Business
Why so few women of color in the wave of accusers? ‘Stakes higher’
In the weeks since dozens of women have accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape or harassment, women and men of color have been largely absent from the national furor.
6 years ago
The roots of the opioid epidemic
Air Date: November 16, 2017
Listen 49:15U.N. salutes Trenton firm for repurposing plastic waste collected from ocean
A quarter of the world’s plastic ends up in waterways, so TerraCycle has plenty of raw material for the shampoo bottles it's making with the recycled waste.
6 years ago
For second time, malpractice insurer sues Pa. over funding
State lawmakers are running into legal issues over a component of the budget plan they passed last month.
6 years ago
As deadly violence rises across U.S., Philly business leaders learn to prepare
Business owners gather to learn how to prevent and react to workplace violence.
6 years ago
The Paradise Papers / GOP tax plan update
Air Date: November 11, 2017
Listen 49:15Delaware accuses chicken giant of polluting water
Mountaire Farms is accused of 13 violations of its permits to spray treated wastewater on fields in Millsboro, Delaware.
6 years ago
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago gets approval to hire 70 foreign workers
Managers attest there aren't enough Americans qualified, willing and available to do the work.
6 years ago
Moody’s questions Pa. gaming expansion as demand slackens
Lawmakers tried to address concerns by requiring new casinos to be a certain distance from established ones.
6 years ago
44 train engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea, sidelined
Dozens of New Jersey Transit train engineers have been sidelined because testing imposed after a deadly rail crash found they suffered from sleep apnea.
6 years ago
Some small Pa. businesses uneasy over proposed tax code changes
Smaller business owners would also get a lower rate on some of their income, but there are limits to who would benefit.
6 years ago
Airbnb rental leads to squabble, new regulations in Bucks County
Zoning laws that restrict hotels or boarding houses often don’t apply to short-term rental arrangements. But pending changes in Buckingham Township echo a national trend.
6 years ago
Listen 5:54Oreskes resigns as NPR news chief after harassment report
Oreskes said in a statement Wednesday that he was deeply sorry to the people he hurt.
6 years ago