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Business
Philadelphia microlender that helps entrepreneurs hires new executive director
After three decades at the helm of the local microlender, its founder is stepping back to handle the strategic vision after hiring a new leader.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:00New $25M fund to help make reinvestment projects in communities across the Delaware Valley a reality
The real estate fund is one way a local bank is reinvesting into low to moderate income communities where they operate, as required by federal law.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:01Where you shop counts: How 4 Pa. companies stack up on gun violence prevention
Guns Down America released the “Business Must Act” campaign, grading 38 corporations’ in-store policies, corporate actions and political and lobbying contributions.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:59Independence Blue Cross CEO plans to retire by end of the year
There will be a new CEO of Independence Blue Cross next year as its leader expects to retire in December, the company announced.
2 weeks ago
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30.
2 weeks ago
Center City Whole Foods workers vote in favor of unionizing
Philadelphia union organizers say the vote is about more than just higher wages and better benefits. The store is on track to become the first in the U.S. to unionize.
3 weeks ago
‘Dancing With the Stars,’ Lunar New Year and the Tattoo Arts Festival in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Jan. 23 - Jan. 26: ‘The Full Monty’ in Del., a Tchaikovsky performance in Philly and Peabo Bryson in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
3 weeks ago
Listen 4:53Hussian College owners are seeking $162 million in damages, claiming executives enriched themselves with unauthorized bonuses while the school plunged toward closure in 2023.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:03No such thing as a free toilet: Starbucks reverses open bathroom policy
The Wall Street Journal reports that the policy will be implemented later this month at the more than 11,000 Starbucks stores in North America.
1 month ago
2-alarm fire destroys candle business in Salem County, N.J.
Just before 1 a.m., crews responded to A Cheerful Giver, a homemade candle business, on the 300 block of Front Street in Elmer.
1 month ago
The city’s historical commission would have the final say on any modifications to the building’s Grand Court, home to the famed eagle and organ.
1 month ago
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce members were surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia about the economy. Here’s what they said.
1 month ago
Listen 0:55Macy’s to close Center City location, city officials paint optimistic future of Philly retail
Officials believe the mixed-use redevelopment will be ready before the Sixers arena opens down the street in 2031.
1 month ago
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants cancer warnings on alcohol labels. Could updated labels, taxes, fewer liquor stores or advertising bans make Americans drink less?
Air Date: January 7, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:41Penn expecting $467M windfall from COVID-19 vaccine royalty dispute
At issue was how much the manufacturer could carve out to third parties before paying the university its stake of the profits in the form of royalties.
1 month ago
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