PA in the WSJ

This is a list of articles regarding Pennsylvania in this week's Wall Street Journal. Chances are I missed something, but these are the articles that caught my eye.

It should be noted that I routinely do not read the editorials in the WSJ. So any discussions of the state, its elected officials, businesses, or citizens, in editorials will not be mentioned here.

PA Politicians

Uh oh, Gov. Rendell gets the nod this week. In “How a business flop became political force,” by Ianthe Jeanne Dugan, John R. Emshwiller, Jonathan Cheng and Jim Carlton (11/12) Norman Hsu mentions Rendell’s support to nervous investors when Hsu’s questionable past and political bundling work becomes public. Later in the article it is mentioned that Hsu is a Wharton grad. Bet that won’t be mentioned on the next recruiting brochure.

PA Businesses

“Most of Hershey board replaced in shake-up, by Julie Jargon (11/12). See also, “Trust head may mold Hershey’s future,” by Julie Jargon (11/15)

Toll Brothers is not among the home builders cutting prices to move projects in progress, from “Home builders opt for mothballing,” by Michael Corkery (11/13)

Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing in York, PA is mentioned in “Writing the book on self-help: a publisher’s cautionary tale,” by Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg (11/13)

Elliott Building Group is mentioned among the builders having filed for bankruptcy, in “When home builders hit the skids,” by Ruth Simon and Demba J. Dunham (11/14)

Other PA

Arthur Caplan, ethicist at Penn, is quoted in “Kidney shortage inspires a radical idea: organ sales,” by Laura Meckler (11/13)

Mark Zandi of Moody’s Economy.com in West Chester is again quoted, this time in “House passes bill curbing mortgage brokers,” by Damian Paletta and James R. Hagerty (11/16)

Krisi Essick compiled a series of “Profiles in retirement” (11/17). One is of a Swarthmore grad, Walter Ford Carter. Another is of Irvin Borowsky who founded the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia.

Other Interesting Tidbits

Nothing caught my eye.