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

Philadelphia underperforms national economy, according to Pew report

Philadelphia’s economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, a new Pew Charitable Trusts study finds.

5 years ago

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NPR
Government
Technology

Want information from the IRS? For some, the agency wants a selfie

Taxpayers seeking access to some information about their taxes will be required to submit to facial recognition software, a move that has raised privacy concerns.

5 years ago

A shopper pays cash for sales merchandise on Dec. 26, 2000 in Austin, Texas. The Federal Reserve is considering whether to adopt a digital version of the dollar, in what would amount to a fundamental rethink of our national currency. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Income Inequality

The U.S. is considering a radical rethinking of the dollar for today’s digital world

The U.S. is gingerly considering whether to adopt a digital version of its currency, one better suited for today's increasingly cashless world.

5 years ago

The Philly skyline
Business
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

How local Black and brown companies can score big contracts with Philly’s biggest institutions

Tips from the pros include networking, streamlining pitches, and getting the right insurance — which a new fund will help provide.

5 years ago

Philadelphia's Center City skyline
Income Inequality
Personal Finance
Philadelphia

Philly to pilot a guaranteed income experiment, giving cash to some needy residents

As early as March, Philadelphia will start giving up to 60 people $500 a month, for at least 12 months.

5 years ago

A Starbucks sign
Business
Employment
Philadelphia

Two Starbucks locations in Philadelphia file petitions to unionize

The Philly workers join a wave of others attempting to unionize the national coffee chain’s shops as the pandemic economy has bolstered organizing efforts.

5 years ago

(Pixabay)
NPR
Business
Employment

The Great Resignation? More like The Great Renegotiation

Americans are not en masse rejecting consumerism, moving off the grid, and living off the land. Most still need money.

5 years ago

(Photo by Laurel and Michael Evans on Unsplash)
Economy
Employment
Technology

U.S. warns that chip shortage could shut down factories

The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

5 years ago

Ethan Miller works on his taxes at home in Silver Spring, Md., Friday, Jan., 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Government Accountability
Personal Finance
Taxes

Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday

“The IRS right now has unacceptable backlogs and the customer service that people are receiving is not what the American public deserves.”

5 years ago

(Oak Leaf Media/ Courtesy University City District)
PlanPhilly
Employment
Philadelphia
Transportation

Wanted: After pandemic hiring crunch, SEPTA hiring hundreds of people to fill open jobs

The transit agency is on a hiring binge that it hopes will restore its workforce after two years of pandemic-related attrition and hiring freezes.

5 years ago

The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown during the Electronic Entertainment Expo
Business
Media
Technology

Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

Activision Blizzard is the maker of Candy Crush’ and ‘Call of Duty.’

5 years ago

Sonia Lewis (center) promoting her company “The Student Loan Doctor.” (courtesy of Sonia Lewis)

‘The Student Loan Doctor,’ on making the most of the pandemic to tackle student loan debt

WHYY host Cherri Gregg speaks with Sonia Lewis, aka ‘The Student Loan Doctor,’ about using the ‘pandemic pause’ to move forward financially.

5 years ago

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Sean Forman, president of Sports Reference LLC. (Courtesy of Sean Forman)
Business
Philadelphia
Sports

Why a Philly business decided to sit out the sports betting boom

Sports Reference LLC could have parlayed its millions of users into millions of dollars from sportsbooks. The company’s president explains why it didn’t.

5 years ago

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Three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island
Energy
New Jersey

Huge offshore wind energy lease sale announced for New Jersey and New York

Six parcels encompass almost a half-million acres of ocean off the Jersey and New York coasts, to generate enough wind energy to power 2 million homes.

5 years ago

The Maya Angelou quarter is the first in the American Women Quarters Program, which will feature other prominent women in U.S. history. The other quarters in the series will begin rolling out later this year and through 2025, according to the U.S. Mint.
(Burwell and Burwell Photography/United States Mint image)
NPR
History
Race & Ethnicity

The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program," a four-year program that will include coins featuring prominent women in U.S. history.

5 years ago

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