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Economic Development

Two members of a tech startup located at Bok work on their computers. (Michael Persico)
PlanPhilly
Money
Eyes on the Street

I’m a landlord and I need a bailout too

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

2 years ago

A vender wearing a face masks to protect against the spread of new coronavirus, works at a produce stand on South 9th Street in Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Money

Map: Which Philly ZIP codes got the most city COVID-19 business relief so far

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

2 years ago

Pa. senators participated and witnesses from Gov. Tom Wolf's administration participated in a remote hearing.
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. won’t say when it will release names of thousands of businesses that received waivers to operate

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

2 years ago

Evelyn Coates stands on the porch of her home in West Oak Lane on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Broke in Philly

Pandemic could lead to foreclosure surge but in Philly, help is just a call away

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

2 years ago

Philadelphia Art Museum
Community

New Philly artist relief fund launched, as city releases $2M in aid to local nonprofits

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

2 years ago

Work is ongoing at the new  Live! Hotel and Casino at 900 Packer Ave. in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Workers pulled from South Philly casino site after alleged breach of CDC safety regulations

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

2 years ago

Boarded up storefronts are proliferating around Philadelphia. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community

7 emergency relief options for Philly small businesses

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

2 years ago

The skyline is reflected in the Schuylkill River as the sun rises over Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Broke in Philly

Is a universal basic income experiment coming to Philadelphia?

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

2 years ago

(Miguel Martinez/Billy Penn)
Politics & Policy

Philly’s ‘moonshot moment’ plan outlines how to lift 100K from poverty

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

2 years ago

A wet meadow in Wharton State Forest, in New Jersey's Pinelands.  (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Sweeney and Oroho promote economic development plan for Highlands, Pinelands

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

2 years ago

Jumpstart Germantown participants talk development at a project site. (Courtesy of Jumpstart Germantown)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

7 ways to solve Philly’s #ConstructionSoWhite problem

We have a crisis of exclusion within the building industry.

2 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

West Philly’s new council rep blasts West Park tower sale

New West Philly Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is challenging a Philadelphia Housing Authority plan to sell two of the last public housing high-rises in her district.

3 years ago

A small creek runs through the Shirk family farm in Caenarvon Township, Lancaster County on Wednesday, Jan. 8. 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Community

What does the future of farming in Pa. look like? Who and where are the big questions

“It is something that is ever-present, this issue of transition.”

3 years ago

Graduates of a training course sponsored by the Post Bros. celebrate their graduation at the local community center. (Richard Allen New Generation)
The Why
Community

Giving people of color opportunity in Philly’s construction industry

A new development project in North Philly is taking a unique approach to employ more people of color — and it seems to be working.

Air Date: January 27, 2020

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Delaware Governor John Carney grins during his 2020 State of the State address at Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.  (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Del. Gov. Carney promises to invest in the environment, education in State of the State

As Carney looked back on the past year, he said he was proud of investments in transportation, including $10 million for the new Transportation Infrastructure Fund.

3 years ago

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