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Companies are looking for diverse ad teams to avoid blunders
Diversity in the advertising industry is becoming a higher priority for consumer product companies as they try to reach a new generation of customers.
8 years ago
Pa. House passes final budget piece; ball moves to Wolf’s court
Pennsylvania's House has sent a gambling expansion bill to Gov. Wolf’s desk — effectively finishing the budget lawmakers have labored over for an entire fiscal year.
8 years ago
Advocates for poor in N.J. mobilize against U.S. cuts to food stamp program
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps about 800,000 low-income workers and senior citizens in New Jersey, but cuts are being debated in Washington.
8 years ago
Comcast's cable customers tumble as cord-cutting picks up
The cable company added TV customers last year for the first time in a decade. But on Thursday it posted its biggest quarterly cable-customer loss since 2014.
8 years ago
Delaware makes its pitch for Amazon HQ2
Delaware is already the corporate home for Amazon, state officials hope their proposal convinces the company to make the First State the home of their second headquarters.
8 years ago
Soda tax killing small Philly businesses, Butkovitz contends
City Controller Alan Butkovitz says the city's soda tax is hammering small businesses, and he says he has new numbers that prove it.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Google to invest more than $1 billion in digital literacy, workforce development
Technology alone won’t prepare people to build careers or pursue education in a rapidly changing economy. That was the message from Google executives.
8 years ago
When Amazon HQ2 arrives, tech's diversity problem could come too
When Amazon builds its new headquarters in some lucky city, diversity issues could be part of the bargain. At least, if things go like they did in Seattle.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Investigation finds Amazon benefitted from more than $2.4 billion in subsidies
Amazon benefited from more than $2.4 billion in incentives across the country, according to research published Wednesday by American City Business Journals.
8 years ago
Out and Equal summit building workplace diversity in Philly
More than 4,000 people are gathering in Philadelphia for a summit focusing on strengthening diversity in the workplace.
9 years ago
N.J. offers new small-business loans amid tax break boom in Camden, other cities
The same N.J. agency that’s handed out billions of dollars in tax breaks to large companies is offering a new slate of grants for small businesses.
9 years ago
Property tax-deferral plan for poor Philly homeowners advances to mayor
Philadelphia City Council has approved a plan to help longtime homeowners who can't afford their property taxes.
9 years ago
Pipeline blasting sprayed Lebanon County home with debris, and may have spread legacy pollution
Blasting to remove rock for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Lebanon County showered a home and its swimming pool with debris.
9 years ago
Pa. hotel tax hike could kill smaller Philly levy for promoting tourism
A tax increase proposed in Harrisburg could kill a small tariff that Philadelphia hotel owners were going to impose on themselves. ...
9 years ago
House assigns blame as budget talks crash; Wolf draws ‘line in the sand’
The latest push to finish Pennsylvania’s late, unbalanced budget has melted down.
9 years ago
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