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Tony Pugh, who covers consumer economics, joined the bureau in 1997 from the Miami Herald, where he covered urban affairs and social services. He previously was a reporter at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and the Cincinnati Enquirer. In 1990, Pugh was a co-winner of the Education Writers Association's national award for distinguished reporting.
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One industry that's booming: debt collection
By Tony Pugh | McClatchy Newspapers
In the often murky waters of the debt collection industry, United Recovery Systems in Houston is considered a "whale hunter." In its search for clients, United isn't looking for mom-and-pop businesses with a few hundred deadbeat customers. It wants bigger fish. » read more
Posted on Thu, October 15, 2009
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