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Courts & Law

$210M settlement eyed in Wilmington Trust shareholder suit

Wilmington Trust has agreed to a $210 million cash settlement in a shareholder lawsuit alleging the bank fraudulently concealed billions of dollars in bad loans.

8 years ago

Business owners Bennie and Esther Broomer were honored with a street-naming ceremony. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Community

Wilmington dubs street corner in honor of longtime ice cream shop owners

Mayor Mike Purzycki signed an executive order declaring the corner of Eighth and Church as “Bennie & Esther H. Broomer’s Way” with a new street sign.

8 years ago

A store closing sign for May 29 is posted at a pickup counter at a Starbucks store, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Chicago. Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished diversity-friendly image.
Community

Anti-bias training day for Starbucks

The identical, 4-hour sessions will happen inside 8,000 company-owned stores. It’ll be part history lesson, part personal exploration, part refresher course on company policy.

8 years ago

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In this file photo, former Independent Steelworkers Union President, Walter Bish, of Weirton, W.Va., and a retired steelworker stands near steel coils located at Weirton Steel plant in Weirton, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004.  In 1984, Weirton Steel Corp. created a labor legacy, becoming the first major manufacturer and the largest company in America to be owned 100 percent by employees. Its early success inspired United Airlines, Avis and Polaroid, among others, to adopt Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Today, Wawa participates in the little-known program.  (Scott McCloskey/AP Photo)
Money

Business owners can benefit from selling to employees

The employee stock ownership plan — known as an ESOP — has been around a long time, but few business owners give it a look.

8 years ago

Amazon's fulfillment center in Delaware is about the size of 28 football fields. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Money

N.J. Gov: Tax credits are ‘most important pledge’ to Amazon

Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to Amazon supporting up to $5 billion in incentives to build a second headquarters in New Jersey.

8 years ago

Gov. John Carney signs legislation that aims to incentivize startup businesses in Delaware. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Money

Carney signs law aimed at incentivizing investors in Delaware businesses

Aiming to stimulate Delaware's tech economy, the Angel Investor Job Creation and Innovation Act is now law in Delaware.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Education

Is it a job seeker’s market?

Guests: Paul Harrington, Ilana Gershon, Laura Craig Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in almost two decades ...

Air Date: May 24, 2018 10:00 am

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Money

Comcast v. Disney: A fight for Twenty-First Century Fox

Comcast said Wednesday that it's in the "advanced stages" of making an offer.

8 years ago

The Aker Philadelphia Shipyard at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly Shipyard laying off 275 workers amid slump in vessel orders

Philly Shipyard executives say they plan to eliminate 275 jobs starting in July. The company is looking to cut costs as new orders for vessels dramatically slow down.

8 years ago

Bryan Norris, founder of the Refugee Makers Project in Lancaster, holds two caftans, which creator Remmy Kasongo calls bubus.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Budding clothing line provides lifeline for African refugee starting over in Lancaster

A small but growing clothing line from Lancaster, Pennsylvania is an unusual example of an African refugee being able to put to work skills he used back home.

8 years ago

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current New York Stock Exchange chief operating officer, will become the exchange's 67th president starting Friday. She will be its first female leader in the exchange's 226-year history. (Richard Drew/AP)
NPR
Community

A woman has been named as NYSE president. It only took 226 years

Stacey Cunningham started her career at the exchange as a summer intern in 1994. She's now the chief operating officer.

8 years ago

People wait in line to enter the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The court sided with businesses not allowing class-action lawsuits for federal labor violations.
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court decision delivers blow to workers’ rights

The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to workers, ruling for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws.

8 years ago

Delaware's master barber Lina Rosser shapes up her client in her Wilmington barber shop. (Andrea Gibbs/ WHYY)
Community

Get the look with Delaware’s first female barber

Delaware's female barbers are proving they can cut it in the male-dominated barbering industry.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

New regulations, payment protections for gig workers in N.J.

With as many as 600,000 New Jersey residents now working as freelancers, Assemblyman says legislation is needed to ‘ensure they’re treated fairly.'

8 years ago

Denise Morrison, president of Campbell's Soup, gets a tour of the Subaru of America headquarters during the facility's grand opening, Friday, April 27, 2018, in Camden, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Community

Campbell Soup CEO out, steel tariffs to bite soon

The company, founded almost 150 years ago, is also facing new headwinds due to recent changes in U.S. trade policy.

8 years ago

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