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Article: Norfolk Southern Shows Commitment to Pennsylvania With Creation of Major Economic Development Program
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- October 22, 1997
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NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Building a strong public-private partnership with Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that it will create a new economic development program to attract rail-served business to Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania.
The announcement came a day after the City and Commonwealth endorsed the acquisition of Conrail Inc. by Norfolk Southern and CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX). David R. Goode, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern, thanked Mayor Edward Rendell and Governor Thomas Ridge for their support and pledged that "Norfolk ...