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Business

Daniel Grace of Teamsters Local 830 speaks as Jeff Brown looks on from right. (Tom MacDoinald, WHYY)
Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

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

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?

9 years ago

Listen 4:41
Centre County's Jake Corman, the Pennsylvania Senate majority leader. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. 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.

9 years ago

The 5:05 Express to Norristown arrives at Suburban Station
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘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.

9 years ago

Listen 5:07
The Federal Reserve Building; white columns, black fencing against a blue sky
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. 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.

9 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. (NewsWorks file photo)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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?

9 years ago

Listen 6:18
Talula's Garden on Washington Square in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Talula'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.

9 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

'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.

9 years ago

(WHYY/File)
Community

High hopes for former Fisker site’s future

A massive Delaware industrial site that's been dormant for nearly a decade is getting new life.

9 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Middletown, Pa.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

The Trump-GOP tax reform proposal doesn’t match the rhetoric

Trump-GOP plan makes an unfair system even worse, rewarding the corporate elite and rich while leaving small businesses and the overall economy as losers.

9 years ago

First
Politics & Policy

First Person: Rich Heffron

If business is the engine that drives the economy then you'll want to hear what our First Person has to say this week.

9 years ago

Two candidates, both seated at table, with microphone; Guadagno in blue suit (left) Murphy in black (right)
Politics & Policy

Murphy maintains big funding lead over Guadagno in N.J. governor’s race

Democrat Phil Murphy has raised more than three times as much as Republican Kim Guadagno in New Jersey’s race for governor. Murp ...

9 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at  National Museum of American Jewish History
Politics & Policy

Philly Mayor Kenney steps up war of words with President Trump

Declaring the president unstable, Mayor Jim Kenney says cities will have to stand up for themselves under the Trump administration.

9 years ago

Pa. Treasurer, Joseph M. Torsella, blue suit, orange tie, at podium
Politics & Policy

Treasurer OKs $700 million loan to Pa. as budget stalemate stretches out

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella has changed his mind and authorized a $700 million short-term loan to the commonwealth so it can make Medicaid payments.

9 years ago

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, who previously supported a
Education

South Jersey business, educational collaborative on job training may expand

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says the program "should be replicated everywhere, but sometimes, you have to push people to do it. And we’re going to do that."

9 years ago

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