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The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Courts & Law

Crozer Health, Prospect sued over plan to close Delaware County Memorial Hospital

The Foundation for Delaware County is taking Crozer and its parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, to court over their plan to shut down Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

3 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

Game-changer for North Broad? After years in the works, an official business district looks close to reality

Pointing to success elsewhere in Philly, advocates say the BID is just what the corridor needs.

3 years ago

FILE - People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. With summer vacations winding down, airlines are counting on the return of more business travelers to keep their pandemic recovery going into fall 2022. Air travel in the United States, bolstered by huge numbers of tourists, has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Business travel, however, remains about 25% to 30% below 2019 levels, according to airlines and outfits that track sales. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Politics & Policy

White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets

The proposed rule would help consumers save money up front and encourage more competition among airlines to offer better fares.

3 years ago

Women hold flags of Latin American countries.
NPR
Community

How some businesses flounder with Hispanic Heritage Month marketing efforts

From superheroes praising tacos to an improper tilde, many businesses fail to connect with members of the community during Hispanic Heritage Month.

3 years ago

In the left panel, a man ties his shoe. In the right, a hand holds up a sneaker.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith is getting his own sneaker line, and it comes with fancy tech

The limited-edition drop includes an NFT and draws inspo from his “Sticky Hands” nickname.

3 years ago

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 21, 2022 in New York City. Stocks dropped in the final hour of trading after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in an attempt to continue to tame inflation.
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NPR
Money

Stock markets drop as Wall Street takes a gloomy view of the economy

The Dow dropped more than 450 points to close at the lowest level since November 2020.

3 years ago

Renovations continue on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on September 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded its two-day meeting on interest rates this afternoon. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Fed orders another super-sized interest rate hike as it battles stubborn inflation

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 0.75 percentage points today, as it tries to control runaway prices.

3 years ago

FILE - Donald Trump, right, sits with his children, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Courts & Law

NY attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company

Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Organization.

3 years ago

An old-fashioned meter with an expired sign.
Courts & Law

Pa. judge allows Chester receiver to terminate controversial parking contract

The state-appointed receiver found that the city was seeing no revenue from the contractor — despite residents paying the highest parking fees in the region.

3 years ago

Gopuff co-founder Rafael Ilishayev cuts the ribbon on a new distribution facility in Spring Garden, alongside (starting second from left) Philadelphia City Councilmember Mark Squilla, Gopuff cofounder Yakir Gola and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Gopuff marks 10 million order milestone and a new facility in Philadelphia

The company is working on ways to improve distribution and cut the ribbon on a new Philly facility.

3 years ago

A sticker encourages consumers to join an Etsy strike
Money
Billy Penn

Ecommerce meets collective bargaining: How a Philly crafter helped organize the Etsy strike and create a new sellers guild

Online platforms are reaping huge profits from the independent merchants that make up their user base.

3 years ago

An Uber sign
Community

After serious breach, Uber says services operational

The Company says there is no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data such as trip history.

3 years ago

In this March 22, 2014, file photo, a CSX freight train rolls past a grade crossing in Mount Airy, Md. CSX Corp. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, reported better-than-expected net income in the third quarter even as coal volumes continued double-digit declines. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Community
WESA

Averted railway strike underscores fragile state of supply chains in Pennsylvania

If a deal hadn't been reached, Pennsylvania’s energy, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors would have been especially hard hit.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Nearly 200 employees walk off job at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Members of the union said they plan on returning to work over the weekend with the goal to resume negotiations next week.

3 years ago

The skyline in Philadelphia is pictured along the Schuylkill River
Courts & Law

Philadelphia area company accused of racism by ex-employee

Jerome Staley alleges AAMCO used him as a shining example of its diversity program while paying him $40,000 a year less than his white counterparts.

3 years ago

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