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Rob Dubow, Philadelphia's finance director, says the growth of beverage-related businesses has not declined since the city levied a tax on soda and other sweetened drinks.(Tom MacDonald, WHYY)

Philadelphia officials say the growth of beverage-related businesses has not declined since the city levied a tax on soda and other sweet ...

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Fran Nachman wears crossed gold keys on her lapel, a symbol of her membership to Les Clefs d’Or, an international organization of professional hotel concierges. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)

With nearly magical touch, concierges grant hotel guests’ wishes — but numbers diminish

Jeannie Green, who works in marketing in the Denver area, finds herself in Philadelphia at least once a month for work. Often, she’ ...

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Delaware

International

New help for Delaware companies exporting products overseas [video]

The World Trade Center of Delaware’s efforts to help Delaware companies send their products and services around the globe is gettin ...

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Another month, another rise in Delaware’s unemployment rate

Delaware’s unemployment rate stands at 4.9 percent for August, that’s half a percent higher than the same time last year. ...

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In this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, a flame burns at the Shell Deer Park oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas. Companies have reported that roughly two dozen storage tanks holding crude oil, gasoline and other fuels collapsed or otherwise failed during Harvey, spilling a combined 140,000 gallons of fuel, according to an Associated Press analysis of state and federal accident databases. Federal rules require companies to be prepared for spills, but don't require them to take any specific measures to secure the massive fuel storage tanks at refineries and oil production sites that are prone to float and break during floods. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo, file)

Coast Guard: Most fuel spilled from tank farm during Hurricane Harvey unrecoverable

Less than 20 percent of a 461,000-gallon (1.7-million-liter) gasoline spill in Texas during Hurricane Harvey was recovered by the company ...

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House Democrats and Republicans held an intense Rules Committee hearing on the bill before sending it to the full floor. It saw several more hours of debate there. (Katie Meyer/WITF)

Economy

Pennsylvania

Pa. House narrowly passes a tax-free budget funding plan

The state House of Representatives has narrowly voted to move a budget plan built largely on one-time fund transfers. Although it ...

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Former Governor Jim Florio and Martin Robins, director emeritus of Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, say transportation improvements should be a priority for New Jersey’s next governor. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Infrastructure

New Jersey

Transportation

Foundation says lease N.J. Turnpike to pay for transportation needs

A nonprofit group is urging New Jersey’s next governor to put more emphasis on transportation. The Princeton-based Fund for ...

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Energy

New Jersey

Transportation

Electric vehicle proponents look for a plug from New Jersey

Advocates are urging New Jersey officials to do more to encourage the use of electric vehicles throughout the state. Pamela Frank, ...

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Census data show that poverty in Camden (foreground)is ebbing, while across the river in Philadelphia, the poverty rate remains flat. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)

Economic Development

New Jersey

Philadelphia

Tale of two cities: Poverty in Camden ebbs, Philly rate stays flat

Census data released Thursday show that the city of Camden — one of South Jersey’s poorest communities — may be on the rise. ...

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Maya van Rossum of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network pushed for an expanded anti-Slapp law at Philadelphia City Hall. Her nonprofit has faced two such lawsuits in recent years, which she says have been aimed at silencing the group's activism. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

Pa. lawmaker again pushing for stronger protections against litigation meant to intimidate

Philadelphia and Pennsylvania officials gathered Wednesday at City Hall to call attention to efforts to protect community groups from law ...

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Students attend class at Belmont Charter School in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)

Keystone Crossroads

Business

K-12

New report on Pa. charter school growth finds ‘stranded costs’ linger five years later

A new study finds that expanding the charter school sector in Pennsylvania creates a significant toll on traditional public school system ...

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The Pennsylvania Economy League ranked municipalities according to their tax base (high is good) and tax burden (low is good), then combined scores and used the resulting list to divide them into quintiles. Quintile 1 indicates a larger tax base and lower tax burden per household; 5 indicates the least tax base and most tax burden per household. (Source: Pennsylvania Economy League)

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Changing Communities

Pennsylvania

Municipal distress getting worse in Pennsylvania, new data show

The Pennsylvania Economy League released a report on Tuesday showing predictions in its last study have borne out. That’s no ...

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Economic Development

Philadelphia

Race & Ethnicity

Philadelphia launching ad campaign to attract African-American visitors

A new effort in Philadelphia is seeking to attract more African-American tourists to the city by tapping new and conventional media.&nbsp ...

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Business

Delaware

After merger, chemistry between DuPont and Dow leading to further changes

Nearly two weeks ago, Dow Chemical and DuPont merged, becoming DowDuPont with headquarters in Michigan and Delaware. This merger o ...

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Immigration

Philadelphia

DACA dollars the goal of new fundraising effort

While the Trump administration has stopped accepting new applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, some “dreamers ...

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