Economic Development

A request for proposals seeks someone to acquire, construct, manage and market a mix of commercial and residential uses at Main and DeKalb streets.

Gambling executives, analysts and lawmakers agree that the lure of new tax revenue could prove irresistible to cash-strapped state governments facing large COVID-19 deficits.

When the school made its announcement, City Councilmember Helen Gym and others voiced hope that other universities with large landholdings would pony up.

City Council is close to an agreement on a bill that would create a new tax on residential construction and push back a change to the city’s controversial development subsidy.

Worker-owned businesses promise better wages, but for some of the workers who could benefit the most in Philly, being the boss is close to impossible.

Lawmakers had aimed to fast-track the legislation after voters overwhelmingly approved legalizing recreational marijuana for those 21 and older in the Nov. 3 election.

With an eye to avoiding that fate in the historically Black and brown North Philly community, Quiñones-Sánchez said her goal is to shape the development that happens next.

The Historical Commission unanimously approved Rite Aid’s plan to demolish the midcentury modern Penn Fruit landmark.

Delaware tourism leaders hope for a big jump in visitors after seeing networks from around the world fixated on the Wilmington Riverfront for Joe Biden’s election win.

Now that New Jersey voters have approved recreational marijuana, Mayor Small wants his city to be the only place in the state where it can be sold for three to five years.

President-elect Biden campaigned on a plan to create jobs rebuilding infrastructure. Apprenticeships can help connect Philly residents to opportunity.

A construction impact tax could support small businesses, job growth and affordable housing for those who need it the most in Philadelphia.

The Small Business Administration had to quickly disburse coronavirus relief loans. But some of that may have been handed out to fraudsters, an agency report says.

A panel of state judges overturned an earlier decision allowing the Philly arts presenter to sell its building, which will destroy a major Isaiah Zagar mural.

Fears of incoming Democratic control in Washington D.C. and baby boomer estate planning needs are fueling investment in certain Philadelphia neighborhoods.