Business
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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 years ago
Trump EPA says mercury limits on coal plants too costly, not ‘necessary’
The National Mining Association welcomed the move, calling the mercury limits "punitive" and "massively unbalanced."
7 years ago
Delaware’s ILC Dover branches out into flood-protection technology
With rising sea levels, protecting infrastructure against high water is becoming more of a priority. ILC Dover sees it as a business opportunity.
7 years ago
Listen 1:18New Delaware LLC regulations aim to prevent bad actors
The new rules come after high-profile criminal cases involving companies incorporated in Delaware, including Mexican drug lord "El Chapo."
7 years ago
Delaware targeted by another abandoned property lawsuit
Being the corporate home to many of the biggest companies in the world carries certain valuable perks for Delaware — along with a lot of bickering.
7 years ago
The Gallery: The past, present, and future of a former Philly holiday destination
On this Christmas rebroadcast of The Why, we look back at the rise and fall of The Gallery, once holiday shopping institution in Philadelphia.
Air Date: December 25, 2018
Listen 12:44How helping patients get good care at home helps rural hospitals survive
Rural hospitals close when they don't have enough paying patients to care for, but they're also dinged when the same patients show up over and over again.
7 years ago
Campbell Soup Co. names Mark Clouse as its new CEO
This closes out a year filled with a contentious proxy contest, portfolio restructuring and major acquisitions, a new board, and a new strategic plan to right the ship.
7 years ago
Philadelphia DA: Stop sales of realistic-looking toy guns
Philadelphia's district attorney warns that realistic-looking toy guns can lead to fatal mistakes.
7 years ago
Philly plaintiff one step closer to closure in case against Johnson & Johnson
Krystal Kim of Philadelphia was one of 22 women with ovarian cancer who sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming asbestos in the company’s talcum powder products caused their cancer.
7 years ago
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