Business

Constructing Opportunity
Entrepreneur Blane Stoddart runs The Economy League’s networking program connecting Philadelphia anchor institutions like Penn and PECO with local, Black and Brown-owned construction firms
By Courtney DuChene
Candace Johnson and the Touchy / Feely game
The iconic brand marketer, chef and photographer meets up with a news producer turned creator of “the UNO of intimacy”
By Reuben Harley
Can Worker Co-ops Fix Our Busted Democracy?
City Councilmember Nic O’Rourke wants Philly to promote more democratically-run businesses as a way out of today’s political and economic doldrums
By Malcolm Burnley
Finding Home at Tio Pepe
Unhurried and authentic, a Portuguese restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia has only gotten more popular as the population who inspired it dwindles
By Emilia Maia
Growing More Wealth With WealthMore
A new financial planning app aims to advise non-affluent investors — especially women and people of color, like its founder, Mical Jeanlys-White
By Courtney DuChene
DEI is Good For Business
The CEO of Philly’s Forum of Executive Women has the data to prove it.
By Meghan Pierce
Nido Turns Renters Into Homeowners
A new app lets Philadelphia landlords help their renters save for a home of their own. The system is not perverse: It’s a perk
By Courtney DuChene
Ali Velshi Shows How Trump’s New Tariffs Will Cost You
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member educates Americans on how Trump's tariffs raise the cost of goods we import, increasing the cost of living for all Americans
By Ali Velshi
Greg Deavens on Retirement and Beyond
Our Lewis Katz Corporate Citizen of the Year, who we’ll honor next month, on retiring next year, continuing to serve Philadelphia, and his (gasp) Dallas Cowboys fandom
By Larry Platt
Build It Boldly by Kimberly McGlonn
Read an excerpt from the entrepreneur / civic activist’s book about building a business with social impact. Then, join her and Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt on February 3
By Kimberly McGlonn