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Economy

A mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz on the Capitol steps in 2018. (Sarah Anne Hughes/Billy Penn)
Money
Billy Penn

Get your benefits: How to navigate Pa.’s overloaded unemployment system

It could be a month before gig workers receive any funds.

6 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Money

Americans start to see relief payments; some face a wait

Americans are beginning to see the first economic impact payments hit their bank accounts.

6 years ago

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Philadelphia was home to 79,000 food-related jobs, accounting for 12% of all jobs in the city. (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Money
Philadelphia Business Journal

How the coronavirus pandemic could impact the future of Philly’s food economy

As a city known for its robust and vibrant food scene, Philadelphia is facing lots of questions about what the coronavirus pandemic means for the industry long term.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Politics & Policy

N.J. prepares to ‘beg’ for federal bailout as financial disaster looms

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has ramped up savings, but it will be too little, too late to weather the financial wreckage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Listen 4:19
A man collects unemployment forms at a drive-through collection point outside of a library in Hialeah, Fla., on Wednesday. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Money

6.6 million more file for unemployment as coronavirus keeps economy shut

The number of people seeking jobless benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more people filed first-time unemployment claims.

6 years ago

After employee at the Shop Rite at 24th and Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia tested positive for the coronavirus, Shop Rite disclosed it on social media. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Grocery workers in Philadelphia are getting coronavirus. Will your store let you know?

One of the few public spaces open during business shutdowns, grocery stores are at an epicenter of disease anxiety.

6 years ago

Because of the coronavirus, mail volume is down, and the U.S. Postal Service says it may run out of money by this summer. (Matt Rourke/AP)
NPR
Community

You’ve got less mail: The Postal Service is suffering amid the coronavirus

If you've checked your mail lately, you may have noticed there's just not much of it. The U.S. Postal Service could be another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

 Rob Buscher (left on first row) seated with members of Calaca Flaca,Dia, the artist committee that organizes de Los Muertos altar in Fleisher's Sanctuary, the largest public event held annually at the nonprofit community art school. (Courtesy: Rob Buscher/ Photo credit: Gustavo Gonzales)
Community

Coronavirus: The arts in Philly will need plenty of relief funding to survive

Rob Buscher, a recently laid-off arts administrator, reflects on the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the arts in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

With her landscaping business closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Elizabeth Haegele works in her own garden in Morrisville. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

‘I am just panicking’: Small businesses scramble to apply for shutdown loans

Small business owners across the country are rushing to apply for $350 billion in federally-guaranteed loans. But there have been issues applying through community banks.

6 years ago

A street with cars in Wilmington, Del. is visible.
Money

Delaware unemployment applications soar during coronavirus shutdowns

Delaware is working to eliminate a backlog of applications for unemployment assistance, having received about 30,000 claims over two weeks.

6 years ago

Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz bags up food that was ordered ahead of time for pick up on April 3, 2020, at Mi Casa Su Casa cafe in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘I have to keep it strong’: Pa.’s business owners, self-employed fight to weather the coronavirus shutdown

The unprecedented closure has forced owners and contractors to begin tapping deep emotional reserves, and seek out new financial options, to stay afloat.

6 years ago

Listen 4:38
One suggestion is that small businesses be given more time to turn over the sales-tax revenue they collect for the state. (NJTV News)
Money
NJ Spotlight

Business groups, state and federal programs try to help N.J’s small businesses stay afloat

The question is whether loans, grants, tax credits and expanded unemployment benefits will be able to fully meet the growing demand for help

6 years ago

A rooming house on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community
Broke in Philly

Tenants fear eviction. Landlords fear bankruptcy. How can Philly balance the two?

Tenants' rights groups want to extend a moratorium on evictions, but landlords say they're feeling the financial burden too.

6 years ago

(Spotlight PA)
Money
Spotlight PA

Pa. banks inundated with requests for federal small business loans intended to prevent layoffs

A new federal loan program to help small businesses weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak got off to a shaky start Friday.

6 years ago

(Kalim A. Bhatti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. freezes paychecks for 9,000 state employees amid coronavirus fallout

The affected employees have jobs that cannot be completed through teleworking, which began shuttering state offices in mid-March to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.

6 years ago

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