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

Nope, all our folks managed to stay out of the papers this week.

However, there was some mention of politics in Pennsylvania.

A town hall meeting in Wilkes Barre for Sen. McCain is mentioned in “Obama courts the Jewish vote,” by Jay Solomon (7/24)

PA Businesses

John Surma, CEO of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is quoted in “On-the-job deaths vex steel industry,” by Kris Maher and Robert Guy Matthews (7/25)

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange is the subject of a short article, “A new name in Philadelphia,” (7/26)

The Philadelphia Inquirer is among the newspapers mentioned in “Journal Register in pact to delay loan payments,” by Shira Ovide (7/26). I wish the newspaper situation would improve. This is just awful to watch.

“Hershey posts higher profit as costs rise,” by Julie Jargon (7/24) focuses on our favorite chocolate company.

“Tokio Marine to buy Philadelphia insurer,” by Alison Tudor (7/24) is on the purchase of Philadelphia Consolidated Holdings Corp.

Toll Brothers gets a few mentions in “The custom McMansion,” by June Fletcher (7/24)

Comcast gets two articles on 7/22, “Comcast unit cuts web deals,” by Nick Wingifled and Vishesh Kumar and “Cuomo pressures Comcast to sign child porn code,” by Chad Bray.

The post-football business life of former Pittsburgh Steeler Franco Harris is the subject of “Harris thrives after 13-year NFL detour,” by Dennis Nishi (7/22)

Their improved service at the Philadelphia airport gets several mentions in “How US Airways vaulted to first place,” by Scott McCartney (7/22)

Other PA

According to the chart accompanying “States slammed by tax shortfalls,” by Conor Dougherty, Amy Merrick and Anton Troianovski (7/24), unlike many other state, Pennsylvania won’t have a shortfall this year.

This week’s Mark Zandi (of Moody’s Economy.com) quote is in “Housing bill will extend federal role in markets,” by Damien Paletta and James R. Hagerty (7/24)

Uh oh, Pennsylvania saw a 3.6% increase, as noted in “Auto-insurance rates look set to rise again,” by M. P. McQueen (7/21)

Other Interesting Tidbits

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