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Rob Dubow, Philadelphia's finance director, says the growth of beverage-related businesses has not declined since the city levied a tax on soda and other sweetened drinks.(Tom MacDonald, WHYY)
Money

Philly disputes claim soda tax is hurting businesses

Philadelphia officials say the growth of beverage-related businesses has not declined since the city levied a tax on soda and other sweet ...

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 Members of Service Employees International Union march near City Hall in Philadelphia. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Collective bargaining bills would apply public records, open meetings laws to contract negotiations

Some state lawmakers are pushing a package of bills that they say would make contract negotiations between government agencies and public ...

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Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania delays payments as general fund balance nears zero

Pennsylvania is putting off paying over a billion dollars to insurers who administer Medicaid benefits, because its main bank account is ...

8 years ago

The Port of Wilmington in Delaware.
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New help for Delaware companies exporting products overseas [video]

The World Trade Center of Delaware’s efforts to help Delaware companies send their products and services around the globe is gettin ...

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 This Sept. 15, 2017 photo shows the exterior of the McCormick & Schmick's restaurant at the Harrah's casino in Atlantic City N.J.  (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Man burned by caustic beer at Atlantic City McCormick & Schmick’s gets $750K

A New Jersey man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned after drinking a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at an Atlantic City ...

8 years ago

Close-up of Congressman Bob Brady
Politics & Policy

Challenger says Rep. Brady paid debt to get him out of 2012 race

The man who federal authorities say agreed to drop his 2012 Democratic primary challenge of U.S. Rep. Bob Brady in return for $90,000 in ...

8 years ago

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Inaugural class of the Odessa Center for Horological Excellence (Students in blue lab coats; Rick Aubin, instructor, and Sam Cannan, founder, both in white; Michael Wipf, president of Hogs and Heroes' Middletown chapter) (Shirley Min/WHYY)
Education

Classes begin at Delaware watchmaking school for vets [video]

Naysayers said the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative would never open its doors, but after seven years of hard work, founder Sam Cannan prov ...

8 years ago

 Students attend class at Belmont Charter School in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

New report on Pa. charter school growth finds ‘stranded costs’ linger five years later

A new study finds that expanding the charter school sector in Pennsylvania creates a significant toll on traditional public school system ...

8 years ago

DuPont, the longtime Delaware mainstay, has merged with Dow Chemical to form  DowDuPont.  (AP file photo)
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After merger, chemistry between DuPont and Dow leading to further changes

Nearly two weeks ago, Dow Chemical and DuPont merged, becoming DowDuPont with headquarters in Michigan and Delaware. This merger o ...

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
Courts & Law

2 N.J. contracting companies allegedly scammed Sandy victims

State authorities allege that contractors doing business along the Jersey Shore used deceptive practices to obtain more than $1.3 million ...

8 years ago

Packages from Amazon ahead of delivery (Scott Sady/AP Photo)
Urban Planning

Philadelphia officials hope Amazon will deliver new headquarters to city

Amazon is looking for a new building with room for up to 50,000 workers. The ideal spot will be near a metro area with more than a ...

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Holtec International in Camden. The plant for manufacturing nuclear waste storage containers and small nuclear reactors was lured to the Camden waterfront by $260 million in tax breaks. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Holtec opens new facility on Camden waterfront

A more than 300-million dollar high tech manufacturing facility is up and officially open in Camden. It’s one of the more hi ...

8 years ago

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

Philly, Pittsburgh to make pitch to be Amazon’s East Coast hub

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh plan to make pitches to be Amazon’s second home. Philadelphia’s Democratic Mayor Jim Kenne ...

8 years ago

Courts & Law

US takes aim at countries doing business with North Korea

The United States said Monday it would target countries doing business with North Korea as U.N. Security Council members called for furth ...

8 years ago

Money

US takes aim at countries doing business with North Korea

The United States said Monday it would target countries doing business with North Korea as U.N. Security Council members called for furth ...

8 years ago

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