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State, city offered Amazon a $5.7 billion incentive package to build Philly HQ2
Until now, Mayor Jim Kenney and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf have refused to discuss details of the incentives offered in their HQ2 proposal.
8 years ago
Philly’s Amazon HQ2 loss could be a long-term win for city, experts say
Mayor Jim Kenney responded to the news with a thank you to Amazon.
8 years ago
Listen 1:57Amazon’s grand search for 2nd headquarters ends with split: NYC and D.C. suburb
Amazon's HQ2 is getting divided by two.
8 years ago
Wagerers crossing the Delaware (and Hudson) for sports bets
It's the only game in, or rather near, town right now for people in New York and Pennsylvania who want to bet.
8 years ago
5 smart lessons about investing to end poverty in Philadelphia
ImpactPHL's recent panel asked experts to share tips for managing cross-sector partnerships, building ethical development projects in low-income areas and more.
8 years ago
Philly wants to teach retiring business owners how to sell — to their workers
Around the country, stakeholders have raised the alarm about the "silver tsunami": the large number of baby boomer business owners approaching retirement.
8 years ago
New partnership will protect 475,000 Philly homeowners from sewer snafus
A new partnership will provide 475,000 eligible homeowners an affordable water and sewer line protection plan for about $8 a month.
8 years ago
Soft skills, tech jobs: What Philly can learn from Albuquerque’s anti-poverty push
Technical.ly traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., to find what has worked — and what hasn't — in that city's approach to workforce development.
8 years ago
Philly Council bill would outlaw cashless businesses
Councilman William Greenlee thinks cashless businesses are classist.
8 years ago
After long losing streak, U.S. stocks surge on solid earnings
Strong results from major companies including Microsoft, Visa and Comcast are sending U.S. stocks sharply higher Thursday.
8 years ago
Philadelphia safer from job-stealing robots than peer cities, report says
If you work in Philadelphia, your job may be safe from the robots that pundits predict could put one-third of U.S. workers out of a job by 2030.
8 years ago
Sears is fading, but memories of its mail-order homes endure
Now that its parent company has filed for bankruptcy, owners of some of those homes are lamenting the end of the Sears era.
8 years ago
2019 ACA rates to decrease for first time in Pennsylvania
What people will end up paying, as in previous years, varies by age and county.
8 years ago
Wineries want to ship directly to N.J. homes — but liquor stores oppose plan
Right now, the most prolific producers of wine are barred from shipping their wine to individual buyers in the Garden State.
8 years ago
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