
Business
Main Line business leaders say proposed SEPTA cuts would be ‘absolutely devastating’
The president of the Wayne Business Association says the potential elimination of the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail line would be catastrophic for the local economy.
2 months ago
Penn Medicine and Delaware County dish out $6M to delay Crozer health closure
The money grants Prospect Medical Holdings, Pennsylvania officials and potential buyers more time to negotiate a deal to transition Crozer Health to new ownership.
2 months ago
Pennsylvania officials worry that President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are threatening global trade, local businesses, jobs and consumer affordability.
2 months ago
Listen 1:03Philly metro loses hundreds of federal government jobs as more IRS layoffs loom
Labor data shows the federal workforce shrunk across the Greater Philadelphia area, and there could be more layoffs at the local Internal Revenue Service hub.
2 months ago
Listen 1:05Mütter Museum’s controversial executive director is gone; new CEO weighs in
Her leadership for the past 2.5 years has been polarizing, and led to controversies both internal and external.
2 months ago
Listen 1:25Prospect will begin closing Crozer Health if Pa. does not provide $9 million
If another cash infusion doesn’t arrive by Wednesday, the hospital system could begin diverting ambulances and patients to other facilities as soon as Thursday morning.
2 months ago
Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs
It is often unclear what the president is trying to accomplish with his reciprocal tariffs, which adds to the uncertainty surrounding his trade wars.
2 months ago
Demand for viral ‘torpedo’ baseball bats has sent a King of Prussia factory into overdrive
Victus has over 300 employees and 60 alone inside their King of Prussia headquarters.
3 months ago
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote U.S. manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are unfair trade practices.
3 months ago
Just before the first pitch at Citizens Bank Park, the union representing stadium-food service workers announced a tentative agreement with Aramark.
3 months ago
A Philly nonprofit is boosting, celebrating Latina entrepreneurs in the region
Immigrants make up a third of all business owners in Philadelphia, according to a 2024 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
3 months ago
Listen 1:06Philadelphia City Council weighs small business tax exemption dilemma as some push to double it
Tax relief on the first $100,000 of revenue for businesses in Philadelphia could either be eliminated or doubled in the next city budget.
3 months ago
Listen 0:59Founders of Black-owned brands adapt their hopes and business plans for a post-DEI era
“Target would have been a great boost to our business’s growth ... We’ll just find it elsewhere,” said a Philly makeup company's co-founder about the retailer's DEI rollback.
3 months ago
Some localities in Delaware have banned retail marijuana stores completely while others have enacted strict limitations on site locations.
3 months ago
Listen 1:00Trump executive order may wipe out community financing in Philly and beyond
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund was created to fill in the credit gap for low income entrepreneurs but without federal support the system could collapse.
3 months ago
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