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The next in our Development … for Good series in partnership with Fitler Club and Drexel’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation features Connor Barwin, Jerry Sweeney and other investors in our city’s public realm

A first-of-its kind program in Scranton is using federal rescue money to help small businesses give their employees a pay raise. Could a similar plan help residents and businesses thrive in Philly?

As a new industrial transition hits the U.S., Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out how Philly and other cities can capitalize on the boom

A local nonprofit combines picking up litter with help for people who are homeless. You’re invited to their next event

Gaps in child care mean $6.65 billion in lost revenue. A western PA chamber of commerce head on why the state needs to step in

New Jersey’s public-private Pay It Forward program provides free or low-cost access to training in fields that need skilled workers. It’s a model Philly should emulate

A crowdfunding platform for small businesses returns to Philly — and promises help for minority-owned small businesses, thanks to a new partner

One in seven city jobs are vacant, creating a backlog in services to residents. It may be time to rethink who, and how, we hire

The issue, a long-time university president laments, is the exploitation of graduate students at colleges

The new governor eliminated the requirement of a four-year degree for most jobs in state government. A longtime university president explains why she applauds the decision