Philadelphia Region
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Wall Street Journal: Philly’s Barclay Prime’s $100 Cheesesteak Gets Luxurious Takeout Packaging
When the pandemic forced the majority of restaurants to pivot to takeout, many upscale establishments ran into the challenge of finding the right packaging for their food that would ensure that their customers get as similar an experience when eating it at home as they would in the restaurant, writes Annie Gasparro for The Wall…
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Wall Street Journal: Pandemic Reverses Urbanization Trend as People Return to Suburbia
The pandemic-influenced shift to a work-from-home model has reversed a decade-long urbanization trend and prompted people from bigger cities to flock to suburbia, writes Peter Grant for The Wall Street Journal. With no need for a tedious commute and a lot of cultural and culinary attractions in cities around the country closed or working at…
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Greater Philadelphia Seeing Unprecedented Levels of Philanthropy During Pandemic
The Philadelphia region is seeing unprecedented levels of philanthropy during the COVID-19 pandemic as people rally to help those who were affected the most, write Pedro A. Ramos and Kate Allison for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the past seven months, neighbors and organizations all across the region have come together to support their local communities…
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Amazon Prepares to Enter Philadelphia Marketplace
Amazon is reportedly preparing to enter the Philadelphia marketplace by opening its first grocery store in the region, writes Thad Rueter for the Progressive Grocer. The eCommerce giant has signed a lease for a 40,000-square-foot space on the ground floor of a building in the central part of Philadelphia. At this time it is still…
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Philadelphia Area Experiencing Low Temperatures, Hazy Skies Due to West Coast Fires
Due to the fires raging on the West Coast, the Philadelphia region is experiencing hazy skies and uncharacteristically low temperatures, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jet stream winds have blown smoke from the west and northwest regions of the US across the country to the East Coast and as far south as…
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Villanova School of Business Lends a Hand in Launching ThankX, a Personal Delivery App!
There was a time when neighbors knew neighbors, when residents chatted with delivery people and with the owner of the small hardware store down the street. There was a time before the pandemic, before indifferent package drops from Amazon. There was a time when shopping and deliveries were personal. Carlos Colon, a Philadelphia real estate…
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Hit Hard By Pandemic, Many Local Hair Salons and Barbershops Still Awaiting Government Help in Fight to Survive
Hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, many local hair salons and barbershops are still waiting to receive any kind of government assistance as they struggle to survive, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. To help advocate for the cosmetology industry, Phoenixville resident Bertina Pelzer collaborated with friends and colleagues during the mandated shutdown…
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In Philadelphia Metro Region, It Pays to Get a Bachelor’s Degree
The advantages of obtaining a bachelor’s degree vary throughout the state, with the Philadelphia metro region having the highest difference in average pay compared to lower academic qualifications, write Michael J. Petrilli and Olivia Piontek for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the Keystone state, the average earnings for workers with a bachelor’s degree are 52 percent…
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Philadelphia Eagles Increase in Value by Estimated $300 Million, Jump One Spot in Forbes’ Rankings
The Philadelphia Eagles have increased in value by approximately $300 million over the last year and have thus climbed one spot in Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s most valuable sports teams, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The team is now worth $3.05 billion, an increase of almost 10 percent from last…
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Forbes: Philadelphia Airport Has Incentive Plan to Lure Passengers and Airlines
The coronavirus has left the Philadelphia International Airport a trans-Atlantic hub with no trans-Atlantic flights, so it’s launching incentives to bring back air traffic, writes Ted Reed for Forbes.com. Passenger and cargo airlines that add flights can waive airport fees and receive outdoor advertising. To attract passengers, the airport is looking at waiving several thousand…
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Philadelphia among Three U.S. Places with Youngest Entrepreneurs
Philadelphia is one of the top three cities nationwide with the youngest entrepreneurs, according to a new study by LendingTree, writes Emily Canal for the INC.com. To determine places with the youngest business founders, LendingTree compared the age of founders when they launched their businesses in the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. Philadelphia is in…
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Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Records One of Country’s Strongest Housing Market Recoveries in June
Philadelphia metropolitan area had one of the best housing market rebounds in June from the nationwide April slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to an analysis by Clever Real Estate, the Philadelphia region saw the tenth largest increase in buyer demand from April to June out of…
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‘Exact Change Only’. Local Businesses Struggle With Coin Shortage
Of all of the consequences of COVID-19, a national coin shortage wasn’t one we saw coming, writes Victor Fiorillo for phillymag.com. So why is there a national coin shortage? According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the COVID‐19 pandemic has disturbed the normal circulation patterns for coins. Cash transactions declined significantly during the COVID-19 shutdown. That…
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SEPTA’s Regional Rails Are Back on Schedule. Just Looking for Some Riders.
Regional rails are running. Now they just need the riders to come back, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Most trains are back to hourly weekday schedules, every half hour for the Airport and Paoli/Thorndale lines. The Chestnut Hill West and Cynwyd Lines are still suspended. As to when schedules will completely return to…
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Washington Post: A Look Back at an Overlooked Chapter of Philadelphia’s Segregation History
Nearly eight decades ago, African Americans in the Philadelphia area rallied to support eight black transit workers after their white colleagues staged a walkout due to their promotion to positions that were previously considered reserved for whites, writes Dustin Waters for The Washington Post. With nearly 4,500 white transit workers striking, trolleys and buses sat…
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Bloomberg: Protests Over George Floyd’s Death Bring Grim Realities of Racial Disparity in America Into Spotlight
Protests over the death of an unarmed African American man at the hands of police have brought other grim realities of America’s racial disparity into the spotlight, including the fact that African Americans are lagging behind other groups in almost every economic measure, writes Catarina Saraiva for Bloomberg. In Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed,…
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New Study Shows SEPTA Will Play Essential Role in Region’s Recovery
A new study shows that SEPTA’s economic impact on the region is crucial to its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic-caused losses, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The study from Econsult Solutions found that SEPTA plays a key role in moving workers and consumers throughout the growing five-county region, an area that represents 42…
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Region Sees Its Score Fall on Social Distancing Scoreboard
Despite the coronavirus still representing a threat throughout the state, the Philadelphia suburbs has seen its scores on the Social Distancing Scoreboard go down in recent days. The interactive Scoreboard has been created by Unacast to “empower organizations to measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives at the local level.” This is updated…
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