Color Of Money

BPT Cooler temperatures signal that it’s time to switch gears and prepare your home for the approaching winter. A few modifications can go a long way – here are four key projects to winterize your abode, help you stay warm and save money this coming season and beyond: 1. Stop letting money slip through the…

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BPT You think this is the happiest day of your life. Before you is a letter, email or text message informing you that you’ve just won the lottery. You might even receive a check with the letter stating it is part of your winnings. The communication states all you have to do is pay the…

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BPT It’s coming – the white, windy weather of winter. Are you ready? Is your home? Now is the time to protect your home and wallet with a quick window and door checkup to make needed repairs and reduce costs. Clean sills and moving parts of dirt and debris. Debris like sand, dirt or leaves…

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The new building, on same campus as LIFE Center, includes 60 apartments NewCourtland Senior Services welcomed its first residents to The Apartments at Allegheny, a brand new building with 60 one-bedroom apartments specifically designed for seniors 62 and older. NewCourtland’s Vice President of Health Services, Mary Austin, welcomed the residents and members of their families….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The simple design lines of the Fluent bathroom sink faucet from American Standard bring true elegance to your bathroom retreat. Plus, the angled handle design allows for a more comfortable grip.   BPT A bathroom remodel is one of the most valuable home improvement projects you can undertake. According to “Remodeling Magazine’s” 2015…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Oprah Winfrey (Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com )   associated press NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is joining the board of weight management company Weight Watchers and paying about $43.2 million for a 10 percent stake in the company. Word of the deal sent the company’s shares up almost 75 percent in premarket trading. Weight…

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BPT Since its inception, the United States has always been considered “the land of opportunity” – a place where any individual with the motivation and drive can start a business and succeed. This notion still holds true today as 99 percent of all American companies are small businesses, according to Small Business Administration. But this…

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BPT Each year, millions of people find themselves in transition with their health care coverage. They may be leaving an employer and considering COBRA coverage, or may be nearing retirement and planning to enroll in Medicare. They may be able to use Medicaid for their children’s health care coverage or an exchange plan on the…

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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded one of Southeast Pennsylvania Region’s premier economic development, the Economic Opportunities Fund, subsidiary of the Women’s Opportunities Resource Center with an $125,000 Technical Assistance Grant, the maximum amount that can be awarded. The announcement capped the 20th anniversary celebration of the creation of the CDFI…

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Funds finance training and technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs WASHINGTON – Three Philadelphia-based businesses that provide capital to low-income entrepreneurs looking to establish or expand their businesses are among the 39 such community-based organizations around the United States receiving a share of $5 milllion in grants through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Program for Investment…

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