Economic Development

The measure now goes to Mayor Jim Kenney for his consideration.

The report compares Philadelphia’s poverty statistics with the nation’s ten largest cities and the nation’s ten poorest cities. Philadelphia is the only city in both lists.

The program aims to ignite investment in historically hard-to-develop neighborhoods by allowing developers to use tax revenue to pay off things like construction debt.

Just weeks after making their big pitch to attract Amazon, leaders in Delaware launch a new effort to grow small businesses in the First State.

Pennsylvania's new law expanding its casino industry has set off debates in cities and towns about whether to try to lure one of the 10 new mini-casinos, or ban them.

Work crews are dismantling the domes, minarets, and other decorations from the former Trump Taj Mahal casino. It is being converted into a new Hard Rock casino resort.

A bill aims to address abandoned mine lands with a focus on economic development. Proponents see it as a way to imagine a more sustainable future for old coal country.

Changes to the local share tax come after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional last year.

Specialty chemical company Chemours announced a plan to build a research and innovation center at the University of Delaware.

The low-carbon coffee that Costa Rica is pushing is part of an overall plan by the country to become the first carbon neutral nation.

Bikes, trikes, rollerblades, and skates... and just ordinary feet.

The growing presence of a tech scene here in Delaware.

With Philadelphia among the cities vying for Amazon’s second headquarters, it’s a perfect time to analyze whether our students are prepared for tomorrow’s workforce.

Philadelphia’s pitch to Amazon could be boiled down to three little words: Quality of life.