Economic Development

The city plans to rejuvenate its southeastern side, emphasizing diversity and exploring an Office of New Americans.

Philadelphia adults are more likely to have a college degree than the national average but less likely than some peer cities.

The 300,000-square-foot building is the first of dozens planned for the demolished site of the largest refinery on the East Coast.

Pew’s latest “State of the City” report shows the homeownership rate is still above 50% even as an inventory crisis crunches the housing market.

The HOMES Campaign aims to combat rising rent prices, low-quality homes and increasing displacement in Delaware.

There’s a steady pipeline of projects planned along the Philly waterfront — including apartments, retail and a public park — even though one developer paused mid-construction.

The Delaware Business Roundtable says reasons for the low labor rate include the increasing population of seniors moving to the state and difficulty finding child care.

Career Connected Learning PHL plans to hire 8,000 young people and expand year-round, work-based activities for an additional 2,000, replacing the city’s WorkReady program.

The Biden administration said federal funding will go toward projects on current or former mine land sites in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Kentucky and West Virginia.

The funding will help several projects addressing affordable housing, community center repairs, infrastructure upgrades and PFAS mitigation.

Immigration at our Southern border has become a central issue in the 2024 election. Our guest makes the case for why immigrants are a win for the country.

The new leader of an influential Center City economic development organization is pushing for more companies to bring back commuters.

Women working full time, year-round earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, inching up from 83.7 cents last year, according to the latest numbers from the Census Bureau.

The 42.9 million people who visited Philly last year were higher than last year, but still below pre-pandemic levels.

The Delaware River and Bay Authority Commission approved plans for an 80,000-square-foot domed indoor sports complex.