
Joseph N. DiStefano
Business and Economy Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer
I write about money & people mostly @PhillyInquirer +OFS
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5 days ago |
inquirer.com | Joseph N. DiStefano
While regulators and chemical makers are still reviewing who is most responsible for putting polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and other “forever chemicals” into U.S. water, utility companies are building filters to comply with federal orders to get the chemicals out. Veolia, a French company that manages water and wastewater systems in 39 U.S. states, on Wednesday opened a $35 million charcoal-filter plant designed to remove PFAS concentrations from two Chester County creeks.
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1 week ago |
thederrick.com | Joseph N. DiStefano
Five Below, the Philadelphia-based chain with 1,800 stores that target middle schoolers and other young people, is in recovery, with sales growth and share price rebounding after a tough year. Invent.ai, a 200-person Philadelphia software developer that uses artificial intelligence to automate product and inventory strategies, is taking some of the credit. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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1 week ago |
miamiherald.com | Joseph N. DiStefano
Five Below, the Philadelphia-based chain with 1,800 stores that target middle schoolers and other young people, is in recovery, with sales growth and share price rebounding after a tough year. Invent.ai, a 200-person Philadelphia software developer that uses artificial intelligence to automate product and inventory strategies, is taking some of the credit.
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1 week ago |
dailygazette.com | Joseph N. DiStefano
Five Below, the Philadelphia-based chain with 1,800 stores that target middle schoolers and other young people, is in recovery, with sales growth and share price rebounding after a tough year. Invent.ai, a 200-person Philadelphia software developer that uses artificial intelligence to automate product and inventory strategies, is taking some of the credit. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Joseph N. DiStefano
Five Below, the Center City-based chain with 1,800 stories that target middle schoolers and other young people, is in recovery, with sales growth and share price rebounding after a tough year. Invent.ai, a 200-peson Center City software developer that uses artificial intelligence to automate product and inventory strategies, is taking some of the credit.
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