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Business

Ribbon cutting for new Center City Wawa (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Money

New Old City Wawa largest ever for chain

The convenience store chain known for "super" Wawa's in the suburbs opens its largest store steps away from the Liberty Bell.

7 years ago

San Francisco Police Capt. Michelle Jean speaks to reporters in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Authorities say bomb threats sent to dozens of schools, universities and other locations across the U.S. appear to be a hoax. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Community

Wave of bomb threats across U.S. a hoax, authorities say

Philadelphia businesses among those targeted in anonymous emails.

7 years ago

Sheet Metal Workers protest in City Council on Dec.4, 2018.  (Jake Blumgart/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

Labor leaders, city officials spar outside Council chambers

Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 attempted to push through a contested bill requiring costly new annual inspections of the fire protection devices mandated for most high-rise buil

7 years ago

Courtney Haveman with her son Roman. (Courtesy of the Institute for Justice)
Courts & Law

Lawsuit: Pa. should end ‘good moral character’ requirement for cosmetology licenses

The lawsuit filed by The Institute for Justice argues the requirement creates employment barriers for ex-offenders.

7 years ago

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Some of the smallest streams would lose federal clean water protection under Trump's plan. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration rolls back Obama-era water protections

Farmers and developers are saluting the proposed rollback of regulations.

7 years ago

The Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers consider placing a $100 million bet on the horse racing industry

Many horse racing tracks in New Jersey are taking sports betting, but it's not enough to keep their main business afloat. They're asking for $20 million subsidy for 5 years.

7 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Drexel grads pitch Amtrak on new sign: Vintage-style romance with efficiency of new technology

Amtrak appears intent on following through on its plan to install digital screens and send its Solari board to a museum.

7 years ago

Visitors pass a Huawei marquee in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress last year. The daughter of the Chinese telecommunications giant's founder was arrested Saturday in Canada on U.S. request, in a move that threatens to inflame U.S.-China trade tensions. (Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

Huawei finance chief’s arrest threatens to inflame U.S.-China tensions

The focus of the friction is on Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.

7 years ago

In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, construction goes on at the site of a new Amazon building, where space will be provided for a Mary's Place Family Shelter, in downtown Seattle. Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos' plan to fund preschools in poor communities puts him in the company of America's richest people who have dedicated some of their wealth to education, a legacy that has long challenged the role of poverty and capitalism in philanthropy. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Education

Bezos’ preschools come as rich get richer, more generous

From Jeff Bezos' free preschools to Andrew Carnegie's public libraries, education stands out as a favorite cause among America's wealthiest people.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump signed the USMCA trade deal on Friday, alongside Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto in Buenos Aires. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Politics & Policy

USMCA: Trump signs new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada to replace NAFTA

The USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement, which had created a free trade zone between the three countries back in 1994.

7 years ago

Developer Rahil Raza and Vivian VanStory consult with attorney Paul J. Toner during a Philadelphia zoning board meeting. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

What happens when your real estate gets remapped

Developers shift strategy after remapping and adapt their business models to develop more single-family homes for sale, instead of multi-family units for rent.

7 years ago

(Together for West Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philadelphia doesn’t need Amazon. The opportunities are already here and they’re homegrown.

Projects like the University City Science Center, Pennovation Center, and the future Schuylkill Yards represent billions of dollars in new investment.

7 years ago

The stacks of the Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa., are shown in this 2014 file photo. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate petition calls on Pa. to cut emissions through cap-and-trade system

Among states, Pennsylvania is the third biggest emitter of carbon. The petition sets in motion a legal process that entails a response from the state.

7 years ago

Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed in a supermarket in Homestead, Pa., in this Nov. 2006 file photo. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
The Why
Money

Shark soup: Why an activist investor is after Campbell’s

Sales are down at Campbell Soup Co., headquartered in Camden, N.J. Now it's being pursued by an activist investor. Will the iconic, nearly 150-year-old company survive?

Air Date: November 28, 2018

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Crystal Kalahiki pays out a bet in the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. The U.S. Supreme Court gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. will see multiple sports betting sites before year-end

Pennsylvania is in the midst of launching its sports betting industry — becoming part of the first wave of states to do so. Aft ...

7 years ago

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