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Pa. unemployment hotline is very, very busy
A group of people in winter coats walked in a circle in front of the Pa. Career Link office on Spring Garden Street on Monday, calli ...
12 years ago
Repairs following superstorm cost SEPTA $550,000
SEPTA still hasn’t figured out how much revenue it lost during Superstorm Sandy. But the has estimated the cost of repairs — ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia a finalist for Bloomberg’s $9M ‘Mayors Challenge’
Bloomberg Philanthropies put out a call for innovative solutions to major urban challenges — a ...
12 years ago
Sandy a bonanza for businesses involved in cleanup
Superstorm Sandy has left behind massive destruction and urgent recovery efforts. The hurricane has meant disaster for many businesses, w ...
12 years ago
Transit snarl slowly begins to unravel
They’re small inconveniences in the face of the destruction left by Hurricane Sandy. But c ...
12 years ago
With scant funding available, Philly-area infrastructure needs billions worth of work
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission says the region’s infrastructure needs a rescue. A new report stages three ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia jobs commission begins work
Philadelphia has a new commission tasked with figuring out how to create more jobs, more quickly. The panel met Wednesday for the first t ...
12 years ago
25 percent of Pa. households below poverty standard
It’s a sobering statistic. One fourth of the households in Pennsylvania are not earning enough to meet basic needs, accordin ...
13 years ago
DRWC moves to make its voice heard
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has taken another step toward making its voice heard on new projects. ...
13 years ago
PNC among banks that may settle with states over ‘robo-signed’ foreclosures
Four regional banks are facing pressure to reach their own settlement with state attorneys general over how they handled foreclosures. Th ...
13 years ago
Amazon, online retailers start collecting Pa. sales tax
Pennsylvania residents are now paying a little more for their online purchases from Internet retailing giant Amazon.com and other online ...
13 years ago
Jobs deficit grows, median income shrinks in Pa.
The liberal group Keystone Research Center paints a discouraging picture of Pennsylvania in its latest jobs reports. The findings, ...
13 years ago
Credit deal will alllow Revel to borrow $100 million
An Atlantic City casino has signed a new credit deal allowing it to borrow up to $100 million to continue operating. The new Re ...
13 years ago
Despite advances in workplace protections, gay employees in Pa. still at risk
Employees of the nation’s 500 most profitable companies have to worry less than their counterparts about revealing their sexual ori ...
13 years ago
Sam Katz on why PICA postponed budget vote
Last week, Mayor Nutter’s aides said that if the city loses an appeal of a firefighters arbitration award, it will possibly have to ...
13 years ago