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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Lifestyle

The Science of Failing Well

Forget 'fail fast, fail often.' Business professor Amy Edmondson explains not all failures are equal. This hour, how we can learn and grow from failing well.

Air Date: December 22, 2023 12:00 pm

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Melissa Lynn Torre, founder of the Vellum Street Soap Company, poses in front of shelves of soaps
Community

Reducing wasteful gift-giving: Philly businesses, shoppers find ways to reuse items this holiday season

Research shows people create 25% more waste over the holiday season. Some shoppers are taking a different approach this year.

2 years ago

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Thao Le stands next to a fence and an open area that's her property.
Courts & Law

Cinnaminson business owner wins court fight to keep her properties

The court ruled the township did not show that her properties posed a risk to the “safety, health, morals, and welfare of the community.”

2 years ago

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Tall buildings in Center City
Money

Philadelphia businesses say they struggle with labor, access to money

Economists forecast that the Philly region will see a “soft landing” instead of an abrupt halt to business in the new year.

2 years ago

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File photo: Signage for Xfinity, the cable division of Comcast, is displayed in Philadelphia, July 15, 2015.
Community

Xfinity notifies its customers of data breach linked to software vulnerability

Xfinity said there was unauthorized access to internal systems as a result of this vulnerability, which was previously announced by software provider Citrix, between Oct. 16.

2 years ago

File photo: A Rite Aid sign is displayed on the facade of a store in Pittsburgh, Jan. 23, 2023.
Courts & Law

Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores

Rite Aid said it disagrees with the allegations, though the company is pleased to reach an agreement to resolve the issue

2 years ago

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is expected to combine with Allentown-based Lehigh Valley Health Network in a deal expected to close by the end of 2024. (Courtesy of Jefferson Health)
Health

Jefferson Health merger with Lehigh Valley Health Network would make it Philly’s largest employer, with a 30-hospital network

The proposed deal between Jefferson Health and Lehigh Valley Health Network could close by the end of 2024, according to a joint announcement from the hospital systems.

2 years ago

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Google said Monday it agreed to pay $700 million to settle an anti-trust case brought by a group of states focused on the tech giant's powerful app store. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Google to pay $700 million in case over whether its app store is an illegal monopoly

The deal with dozens of states resolves a lawsuit that claimed Google engages in anticompetitive behavior through its Google Play store.

2 years ago

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Studio 2

Miracle on South 13th Street, Holiday Package Delivery, ‘Bake Your Heart Out’

Do you have a family recipe you make every year? Baker and blogger Dan Langan discusses his favorite cookie recipes and answers your baking questions.

Air Date: December 19, 2023 12:00 pm

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Quinn Rodriguez-Williams works at La Colombe in Fishtown
Money

Philly’s homegrown coffee roaster La Colombe to extend its retail reach under Chobani control

La Colombe has a new but familiar owner that just happens to sell coffee creamer. Here’s what to expect.

2 years ago

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Apple plans to suspend sales of the Series 9 and Ultra 2 versions of its popular Apple Watch for online U.S. customers beginning Dec. 21, 2023. Matthias Schrader/AP
NPR
Courts & Law

Apple stops selling latest Apple Watch after losing patent case

Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches will be halted this week after it lost a case over whether the tech giant stole a patented blood oxygen feature from another company.

2 years ago

File photo: United States Steel's Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pa. is shown on Feb. 26, 2019. U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt. Nippon, which will pay $55 per share for U.S. Steel, said Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 that the deal will bolster its manufacturing and technology capabilities. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Politics & Policy

Storied U.S. Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel

The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt.

2 years ago

Aurora Muñoz, organizing manager of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, says a proposal for new anti-retaliation legislation is critical for ensuring labor protections for workers throughout Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Philly workers coalition pushes for stronger retaliation legislation, better funding for Office of Worker Protections in 2024

Councilmember Kendra Brooks, organizers, and workers say the proposal is needed to strengthen enforcement of the city’s existing labor laws.

2 years ago

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Money
Billy Penn

La Colombe acquired by Chobani in $900 million deal

The coffee roaster and retailer founded in Philly in ‘94 operates 32 stores around the country.

2 years ago

FILE - New Jersey state Senator Vince Polistina with Atlantic City casino workers protesting near the state capitol in Trenton N.J. in support of legislation that would ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos, Dec. 9, 2021. State Sen. Vince Polistina said on Dec. 14, 2023, that legislation lacks enough support to become law, and said he will write a new bill incorporating proposals form the casino industry, including enclosed smoking rooms. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Politics & Policy

Fuming over setback to casino smoking ban, workers light up in New Jersey Statehouse meeting

Members of the UAW union disrupted a meeting of a state Assembly committee that had been scheduled to take a preliminary vote on a bill to ban smoking in the casinos.

2 years ago

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