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March 22, 2009
Bigger school districts, lower taxes?
March 22, 2009 Anthony R. Wood and Dan Hardy, Philadelphia Inquirer Eighty percent of the state's school districts would disappear, small districts...
March 19, 2009
Stimulus bill to benefit SEPTA
March 19, 2009 Andrew Stettler, The Loquitur- Cabrini College As a result of the $787 billion stimulus package recently signed by the federal...
March 16, 2009
Compared to burbs, city tax burden has eased
March 16, 2009 Dave Davies , Philadelphia Daily News As Mayor Nutter and City Council cope with the city's troubled finances, they might take note of...
March 15, 2009
Pennsylvania is Holding its Own
March 15, 2009 Jenny Vickers, Business Facilities Magazine The current economic recession is putting major strains on state economies: global demand...
March 13, 2009
Ben Franklin Technology Partners invests $2 million in regional companies
March 13, 2009 Christopher Wink, Technically Philly Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania announced yesterday plans to invest...
February 27, 2009
Stimulus will not directly aid Philadelphia
February 27, 2009 Calum Davey, Daily Pennsylvanian The global economic crisis has left Philadelphia's City budget with a $1 billion deficit and...
February 26, 2009
Highway stimulus could boost big contractors
February 26, 2009 Paul Nussbaum, Philadelphia Inquirer If past is prologue, Driscoll Construction Co. of Montgomery County and South State Inc. of...
February 25, 2009
SEPTA channels stimulus funding
February 25, 2009 John M. Roman, Delaware County Daily Times SEPTA officials said they expect to receive bids by March and begin work by May on 28...
February 24, 2009
Philadelphia's share of the transportation billions from economic stimulus plan
February 24, 2009 Mike Armstrong, Philadelphia Inquirer The Philadelphia region is likely to get more than $600 million from the $48.1 billion...
February 24, 2009
Phila. region transit projects stand to get $631M from stimulus
February 24, 2009 Philadelphia Business Journal The Philadelphia region probably will receive $631 million from the $48.1 billion that the federal...