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Economy

The heart of Philadelphia commerce in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s commuter foot traffic outpaced most peer cities’ downtowns in 2024

The majority of workers who commute into the urban core have returned since the COVID-19 pandemic began five years ago, according to the annual State of Center City report.

2 months ago

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Camden City School District State District Superintendent Katrina McCombs
Education

Camden City School District announces cuts to close $91M budget hole

Declining enrollment and increased payments to charter and renaissance schools were cited as factors in the longtime structural deficit.

2 months ago

State Senator Carolyn Comitta addresses the media at Paoli Station
Urban Planning

Proposed SEPTA cuts threaten Paoli/Thorndale line, anger suburban lawmakers

The potential elimination of SEPTA’s Paoli/Thorndale regional rail line sparked fury among Chester County legislators.

2 months ago

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Money

Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of U.S. Department of Justice grants are canceled

More than 350 grants worth over $800 million were ended midstream. New Jersey's attorney general said nearly $13 million in ongoing program funding to the state was canceled.

2 months ago

Shipping containers at the Port of Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania exporters brace for the cost of retaliatory tariffs during Trump’s trade war

Retaliatory tariffs are hurting some Pennsylvania exporters trying to sell American products abroad during Donald Trump’s trade war.

2 months ago

Listen 1:00
The smokestacks of the former coal-fired Homer City Generating Station crumble in a planned demolition
Science

Big Tech’s soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now.

2 months ago

The image shows a lighter from the Pennsylvania-based company Zippo, decorated with the Canadian flag. Many local businesses in the Greater Philadelphia area depend on Canada as a key trading partner. Is our relationship at risk?
(Photo: Andreas Copes)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Trade, tourism, culture: Philly region’s tie to Canada

Our area has strong cultural and economic ties with Canada. They’re our biggest trading partner and tourism between our borders is popular and convenient.

Air Date: April 24, 2025 12:00 pm

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The U.S. Department of Education building
Education

Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here’s what to know for borrowers

Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. Referrals for collection had been put on hold since March 2020.

2 months ago

The Philadelphia skyline.
Money

Philadelphians have a harder time climbing up the economic ladder. Researchers wanted to find out why

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia asked hundreds of residents about what’s holding them back from earning more money – in short it is stability.

2 months ago

Share Food Program building
Community
Billy Penn

Philly area’s largest hunger relief organization loses about $8M in federal cuts

Share Food Program's leadership says the moves will affect the hungry, local farmers and others.

2 months ago

Colored eggs for Easter in grass
Money
Billy Penn

Hop to it! Egg prices have dropped just in time for Easter

Easter Sunday may commemorate a sacred rise, but the cost of eggs is blessedly coming back down.

2 months ago

The entrance to the school
Education

Camden to receive the most state aid for schools in governor’s budget proposal

Camden's school district is set to see a bump of $21 million. On the other end, the Washington Township school district has the biggest proposed cut in South Jersey.

2 months ago

Homes near downtown Wilmington.
Money

Regulations on short-term rentals or rent control could help solve Wilmington’s affordable housing crisis, advocates say

Short-term rentals in Wilmington are in the crosshairs as city officials work to solve the affordable housing crisis.

2 months ago

Jessica Beard's research team sitting
Community

2 Philadelphia researchers concerned with losing federal dollars for gun violence prevention

President Donald Trump proposed cuts to gun violence research that some experts say could cost lives.

2 months ago

Listen 0:59
iPhones sit on display at a store
Politics & Policy

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said items like smartphones, laptops, machines used to make semiconductors and flat-panel monitors would be exempt.

2 months ago

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