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The interior of NV My Eyewear and proprietor Tiffany Easley. (Facebook/NV My Eyewear)
Community
Billy Penn

This West Philly biz owner is one of 550 who already got relief money from the city

Around 60% of awardees are people of color, and 34% are women.

5 years ago

Pa. senators participated and witnesses from Gov. Tom Wolf's administration participated in a remote hearing.
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. won’t say when it will release names of thousands of businesses that received waivers to operate

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue to raise concerns about how the Wolf administration has handled the business waiver process.

5 years ago

Old Main on Penn State's University Park campus. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Community

Penn State furloughs some employees with 50% pay, doesn’t rule out future layoffs

Facing major financial losses, Penn State has furloughed some employees, but will be paying them 50% starting May 4 through June.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf. (Spotlight PA)
Health

Wolf offers clarification on his new plan to reopen Pa.

He noted, even when industries — and eventually counties — get the go-ahead to go back to work, that doesn’t mean daily life should go back to normal right away.

5 years ago

Producers have kept pumping oil, even if they're not making money, partly because wells — once shut down — can be difficult to get back up and running. Here, a pump jack operates at Willow Springs Park in Long Beach, Calif. (Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Why the world is still pumping so much oil even as demand drops away

The ongoing pandemic means the world is using far less oil. But pumps are still going, creating a huge oversupply. Companies are often willing to operate at a loss — for now.

5 years ago

A worker in the Proctor & Gamble Mehoopany plant (Courtesy P&G)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

‘Flow to the work’: Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. flush with demand

Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. say they’re rushing to keep supply from wiping out — and are still surprised by their turn in the spotlight.

5 years ago

Signs are posted throughout the conservatories and in all buildings at Longwood Gardens where essential staff are working during the coronavirus shutdown. (Courtesy of Longwood Gardens/Carol Gross)
Community

Small staff left to maintain Longwood Gardens during shutdown

In a typical year, a staff of hundreds work to keep plants and trees at Longwood Gardens looking beautiful. This year, a small crew is focused on just keeping them alive.

5 years ago

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Liquor store. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community

Pennsylvania to use liquor stores for online fulfillment

Workers will be back on the job at more than 100 shuttered state-owned liquor stores to help process online orders, Pennsylvania's liquor agency said Thursday.

5 years ago

(Robert Inglis / The Daily Item)
Health
Spotlight PA

Employees at Pa.’s ‘life-sustaining’ businesses question if their work is worth the risk

Over the course of the last month, dozens of people from all corners of Pennsylvania have contacted Spotlight PA to question a business’ decision to remain open

5 years ago

Joseph Ruffin at his home office in Nicetown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Tech to the rescue: As business moves online, IT jobs more essential than ever — for now

Technology workers have been largely spared from coronavirus layoffs so far, stepping up as essential workers to make remote work possible.

5 years ago

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David Cabello is the owner of Black and Mobile, a delivery business focused on connecting Black restaurant owners to customers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Money
Broke in Philly

This 24-year-old entrepreneur is helping Black-owned restaurants survive coronavirus

Black and Mobile is an online delivery service that caters to Black-owned restaurants. The coronavirus shutdown has increased demand for its service.

5 years ago

Philly skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Home desks won’t replace Philly’s high-rise office towers anytime soon, analysts say

Philadelphia’s office market might fare better post-coronavirus than those of other U.S. cities, CBRE analysts said in a new report.

5 years ago

(Sarahi Flores/Aramark)
Health
Philadelphia Business Journal

Aramark begins making PPE gear for health care workers

Aramark will shift its uniforms production lines to make personal protective equipment for health care workers tackling the COVID-19 crisis.

5 years ago

Planet Fitness
Community
Billy Penn

Some Philly gyms delay membership freeze, causing customer outrage

If you tried to cancel and you’re still being charged, you’re legally owed a refund.

5 years ago

Luanne Albertson (center) sews masks at Eric and Christopher, LLC in Perkasie, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Rebels with a cause: ‘Outlaw’ Pa. businesses make coronavirus masks without state approval

Pa. manufacturers say they want to make coronavirus PPE, but some have been stymied by the state’s waiver process during the shutdown.

5 years ago

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