Business
After Trump request, Lockheed keeps Coatesville helicopter plant open
Wednesday night's announcement comes little more than a month after the company told the Coatesville facility's 465 employees the plant would close by the end of the year.
7 years ago
Area nurses, midwives and other medical providers said the loss of a hospital like Hahnemann that takes many Medicaid-dependent patients is unfathomable.
7 years ago
Listen 1:48Hahnemann plans to transfer most medical residents to Tower Health hospitals
Drexel College of Medicine and Hahnemann Hospital announced a shift of most residency programs to Philly region facilities managed by Tower Health.
7 years ago
N.J. goes after employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors
Governor says misclassification is ‘an unfair business practice and it is illegal,’ as new report proposes remedies for growing problem
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Hiking minimum wage to $15 would boost millions, report says
Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost pay for as many as 27 million workers, but it could also cost as many as 1.3 million jobs by 2025.
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Analysts say Philadelphia refinery, shut down after fire, unlikely to find a willing buyer
More than 1,000 people will be out of work once Philadelphia Energy Solutions' refinery closes its doors this month.
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Upscale barbershop grooms not just hair, but a social mission
Jonathan Jacobs is on a mission to improve and elevate the barbering industry.
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Hahnemann no longer receiving trauma patients; ER to remain open
The Center City hospital’s chief medical officer said: “We felt this move is in the best interest of patient safety.”
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Hahnemann workers say operations are winding down; owners plan to file for bankruptcy
Despite orders from the Pennsylvania Health Department not to close yet, Hahnemann staff say hospital leadership is scaling back operations.
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Lawsuit claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to give workers ample warning of layoffs
A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of workers recently laid off from their jobs at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia.
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How Philly’s economy will treat refinery, hospital workers facing layoffs
Workers facing layoffs at Hahnemann and Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery will walk into radically different job markets.
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Where to buy lucky bamboo, the Phillies’ new good luck charm
In Chinatown, the plant’s juju is well known.
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Hahnemann’s fate is uncertain, but patients and staff are already feeling the pain
Citing concerns about loss of ER services, Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says the hospital’s owners must give 90 days’ notice before shutting.
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Listen 3:33Will Philly refinery shutdown create jobs at area competitors? Unlikely, analysts say
With other refineries in the region at or near capacity, the East Coast will likely look to the Gulf Coast and Europe for gasoline and other products.
7 years ago
How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’
Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.
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