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More Pa. employers must check new hires’ working papers

Starting this month, employers that do business with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must use the the federal government’s E-Verif ...

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Jersey pols criticize House GOP for skipping Sandy relief bill

New Jersey politicians had some of the harshest words leveled at Congress this week after the House of Representatives failed to vote on ...

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With 30-day contract extension, East Coast port strike averted for now

The union representing longshoremen at East Coast ports has agreed to a 30-day contract extension, averting a potential strike on Sunday. ...

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Expect milk shake-up on prices in absence of U.S. farm bill

There could be crying if milk spills over the “dairy cliff” looming just beyond the New Year. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of P ...

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Sides will meet to avert ‘container cliff’

Negotiators will return to the table one more time to try and avert a “container cliff”: a looming port strike that could shu ...

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Journal-Register papers go on the auction block after bankruptcy

It’s no cakewalk to work at a newspaper these days, or to own one. The Yardley-based Journal Register Co, which filed for Ch ...

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At holiday time, no rest for the weary entrepreneur

A lot of people will end up in the doghouse over the holidays for being tied to their smartphones when they’re supposed to be eatin ...

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Could port strike be a second fiscal cliff?

Negotiations over a contract dispute that could shut down ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are in their eleventh hour. Talks c ...

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Drugmaker Teva halts plan for Northeast hub in Philly

Teva’s North American distribution center was one of the largest developments on the horizon for Philadelphia.   ...

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Owners of Sandy-devastated Shore businesses seeking grants, not loans

Small businesses at the Jersey Shore struggling to recover from Hurricane Sandy are hoping they’ll be able to get federal grants, n ...

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Wharton alums can now invest in others’ student loans

If Wharton alums can still hear the words “student debt” without breaking a cold sweat, a new business promises them a new in ...

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Pa. will lose 47,000 jobs if nation goes off fiscal cliff

The Pennsylvania economy could experience serious fallout if Congress and President Barack Obama fail to come up with a budget agreement ...

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Trying to make Pennsylvania a hotbed of biofuels

The Northeast has traditionally been home to coal and gas mining. But the federal government’s just put up a $10 million grant to j ...

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Casey urges compromise to avoid fiscal cliff

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Monday that the Joint Economic Committee will hold a hearin ...

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Small business coalition gives Philly passing grade

Local businesses may have gotten a boost from Small Business Saturday, but as Leanne Krueger-Braneky likes to say, “one day is not ...

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