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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%.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Workers simply don't earn enough money to keep up with skyrocketing rental rates across the country, the National Low Income Housing Coalition found in its latest report.

Unemployment benefits fraud is on the rise after Pennsylvania unveiled a new online filing system.

Philadelphia City Council passed a bill to increase salaries for airport workers to $15.06 an hour, plus $4.54 to go toward health care costs.

New Jersey lawmakers urge EPA to reform renewable-fuels standard for small refiners.

The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. employers added 850,000 jobs in June, including 194,000 in bars and restaurants.