta and 15 organizations have refused to take Hey, you know what they say in
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karenfriedman tells us. http://bizj. percent more expensive than Denver, steps to become more competitive, New York: If you can do it there, you
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us/1pbnqo Baltimore and Washington. while their nonunion counterparts can do it anywhere.
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When did we start saying “life


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sciences”? Could it be around the


same time we stopped calling auto
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mechanics grease monkeys?

There ever a bigger misadventure in


AC than building the Revel casino?
Now some NYC folks want it. http://
bizj.us/1pbln6

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R GAINERS AND LOSERS

PHILADELPHIA SPIRIT BOYDS TOYS ‘R’ US


GREG SARIAN, managing director of
the Sarian Group at HighTower, has
C There’s no denying that the
push for Amazon’s HQ2 has
energized folks around town. It’s like
C The venerable, 80-year-
old downtown retailer is
embarking on a $10 million renovation.
D The New Jersey-based retailer
and the ultimate childhood
paradise for baby boomers and
some financial advice for Philadelphia bidding for the Olympics; we needed That’s great news for the Chestnut Gen Xers filed for Chapter 11
entrepreneurs. Go to pbj.com this. Street retail corridor. bankruptcy.
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SOCIAL CAPITAL

‘I embrace all of the good fortune


that has happened in my life’
What’s your essential business
philosophy? Work hard and stay
humble.

What are the smartest and dumbest


business decisions you’ve made?
Smartest: opening a New York City office
early on. Dumbest: asking my (former)
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husband to work there.

What’s the best way to keep a


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competitive edge? By creating a culture


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where people are passionate about


meeting client needs. When you get this
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right, people will go out of their way to


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promote you, to refer you, not because


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you ask them to, because they want to.


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What goal have you yet to achieve?


To live 100 percent in the NOW. I
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strive always to stop to embrace all


of the amazing good fortune that has
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happened in my life; but it is hard work


for me.
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What do you think your employees


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say about you when you’re not in the


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room? I figured best to ask them directly


Judy Munroe,
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and they said: “I was brilliant, talented


and had an abundance of great hair president and founder
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days.” of Munroe Creative


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What three words best describe you? company’s Center City
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JEFF FUSCO
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wanted to be when you grew up? Yes.


I was that child at school who was
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the class artist. In elementary school I R BIO (while I wait for it to drive itself!). I don’t Queen Elizabeth I. My favorite business
designed the school flag (my first logo!) love driving, I am a transit geek. I may book is “Elizabeth I, CEO.” The book
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Always painted the murals — even hold the world’s record for riding in 11 reminds me that “being a leader is being
JUDY MUNROE
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designed my high school yearbook modes of transportation in a single day! a leader,” whether you run a kingdom
cover. Company: Munroe or a small company. She put her people
Creative Partners Inc.
What’s your best vacation? I enjoy long before herself and turned a business in
What’s your first choice for a new Company description: walks down the shoe aisle … trouble into becoming the richest and
career? None. I am positive that I am Creative services/ad most powerful nation in Europe. Her
agency
doing what I am supposed to be doing If you could have been present at any wisdom and her heart inspire me. I have
and for that I am enormously grateful. Company HQ location: moment in history, a world event, an 1,000 questions to ask her!
121 S. Broad St.,
invention, a creation of great beauty,
Philadelphia
What’s something about you that what would it be? Over 5,000 or so Who would you NOT enjoy spending
people wouldn’t expect? In high school Title: Founder/CEO years ago, someone created the button. a lot of time with? There’s no one.
I was dropped from the cheerleading Number of employees: It has a quiet perfection about it. We Another philosophy of mine is that
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squad but then decided to excel in learn to button and unbutton as a child “Everyone brings something to the
square dancing. Age: 62 and do it till we die. And today, we press table.”
Original hometown: on buttons on our devices constantly,
Do you have an exercise routine? Yes. Manchester, N.H. in search of information and to connect What’s your favorite place in the
It’s called “My life.” I am rarely in one Education: Temple with the world. region? 13th and Sansom at 6 p.m.
ZIP code for longer than three nights! University, BA in graphic on any weeknight. It’s where the
design (Tyler School of If you were stuck on a cross-country new “creative class” has fun and gets
What car do you drive and why? I own Art) bus trip, which famous person would energized. You’ll see the next chapter in
a Mercedes, but other people drive it Family: None you like have sitting next to you? our evolving, amazing city come to life!
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