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Federal budget deficit expected to hit second largest since World War II
Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit will hit the second largest in decades, even without factoring in President Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief plan.
4 years ago
12 awesome (and safe) Valentine’s Day dates that support Philly entrepreneurs
Options include cookie decorating, serenades, card making and…romantic Zoom crashing.
4 years ago
Philly restaurants can raise indoor dining to half-capacity if they pass an air test
Restaurants will have to ensure that they meet the required standard of air changes per hour in order to raise indoor dining limits.
4 years ago
Comcast offers $10K grants to small businesses owned by people of color
Next month, small businesses owned by people of color in Philly, Chester, and four other cities can apply for $10,000 grants offered by the media giant.
4 years ago
Watch the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Super Bowl commercial
Thanks to a Fiverr ad, the Northeast Philly small biz had another moment on the global stage.
4 years ago
US employers add just 49K jobs as unemployment falls to 6.3%
Friday's figures reflect a faltering job market, slowed by a pandemic that is still causing consumers to avoid traveling, shopping and dining out.
5 years ago
The pandemic forced millions of American workers to do their jobs from home. How is this remote work experiment going a year later? And is working from anywhere the future?
Air Date: February 5, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:01As Delaware expands restaurant capacity, businesses leaders get primer on COVID vaccine
Business leaders at a chamber of commerce seminar got advice on encouraging workers to get their vaccine, including offering possible financial incentives.
5 years ago
New Jersey restaurants can raise indoor dining capacity starting Friday
A downward trend in coronavirus cases and transmission rate prompted Gov. Phil Murphy to raise the limits on indoor dining.
5 years ago
‘Save Your Biz Philly’ aims to help neighborhood businesses survive the pandemic
The program launched by the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations was inspired by an initiative born out of the 2008 financial crisis.
5 years ago
Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO
Amazon said he'll be replaced in the fall by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business. Bezos will then become the company's executive chairman.
5 years ago
Air service returns to Delaware, the only state without commercial flights
Frontier Airlines will relaunch flights from Delaware to Orlando on Feb. 11, ending the state’s status as the only state without commercial flights.
5 years ago
The dark side of the American supermarket
Benjamin Lorr on his book "The Secret Life of Groceries," an investigation into the grocery store industry and the difficult lives of workers along the food supply chain.
Air Date: February 1, 2021
Rent out this entire Kensington bookstore for a romantic, affordable, indoor date night
The Head & The Hand Books offers a candlelit setting where couples have the space all to themselves.
5 years ago
Apply now: Pa. resumes unemployment for freelancers, self-employed and gig workers
Businesses who qualify may use the funds as needed to keep open after a brutal year of pandemic-related closures and losses.
5 years ago