Business
As deadly violence rises across U.S., Philly business leaders learn to prepare
Business owners gather to learn how to prevent and react to workplace violence.
9 years ago
The Paradise Papers / GOP tax plan update
Guests: Damian Paletta, Jesse Drucker The Paradise Papers, millions of leaked documents from the Bermuda law firm ...
Air Date: November 11, 2017
Listen 49:15Delaware accuses chicken giant of polluting water
Mountaire Farms is accused of 13 violations of its permits to spray treated wastewater on fields in Millsboro, Delaware.
9 years ago
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago gets approval to hire 70 foreign workers
Managers attest there aren't enough Americans qualified, willing and available to do the work.
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Moody’s questions Pa. gaming expansion as demand slackens
Lawmakers tried to address concerns by requiring new casinos to be a certain distance from established ones.
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44 train engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea, sidelined
Dozens of New Jersey Transit train engineers have been sidelined because testing imposed after a deadly rail crash found they suffered from sleep apnea.
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Some small Pa. businesses uneasy over proposed tax code changes
Smaller business owners would also get a lower rate on some of their income, but there are limits to who would benefit.
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Airbnb rental leads to squabble, new regulations in Bucks County
Zoning laws that restrict hotels or boarding houses often don’t apply to short-term rental arrangements. But pending changes in Buckingham Township echo a national trend.
9 years ago
Listen 5:54Oreskes resigns as NPR news chief after harassment report
Oreskes said in a statement Wednesday that he was deeply sorry to the people he hurt.
9 years ago
AstraZeneca gets fast-track FDA approval process for promising blood cancer drug
AstraZeneca gets FDA approval to move forward with Calquence (acalabrutinib), a drug used to fight an aggressive form of blood cancer.
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U.S. lawmaker wants to extend N.J. law against post-disaster price gouging
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, says thousands of price-gouging cases have been reported in Florida and Puerto Rico in the aftermath of massive storms there.
9 years ago
New law gives Pa. Liquor Control Board more power to crack down on 'stop-and-gos'
The law is particularly relevant to Philadelphia, where stop-and-gos are prolific in many low-income neighborhoods.
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Chemours announces expansion to Univ. of Delaware STAR Campus
Specialty chemical company Chemours announced a plan to build a research and innovation center at the University of Delaware.
9 years ago
Women slowly boosting numbers on Philly boards
While female membership on boards of directors is now up to 16 percent in the Philadelphia region, some areas have achieved much higher rates.
9 years ago
Treasurer authorizes major loan to cover Pa. expenses
A $1.8 billion loan is meant to keep Pennsylvania's general fund from running out of money.
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