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Business
Economic Development
Philadelphia

Rite Aid moving headquarters to Philadelphia

Rite Aid is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia in what it calls a site “designed specifically for in-person collaboration and company gatherings, rather than office space

2 years ago

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Employment
Income Inequality
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Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire

It's estimated that roughly 8.9 million Americans will lose all or some of these benefits.

2 years ago

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National
New Jersey

Pandemic-enhanced unemployment benefits expire Saturday

Enhanced unemployment benefits will end this weekend. Here is the bottom line for those who benefited from them.

2 years ago

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Employment
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. to refund $19 million to 109,000 people it overcharged in unemployment error

An independent state agency that investigated the matter determined the mistake was the result of “human error” and lack of oversight.

2 years ago

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Economy
Philadelphia

Philly achieves $80M surplus with some federal help

The numbers are positive for Philadelphia, but the city’s fiscal watchdog says it’s keeping a close eye on tax collections.

2 years ago

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Business
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

Aqua Pennsylvania looks to increase suburban water bills by 17% for up to 490,000 customers

The company has filed a rate request with the state Public Utility Commission, seeking to increase water bills by 17% and wastewater bills by 33%.

2 years ago

The world's largest retailer is taking over the massive site where General Motors manufactured vehicles for more than six decades. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
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Amazon hiring blitz for fulfillment center at former GM plant in Del. includes $3,000 bonuses

The 3.8 million-square-foot building on Boxwood Road has been vacant since 2009. An electric car maker planned to take it over, but the plan fizzled.

2 years ago

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A chart shows a TANF enrollment decline over the course of a decade.
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

New report urges changes to Pennsylvania’s 1990s-era TANF benefit

The Meet the Need Coalition surveyed more than 350 current or past recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; many found it too restrictive.

2 years ago

This June 28, 2021 photo shows a dealer at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City NJ conducting a game of roulette. Figures released Aug. 10, 2021 by the American Gaming Association show the nation's commercial casinos had their best second quarter in history, with $13.6 billion in revenue, and are on pace to have their best year ever in 2021 as gamblers return to in-person casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Business
Economy

In-person gamblers lifting US casino market to its best year

America's casinos had their best second quarter in history, taking in $13.6 billion.

2 years ago

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NPR
Business
Employment
Income Inequality

Why DoorDash drivers went on strike

Having organized on TikTok, Reddit and Facebook, DoorDash drivers around the country logged off the app on Saturday. Drivers are demanding tip transparency and higher pay.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
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Economy
Pennsylvania

Philly’s painful and profitable — for some — rental car crunch

After COVID-19 shut down travel for much of 2020, an ensuing rental car shortage is remaking Philly’s summer 2021 plans — and sparking some new businesses.

2 years ago

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FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo the logo for Alphabet appears on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. S&P Dow Jones Indices is shuffling the line-up of three of the 11 groups that make up the benchmark S&P 500 index. On Monday, 20 companies in the index including famous names like Facebook, Alphabet and Netflix will find a new home. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Business
Economy
Income Inequality

3 tech giants report combined profits of more than $50B

Three tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet — reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia
Taxes

Philadelphia tax revenue is up, but concerns linger about future finances

The city of Philadelphia is doing better in tax collections, but the group monitoring its money says they aren’t completely back to pre-pandemic levels.

2 years ago

Lamar Cornet works inside a restaurant
NPR
Business
Employment

Low pay, no benefits, rude customers: Restaurant workers quit at record rate

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They're leaving at the highest rate in decades.

2 years ago

Web pages used to show information for collecting unemployment insurance in Virginia, right, and reporting fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania, are displayed on the respective state web pages, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads
Employment
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Pa. cracking down on unemployment comp fraud with new ID verification measures

The Department of Labor and Industry announced it had contracted with identity verification service ID.me to screen new applicants.

2 years ago

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