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PA Eases Capacity Limits at Spectator Venues

PA Eases Capacity Limits at Spectator Venues

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine have announced that local venues will soon be allowed...
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SBA Issue First PPP Forgiveness Decisions

SBA Issue First PPP Forgiveness Decisions

The agency opened the Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness portal to lenders Aug. 10 and will start reviewing forgiveness applications next...
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Philly to Increase Restaurant Capacity to 50 Percent

Philly to Increase Restaurant Capacity to 50 Percent

Philadelphia restaurants will be allowed to increase indoor dining capacity to 50% beginning Friday, Oct. 2. City officials made the...
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Wolf Launches COVID Alert PA App

Wolf Launches COVID Alert PA App

Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of the Department of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today launched the COVID-19 exposure notification mobile...
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Murphy Extends NJ’s Coronavirus Public-Health Emergency

Murphy Extends NJ’s Coronavirus Public-Health Emergency

More than half a year into the state’s outbreak, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday he’s signing an executive order extending...
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USA Surpasses 200,000 COVID Deaths

USA Surpasses 200,000 COVID Deaths

What happened today seemed impossible to many Americans six months ago. When Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted in March that Covid-19...
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Construction of Philadelphia Esports Arena Halted

Construction of Philadelphia Esports Arena Halted

The opening of Comcast Spectacor’s $50 million Philadelphia purpose-built esports arena — slated to be the first of its kind...
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City to Close Streets Around Stadiums on Game Days

City to Close Streets Around Stadiums on Game Days

There are still many ways to enjoy the game safely, and we encourage fans to watch at home with family,"...
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Fed Indicates Rates to Stay Near Zero for Years

Fed Indicates Rates to Stay Near Zero for Years

The Federal Reserve kept its pledge to keep interest rates anchored near zero and promised to keep rates there until...
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Pennsylvania Restrictions Ruled Unconstitutional

Pennsylvania Restrictions Ruled Unconstitutional

A federal judge on Monday ruled that some of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's restrictions implemented amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...
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Retail Chain Century 21 Files for Bankruptcy

Retail Chain Century 21 Files for Bankruptcy

Century 21 has 13 stores mostly in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area. As of Thursday, it had...
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76ers to Decide on Penn’s Landing Facility

76ers to Decide on Penn’s Landing Facility

The nonprofit overseer of development along central Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront could decide as soon as Wednesday on a bidder...
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PA Restaurants Can Expand to 50% Occupancy On 9-21

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...
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Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4%

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...
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NJ To Allow Indoor Dining for Labor Day Weekend

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...
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N.J. Restaurants to Resume Indoor Dining

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...
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Center City Building Eyed for Sports Betting

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...
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Lord & Taylor Closing After 194 Years

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...
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NJ Indoor Dining May Reopen Mid-September

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...
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Lidl Adding More Stores in New Jersey

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...
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NJ to Reopen Gyms on September 1st

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...
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Retail Rent Collections Increase: But Still Off Almost 20%

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....
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NJ Unemployment Lowest Since Start of Pandemic

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,...
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Philadelphia to Reopen Indoor Dining

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...
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