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Philly refiner’s push to maintain ban on U.S. crude oil exports goes against trend
In early 2012, the refining business in Southeast Pennsylvania was on life support until a glut of cheap American oil and natural gas rev ...
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Pa. businesses will face steeper tax penalties without Medicaid expansion
When originally written, the Affordable Care Act assumed all states would expand Medicaid. But once the U.S. Supreme Court made that opti ...
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For Philly economy, Comcast tower will be bigger than its 59 floors
Business and civic leaders are welcoming the Comcast Corp. and Liberty Property Trust plans for a $1.2 billion office tower in Philadelph ...
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Comcast plans $1.2 billion building to be tallest in Philly
Comcast Corp. is expanding in a big way in Philadelphia. The communications giant’s headquarters will expand into ...
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Apple co-founder Wozniak looks back and forges ahead
The Philadelphia Speakers Series resumes Monday evening at the Kimmel Center with a lecture by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak. H ...
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Shell takes final extension on Pa. site for proposed ethane cracker
Shell Chemical has signed a deal with the owners of a Beaver County industrial site that would give the company more time to decide wheth ...
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Shopping season doesn’t end with Christmas
You might think that Christmas day marks the end of the holiday shopping season, but merchants are now used to a post-Christmas surge spu ...
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Online sales help brick-and-mortar stores — on Cyber Monday and all year
Black Friday — and now Cyber Monday — signal the start of the holiday shopping season with a rush for deals at big box stores and maj ...
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African American leaders back Market 8 casino proposal for Philly
The African-American Chamber of Commerce and the Philadelphia NAACP are endorsing one of the plans for Philadelphia’s second casino ...
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Temple grads invite students to rate off-campus landlords
A Philadelphia start-up is inviting students to submit reviews of their off-campus landlords. The team behind the new online site ...
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Pa. deploys action team after Lockheed Martin announces plant closure
Pennsylvania officials are scrambling after news that Lockheed Martin will close a satellite manufacturing facility in Newtown, Bucks Cou ...
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Lockheed Martin will close Newtown plant
More than 1,000 people will lose their jobs as Lockheed Martin eliminates a facility in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Spokesman Chip Esch ...
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Wynn scraps plans for a Philadelphia casino
Wynn Resorts, headed by casino mogul Steve Wynn has withdrawn it’s proposal to build a casino and 300-room luxury hotel in Philadel ...
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It’s a wrap for Blockbuster — including last store in Philly
Remember Blockbuster? With the blue and yellow movie ticket logo? The very last representative of the video chain in Philadelphia ...
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Toomey votes to support workplace anti-discrimination bill
Thursday, the United States Senate passed legislation which would ban discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and gen ...
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