Economic Development

A proposed business improvement district (BID) that divided Italian Market property owners, tenants, and residents won’t advance in 2019.

We basically owe Liberty Place, the Comcast towers and the reinvigorated Navy Yard to Liberty Property Trust.

The city’s workforce growth is mostly in positions that pay $35,000 or less.

Pennsylvania is betting on booze to grow the economy. The Department of Agriculture plans to award $460,000 in grants, most of which can be used to make craft beverages.

The Larimer Beer Company hopes to hire residents from the City of Chester as they expand their footprint in the city.

What will the Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights change — and why has it taken so long for one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. to have labor protections?

HospitalityTogether helps young adults hold down restaurant jobs while also attending school.

The Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative will bring together more than a dozen collaborating partners in an effort to reduce the 9% unemployment rate in the area.

The U.S. Agriculture Secretary caused some indignation on a recent visit to Wisconsin after saying small dairy farms may not survive a changing market.

We talk about the future the shopping and malls, starting off with the remodeled and rebranded Fashion District that opened last week in Philadelphia.

Center City District’s latest report shows a booming real estate market. For Parkway Corp., the demand for land means a move away from operating parking.

The state analysis said only 27 of more than 1,000 construction jobs at a sample of completed tax-break projects went to Camden residents.

Fashion District Philadelphia’s art curator gave WHYY a first look at how the overhaul of the old Gallery mall is taking shape ahead of the Sept. 19 opening.

More than 50 vendors are in the lineup, including a handful of locals.

It’s never easy to fund the hustle.