Business
U.S. seeks to tighten rules covering service animals on planes
The days of passengers bringing rabbits, turtles and birds on planes as emotional-support animals could be ending.
6 years ago
D.C.-based Black Girl Ventures launches Philadelphia chapter
This initiative is the latest in a growing nationwide movement to address the diversity gap in entrepreneurship.
6 years ago
Chicago-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners buys PES refinery for $240 million
The Chicago-based real estate company was the winning bidder for the South Philly complex as part of Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ bankruptcy, according to documents filed.
6 years ago
Is Campbell Soup staging a comeback?
The activist investor who was pushing to sell Campbell Soup is now singing a different tune and the iconic Camden company's new CEO is hot on returning to its roots: soup.
Air Date: January 21, 2020
Listen 14:01Future of PES refinery could be decided Friday behind closed doors
A New York law office will host the bankruptcy sale of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, closed since June’s explosion and fire.
6 years ago
Old City needs 2 months of repairs; the open streets experiment isn’t going well
It’s normal for busted water mains to stop the flow of water, but a main break in Old City is slowing the flow of cash small business owners.
6 years ago
Final Touch Academy will offer scholarships and life lessons along with scissor skills.
6 years ago
Travel, climate change and guilt
We talk about the impact of flying on climate change, the "flight shaming movement," and the pros and cons of carbon offsets with two climate scientists and a travel writer.
Air Date: January 14, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Mack Trucks to lay off 300 at Pa. assembly plant
The company is blaming the layoffs at its Lower Macungie Township plant on a downturn in the heavy-duty truck market.
6 years ago
Philly health department busts 149 tobacco retailers for selling to kids
Permits will be revoked at businesses that sold to minors at least 3 times in the past 2 years. Philadelphia has the highest smoking rate of any U.S. city.
6 years ago
Mother and daughter duo to open bakery in South Philadelphia
When Marcel and Brittany Maldonado were laid off from their respective jobs several years ago, they turned their passion for baking into a full-time business venture.
6 years ago
Farmers got billions from taxpayers in 2019, and hardly anyone objected
Farm subsidies jumped to their highest level in fourteen years, most of them paid out without any action by Congress.
6 years ago
The long and winding road: How the Garden State Became the Mall State
Malls are inseparable from the history of postwar New Jersey, and American Dream is far from the first to promise a heady mix of retail and entertainment.
6 years ago
2020 brings higher wages and possibly higher salaries for New Jersey workers
New law aims to prevent employers from low-balling women and job applicants of color.
6 years ago
The Wawa data breach: What happens now?
Typically, a long process of corporate accountability unfolds after a breach like the one Wawa announced Dec. 20, affecting 850 stores.
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