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Business

The House State Government Committee meets on April 27, 2020.
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Zoos, pet groomers and garden centers: Pa. House Republicans push for more businesses to reopen

“It’s another Monday, and it’s another end-the-shutdown bill,” said state Rep. Kevin Boyle.

6 years ago

Lawmakers convene in person and over Zoom
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. senators threaten subpoena if Wolf administration refuses to turn over list of coronavirus business waivers

If the Pennsylvania legislature issues a subpoena to Wolf for the records, the process could lead to a court fight, which could take months to resolve.

6 years ago

A sign advertises the Wilmington Airport.
Community

County recommends new leadership for Wilmington Airport

A New Castle County task force looking at how to improve business at the Wilmington Airport recommends not renewing DRBA’s lease to run the facility.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Health

Here is Gov. Murphy’s plan for reopening N.J.

Murphy's six-point recovery plan included steps officials would have to take to slow the spread of COVID-19, minimize new outbreaks of the disease and reboot the economy.

6 years ago

Only 28% of the factories that make active ingredients for pharmaceuticals for the domestic market are located in the U.S., according to the Food and Drug Administration. (Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

What would it take to bring more pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the U.S.?

The coronavirus pandemic has renewed concerns about the dependence of the United States on other countries for supplies of prescription drugs and ingredients.

6 years ago

An empty office
NPR
Community

The office as we knew it isn’t coming back anytime soon. Maybe it’s changed forever.

Offices around the world are shut during the pandemic, making work from home the new normal for millions of white-collar employees.

6 years ago

Ed Coffin runs Natural and Organic Marketing. He's running the firm from his home in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

‘A race for capital’: Philadelphia small businesses get another shot at payroll loans

A stimulus bill was passed Friday that includes $310 billion of new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program. The funding means newfound hope for Philly small businesses.

6 years ago

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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 years ago

Listen 0:51
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.

6 years ago

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