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Companies bristle as New Jersey issues tax breaks more slowly
New Jersey is clamping down on tax break recipients, making sure companies are creating the promised number of jobs before it sends out their yearly credits.
6 years ago
Camden rising? As deficit grows, new businesses won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years
Camden’s budget deficit could get worse despite a corporate-office building boom. Many companies won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years.
6 years ago
Listen 4:25Catholic charities tested by abuse scandals, border crisis
Several local Catholic Charities affiliates report a drop in donations linked at least in part to the scandals.
6 years ago
Three Mile Island Unit 2, site of nation’s worst nuclear accident, to be sold, dismantled
A Salt Lake City-based company is in talks to purchase and dismantle Three Mile Island’s long-mothballed Unit 2 reactor — the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.
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As Hahnemann empties out, owner seeks bids for St. Christopher’s
Hahnemann University Hospital is making progress with its closure plans. Its owner was in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Friday setting bid procedures to sell St. Christopher’s.
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Listen 0:52New Jersey bans employers from requiring salary history from applicants
People seeking jobs in New Jersey will no longer be required to divulge their salary history during the application process.
6 years ago
Does Facebook need a humanitarian partner for its new digital currency?
Libra, according to its website, wants to "reinvent" money by making a financial transaction as cheap and simple as "sending a text message or sharing a photo."
6 years ago
Toys R Us is coming back but with a different approach
More than a year after filing for bankruptcy, the chain is relaunching in Texas and New Jersey. Its new stores will feature spaces for toy demonstrations and events.
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How can established small businesses — not startups — get access to capital?
It’s never easy to fund the hustle.
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Earmarks? WAMs? Conservative group says by any name, they must go.
A conservative think tank is renewing one of its annual traditions: calling out state lawmakers for stashing money in the budget for municipal projects.
6 years ago
Tuition freeze forces Pa. State System of Higher Education to tighten how it manages money
Tuition for an in-state full-time student increased to $7,716 annually, last year, which was a 3 percent increase. The cost will remain the same in 2019-20.
6 years ago
Delivery company goPuff left out key details before winning $39 million N.J. tax break
The home delivery service goPuff failed to disclose a federal labor law violation to New Jersey officials when it applied for a $39 million corporate tax break last summer.
6 years ago
After Trump request, Lockheed keeps Coatesville helicopter plant open
Wednesday night's announcement comes little more than a month after the company told the Coatesville facility's 465 employees the plant would close by the end of the year.
6 years ago
Philly immigrant earnings — and taxes paid — are up 13%, per new report
The region has one of the most stable foreign-born populations in the country.
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These are the people struggling the most to pay back student loans
Lots of people have student loans: more than 45 million people. They collectively owe about $1.6 trillion.
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