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‘Particularly dark’ Labor Day for Philadelphia’s unemployed union workers
With Hahnemann University Hospital and the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery closures, the city will be losing about 2,500 union jobs.
7 years ago
Listen 1:25Where did the Sacklers move cash from their opioid maker?
Where did the money withdrawn from Purdue over the years end up? And how much might the family be holding that state and local governments should consider fair game?
7 years ago
Pa. to test appetite for more mini-casinos
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold at least one more auction for a mini-casino license.
7 years ago
Study finds Pennsylvanians are working more than their neighbors to fill up gas tanks
Drivers should see a break at the pump this Labor Day weekend.
7 years ago
New Jersey’s gas tax to stay flat in 2020
New Jersey's gas tax won't be going up in the coming year, the state Treasury announced Wednesday. The rate will remain at 41.4 cents per gallon.
7 years ago
Former PES refinery CEO Rinaldi says he wants to make renewable fuels at the complex
Philip Rinaldi announced a new company, Philadelphia Energy Industries, and a plan to buy and restart the Point Breeze and Girard Point refineries.
7 years ago
Could electric bills in Pa. become more affordable? This agency holds the key
All the info you didn’t know you needed about the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
7 years ago
After federal rule change, N.J. lawmakers want to hike funding for Planned Parenthood
New Jersey lawmakers want to provide state money to Planned Parenthood and other health care providers who have abandoned some of their federal funding.
7 years ago
Foss retires as CEO at Aramark
Aramark chief executive Eric J. Foss stepped down Monday, on the heels of a large stock purchase by activist investor Mantle Ridge last week.
7 years ago
The company has successfully won bids for transit agencies in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
7 years ago
Wiss Fiss: the bank name that the Philly region will get to know even more
After months of fun billboards with a fun name, Beneficial Bank takes on the WSFS Bank name. But you can simply call them Wiss Fiss.
7 years ago
Listen 4:13Renewable energy producer S.G. Preston interested in buying PES refinery
The company is the first of at least two prospective buyers to publicly express interest in taking over the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.
7 years ago
New Jersey unemployment rate drops to its lowest level ever
New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in July, the lowest the rate has been since the state began keeping records in 1976.
7 years ago
Cheyney officials say budget will have surplus, accreditation status still unknown
Cheyney University is expected to take in $26 million in revenue this year with a $2.1 million surplus.
7 years ago
With General Assistance now gone in Pa., how will people cope?
General Assistance was eliminated in 2012. The Pa. Supreme Court reversed the move last summer and Gov. Wolf reinstated it, only to have Republican lawmakers end it again.
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