Economic Development

The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. Critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.

We discuss the renewed call to expand national service which would put young people and the unemployed to work fighting the pandemic and helping with the national recovery.

A few months ago, things were looking up for Latinos. Wages were rising and unemployment had hit a record low. Now, that historic wave of prosperity appears to be at risk.

The assistance didn’t prioritize businesses in the hardest hit parts of the state and relied on a patchwork of local economic development organizations.

The proposed fiscal 2021 budget eliminates funding for both the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.

Lindsey Scannapieco, “landlady” to 175 creative tenants at the Bok Building, argues that some real estate owners, like their tenants, need government aid.

The city’s small business relief funds have touched virtually every neighborhood in the city –– but certain areas saw more benefits than others.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue to raise concerns about how the Wolf administration has handled the business waiver process.

As job losses soar, Philadelphia homeowners risk foreclosure, but the city’s free housing assistance hotline can help them get mortgage relief.

Three weeks after announcing the PHL COVID-19 Fund, the city has released $2 million to frontline nonprofits.

Union officials allege that the general contractors on several high-profile Philadelphia projects were not complying with CDC regulations.

A guide to the landscape of loans, grants and other funding options.

Philadelphia may begin testing a cash subsidy pilot in 2020, city policymakers and nonprofit leaders revealed Tuesday at a press conference. 

The proposals include providing rent subsidies, guaranteed income and increasing the availability of adult education.

Taking page from urban enterprise-zone playbook, yet-to-be written legislation would cut sales taxes and offer property-tax relief