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Philly’s Construction Boom Means Bright Economic Future

As a native Philadelphian, I’m all too familiar with the typical national sentiments surrounding the City of Brotherly Love as a tough, blue-collar town that […]

Business

University City Dwarfs Center City in Growth of Well-Paying Jobs

The year 2008 sure feels like a long time ago. The housing bubble burst, the stock market fizzled and employers everywhere were downsizing. Now that […]

Business

$253 Million to Relocate HQ to Camden

Can New Jersey revitalize Camden with tax credits? That remains to be seen, but the state sure is trying. New Jersey awarded one of its largest […]

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This Nifty New Tool Shows How Much It Costs to Live in Philly

Last month, we reported that an analysis by the Tax Foundation found that $100 doesn’t go very far in Philadelphia compared to other parts of the […]

Business

Peek into Philly’s Business Culture in the 1980s

Next time you hear a middle-aged guy carping about how doing business in Philadelphia is nothing like it was back in the 1980s, you can respond by […]

Business

U.S. Stocks Down After Early Rally, Philly Companies Feel the Heat

After “Black Monday,” U.S. stock prices seemed poised to rebound on Tuesday — until a late-day tumble saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall 205 points. Stocks […]

Business

This Philly Business Guru Predicted the Chinese Financial Crisis Plaguing the U.S. Stock Market

At Monday’s opening bell, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped an astounding 1,000 points in minutes, then stock prices rose and fell in a volatile […]

Business

Donald Trump Thinks the Unemployment Rate is 42%

The more that Donald Trump emerges as a viable presidential candidate, the more people will want to know about his views on the economy. In an […]

Business

Nearly $1 Billion in Philly Office Transactions in 2015 So Far

When it comes to Philadelphia’s office market, rents are up, availability is down and purchases have nearly hit $1 billion in the first two quarters of […]

Citified

Here’s How Much $100 Is Worth in Philly

A hundred bucks doesn’t go very far in Philadelphia. The Tax Foundation examined the cost of living in metropolitan areas across the nation, and found that […]

Business

Why Philly’s Innovation Boom Gives Techies New Opportunities

When you think of technology hubs, Silicon Valley and a few other regions come to mind, but Philadelphia may not rise to the top of your […]

Business

Hillary Clinton vs. Uber and the Sharing Economy

Hillary Clinton has put Uber, Airbnb and the sharing economy in her crosshairs as she runs for president. In a speech laying out her economic agenda […]

Business

BizFeed: Philadelphia’s $26 Billion Export Business Among Best in U.S.

1. Philly’s Exporting Game is Strong The News: The Philadelphia region ranked 11th in the United States for exports, according to a new study from […]

Citified

MAP: Where Income Inequality Is the Worst in Philly

We’re starting to wonder why the Occupy movement didn’t start in Philadelphia. For the umpteenth time in the last few years, a study has just come out […]

Business

NJ’s Economic Growth Near Worst; PA Just Average

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis finds that New Jersey had poor economic growth in 2014. Compared to other states, New Jersey […]