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Economic Development

Philadelphia's City Hall Tower (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
PlanPhilly

City Council cheat sheet: What Philly’s legislators wanted to do and how it actually worked out

Bay windows, curb cuts, community benefits, zoning, L&I inspectors. Lots of issues were tossed around. The session wasn’t soda-tax dramatic, but still…

6 years ago

Workers labor at the construction site of a condominium building in the Newport section of Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. goes after employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors

Governor says misclassification is ‘an unfair business practice and it is illegal,’ as new report proposes remedies for growing problem

6 years ago

The city of Camden in New Jersey. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Economic ‘opportunity’ or ‘poor stewardship’? N.J. tax break debate continues at hearing

Boosters and critics of New Jersey’s controversial tax incentive program came out to speak Tuesday during a public hearing in Trenton.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym.
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Why Philadelphia punted on tax abatement reform … again

Despite resounding calls for changing the tax subsidy, none of the six pending proposals for reform have moved forward.

6 years ago

Wilmington Police Chief Robert J. Tracy with resident Robert Flonnory on Market Street. Tracy has been credited with bringing down the crime rate in the city by building bridges within communities. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
The Why
Courts & Law

How Wilmington is shedding its ‘Murder Town’ label

In 2017, Wilmington experienced its highest levels of gun violence ever. But the following year, shootings dropped by 60%.

Air Date: June 26, 2019

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Ethel Halley is one of the first residents to move into 311 Cooper. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Camden waterfront gets first new market-rate apartments in 15 years

The 156-unit complex is the latest structure to go up in Camden with the help of controversial state tax breaks.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

NPR’s Frank Langfitt on “The Shanghai Free Taxi” and Brexit

The former Shanghai correspondent discusses his new book, "The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China."

Air Date: June 19, 2019 10:00 am

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A rendering of the Arthaus tower planned for South Broad Street.(Kohn Pederson Fox Associates)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Kenney: Ultra-luxury tower rising on South Broad signals success of Philly’s tax abatement

A $250 million luxury tower is rising on South Broad Street. City officials were on hand to praise the new development, which benefited from the 10-year tax abatement.

6 years ago

Home healthcare workers Stephanie Williams, (left), and Lolita Owens rally at the Frankford Transportation Center in February to pressure state lawmakers to increase the state minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Michael D’Onofrio/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

It’s not enough to talk about ‘career pathways’

The minimum wage has been the same since 2009. Gov. Tom Wolf and his fellow Democrats want to more than double it. Though it looks like they are willing to settle for less.

6 years ago

Ronsha Dickerson leads a tour of Camden, New Jersey, Thursday, June 6, 2019 (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Community

Amid tax break fight, residents show top N.J. official the ‘real’ Camden

Economic development chief Kevin Quinn agreed to a four-hour tour of Camden, a gesture of good-will at a time of ratcheting tensions over tax breaks.

6 years ago

A rendering of an apartment proposed for Germantown High. (Woodcock Design)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Germantown High developer reveals plan for live-work-learn destination

Germantown High developer Jack Azran says that apartments with exposed brick walls, shared work spaces and a new school could fill the shuttered school by 2022

6 years ago

In 2014, then-Gov. Chris Christie, influential South Jersey Democrat George Norcross and New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney attend a groundbreaking ceremony in Camden for the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy school. On Thursday, a task force appointed by Gov. Phil Murphy continued its investigation of a tax-incentive program established during Christie's administration. Norcross was of particular interest. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
Politics & Policy

Murphy task force continues questioning Christie-era tax break programs in N.J.

Task force probing N.J. use of tax incentives to keep companies in the state focuses on application submitted by a company owned by South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross.

6 years ago

President of Finanta, Luis E. Mora Rechnitz congratulates the sixteen graduates for completing the six-week course. (Lilia Ayllón/ AL DÍA News)
Community
Broke in Philly

A new program supports Latina entrepreneurs on the rise

"Ella Emprende," a new course from Finanta, offers training and development for women business owners and leaders.

6 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

More inventors, more renters: Four surprising takeaways from Pew’s annual report on Philly

Pew’s ‘State of the City’ report reads like Philly’s annual physical, clocking growth, successes, and struggles over the past 10 years.

6 years ago

The Rev. Clarence Hester and CDC President Tinamarie Russell hope to use the development at North Broad and Indiana Avenue to spark an economic revival for the neighborhood. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Neighbors want a role in building North Station District

The planned North Station District development could reshape North Philly for decades to come. Neighbors are organizing for construction jobs and other benefits.

6 years ago

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