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  2. Khian Sea waste disposal incident - Wikipedia

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    However, the Bahamian government turned the ship away, and Philadelphia withheld payment to the companies because the waste was not disposed of. [2] Over the next 16 months, Khian Sea searched all over the Atlantic for a place to dump its cargo. Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Bermuda, Guinea Bissau and the Dutch Antilles refused.

  3. Washington Avenue Historic District (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    On the 1100 block were the Curtis Publishing Company Warehouse and the adjacent American Cigar Company. The National Licorice Company built its modern reinforced concrete plant in 1927-28) at 13th and Washington Avenue, completing the group of industrial buildings begun thirty eight years earlier.

  4. Philadelphia Commercial Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the International Bureau of Commerce; later, Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center) was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1895. Its permanent home was a neo-classical building situated at 34th Street and Civic Center Blvd, erected as part of the 1899 National Export Exposition.

  5. Old City Special Services District of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    To encourage and increase the commercial, retail, and cultural activities in the District, the Old City Special Services District supports marketing and promotional initiatives to enhance the public image of Old City. The official website is part of those initiatives.

  6. ContiGroup Companies - Wikipedia

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    ContiGroup Companies, Inc (CGC) was founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium, in 1813 as a grain-trading firm. Formerly known as Continental Grain, ContiGroup has expanded into a multinational corporation with offices and facilities in 10 countries while employing more than 13,500 people worldwide.

  7. 1973 United States–Soviet Union wheat deal - Wikipedia

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    By September 1972, the Soviets are thought to have spent up to US$1 billion on grain from companies in the United States, and more from other countries such as France, Canada, and Australia. [ 14 ] The U.S. government spent $300 million subsidizing the grain purchases, [ 15 ] still unaware that the Soviets had suffered massive crop shortfalls ...

  8. Business improvement districts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    New York's BID movement began in the 1960s when business owners and residents realized public resources were limited to improve commercial areas. [24] In 1976, the first Special Assessment District legislation was passed, noting that the city would make capital improvements for an area under the condition that property owners would maintain ...

  9. List of companies based in the Philadelphia area - Wikipedia

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    Bell Atlantic - after merger with NYNEX, headquarters moved from Philadelphia to New York City; a significant workforce remains in the area Breyers - acquired by Kraft Foods and then by Unilever Jones Apparel Group - moved to New York City