Business
Pay-what-you-can cafe in Philly needs more financial nourishment to continue serving needy
On any given night, 30-50 customers eat at the café, but not enough customers are paying more than the menu price, roughly $15 for a meal.
8 years ago
To land Amazon, we must shift academic programs to meet workforce needs
With Philadelphia among the cities vying for Amazon’s second headquarters, it’s a perfect time to analyze whether our students are prepared for tomorrow’s workforce.
8 years ago
Comcast's cable customers tumble as cord-cutting picks up
The cable company added TV customers last year for the first time in a decade. But on Thursday it posted its biggest quarterly cable-customer loss since 2014.
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‘Quality of Life’ is Philadelphia’s biggest selling point. Can it survive an Amazonian invasion?
Philadelphia’s pitch to Amazon could be boiled down to three little words: Quality of life.
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Philly reaches $12.5M deal with Taser maker for police body cameras
How a savvy purchase of a cloud storage company helped the company behind Taser snag big contract for Philly police body cameras.
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Listen 4:51On brink of deadline, several Philly suburbs develop Amazon fever
Bensalem and Bristol Township — both in Bucks County — and Delaware County join the long line of suitors for Amazon second headquarters.
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Delaware makes its pitch for Amazon HQ2
Delaware is already the corporate home for Amazon, state officials hope their proposal convinces the company to make the First State the home of their second headquarters.
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Soda tax foes lead honking protest outside Philly City Hall
Fresh off a hearing in Harrisburg and the repeal of a similar tax in Chicago, those opposed to Philly's sweetened beverage tax protest outside City Hall.
8 years ago
Is Amazon too big for Philly’s kiddie-sized tech talent pool?
Philadelphia’s tech sector has been growing slowly, but steadily over the years. Is it big enough to attract the hulking online retailer?
8 years ago
Listen 4:41Pa. House budget plan disliked in the Senate, but being considered as end to impasse
The budget’s completion still could hinge on whether the state House and Senate can agree on a gambling expansion.
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‘Excellent’ transportation network driving force behind Philly’s pitch to Amazon
Amazon says it wants a readily available site, with a good transportation network and room to grow. Here’s how Philly stacks up.
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Listen 5:07Pa. lawmakers angle for tens of billions in federal restitution
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to get restitution for what they see as bad U.S. Federal Reserve policies during the recovery of the housing market.
8 years ago
Not exactly prime: Philly’s taxing business environment doesn’t help odds of landing Amazon’s HQ2
Amazon says it wants a “stable and business-friendly environment,” and asks cities to provide a tax incentive package — is that something Philly can deliver?
8 years ago
Listen 6:18Talula's Garden fined for wage violations
A prominent restaurant in Philadelphia's Washington Square agrees to pay back wages and damages to settle an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.
8 years ago
'Negadelphia' no more: In bid for Amazon's HQ2, city turns the page on an old narrative
Philadelphia is putting the final touches on its bid to convince Amazon to build its second headquarters here ahead of Thursday’s deadline.
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