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York is open for business, says York College prof

7.13.2011
Below is an op-ed that appeared in the York Daily Record in June.  York is Open for Business Dr. Jay Azriel, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, York College There is no doubt that the last few years have been quite a test for York area businesses and residents. However, while the recession still has its grip on some business sectors, such as real estate, it seems that York is poised for prosperity. During 2011, I have read a number of articles and op-eds in the York Daily Record describing economic development initiatives for the greater York area. Unfortunately, while exciting, these initiatives may not convince the would-be entrepreneur to open a business in York. As an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at York College, let me share some information that I hope ...

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TYPORAMA in York College Art Galleries

6.15.2011
Students in graphic design professor Mel Rodgers' Typography II class have put together an exhibition of experimental type projects. TYPORAMA will run through July 15 in the York College Galleries, located in Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall.  Summer hours for the Galleries are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. ...

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The Selling of the Candidate 2012: Is Jon Huntsman the Un-Republican?

6.21.2011 National Journal.com
Gerry Patnode, assistant professor of marketing, was quoted in a story on the marketing of Jon Huntsman as a presidential candidate: More than four decades after Joe McGinnis exposed the Madison Avenue side of campaigns in The Selling of the President 1968, the packaging of Jon Huntsman could be a new success story in product placement. (That is, unless he crumbles like the equally buzzworthy, late-arriving candidate in the 2008 GOP primaries, Fred Thompson.) "He's trying to position himself as the un-Cola," said Gerald Patnode, a marketing professor at York College in Pennsylvania, recalling the old 7-Up ad. "The rub against Romney is that he has no personality and that he's too stiff, and Huntsman is trying to play off that and show that he's just not another flavor . . . . It's no diffe...