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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden wishes Barbara Moroney, of Rocky Point, N.Y., a happy 80th birthday during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in Nashua, N.H. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Elections
Politics

Messy Iowa caucuses leave candidates scrambling for money

With campaigns girding for a protracted contest, fundraising success is critical to their long-term prospects.

7 years ago

Local business owners at Gran Caffe L'Aquila (Laura Benshoff)
Keystone Crossroads
Business
International
Pennsylvania

Pa. Italian food purveyors say more tariffs could be ‘devastating’

A potential round of new tariffs on European products is sparking fears of “fake parmesan” among Italian food purveyors in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

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King of Prussia Mall
Business
Real Estate
Philadelphia Business Journal

Local exposure to Macy’s store closures could be vast

Macy’s hasn’t released a list of the stores it intends to close, though a partial list published by the Wall Street Journal doesn’t yet include any in the Philadelphia region.

7 years ago

This July 3, 2015 photo shows people walking on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City N.J. On Jan. 30, 2020, top executives from eight of the city's nine casinos said Atlantic City needs to be cleaned up and made safer before business conditions will improve. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Business
New Jersey

Casino execs: Clean up Atlantic City, no Showboat gambling

Top executives of most of Atlantic City's casinos say the city needs to become cleaner and safer, with a better public perception in order for business conditions to improve.

7 years ago

Gov. John Carney presents his $4.6 billion spending plan to state lawmakers in Dover Thursday morning. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Politics

Big on improving infrastructure, Carney makes $4.6 billion Delaware budget proposal

Flush with revenue, Delaware Gov. John Carney presents a spending plan to lawmakers that increases the budget by 4% over the current year.

7 years ago

This June 8, 2016 photo shows the exterior of the Showboat hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Real Estate

Atlantic City pier sold, return of gambling to Showboat eyed

Five years after a Philadelphia developer bought an Atlantic City shopping and entertainment pier from Caesars Entertainment, he's selling it back to them.

7 years ago

Sande Friedman, the wine buyer at Di Bruno Bros., stands in front of the stock at their Rittenhouse location. (Alex Stern/WHYY)
The Why
Food & Drink
Politics

Trump tariffs could squash Pa.’s new wine scene

A recent change in Pennsylvania's liquor law has helped expand the wine scene in the Philly region. Could retaliatory tariffs against the EU squash it?

Air Date: January 15, 2020

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Airport employees, Uber and Lyft drivers, and other workers protest for a $15 minimum wage at Los Angeles International Airport in October. Increases in minimum wages contributed to bigger pay gains for lower-income workers. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Economy

Minimum wage hikes fuel higher pay growth for those at the bottom

Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market.

7 years ago

A Mack truck outside of Mack Trucks, Inc. headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/AP Photo)
Business
Economy

Mack Trucks to lay off 300 at Pa. assembly plant

The company is blaming the layoffs at its Lower Macungie Township plant on a downturn in the heavy-duty truck market.

7 years ago

IRS building
Taxes

Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls

Burdened with years of budget cuts and a recent increase in workload to implement new tax law, the IRS is struggling to deliver on its mission.

7 years ago

Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Energy
New Jersey
Transportation

Jersey Shore gas prices edge up

Gas prices have edged up in New Jersey and around the nation, with analysts citing rising crude oil prices and the year-end spike in holiday travel.

7 years ago

Postcard of Garden State Plaza, circa 1968 (Ryan Khatam/Flickr)
Business
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

The long and winding road: How the Garden State Became the Mall State

Malls are inseparable from the history of postwar New Jersey, and American Dream is far from the first to promise a heady mix of retail and entertainment.

7 years ago

Cleaning workers protested for a higher minimum wage at Rodney Square Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Wilmington, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Delaware
Economy

$15 minimum wage is mantra of janitors, lawmakers during Wilmington march

Union office cleaners are negotiating a new contract with commercial contractors. Some lawmakers want the $15 wage to be the base in Delaware.

7 years ago

(Kalim A. Bhatti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

Canceled meetings and finger-pointing plague top Pa. economic development agency

Created in 2004, the authority is now one of the largest grantors of public money for economic development and infrastructure projects.

7 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. justices decline to restore cash payments to poor, people with disabilities

At issue is a Depression-era program, known as general assistance, that typically provided about 11,000 recipients with some $200 a month.

7 years ago

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