
Money
Showboat casino to close as Atlantic City market contraction continues
The Showboat Atlantic City Hotel and Casino will be sailing off into the sunset at the end of August. Caesars Entertainment announ ...
11 years ago
Gas prices inching up as Fourth of July approaches
It’ll be more expensive to drive to your Independence Day destination this year. Concerns about Mideast violence have pushed ...
11 years ago
Berks County poultry plant cited for safety violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines of $59,400 against a kosher meatpacker in Berks County over saf ...
11 years ago
AAA: Iraq civil war pushing up gas prices in US
Drivers in the District of Columbia are paying $3.89 per gallon. That’s up 5 cents from a week ago and is far above the national av ...
11 years ago
Big oil and gas groups warn Pa. on taxes
Pennsylvania’s three biggest oil and gas associations, which represent multinational giants, are warning state lawmakers that raisi ...
11 years ago
Pa. pension adviser pays $300k in pay-to-play case
A private equity firm near Philadelphia will pay $300,000 to settle charges it violated a “pay-to-play” rule involving campai ...
11 years ago
Immigrants stay in Philadelphia for the same reason everyone else does
Dozens of immigrants surveyed in a new poll volunteered t ...
11 years ago
Katz son sells stake in Philly papers to Lenfest for $16 million
Philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest is now the sole owner of Philadelphia’s largest newspapers after his late partner ...
11 years ago
Pa. AFL-CIO praises Obama executive order on workplace discrimination
The president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO says he’s pleased that President Obama has pledged to sign an executive order prohibiting ...
11 years ago
Oregon hopes to be first state to map GMO fields
Oregon is looking into mapping GMO field locations across the state after the governor ordered it last fall, but the process faces many c ...
11 years ago
US Justice Department preparing to sue Citigroup
The Justice Department is finalizing a lawsuit against Citigroup over the bank’s sale of residential mortgage-backed securities aft ...
11 years ago
Jury verdict gives Facebook victory in patent case
Facebook has successfully defended itself against a lawsuit that claimed the company infringed on patents held by a Dutch programmer who ...
11 years ago
GM recalling Camaros for ignition switch problem
General Motors is recalling more cars for problems with ignition switches. GM is recalling nearly 512,000 Chevrolet Camaro muscle ...
11 years ago
No deal: SEPTA Regional Rail workers announce strike
All thirteen SEPTA Regional Rail lines have stopped operating due to a labor stoppage. The 220 members of the Brotherhood of Local ...
11 years ago
Pa. raises permit fees for shale drilling
Pennsylvania is charging higher well-permitting fees to natural gas exploration firms. A regulation published Friday is the second ...
11 years ago