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Organic food supplier to shutter its South Jersey distribution center

The Providence, Rhode Island-based business decided to consolidate its warehouse operations.

3 years ago

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Economy
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Philadelphia

Philly-area job recovery outpaces New York City, D.C., and Baltimore

Even leisure and hospitality, which has been slower to recover since the pandemic began, has seen a full recovery.

3 years ago

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Is Threads really a ‘Twitter killer’? Here’s what we know so far

Meta's new app, Threads, may be the latest in a long-string of Twitter's competitors, but it appears to have an edge in the game thanks to its ties to Instagram.

3 years ago

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Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads

Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Wednesday. Called Threads, the new offering is billed as a text-based version of Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram.

3 years ago

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NPR
Economy
National

Here are the 5 things to know about the state of the economy this Independence Day

The economy continues to grow, the job market is strong, but inflation and rising interest rates are keeping recession fears alive.

3 years ago

NPR
Economy
Food & Drink
Personal Finance

As meat prices hover near record highs, here are 3 ways to save on your July 4 cookout

If you're planning to throw some meat on the grill this weekend, here are some ways to save money in the process.

3 years ago

Rowhouses at 34th and Spring Garden streets for sale or rent
PlanPhilly
Housing
Pennsylvania
Real Estate

Realtors see yet another spike in home prices across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

In the past five years, the median sale price for a home in Pa. nearly doubled, data from the state realtors association shows.

3 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Employment
Philadelphia

Philly jobs market bounced back but business bankruptcies start to creep higher since COVID-19

Pew Charitable Trusts in Philadelphia has been tracking economic indicators related to the COVID-19 pandemic for the past three years. Here’s what they found.

3 years ago

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Business
Economy
Employment
Pennsylvania

Elkins Park medical marijuana dispensary workers vote to unionize

The medical marijuana industry across Pa. generates $7.3 billion in retail sales. Workers say they want more than $17 an hour, and have voted to unionize.

3 years ago

Wilt Chamberlain, the towering Philadelphia Warriors center, stretches for a basket against the Los Angeles Lakers, Feb. 28, 1961 at the Philadelphia Arena
History
Philadelphia
Sports

Wilt Chamberlain’s Philadelphia Warriors rookie home uniform sells at auction for $1.79 million

SCP Auctions says the jersey and shorts that Chamberlain wore during the 1959-60 season were sold to filmmaker Rob Gough.

3 years ago

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Business
Government
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Marijuana dispensaries push back against Philly’s recreational zoning ban

Medical marijuana dispensary operators say zoning that prohibits recreational sales in some Philly neighborhoods would curb economic growth.

3 years ago

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Columbia University class of 2020 graduates pose for photographs on Commencement Day on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in New York.
Higher Education
National
Personal Finance

It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you

More than 40 million Americans will have to start making federal student loan payments again at the end of the summer.

3 years ago

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Economy
Government
National

Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months but signals 2 more potential hikes this year

Top Fed officials want to take time to more fully assess how their rate hikes have affected inflation and the economy.

3 years ago

Near the intersection of North Broad Street and West Lehigh Avenue sits a Forman Mills discount department store that anchors a shopping plaza.
Business
Employment
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Discount retailer Forman Mills lays off 119 employees due to ‘economic circumstances’

Attorneys say Forman Mills did not offer 90 days’ notice for the mass layoff and workers are owed millions in severance.

3 years ago

Rowhouses in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia
Real Estate

To buy, or not to buy? Philly’s weak housing market is serving up a mix of emotions

With high mortgage rates and overvalued home prices, some tenants and homeowners are staying put — while others are taking the plunge.

3 years ago

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