Temple University, 6/9/2011 (Howard James)

Philadelphia Neighborhoods: Tea Attracts a New Audience With Local Shop. Assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is a far cry from running a small business focused on organic tea. Howard James, the owner and operator of Tea Country, saw an opportunity to make the leap from corporate America to small business proprietor. After an MBA project at Eastern University steered him in the direction of fine loose-leaf teas, his passion grew for the product. Although information technology is vastly different from brewing green tea, Howard’s love for his work in both fields has contributed to his success.

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NOTE: Howard James is one of the original charter members of National BDPA and a past president of BDPA Philadelphia chapter.

Philly.com, 3/3/2010 (Howard James)

The Tea-He's: Men Savoring Brew by the Cup. The 10 men bantered about their wives' cooking, boxing greats, and suits that fit too snugly. This, however, was no sports bar meet-up or barbershop chat. Two hours earlier, Howard James, a co-proprietor of Tea Country in East Oak Lane, had called the group to order by taking requests for a beverage steeped in centuries of elegant tradition.

NOTE: Howard James is past president of BDPA Philadelphia chapter.

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