Development for Good

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
Big Rube’s Philly

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
Business for Good

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
Guest Commentary

DEI is Good For Business

The CEO of Philly’s Forum of Executive Women has the data to prove it.

By Meghan Pierce
Business for Good

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
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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
Book Excerpt

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