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BizFeed: Third Comcast Tower Looking More Likely
1. A Third Comcast Tower in the Works? The News: Liberty Property Trust purchased a 10,000 square foot surface parking lot at 19th and Arch Streets […]
BizFeed: Avoid Out-of-Office Hell This Summer
1. Avoiding Out-of-Office Hell This Summer The News: There will be points this summer when it will feel like everyone you call or email is on […]
BizFeed: Bank Plans Philly Layoffs; Google, Facebook Test Payment Systems
1. Big Bank Plans Philly Layoffs The News: Wells Fargo is laying off 89 people in Philadelphia in July. The layoffs affect the bank’s legal order […]
College Grad Hiring Blitz Hits Philly
Anybody who graduated college in the past seven years should be jealous of the class of 2015. Just a few years ago, college grads were […]
The Challengers: Tom Wyatt Says He’ll Bring Jobs Back to Philly
All week, Citified is featuring Q&As with leading at-large City Council Democratic challengers on topics of their choosing. The prompt was simple: if elected, what’s a […]
Port Plan: 8,100 New Jobs are Possible
What should we do with Southport? The 239-acre parcel at the east end of the Philadelphia Navy Yard has been the topic of much debate over the […]
BizFeed: Why Comcast Loves J.P. Morgan; Verizon to Buy AOL
Welcome to BizFeed, the morning news memo from BizPhilly. Here, we’ll provide important news items to help you start your day. Let’s get to it.
Drexel Expert: Grads Face Good Job Market
This year’s college graduates are emerging into one of the best job markets in a decade, a Drexel University expert tells the Boston Globe.
Israeli Company With Montco HQ in $40B Bid to Become Largest Generic Drug Maker
Teva Pharmaceuticals has offered to acquire Mylan N.V. for $82 per share — or approximately $40 billion. Teva is an Israeli company that employs 2,000 […]
10 Charts That Show Philly’s Outlook Is More Precarious Than Philadelphians Think
Philadelphians have a giant crush on Philly, according to poll results released last week by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Forty-eight percent of residents surveyed believe the city […]
Philadelphia Economic Growth Among Worst Worldwide
The Philadelphia metro area was ranked 250th for economic growth from 2013 to 2014 in a survey by the Brookings Institution of the world’s 300 biggest metropolitan economies. Ouch. […]
How To Get a Job At One Of Philly’s Coolest Boutiques—Now!
Here’s a secret for the truly fashion-obsessed: In order to get the best deals at your favorite boutique, snag a job there. Even part-timers usually […]
Ex-SEPTA Worker: I Was Fired For Observing Jewish Holy Days
A former SEPTA custodian says he was fired for observing the Jewish high holy days. Romel McAlpin, who was hired in May of 2013, will […]
Pennsylvania Jobs Site Advertised Jobs for Strippers, Escorts
At Wednesday’s breakfast-time debate between Tom Wolf and Tom Corbett, the governor touted the state’s Job Gateway website. The site appears to be a useful […]
ThinkFest Video: Tracey Welson-Rossman
“The next Steve Jobs will be a girl.” That’s the motto of TechGirlz founder Tracey Welson-Rossman. Yet there is still a major lack of women […]