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A portrait by John Singer Sargent resurfaced recently before being tucked back away, reports Peter Dobrin for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The portrait from 1903 is…
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, an Abington native, founded private equity firm Blackstone with the late Peter Peterson in 1985, writes Sergei Klebnikov for Forbes.
What It…
The latest Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America is out, and six Philadelphia-area residents made the cut this year. Ryan Mulligan…
Stephen Schwarzman, an Abington High School graduate and CEO and co-founder of the Blackstone Group, credits his philanthropy to his grandfather’s influence, writes…
Eighteen months after the $25 million gift by billionaire Stephen Schwarzman was accepted, however Abington School District is still dealing with the criticism and suspicion…
Huntingdon Valley native Stephen Allen Schwarzman, chairman and co-founder of Blackstone Group, has published a new book called What It Takes, writes Amanda Gordon…
Just how much are the naming rights for a public high school?
Must be a tad bit more than $25 million.
Turns out Abington Senior…
After a bit of research, officials in the Abington School District believe the donation sets a record for philanthropic gifts to a public high school…
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