Business
A new program supports Latina entrepreneurs on the rise
"Ella Emprende," a new course from Finanta, offers training and development for women business owners and leaders.
7 years ago
The record-breaking box office of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ by the (huge) numbers
It's already made an estimated one billion dollars around the world. Well, $1.2 billion, actually.
7 years ago
Top 10 job opportunities in Philly region for workers without college degree
The majority of Americans don't have a college degree. But there are many non-college jobs that pay reasonably well.
7 years ago
Lawsuit seeks to break Building Trades’ hold on city construction contracts
A lawsuit filed in federal court is challenging Philadelphia’s tradition of reserving city construction work for a number of chosen labor unions.
7 years ago
Government expands air bag investigation to include more than 12 million vehicles
The government is expanding an investigation into malfunctioning air bags, to include an additional 12.3 million vehicles with air bags that could fail to inflate in a crash.
7 years ago
Writers’ petition calls on university to save Penn Book Center, a ‘watering hole for the mind’
Throughout this week, Penn Book Center supporters are marching daily from the University City campus to the bookstore — just one block away.
7 years ago
Listen 1:40Feds: Ex-CEO is first drug exec indicted in opioid crisis
The indictment alleges former Rochester Drug Co-Operative CEO Laurence Doud III ordered subordinates to ignore red flags about pharmacy customers to maximize company revenue.
7 years ago
FAA certifies Google’s Wing drone delivery company to operate as an airline
By developing delivery drones — and a retail system that would connect customers with local merchants — Google's parent company is directly competing with Amazon.
7 years ago
Can artisanal weed compete with ‘Big Marijuana’?
The drug’s growing legalization is raising concerns among small-scale marijuana farmers and retailers that the corporatization of weed may be right around the corner.
7 years ago
Pa. unemployment hits lowest level since 1976
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has sunk to its lowest-ever recorded level.
7 years ago
Allan ‘Condo King’ Domb targeted by critics of Philly property tax abatement
A group of activists wants Allan Domb out of City Council. They say he shouldn’t be making decisions about development policy because of his lucrative second job.
7 years ago
Philly business leaders seek to combat poverty through improving education, creating jobs
The Chamber of Commerce for a Greater Philadelphia is advocating for an inclusive neighborhood growth agenda to help address the city’s stagnant poverty rate.
7 years ago
Norristown considers 5% tax on zoo, cultural institutions
Norristown may begin taxing concerts and events to avoid a budget shortfall.
7 years ago
WHYY acquires local news site Billy Penn
WHYY has acquired the digital news startup Billy Penn from Spirited Media. Public media companies have snapped up several such sites in recent years.
7 years ago
As China hacked, U.S. businesses turned a blind eye
Technology theft and other unfair business practices originating from China are costing the American economy more than $57 billion a year, White House officials believe.
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