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Business

Casey Grogan walks through some recently cut noble fir Christmas trees at his farm near Silverton, Ore. This year he plans to harvest 60,000 trees off his property. (Anna King/Northwest News Network)
NPR
Money

Real and fake Christmas tree sellers fight for American hearts and minds

This Christmas shopping season, a marketing war for families' hearts is escalating between the real and artificial tree industries.

7 years ago

Morgan Jamison and Alexis Sellers with Independent Makers of Philadelphia. (Kyrie Greenberg/WHYY News)
Arts & Entertainment

Holiday market vendors hope for higher sales as LOVE park construction wraps

After enduring 2017’s reconstruction of LOVE park, local vendors at Philadelphia’s Holiday Markets say this year sales are merrier.

7 years ago

Shoppers pass through the new indoor luxury thoroughfare that now connects both buildings of the King of Prussia Mall on  Black Friday in Pennsylvania November 23rd 2018. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Money

The marathon known as ‘Black Friday’ actually has its roots in Philadelphia

Updated 1:07 p.m.  The Thanksgiving turkey barely had a chance to digest before the “opportunity” to ...

7 years ago

A new Federal Donuts recently opened on South Street at Sixth Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Is South Street’s retail apocalypse coming to an end?

“We think we’ve hit the bottom, and that’s why we’re jumping in.”

7 years ago

A member of the staff walks through Luke, one of the restaurants still owned by John Besh, on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. (Emily Kask for NPR)
NPR
Community

Work after #MeToo: A restaurant company tries to change its culture

7 years ago

An Eagles fan takes in the city from the top of the steps to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, also known as the Rocky steps. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Money

Talkin’ ’bout agglomeration

Philadelphia didn't get the nod for the location of Amazon's second headquarters. But that doesn't mean that the city's 100-page bid was a complete waste of time.

Air Date: November 19, 2018

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Roxborough Memorial Hospital emergency entrance.
Money

ER doctors worked without pay for weeks as three Philly area hospitals changed management

At the end of October, Lower Bucks, Roxborough Memorial and Suburban Community hospitals abruptly ended their contract with the staffing ...

7 years ago

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 Employees walk through a lobby at Amazon's Seattle headquarters. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Money
PlanPhilly

Wharton prof: No amount of money would’ve swung Amazon

This article originally appeared on ...

7 years ago

 A file shot of Philadelphia's submission to Amazon HQ2's RFP. (Design Advocacy Group)
PlanPhilly
Money
PlanPhilly

State, city offered Amazon a $5.7 billion incentive package to build Philly HQ2

Until now, Mayor Jim Kenney and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf have refused to discuss details of the incentives offered in their HQ2 proposal.

7 years ago

Naloxone, commonly known by its brand name, Narcan (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

Philly may require all pharmacies to stock overdose-reversal drug naloxone

Fewer than half of Philadelphia pharmacies have the overdose-reversal drug on hand, but city officials Philadelphia wants all of them to stock it at all times.

7 years ago

Supporters attend a hearing at Philadelphia City Hall on fair workweek legislation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

How’s your schedule looking?

Philly could be the next city to pass a bill to help fix a nagging problem impacting about 20 percent of the city's workforce: their often unpredictable work schedules.

Air Date: November 14, 2018

Listen 12:38
Philadelphia is planning to redevelop the Maplewood Mall in Germantown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

$3.3M Maplewood Mall remake to break ground in 2019

Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce is putting the finishing touches on a request for proposal for a $3.3 million remake of Maplewood Mall.

7 years ago

People in shaddow walk past a geometric building (Amazon's Seattle HQ)
PlanPhilly
Money
PlanPhilly

Philly’s Amazon HQ2 loss could be a long-term win for city, experts say

Mayor Jim Kenney responded to the news with a thank you to Amazon.

7 years ago

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Amazon has wrapped its search for HQ2. (Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Amazon’s grand search for 2nd headquarters ends with split: NYC and D.C. suburb

Amazon's HQ2 is getting divided by two.

7 years ago

Women's Entrepreneurship Day conference organizer Elisa Bloom speaks to attendees in Philadelphia Monday. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Veterans celebrated at women’s entrepreneurship conference in Philly

Conference in Philadelphia focusing on women entrepreneurs honors four veterans making their own way in business.

7 years ago

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