He joined with the Philadelphia-based Phillips brothers in an oil exploration investment which was moderately profitable.

The Philadelphia-based group Pieces Of A Dream had a minor hit in 1983 with the R & B song " Fo-Fi-Fo ", which title was prompted by Malone's quip.

Chivian arranged for Burke to be signed to Singular Records, a Philadelphia-based label that was owned by WPEN disc jockey Edwin L. " Larry " Brown ( born September 10, 1921 in New York City ; died March 24, 2005 ), and vocal coach Arthur " Artie " Singer ( born February 1, 1919 in Toronto, Ontario ; died May 2, 2008 in Pennsylvania ), who had a distribution deal with Chess Records.

The next year, Mellon bought 54 branch offices of Philadelphia-based Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, whose parent company had become insolvent.

The Philadelphia-based Liberty Bowl game, which had been played at Municipal Stadium from 1959 – 1963, was moved into the Convention Center in 1964 for the contest between Utah and West Virginia.

After the WWF moved their shows to the CoreStates Center, rival World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) moved their Philadelphia-based shows in 1997 to the Spectrum as a replacement to the Civic Center ( a longtime WCW venue that had permanently closed down a few months before ).

Although the curse was not generally considered as extending to college sports, two Philadelphia-based college basketball teams, the St. Joseph's Hawks and the Villanova Wildcats, which had successful seasons in 2004 and 2006 respectively, failed to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

On September 18, 2008, Boscov's announced that it had named Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management Inc. ( parent company or major shareholder of Republic Storage Systems, Polartec, and Black Angus Steakhouse, among others ) as the preferred, or " stalking horse " bidder for a complete sale of the company, with an offer of $ 11 million cash plus assumption of all debt.

Mahone forces had gathered what he thought would be sufficient funds to place a winning bid, but they were outbid by a surprise entry of a principal of a Philadelphia-based financial company, a previously unidentified competitor.

But Taubman had incurred substantial debt during his ' 80s acquisitions, which included the Philadelphia-based Wanamaker's department stores in 1986 as well as Sotheby's auction house and various properties.

For the second time in two years, both WJJZ and the " Smooth Jazz " format were replaced with an AC station ; also, both times that WJJZ had ended its run, the final song was by a Philadelphia-based act.

In 1999 Morton Salt was acquired by the Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas Company, Inc. and operated as a division of that company along with the Canadian Salt Company ( which Morton had acquired in 1954 ).

In addition to his most recent role, Dreamer is known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) promotion, of which he has been called the " heart and soul ".

Haley began his rock and roll career with what is now recognized as a rockabilly style in a cover of " Rocket 88 " recorded for the Philadelphia-based Holiday Records label in 1951.

Eddy signed a contract with Philadelphia-based Jamie Records.

In January 1996 Van Dam signed with promoter Paul Heyman's Philadelphia-based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ), defeating Axl Rotten in his debut match at House Party.

She began the Philadelphia-based nonprofit FMV, Families of Murder Victims, soon after Nancy's death in order to cope with her tragedy, and later obtained a Master's Degree in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College.

He collaborated on many of his successful recordings with the Philadelphia-based songwriting team, Gamble and Huff.

In 1961, after a year performing in jubilees, sock hops and school functions, the Ordettes, then managed by respected music manager Bernard Montague, who later managed several other Philadelphia-based groups such as The Stylistics and The Delfonics, got their first deal with Harold Robinson's Newtown Records.

In 1982, PR Newswire expanded its presence through acquisitions, beginning with the purchase of Philadelphia-based Mediawire in 1983.

The column's widespread popularity began in 1923 when Dix signed with the Philadelphia-based Public Ledger Syndicate.

Along with the station swap came The Mike Douglas Show, which aired its first Philadelphia-based show on August 30, 1965.

They struck chart gold in 1976 with " Kiss and Say Goodbye ," written by Blue Lovett and arranged / co-produced with the group by the Philadelphia-based record producer Bobby Martin, a former member of the MFSB band of session musicians.

The Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance held occasional supercards that featured big name stars among their own local talent, and showcased wild bloody main event brawls with Abdullah the Butcher, The Sheik, Jesse James Sr. and others.

In late 2006, the company began a three month cross-promotional rivalry with Philadelphia-based promotion Pro Wrestling Unplugged.

The organization also organizes special concerts and, along with Macy's, produces a monthly radio show of Wanamaker Organ recordings, on the Philadelphia-based classical / jazz station, WRTI / 90. 1.

Smith began his career in the Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, where his debut match occurred at Temple University in 1990 at McGonigle Hall as he wrestled to a draw with The Sandman.

* Stephen A. Cozen ( Class of 1957 )-Founder and Chairman of Cozen O ' Connor, a Philadelphia-based law firm with 21 offices throughout the United States and offices in London and Toronto.

He also supported Tori Amos and toured the US and UK with Philadelphia-based band Marah.

Lafayette Napoleon Cross ( May 12, 1866 – September 6, 1927 ) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played most of his 21-year career with Philadelphia-based teams in four different leagues.

* Black Thought-Lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots

* DJ Cash Money, a Philadelphia-based hip hop DJ.

Tariq Trotter ( born on October 3, 1970 ), better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, as well as an occasional actor.

In the mid-1980s, Roney was an original member of the Philadelphia-based Hilltop Hustlers hip hop crew.

WOGL also played somewhat more Philadelphia-based artists than WIOQ.

It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Philadelphia-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her orating ability, a skill rarely cultivated by American women at the time.

The first was developed by TurnTide, a Philadelphia-based startup company, which was acquired by Symantec in 2004 for $ 28 million in cash.

The band also recorded a live acoustic session for Y100 Sonic Sessions, a radio program on the now defunct Philadelphia-based radio station, Y100.

Frank Bardonaro, President of Philadelphia-based AmQuip Crane Rental Company pressed the " charge " button and then Nick Peetros, Project Manager for Driscoll / Hunt Construction Company pressed the " fire " button to trigger the implosion while Greg Luzinski and the Phillie Phanatic, the Phillies ' mascot, pressed a plunger for the fans.

Cameo-Parkway Records was the parent company of Cameo Records and Parkway Records, which were major American Philadelphia-based record labels from 1956 ( for Cameo ) and 1958 ( for Parkway ) to 1967.

For a time, he was the main literary critic for Philadelphia-based Graham's Magazine.

On April 24, 2010, Capiccioni, under his Matt Cross ring name, made his debut for Philadelphia-based Chikara.

In 1950, David Hafler and Herb Keroes started a Philadelphia-based company called Acrosound in order to build and sell audio-quality output transformers, primarily for home electronics hobbyists.

Meanwhile, New York City itself is noteworthy for high usage of passenger rail transport, meaning not just the New York City Subway system ( which counts more as a short-haul metro system despite its fairly extensive network and relatively long lines ) but also the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Railroad extending into Connecticut, and links through the New Jersey Transit system to the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority trains to points as far south as Newark, Delaware.

Guitarist " Evil Rob ", also from the Philadelphia-based band Pepper's Ghost and long time friend of the band, was called to fill in for Perri on numerous occasions.

Franky began competing for the Philadelphia-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW ) in 2005.

• 1904 St. Louis Olympics: a Philadelphia-based team ( Turngemeinde gymnastics club ) captured the first-ever gold medal in team competition for the United States.

Born William Grant Blandin in Riceville, Iowa, he worked and acted in live theatre for a number of years until 1911 when he turned to acting, writing and directing silent films for Philadelphia-based Lubin Studios.