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Pa. district judge delivers another setback to Delaware on Edgemoor port expansion project
This is the latest stumbling block for the new Edgemoor terminal at the Port of Wilmington. Delaware argued it should be allowed to intervene in the lawsuit.
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Shopping malls in the Philadelphia region are attempting to bring customers a unique experience to meet the demands of the future. Will it keep the lights on?
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Listen 6:07Is the American shopping mall dead? The Philadelphia area has seen its fair share disappear
Industry experts believe the mall is not extinct, but evolving. However, there is a difference between the institution and a beloved small town mall like Granite Run.
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Listen 5:11Thousands of resident doctors in Philadelphia want to unionize
They say patient care suffers because of bad working conditions and long hours.
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Listen 1:30Shapiro wanted to glean what was most important to small businesses on his red tape-cutting mission. Here’s what they told him.
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Listen 1:12Philly’s small business community comes together for Bridging Blocks event
Over 100 entrepreneurs gathered, shared and learned during event at WHYY’s Studios.
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Listen 42:47The Office of Medical Marijuana approved the site off a rural highway in southern Delaware, but the plan got derailed by county law that advocates call a “total ban.”
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Listen 2:43SEPTA strike averted, but funding woes continue
Transit workers will see pay and pension increases and new security measures.
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SEPTA, city transit union come to tentative agreement, potentially avoiding strike in Philadelphia
The agreement between SEPTA and the union representing city transit workers includes a 5% wage increase, as well as a pension increase.
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Can investors reaping profits and social equity coincide? Here’s why one Philly CEO says yes
The new CEO of ImpactPHL wants to convince investors that they can earn a return while contributing to social justice. Here’s her big elevator pitch.
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Listen 3:32Drexel University lays off 60 employees in face of ‘structural imbalance’ in operating budget
Those laid off make up roughly 1.4% of Drexel’s workforce. In a statement, Drexel said the “difficult decision” was not “made lightly.”
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Listen 0:52SEPTA negotiations with city, suburban unions to continue Wednesday
The transit agency is negotiating contracts between TWU Local 234, which represents workers in the city, and SMART Local 1594, which represents workers in the suburbs.
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Philadelphia’s largest city workers union votes to authorize strike; no walkout at this time
District 33 represents at least 9,000 mostly blue-collar employees, including sanitation workers.
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The proposal would mandate wage and benefits for stadium workers similar to what’s in place at the airport.
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Listen 1:07Ocean City developer hopes to turn shuttered Wonderland Pier into 252-room hotel
Plans are in motion to save the iconic Ferris wheel and carousel and turn the land into a 252-room hotel along the oceanfront.
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