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Thomas Alfinito is the owner of a Crossfit Hygge gym franchise in Mount Laurel, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Philly-area businesses say federal ‘Payroll Protection’ loans put them ‘at risk’

Small business owners hoped federal stimulus loans would provide a critical lifeline. But many say the funds won’t cover their most urgent costs.

5 years ago

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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence
Politics & Policy

Trump faces virus risk at home amid push to ‘reopen’ nation

Images of top administration officials taking stepped-up protective measures come as states seek to loosen economic restrictions put in place to mitigate the virus’ spread.

5 years ago

Dr. Faoud Ishmael
Health
Spotlight PA

Workers in Pa. with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to work

With no guarantee they can collect unemployment if they refuse to go to work, immunocompromised workers fear a near-impossible choice: Risk losing their jobs, or their life.

5 years ago

Nelis Rodriguez poses at her home in Chicago, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Money

A distinct possibility: ‘Temporary’ layoffs may be permanent

If most layoffs become permanent, the severe recession the economy has slid into would likely last longer and the recovery would be slower.

5 years ago

Businesses need employees to feel safe returning to offices, but plans to track their movements are raising fears about greater workplace surveillance. (Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Your boss may soon track you at work for coronavirus safety

Companies around the country are figuring out how to safely reopen office during the pandemic. The new normal might involve smartphone apps and badges to track employees.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov Tom Wolf
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Crayons, flowers, taxidermy: Wolf releases list of ‘life-sustaining’ business waivers

Gov. Wolf’s administration faced criticism that its business waiver process during the shutdown seemed arbitrary and its decision making was opaque.

5 years ago

Stylist Megan Baranowski
Community

Super-sanitized Delaware hair salon serves grateful customers

Gov. John Carney has taken “interim steps’ to allow limited reopening of non-essential businesses, but the takers were few Friday morning.

5 years ago

Ocean City beach
Community
NJ Spotlight

Jersey Shore towns begin to open up — cautiously: How ready are they?

Sustained by tourism, many Shore communities have seen off past crises. What’s in store for them in a summer season overshadowed by the pandemic? And, what are the stakes?

5 years ago

Nurses stand at a COVID testing area
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware targets June 1 for phase one reopening

Delaware is on target to start the first phase of removing the coronavirus restrictions on June 1.

5 years ago

Man walks past closed business amid coronavirus pandemic.
Money

Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

Nearly all the job growth achieved during the 11-year recovery from the Great Recession has now been lost in one month.

5 years ago

Thousands of seedlings sprout in a hothouse on Ron Fox's farm in Pittsgrove, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Yes, we’re buying gifts for Mother’s Day. But not from them, small businesses worry

Philly area businesses, usually busy for the holiday celebrating moms, expect 2020 to be a wash, despite expectations Americans will spend more this year.

5 years ago

Ocean Resort Casino
Community

Its finances improved, Ocean Casino’s owners OK’d by N.J.

New Jersey gambling regulators are happy with the financial turnaround a once-troubled casino has made.

5 years ago

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky during an event in 2018. On Tuesday, the company announced it is laying off 1,900 employees, or about a quarter its workforce, as the coronavirus rattles the travel industry. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
NPR
Money

Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs, 25% of its workforce, as pandemic freezes travel

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky described the global pandemic as the "most harrowing crisis of our lifetime" and said the coronavirus has cut the company's anticipated revenue.

5 years ago

FILE - In this April 30, 2020 file photo, a man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. U.S. businesses cut an unprecedented 20.2 million jobs in April, an epic collapse with coronavirus outbreak closing the offices, factories, schools, construction sites and stores that propel the U.S. economy. The Wednesday, May 6,  report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world’s largest economy unscathed.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Community

ADP: More than 20 million jobs vanished in April

The Wednesday report from payroll company ADP showed the tragic depth and scale of job losses that left no part of the world's largest economy unscathed.

5 years ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

Why some small businesses didn’t stand a chance at getting relief from Pa.’s $61 million loan program

The assistance didn’t prioritize businesses in the hardest hit parts of the state and relied on a patchwork of local economic development organizations.

5 years ago

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