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Previewing Philadelphia’s hearings on Comcast
As Mayor Michael Nutter’s administration prepares to host a series of town-hall style hearings about Comcast this week, members of ...
11 years ago
Collapse of Comcast deal may indicate FCC is ready to flex some muscle
Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. has officially killed its $45 billion plan to merge with Time Warner Cable — and at least one consumer ...
11 years ago
ListenUnisys cutting 1,800 jobs amid quarterly loss, stock slide
Unisys says it’ll reduce its global workforce by about 8 percent after reporting a $43.2 million first-quarter loss and seeing its ...
11 years ago
Officials in Pocono town want shuttered concert venue reopened
Officials in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains want to bring a shuttered performing arts center back to life, seeing potential in a 1 ...
11 years ago
Pennsylvania jobless rate rose slightly in March
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in March for the third straight month, as the number of jobs declined and the ranks of job-se ...
11 years ago
Temple adjuncts find surprising allies in fast food protest movement
Fast-food workers around the country held walkouts in dozens of cities on Wednesday to push for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. In Philadelph ...
11 years ago
China’s Ninebot buys US personal scooter maker Segway
Segway, the iconic but struggling U.S. maker of personal electric scooters, has been bought by a Chinese company. Beijing-based Ni ...
11 years ago
Romans, booty and sailors: all part of the history of pensions
Unfunded pensions have been around for thousands of years—even as far back as the Roman Republic. As we were reporting on the pr ...
11 years ago
ListenCBG to city: Help Comcast customers, but don’t become one
If the authors of the Nutter administration’s new Comcast report have a single recommendation for the city, it’s this: Get be ...
11 years ago
Paper towels, toilet tissue latest uses for wheat straw
The maker of Kleenex and Scott brand products is unveiling this month a line of tissues and towels incorporating wheat straw and bamboo.< ...
11 years ago
Tax Day extra difficult for many same-sex married couples
Tax Day is a necessary burden for most Americans. But it’s an accounting nightmare for thousands of gay and lesbian couples as they ...
11 years ago
112-year-old Atlantic City bakery closing as part of merger
More than just casinos are closing in Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that t ...
11 years ago
Capitol recap: how would pensioners be treated in a municipal bankruptcy?
Short answer: it depends on the judge. Some legal scholars have long held that a bankruptcy judge can cut pension benefits because ...
11 years ago
Pennsylvania’s municipal pensions are underfunded by $7.7 billion, and here’s why
Adjusting assumed rates of return on investments and setting a higher retirement age could go a long way to better funding pensions. ...
11 years ago
ListenAT&T paying $25M to settle US action over data breaches
AT&T is paying $25 million in a settlement with federal regulators over data breaches at three call centers in Latin America that com ...
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