Economic Development
Univ. of Delaware, Penn State, Lehigh U. snag federal funds to boost local economic growth
A handful of local universities are among the 25 schools nationwide getting money to help local businesses develop and grow.
4 years ago
Restaurants struggle with staffing, supply issues, and a recipe to recover from the pandemic
About 1 in 10 eateries in Delaware shut down early in the pandemic. Restrictions have been lifted all summer, but some are still hurting.
4 years ago
Listen 4:26Community groups call on City Council to make more land available for development
A coalition of community organizations contend some of the city’s vacant land should go to them rather than to private developers.
4 years ago
Council President Darrell Clarke to introduce overhaul of Philly Zoning Board
Clarke wants to give City Council more power over neighborhood development after a series of zoning decisions that he believed favored developers.
4 years ago
Rite Aid moving headquarters to Philadelphia
Rite Aid is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia in what it calls a site “designed specifically for in-person collaboration and company gatherings, rather than office space
4 years ago
After 6 years of development, W Philadelphia hotel set to open Friday with plenty of local flavor
After more than six years of development, the long-awaited W Philadelphia hotel at 1439 Chestnut St. will open on Friday.
4 years ago
Infrastructure deal: Senate ready to move ahead on $1T bill
“This deal signals to the world that our democracy can function,” Biden said in a statement. “We will once again transform America and propel us into the future.”
4 years ago
Biden to bring infrastructure sales pitch to Pennsylvania
President Joe Biden will head to the Allentown area Wednesday as he fights for passage in the Senate of a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure measure.
4 years ago
Wilmington Kitchen Collective connects religious and corporate backers to aid culinary entrepreneurs
A rare combination of religious and corporate groups hopes to use a commercial kitchen in a church basement to support Wilmington’s future restaurateurs.
4 years ago
Listen 4:13Wolf signs bill to extend pandemic regulatory waivers
The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the bill unanimously, at Wolf’s urging.
4 years ago
Claire DeMatteis is moving to a new job after guiding the Department of Correction through a tumultuous four-plus years, since a prison riot left a guard dead.
4 years ago
Biden and Sen. Capito try again to bridge their infrastructure divide
The White House said Thursday that Biden still supports raising the tax rate, but is willing to find another measure to do it.
4 years ago
Ferry link means big business for beach towns in Delaware and New Jersey
New study shows the multi-million dollar impact the Cape May/Lewes Ferry has on the local economy — an impact beach businesses hope ramps up post-pandemic.
4 years ago
$100 million overhaul planned for Wilmington’s ‘other’ riverfront
Delaware leaders hope to mirror the success of the Wilmington Riverfront with a massive development plan for the other side of the Christina River.
4 years ago
Unemployed Pennsylvanians demand benefits amid growing backlog of claims
Protesters, including Democratic state lawmakers, called on the Wolf administration to pay unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands of residents.
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