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Holtec defends plans for nuclear waste storage facility
A New Jersey-based company is defending plans to build a multibillion-dollar facility in the New Mexico desert to store spent fuel from commercial nuclear reactors.
6 years ago
Pa. plans to open industrial hemp program to commercial growers
Pennsylvania's Agriculture Department is opening up its hemp program, pending approval from the federal government.
6 years ago
N.J. employers search for straight answers on cannabis in the workplace
Medical marijuana raises more questions than answers about drug tests and employee rights, while full-blown legalization seems like an invitation to lawsuits and court cases.
6 years ago
Independent bookstores are coming back in Philly, across the U.S.
Chain retailers are struggling, but there are many reasons why independent bookstores are thriving in Philly and other places across the U.S.
6 years ago
Comcast, Aramark and Campbell’s rank among Fortune 500s for boardroom diversity
In a multiyear study Comcast Corp., Aramark and Campbell Soup Company all ranked in the top 35 among the Fortune 500 firms for boardroom diversity.
6 years ago
Camden officials bristle at Murphy’s critique of N.J. tax incentives
After governor slams lax oversight of the tax break program, saying the money could have been better spent elsewhere, Camden officials point to how it's improved the city.
6 years ago
Listen 3:56Philly controller questions tax assessments; finance director points to improvement
In a new report, Philadelphia's controller criticizes method for calculating property tax assessments. But the finance chief defends the system and notes improvements.
6 years ago
John Bogle, Vanguard founder, dies at 89
Bogle did not invent the index fund, but he expanded access to no-frills, low-cost investing in 1976 when Vanguard introduced the first index fund for individual investors.
6 years ago
The push to break up the boys’ club at the Fed
At a time when more women than men are graduating from college and earning doctorates, just a third of Ph.D.s in economics go to women.
6 years ago
Germantown businesses revolt against taxing district that didn’t deliver on clean streets promise
After a bad year, the Germantown Special Services District was in the red and unable to do its one main job: keep the streets clean.
6 years ago
N.J. tax-break programs poorly monitored, audit finds
As of February 2018, the EDA had approved nearly $11 billion in tax breaks across five different programs statewide.
6 years ago
After GoFundMe scam, N.J. lawmaker seeks tougher penalty for crowdfunding swindlers
A South Jersey couple and a homeless Philadelphia man fabricated the feel-good tale, prosecutors say, to trick the public into donating to a crowdfunding site.
6 years ago
Pre-K expansion in Philadelphia celebrates second anniversary
With court battles over the city's sweetened beverage tax in the rearview mirror, Mayor Jim Kenney celebrates two years of expanded pre-K — and plans for further growth.
6 years ago
West Philadelphia ShopRite closing, owner blames soda tax
Once the store closes in March, Jeff Brown says, the workforce at his stores in the city will have shrunk by about 300 since the tax took effect.
6 years ago
Listen 1:04Minimum wages rising in 20 states and several cities
The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but in the years since, 29 states and the District of Columbia have established higher minimum wages.
6 years ago