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A former restaurant will be the site of a medical marijuana clinic in the State College area, Centre County. (Anne Danahy / WPSU)
WPSU
Economic Development
Pennsylvania

Medical marijuana could be good business in Pa.

Bradford is a historic town on the northern Pennsylvania border. An empty storefront will soon be one of the state’s medical marijuana clinics.

9 years ago

A commission of Pennsylvania lawmakers and state officials is working in Harrisburg to come up with a plan to pay down the state's pension debt. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Politics
Taxes

IFO: federal tax breaks might mean good news for Pa.’s bottom line

After a year marked by lower-than expected income and intractable budget problems, Pennsylvania's finances appear to be on an upswing.

9 years ago

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett (left) in 2017; Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, in 2013; and JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon in 2013. Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase are teaming up to create a health care company announced Tuesday that is
NPR
Business
Health Care

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase launch new health care company

The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and boost satisfaction.

9 years ago

BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London on Jan. 8. She has resigned her position in Beijing in protest over what she called a failure to sufficiently address a gap in compensation between men and women at the public broadcaster.
(Dominic Lipinski/AP)
NPR
Gender
Politics

After revelations of gender pay gap at BBC, 4 male hosts agree to salary cut

Last July, the BBC revealed the salaries of all employees earning more than $200,000 a year. Two thirds were men.

9 years ago

So far, bids for two mini-casinos have netted the state over $100 million. (AP, file)
Business
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. making more than expected on casino auctions — so far

With eight bids to go, the state has already made $90 million of the $100 million dollars it earmarked in the state budget.

9 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney presents his FY 2019 budget to state lawmakers at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Delaware
Politics

Delaware Gov. Carney introduces $4.25 billion ‘sustainable’ budget

A pay raise for state employees and a $100 million boost for capital projects show how Carney’s spending plan is very different from last year’s bare bones budget.

9 years ago

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Chris Beatty, 26, works at a Radial warehouse in Burlington, N.J.
NPR
Business
New Jersey
Technology

‘Don’t think a robot could do this’: Warehouse workers aren’t worried for their jobs

Thanks to surging online shopping, retail warehouses are booming, and so are jobs. But the unavoidable buzzword is automation.

9 years ago

Denise Kennedy, a 21-year employee at Garrettford Elementary School in Drexel Hill, says she could use overtime to supplement her $35,000 a year salary. (Annette John-Hall/WHYY)
Business
Pennsylvania
Politics

Wolf proposes lifting cap on overtime pay for low-wage earners

Pennsylvania rule on eligibility for overtime pay is 40 years old, and governor says it's time for a change.

9 years ago

Amazon says the second headquarters will be a
NPR
Philadelphia

Here are the 20 cities still in the running for Amazon’s second HQ

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Newark are among the finalists for Amazon's HQ2.

9 years ago

Shown is an exterior view of the Apple Park Visitor Center during its grand opening Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in Cupertino, Calif. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
National
Taxes
Technology

Apple to build 2nd campus, hire 20,000 in $350B pledge

Cities from across the U.S. will likely be offering Apple tax breaks and other incentives in an attempt to persuade the company to build its second campus in their towns.

9 years ago

Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard participate in a battle simulation during Exercise Red Rose, Friday, April 2, 2010, at Fort Indiantown Gap in Annville, Pa.  (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Military
Pennsylvania

Pa. National Guard facility breaks ground on new training facility

The busiest National Guard training facility in the country has broken ground on a new $11.5 million building, and officials say it was a long time coming.

9 years ago

Online shopping using a credit card to complete an e-commerce transaction
Law
National
Taxes

US Supreme Court to consider a case that could net states sales revenue

Lawmakers tried to improve online sales tax collections in last year’s budget, as the state struggled to find enough revenue balance its books.

9 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves to lawmakers before delivering his final state of the state address at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Business
New Jersey
Politics

Christie signs bill offering Amazon $5B in tax incentives

Under the bill Amazon would have to create at least 30,000 full-time jobs.

9 years ago

In a rush to buy journalist and author Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, buyers have mistakenly purchased Randall Hansen's book of a similar name, Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
NPR
Books
Politics

Author of the other ‘Fire And Fury’ book says business is booming

He moved from "very, very low sales onto three best-seller lists."

9 years ago

A tractor-trailer rolls along the highway in Miami last November. The trucking industry needs to hire almost 900,000 more drivers in order to meet rising demand, according to an industry analysis. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
National
Transportation

Trucking industry struggles to cope with growing driver shortage

America needs more truck drivers.

9 years ago

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