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African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Reginald Jackson announces a boycott of Coca-Cola Co. products outside the Georgia Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Jackson says Coca-Cola and other large Georgia companies haven’t done enough to oppose restrictive voting bills that Georgia lawmakers were debating as Jackson spoke (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)


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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Should corporations take political positions?

Major League Baseball, Coca-cola, and Delta condemned Georgia's new voting law. Why do corporations weigh in on political issues and can they make a difference?

Air Date: April 13, 2021

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The Ummah Shop at the King Of Prussia Mall (Afea Tucker / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Muslim specialty store celebrates grand opening in King of Prussia

Just in time for Ramadan, Sharrima Sulaiman officially opened “The Ummah Shop” at the King Of Prussia Mall on Saturday, April 10.

5 years ago

Person wearing masks walks by shuttered New Jersey businesses
Community

N.J. fund offers loans to Black-owned firms impacted by COVID-19

The Equitable Small Business Initiative is a $5 million (and growing) pot of money used to award loans to businesses owned by people of color impacted by the pandemic.

5 years ago

Office of Lu Ann Cahn
Community
Billy Penn

Virtual internships (which aren’t going away) can actually work really well, say Philly college students and employers

There’s no location barrier when it’s all remote — and being good at Zoom is now a vital workforce skill.

5 years ago

In this photo illustration, a smart phone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background
NPR
Community

After data breach exposes 530 million, Facebook says it will not notify users

Facebook said "malicious actors" scraped the data through a vulnerability that it fixed in 2019. But the publicly available data still leaves millions of users vulnerable.

5 years ago

A line outside the Liberty Bell in late March 2021. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community

Philly on the rebound: Over 100,000 people walked through Center City last week

The numbers bode well for businesses in the heart of the city after a rough year.

5 years ago

In this Tuesday, March 30, 2021 file photo, a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.
Politics & Policy

After Amazon: Labor tries to regroup in wake of Alabama loss

Amazon and business groups celebrated the decision, saying warehouse workers got a chance to weigh the pros and cons of union membership — and voted to reject it.

5 years ago

Some 5,800 workers at Amazon's facility in Bessemer, Ala., held a historic vote on whether to form the company's first warehouse union. Bill Barrow/AP
NPR
Politics & Policy

It’s a no: Amazon warehouse workers vote against unionizing in historic election

Amazon avoided the prospect of a first unionized warehouse in America, where it's the 2nd-largest private employer. The Alabama vote prompted new national interest in unions.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Major Pennsylvania state contractor accused of fleecing employees to pump up profits

The State College-based construction and paving company has been paid more than $1.7 billion for state projects.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Money

Philly pols eye wage and business tax cuts ahead of next city budget

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilmember Allan Domb are mulling competing tax cut proposals.

5 years ago

6901 Elmwood Avenue in Philadelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood is the proposed site of an Amazon warehouse. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Amazon rebuffs concerns over warehouse that sidelined land deal for SEPTA trolleys

Negotiations are still underway for a forthcoming community benefits agreement. Amazon said it did not intend to make major alterations to its proposal.

5 years ago

Chef Zach Fortney at The Belvedere Inn stands for a portrait. (Kate Landis/WITF)
Health
WITF

Pa. restaurants expand service while grappling with COVID-19 case increase

Looser restrictions are complicated by a rise in cases fueled in part by more infectious variants.

5 years ago

Signage outside an AT&T store
Politics & Policy

Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers

Corporations have given more than $50 million in recent years to state lawmakers who have seized on Trump’s lies about a stolen 2020 election to push for voting restrictions.

5 years ago

In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
Money

Even with pretax profits, many big companies pay zero U.S. tax

The 55 companies named in the report issued Friday cross many industries, from agriculture to high tech, and they include such big names as Nike and Duke Energy.

5 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. to offer $25 million in grants to ‘microbusinesses’ with up to 5 employees

New Jersey’s smallest businesses are the target of the state’s latest economic relief effort related to the coronavirus.

5 years ago

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