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PA Restaurants Can Expand to 50% Occupancy On 9-21
Pennsylvania restaurants will soon be able to double their indoor occupancy to 50% capacity, Governor Tom Wolf announced Tuesday. Restaurants may increase indoor occupancy from 25% to 50% of capacity […]
Read More....Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4%
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 1.37 million in August and the unemployment rate tumbled to 8.4% as the U.S. economy continued to climb its way out of the pandemic downturn. The […]
Read More....NJ To Allow Indoor Dining for Labor Day Weekend
New Jersey restaurants will be allowed to resume indoor dining starting Friday, Governor Phil Murphy announced Monday. Movie theaters and other performance venues can also reopen with restrictions. Restaurants will […]
Read More....N.J. Restaurants to Resume Indoor Dining
New Jersey bars and restaurants will be allowed to reopen their indoor dining sections with restrictions ahead of the Labor Day weekend, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday morning. Restaurants can […]
Read More....Center City Building Eyed for Sports Betting
Six local businessmen are zeroing in on 24,000 square feet in Center City for what they are dubbing as Philadelphia’s largest restaurant and the sports betting parlor of the future. […]
Read More....Lord & Taylor Closing After 194 Years
Lord & Taylor, the first department store established in the United States, is officially going out of business, ending a nearly 200-year run. The bankrupt company announced Thursday that all […]
Read More....NJ Indoor Dining May Reopen Mid-September
With the state’s gyms allowed to reopen with restrictions next Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy said he hopes to permit some indoor dining at bars and restaurants by the middle of […]
Read More....Lidl Adding More Stores in New Jersey
German discount grocer Lidl announced plans to open 10 more spots across New Jersey by the end of 2021 and double its store count in the Garden State. The new […]
Read More....NJ to Reopen Gyms on September 1st
Governor Phil Murphy plans to announce New Jersey gyms may soon be allowed to reopen their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic, senior administration officials told NJ Advance Media. They will […]
Read More....Retail Rent Collections Increase: But Still Off Almost 20%
Retail rent collections have continued to pick up, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated in parts of the country. The hardest hit sectors, such as movie theaters, fitness centers […]
Read More....NJ Unemployment Lowest Since Start of Pandemic
New Jersey’s jobless rate hit its lowest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – a staggering 13.8 percent, still among the highest recorded since the state began reporting […]
Read More....Philadelphia to Reopen Indoor Dining
Philadelphia will allow indoor dining at restaurants beginning Sept. 8, ending a nearly six-month ban that has taken a toll on eateries throughout the city. Key elements of the dining […]
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