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Community

Labor shortages have Pa. farms turning to cumbersome visa program

Some farms are turning to the H-2A visa program, which allows foreign workers to come into the country for seasonal work.

8 years ago

Trenton's first and only Starbucks is located at the intersection of Warren and East Front streets. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
NPR
Community

Starbucks training focuses on the evolving study of unconscious bias

No company has tried such training on this scale, says an expert advising the coffee chain, and the effort puts the science of behavioral change to the test.

8 years ago

(photo courtesy DuPont)
Delaware Business Now
Community

DuPont to expand with purchase of new plant site in Newark

DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, will spend $45 million to upgrade its a new facility in Newark.

8 years ago

Supporters of a medical marijuana-growing facility speak at Philadelphia City Hall Wednesday. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

City councilman, Pa. lawmaker call for medical pot-growing facility in Philly

Pennsylvania's Department of Health is accepting applications until May 17 for the second phase of the medical marijuana program.

8 years ago

A worker on a Chrysler car lot passes lines of Jeeps in 2014. The House on Tuesday passed a measure to roll back guidance on auto lending issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Gregory Bull/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Congress rolls back anti-discrimination auto loan rule

The House on Tuesday passed a measure to roll back guidance on auto lending — a first test for a new GOP strategy in Congress to repeal of hundreds of regulations.

8 years ago

 City Hall and the Center City skyline looking west from the roof of 1234 Market Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Philly’s ‘unpredictable’ property tax assessments threatening new development, biz groups say

It’s no secret that successive rounds of property tax reassessments in Philadelphia are giving homeowners agita.

8 years ago

In this April 26, 2018, photo, a robot entertains visitors at the booth of a Chinese automaker during the China Auto 2018 show in Beijing, China. Under President Xi Jinping, a program known as
Politics & Policy

U.S.-China trade talks center on rivalry over technology

Chinese and U.S. officials met face-to-face Thursday in an attempt to resolve a dispute that has taken the world's two largest economies to the brink of a trade war.

8 years ago

Six former officers of Wilmington Trust have been sentenced to prison for financial crimes. (image via Google Maps)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Four former Wilmington Trust executives guilty of fraud

A 12-member jury has found four former Wilmington Trust executives guilty on all charges.

8 years ago

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Lifestyle

More businesses are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers

Though still in its early stages, the shift away from marijuana testing appears likely to accelerate.

8 years ago

Protesters rally in support of women who say they were sexually harassed at Comcast call centers.
Courts & Law

Fired Comcast worker pushing company to review policies on sexual harassment

Former employees bring petition from others who say they've been sexually harassed to Comcast's Philly headquarters.

8 years ago

In 2014, New Jersey lawmakers and advocates call for statewide policy on paid sick leave. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Community

Bill requiring employers to offer paid sick time now law in New Jersey

The legislation has been in the works for years.

8 years ago

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson leaves the federal courthouse Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Washington.
Money

Government argues that AT&T-Time Warner deal would hurt consumers

The U.S. government pleaded its case Monday for blocking AT&T from absorbing Time Warner

8 years ago

Kyle Carney, head brewer, Tess Hart, and Bill Popwell co-founded Triple Bottom Brewery, which will be located in the city’s Spring Garden neighborhood. (Provided)
Community

In Spring Garden, trio plan to serve up social justice along with craft beer

Triple Bottom Brewing Company intends to hire workers whose criminal pasts have made it hard to land a job.

8 years ago

Pedestrians walk past a T-Mobile store in New York City on Friday. Sprint and T-Mobile are seeking to merge, but the proposed deal sill requires regulatory approval.
NPR
Money

T-Mobile, Sprint announce a plan for merger

T-Mobile and Sprint have reached a "definitive agreement" to merge in an all-stock deal, which would create a new company with a total value of $146 billion.

8 years ago

Garret Morgan (center) is training as an ironworker near Seattle and already has a job that pays him $50,000 a year. (Sy Bean/The Hechinger Report)
NPR
Money

High-paying trade jobs sit empty, while high school grads line up for university

While a shortage of workers is pushing wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor's degree is softening.

8 years ago

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