Business
N.J. tax incentive program under review – high cost of Camden jobs noted
State should reform how it gives job-creation tax incentives to businesses, suggests new report that underscores high price tag for Camden jobs
8 years ago
Listen 4:44How Philly’s neighborhoods use street festivals to compete for summer dollars
Businesses in Philadelphia try to divert locals from going down the shore, to spend a little more time in the city.
8 years ago
Listen 4:17Philly’s Bastille Day tradition goes out with a bang
For nearly a quarter century Terry McNally has played Marie Antoinette for Philadelphia's satirical Bastille Day celebration in the city's Fairmount section.
8 years ago
Tech workers demand CEOs stop doing business with ICE, other U.S. agencies
Tech workers from Salesforce, Microsoft, Amazon and Google have been putting pressure on their CEOs to cut ties and end contracts with ICE.
8 years ago
In wake of #MeToo, Feminist Apparel workers fired after speaking out against sexual harassment
On the afternoon of June 21, Kerri Grogan was managing the social media account for Feminist Apparel when a notification popped up. < ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:22These pre-employment programs could be a model for Rebuild’s jobs goals
The Advanced Manufacturing Boot Camp, along with PennAssist, a program that launched in summer 2017, are viewed as experimental models for what Rebuild aims to accomplish.
8 years ago
Tough sell for collective bargaining-boosting bills, but unions see hope
In the wake of a Supreme Court decision halting unions' ability to compel public sector employees to pay fees, pro-union state lawmakers are trying to come up with a rebuttal.
8 years ago
U.S. Senate approves ceremonial bill from Toomey sending trade message to Trump
The measure states that the president can’t use the national security concerns to invoke tariffs — known as Section 232 — without congressional approval
8 years ago
Pa. AG joins investigation into ‘noncompete’ clauses at fast-food chains
The goal of the probe is to help quantify how many people are affected and how it affects workers' ability to move up the ladder, says Shapiro.
8 years ago
Pfizer agrees to postpone drug price hikes after Trump tweet
Pfizer says its decision is aimed at giving the president the opportunity to work on his proposals to lower prices.
8 years ago
Temple University ousted Moshe Porat, dean of its Fox School of Business after a ...
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Starbucks: Goodbye plastic straws
Starbucks announced on Monday it plans to eliminate plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.
8 years ago
New Jersey hair braiders want an end to licensing laws
The natural braiding technique — requiring no coloring, cutting or special tools — appears headed to an exemption from N.J. law requiring practitioners have a license.
8 years ago
Listen 1:49Stamp-size mistake costs U.S. Postal Service $3.5 million
For years, a U.S. Postal Service stamp mistakenly bore the image of a Lady Liberty replica.
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