Business
A Thriving Kensington is Possible
The CEO of Kensington’s B Corp developer Shift Capital lays out strategies to simultaneously support business growth and strengthen the neighborhood’s existing assets.
By Brian MurrayCould Philly Become a City of Eds, Meds, Beds and … Gaming?
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas and a local video game entrepreneur have teamed up on Philadelphia's second annual PHL Gaming Conference and Expo, an event The Citizen Recommends
By Christina GriffithPhilly, The First Startup, Makes a Comeback
Yes, we're still a city of cheesesteaks and Iggles. But we're also curing cancer and rebuilding a stagnant economy through the life sciences. How'd this happen?
By Charles F. McElweeA Path to “Jobs That People Love”
PECO’s workforce development initiative is, little by little, making solid middle class careers easier to get for Philadelphians who look like their customers
By Natalie PompilioBioPhy Uses AI to Predict Life-Saving Medicines
The Philly company supported by Chelsea Clinton's venture capital firm offers a “GPS for Drug Development” that can boost the success rate of clinical trials and get treatments in the hands of patients who need them faster
By Malcolm BurnleyThe Slow Unraveling of Philly’s Slow Fashion Scene
Are the recent closures of two prominent Philly designer-run shops a sign that sustainable brick-and-mortar clothing retail is just not … sustainable?
By Courtney DuCheneThe New Industrial Geography
Drexel’s Metro Finance head on how the U.S. cities primed for re-industrialization are headed for success
By Bruce KatzRittenhouse Row is the Exception that Proves the Rule
A national retail expert and futurist visited Philadelphia to check out our premier shopping district. This is what he learned
By Michael BerneWinx Health
While women’s reproductive health is under attack across the country, a Philly company supported by actress Kerry Washington aims to destigmatize and demystify women’s sexual health products
By Courtney DuCheneWhy Philly’s Minimum Wage is … So Low
$7.25 an hour? No one can live on that. The director of Drexel’s Wealth and Work Futures Lab explains why it hasn’t budged — and what needs to happen
By Michael O’Bryan and Alicia Atkinson