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Merchants, lottery boss tout self-serve system, but gambling addiction counselors worry about underage users, more people going deep into debt.
3 months ago
Listen 2:14New Market East engagement center is one more step toward corridor redevelopment
The city is touting over 50 new businesses in Center City this year alone. Here’s how Market East’s development will contribute.
4 months ago
Southeast Asian Market in FDR Park devastated by ‘microburst’ storm
The South Philly market is soliciting donations to help vendors who “watched their businesses get destroyed in real time.”
4 months ago
As small businesses beg for tax relief, Philadelphia sees a $100 million windfall
Mayor Parker’s push for Uber and Amazon taxes failed, but local businesses are paying more nonetheless.
4 months ago
Philadelphia’s Germantown opens its own brick-and-mortar visitor center
The Germantown Historical Society’s building renovation makes room for tourists to find areas of interest in Philly’s outer neighborhoods.
4 months ago
Half of Philly businesses aren’t complying with plastic bag laws, report says
The report finds that some businesses are still providing plastic bags, which were banned in 2021.
4 months ago
Listen 1:13PECO strike ends as union and utility announce deal
IBEW Local 614 is celebrating a deal that offers pensions to recent hires and boosts health care coverage. Union members will now vote on whether to ratify the contract.
4 months ago
Listen 1:20PECO strike continues as union says company won’t budge
The union says PECO is dragging its heels to wear them out. PECO accuses the union of blocking restoration work.
4 months ago
PECO workers strike on July Fourth for the first time in the utility’s history
The strike centers mainly on wages and benefits. PECO says it has “comprehensive plans” to maintain service during the strike.
4 months ago
Listen 1:03Los legisladores estatales permitieron a Fenwick Island modificar su carta constitutiva en 2008 para autorizar el voto de corporaciones, fideicomisos y otras entidades.
4 months ago
Weavers Way Co-op thrives as epicenter of West Mt. Airy
Thousands of neighbors are members of the store that’s been a staple of the community for more than 50 years.
5 months ago
Einstein Nurses United members say they want the hospital to commit to safer staffing levels, stable benefits and other upgrades in a new contract.
5 months ago
EMR sues city of Camden over junkyard license suspension after 2-alarm fire
The company said the order to pause its scrap metal shredder has cost it around $10 million and will lead to layoffs if it continues.
5 months ago
Listen 1:08The city suspended EMR’s junkyard license for the facility where the latest fire occurred, and will reevaluate the suspension next month.
5 months ago
Listen 1:09The analysis looked at six factors, including a range of taxes and the minimum wage in seven northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.
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