The Dawn of the Municipal Chief Innovation Officer [Atlantic Cities] “There are, by our count, just two major cities in the U.S. that currently have someone sitting in this role, and they’ve both settled in within the past six months. Adel Ebeid stepped into the job in Philadelphia after working as the chief information officer for the state of New Jersey.”- Lose Your Phone? It’s Probably in a Coffee Shop in Philadelphia [Mashable]
- Mr. Mayor, Seal This Building [HiddenCity Philadelphia] “There was a small fire at the former Divine Lorrraine Hotel last night and we can’t say we’re surprised–people have been entering the building with ease for the last two to three months, maybe more.” Mayor Nutter pledged to move forward on the renovation of the Divine at Chamber at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce annual mayoral luncheon that Technically Philly covered in February.
- Sunoco’s new CEO on a charm offensive [Inquirer] “Brian P. MacDonald, who was promoted March 1 from chief financial officer to chief executive, has maintained a full schedule of meetings with public officials and community leaders to explain Sunoco’s move to close or sell its Philadelphia and Marcus Hook refineries.”
- Small businesses, big challenges [Inquirer] “Into that pressure cooker Gregg Prescott and Steve Brodack plunged in 1997, leaving more secure lives as, first, employees of a big company, Motorola Corp., and then as owners of a distributorship for Motorola communications equipment. It was through the latter experience that the two South Jersey men got the inspiration for the small business they have co-owned for 15 years: Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems of the Delaware Valley.”
- Perzel sentenced to up to 5 years for Computergate [Inquirer] “The mastermind of a scheme to steal millions in taxpayer money for his own political benefit stood in a courtroom Wednesday and, in a low voice stripped of its old bravado, offered an apology.”
- Philly Phorum 2012: A Conference On Cloud Technology [Geekadelphia] “Phorum, a new technology conference for business and IT executives, launches next Wednesday, March 28th.” Technically Philly is a media sponsor.
- Do you work for a good company? [Philly.com] “By using a basket of different measurements of employee feedback, customer ratings, and corporate governance, the Good Company Index tries to spread the message that the “way to create great results is to be a great company…”
- Ascentive Agrees To $9.6M ‘Scareware’ Settlement[Online Media Daily] “Software vendor Ascentive has agreed to pay $9.6 million to settle a class-action false advertising lawsuit alleging that it used pop-ups and other online ads to trick consumers into purchasing unneeded programs.”
- Do You Know What Your Current Location Looked Like 50 Years Ago? [Philebrity]
- AboutOne CEO Joanne Lang to Present at the BlogHer Entrepreneurs ’12 Conference [SF Business Times]
- Philly Science Fest: STEM Education on the Parkway! [American Health: More than Medicine]
- Discovery Labs plan stock offering to fund drug launch [Philly Inc]
- O3 World is Bringing Ecommerce to Philly Tech Week [O3 World]
- GPCC Testifies in Support of BPT and Wage Tax Exclusion Legislation [GPCC News]
- Are our city’s anchor institutions a revenue drag? [Plan Philly]
- Existing-home sales up 8.8% from a year ago [Inquirer]
- Exton-based Scala makes splash at Digital Signage Expo 2012 [Philly Tech News]
- Vintage Philadelphia Film Footage [phillywebmarketing] — Just cause it’s fun
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