Rendell rewarded the Mark Group for choosing the Philadelphia Navy links of london sale as its national headquarters with $3.3 million in incentives, including a $2 million Pennsylvania Industrial Development loan. The 26-year-old company, which employs 1,400 in Britain, said it expected to hire 300 people in the United States in three years. So far the U.S. office employs just 15, but Bartos said it was about to ramp up operations. "We want it to be perfect before we get bigger," Bartos said. He is already mapping out plans to expand the Mark Group's operations to Links of London Charms; Newark, N.J.; and Baltimore. And the company this week will begin to train staff to fulfill a $1.7 million contract with Philadelphia Gas Works to weatherize homes of low-income customers. Mark Group is one of three contractors PGW will hire this year to do intensive weatherization of about 2,500 customers targeted by the utility because they are among the largest consumers of subsidized fuel. Elliott S. Gold, PGW's manager of energy-efficiency programs, said Mark Group's pricing was competitive, and its proposal reflected the parent company's British experience. "They just put together a superior proposal and product," he said. Links of London Pig Charm business from utilities and public-housing agencies is expected to constitute a reliable stream of business, the Mark Group is also building up a private clientele, and making an extra effort to generate positive word of mouth. The Mark Group performs its own energy audits and assessments, but it also relies on referrals from independent auditors such as Eric Lowry, an Ardmore energy expert who conducted an extensive review of the Diamonds' house in December. Lowry recommended several contractors to the Diamonds, whose first choice was unable to do the work until late winter. The Mark Group sent a crew over in six Links of London Key Charm. Lowry said the weatherization business was ripe for professionalization.
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