Business
Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen
States are beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions, but health experts say we don't know enough yet about variants to roll back measures that could help slow their spread.
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Philly’s only lesbian bar is shutting down, adding to a somber nationwide trend
Bars catering to queer women, like the Gayborhood’s Toasted Walnut, are disappearing across the U.S.
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Home care industry strained by pandemic
The field of home health care has suffered added pressures during the pandemic. Experts caution that the vaccine rollout will not solve underlying issues around wages.
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Listen 4:16Amazon faces biggest union push in its history
Attempts by Amazon to delay the vote in Alabama have failed. So have the company's efforts to require in-person voting, which organizers argue would be unsafe during COVID.
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The hidden players putting independent pharmacies out of business
How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist.
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Listen 15:22Federal 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.
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12 awesome (and safe) Valentine’s Day dates that support Philly entrepreneurs
Options include cookie decorating, serenades, card making and…romantic Zoom crashing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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