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Business

Amazon says it will pay all its U.S. workers at least $15. Here, workers prepare shipments at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in California during the early Christmas rush in 2014
NPR
Money

Amazon sets $15 minimum wage for U.S. employees, including temps

The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at an event in Nutley, N.J., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Murphy is proposing revamping the state's expiring tax incentive programs as well as pushing a host of other programs to spur the economy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

Murphy unveils plan to attract business to New Jersey

Gov. Murphy wants to auction off tax credits to attract private venture capital investment and overhaul how the state doles out tax incentives.

7 years ago

Workers at Newark Liberty International Airport are getting a wage boost starting Nov. 1, the Port Authority Board of Commissioners announced Thursday. (Julio Cortez/AP)
NPR
Money

Airport workers in New York, New Jersey to receive minimum of $19 per hour

Baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and people at concession stands will see their hourly pay rise to $19 by 2023.

7 years ago

Protesters blocked pipeline construction equipment on the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns, in Lancaster County last year. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Lawmakers consider tougher penalties for vandalizing pipelines, power plants

Pa. lawmakers are considering a bill establishing tougher penalties against people who vandalize “critical infrastructure.”

7 years ago

The cost of residential construction is high in Philadelphia, the fourth most expensive building market in the U.S. (Ashley Hahn/Eyes On The Street)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Changes to plumbing code expected to sharply reduce Philly construction costs

Cheaper and more environmentally-friendly plastic infrastructure is now the norm.

7 years ago

Gas stations display the price of gasoline in Englewood, N.J. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Money

New Jersey fuel consumption dropped after 2016 gas tax hike, says AAA

After New Jersey hiked its gas tax 22.6 cents a gallon, drivers bought less fuel in the Garden State.

7 years ago

Multiple plastic shopping bags on table top (Big Stock)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey plastics ban could be one of the toughest in the nation

Opponents worry about the economic impact.

7 years ago

Swiss-based Datwyler's new facility in Middletown, Delaware is the company's first facility in the U.S. to feature its
Community

Swiss-based Datwyler opens $100 million Delaware factory

A first-of-its-kind medical supply manufacturing site in Middletown will eventually employ 120 workers in an ultra-clean assembly line.

7 years ago

Executive Director of the Office of LGBT Affairs Amber Hikes (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly pilot program seeks to train next generation of LGBTQ board members

Applications for the LGBTQ Community Leadership Pipeline are open until October 1.

7 years ago

Students participate in a CVS Pharmacy technician apprenticeship program at Philadelphia Job Corps. The program is supported by federal training dollars (Courtesy of Philadelphia Works)
Community
Broke in Philly

Breaking Poverty: A need to create access to jobs, training

Positive male influences were hard to come by in Nyhein Webb’s Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood.

7 years ago

Radio Times

Making jokes at work

Guests: Maurice Schweitzer, Brad Bitterly Telling a joke is a risk, especially at w ...

Air Date: September 24, 2018 10:00 am

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Hulking grey mirrored tower against a grey sky
Money

Comcast beats Fox in Sky auction with $39B bid

Comcast has emerged as the top bidder for European broadcaster Sky after a rare auction held by British regulators.

7 years ago

The U.S. is sanctioning China's military for buying equipment from Russia that included fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) is show with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Russia earlier this month. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

China fires back against U.S. sanctions for purchases of Russian weapons

China and Russia's increasing military and economic ties come as a trade war escalates between China and the U.S.

7 years ago

 Joseph M. Torsella, speaks to the crowd, after being sworn in as Treasurer of Pennsylvania, at Camp Curtin Academy in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Money

Expert: Pa. pension funds have underreported billions in payments

The funds have underreported the money paid to private equity firms by a third over the last decade. That's $3.8 billion the state didn't know about.

7 years ago

In this July 19, 2018, file photo Brendan Kennedy, (third from right in front), CEO and founder of British Columbia-based Tilray Inc., a major Canadian marijuana grower, leads cheers as confetti falls to celebrate his company's IPO (TLRY) at Nasdaq in New York. Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo, File)
Money

It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street

Reefer Madness has gripped Wall Street.

7 years ago

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