Business
Campbell’s announces 13% salaried workforce reduction as part of campaign to improve bottom line
The soup and snack maker is hoping to cut costs by a half-billion dollars by 2030.
5 days ago
Listen 0:55Unemployment rates have climbed for Black and Hispanic workers, and unemployed workers now outnumber open positions.
5 days ago
Listen 1:09The fast-growing company will spend $370 million on the move and receive nearly $40 million in state and city incentives.
5 days ago
Listen 1:12Chobani to invest $1.2 billion in Pennsylvania, bringing hundreds of jobs to the Lehigh Valley
The state says Chobani’s commitment is the largest private investment ever made in Pennsylvanian agriculture.
7 days ago
Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing
The Academy will continue scientific research and public education, but its museum will go the way of the dinosaur.
7 days ago
Listen 1:00Cruises restarted departures from Philadelphia in April after a 15-year break, offering trips to Bermuda and Canada and creating 2,200 jobs.
2 weeks ago
The Ritz Five movie theater in Old City is closed indefinitely
The city says the theater has violated Philadelphia’s fire code and needs to make appropriate changes before it can reopen.
2 weeks ago
Less than two years after a Wharton dropout co-founded it, Albacore has $10 million in investments and a contract to supply the U.S. Navy.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:18The struggle to fill South Street’s glut of vacant storefronts
A city proposal to encourage redevelopment and ease business creation has stalled.
2 weeks ago
Clubs, bars and nonprofits say revenue from the machines helps keep their doors open as lawmakers weigh regulation.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:40Pop-up shops in Philadelphia’s Market East will stick around through December
The temporary storefronts brought in by the “Meantime on Market” initiative have drawn thousands of visitors this summer to a struggling block.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:26New Jersey Gov. Sherrill signs the Fair Price Protection Act, banning surveillance pricing
The new law prohibits companies from using your location, browsing history and income to help set the price you pay for merchandise.
2 months ago
Listen 0:44Merchants, lottery boss tout self-serve system, but gambling addiction counselors worry about underage users, more people going deep into debt.
2 months ago
Listen 2:14New Market East engagement center is one more step toward corridor redevelopment
The city is touting over 50 new businesses in Center City this year alone. Here’s how Market East’s development will contribute.
2 months ago
Southeast Asian Market in FDR Park devastated by ‘microburst’ storm
The South Philly market is soliciting donations to help vendors who “watched their businesses get destroyed in real time.”
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