Robert Barr
Blog URL http://philabustr.com
Located Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
PhilaBustr.com is a Philadelphia business news weblog that cuts through the media hype with commentary and sarcasm!
Latest Blog Posts
- Who Said Philly Home Prices Were Stable? on Mar 23, 2009 in Philadelphia News
Median sale prices for houses in the Philadelphia region fell 8.4 percent from February 2008 to February 2009, according to the latest Prudential Fox & Roach HomExpert Market Report. The median sale price in February of this year was $197,000, co...
- Who Said Philly Home Prices Where Stable? on Mar 23, 2009 in Philadelphia News
Median sale prices for houses in the Philadelphia region fell 8.4 percent from February 2008 to February 2009, according to the latest Prudential Fox & Roach HomExpert Market Report. The median sale price in February of this year was $197,000, co...
- Campbell’s Tomato Soup From a Can or Your Garden! on Mar 22, 2009 in Philadelphia News Campbell Tomato Soup
I have spent some quality time smacking Campbell Soup around over the last month or so. First there was this post, then this one. But Campbell’s plans to sell the seeds for the tomatoes they use in their tomatoe soup is a friggin’ brillia...
- What Does Philadelphia, The Mummers, Cycling, and The Phillies Have in Common? on Mar 20, 2009 in Philadelphia News Mayor Nutter Mummers philadelphia Philadelphia International Cycling Championship
Wednesday was a fantastic day in Philadelphia, sunny and 75 isn’t quite normal for this time of year but I’ll take it. So with beautiful weather, my wife and I decided to take our daughter to the Philadelphia Zoo and see the lions and tigers...
- My Take on CNBC..Six Months Ago: CNBC Out of Touch & Out of Time? on Mar 19, 2009 in Business News CNBC Jim Cramer Jon Stewart
This is a post from my other blog from about six months ago titled “CNBC Out of Touch & Out of Time?” As you can see, I was ranting even then about the terrible reporting methods, long before Jon Stewart got into the act. Enjoy the po...
- How Are You Keeping Your People Engaged? on Mar 18, 2009 in Management human resources management Jobs
Sound familiar? I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday who is the CEO of a medical practice that has three partners; all of them want to see the others dead. You got it, a real love fest. The tension is doled out by the slice; multiple rounds of...
- Ben Franklin Tech Partners Investing in Northeastern Pa on Mar 18, 2009 in Releases Ben Franklin Technology Partners
PHILADELPHIA NEWS-UNEDITED-BETHLEHEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $454,015 in support of regional economic developm...
