Manufacturer optimism fades - a bit - for Philly region
The region's manufacturers remain optimistic about growth, but their optimism is fading somewhat compared with earlier months, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday in its closely...
View ArticleWolf picks heads of Human Services, Health, Drugs/Alcohol and Physician General
Gov.-elect Tom Wolf added to his cabinet Saturday, choosing Ted Dallas, currently the secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Resources, to be his secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of...
View ArticleOusted Convention Center unions to get hearing
Reversing his earlier decision, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board hearing examiner Jack E. Marino has set in motion the possibility that union carpenters, barred from work at the Pennsylvania...
View ArticleHundreds of union steelworkers rally at two local refineries to support strikers
Hundreds of union steelworkers rallied at two local refineries Saturday in support of 5,200 steelworkers on strike, or about to strike, at 11 refineries and chemical plants in California, Kentucky,...
View ArticleSteelworkers rally at two local refineries to support strikers in other states
Hundreds of union steelworkers rallied at two local refineries Saturday in support of 5,200 steelworkers on strike, or about to strike, at 11 refineries and chemical plants in California, Kentucky,...
View ArticleA bullish vibe at Phila. construction investment gathering
0 comments Travel Deals $879 -- 5-Nt. Jamaica All-Incl. Getaway from Philly, 45% Off See all travel deals » Jane M. Von Bergen, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Friday, April 4, 2014, 1:08 AM Tables...
View ArticleHearing examiner: PLRB has no jurisdiction in Convention Center unions'...
Union carpenters and Teamsters angling to regain their jobs at the Convention Center had their hopes thwarted Monday when a hearing examiner for the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board said the board...
View ArticleA. Duie Pyle Receives Northeast Regional Platinum Award
A. Duie Pyle Receives Northeast Regional Platinum Award Echo Global Logistics Recognized Pyle as Outstanding LTL Service Provider WEST CHESTER, PA--(Marketwired - May 18, 2016) - A. Duie Pyle (Pyle),...
View ArticleSaxbys blends community designed franchises with national branding
When Nick Bayer, now 37, went to college, he had no idea what he wanted to do. Business, industry, finance - each internship served to eliminate those as possibilities. "I remember Sunday nights were...
View ArticleTrucking company A. Duie Pyle opens facility in Elkridge
A Pennsylvania trucking company said Monday it has opened a new facility in Elkridge, where it expects to add more than...
View ArticleClearing the record
A "How They Voted" box with a story Friday on Philadelphia City Council action incorrectly stated how two Council members voted on a bill to raise the city's parking tax. Kenyatta Johnson voted against...
View ArticleExaminer: PLRB has no jurisdiction in unions' complaint
Union carpenters and Teamsters angling to regain their jobs at the Convention Center had their hopes thwarted Monday when a hearing examiner for the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board said the board...
View ArticleFrench firm to buy AlliedBarton Security
AlliedBarton Security Services, the Conshohocken-based security giant, will be sold to Wendel, a Paris-based private-equity firm, in a $1.67 billion cash and debt deal. AlliedBarton, which began its...
View ArticleClock ticking for two key unions at Convention Center
0 comments Travel Deals $1009 -- St. Maarten 4 Nt. Beach Trip from Philly, 45% Off See all travel deals » Jane M. Von Bergen, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Friday, May 9, 2014, 1:08 AM Early Sunday...
View ArticleEmily Bittenbender
General contractor Emily Bittenbender, 48, who describes herself as a high-end red neck, loves four-wheeling in the Pine Barrens. She also owns "two mean dogs," made her ex-fiancee her business partner...
View ArticleVote on Convention Center HVAC contract delayed
Concerned about minority access to contracts, two members of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority board asked Friday to delay a vote on a $1.28 million heating and air-conditioning contract....
View ArticleMonroe Energy, steelworkers reach tentative agreement on local issues
Monroe Energy L.L.C. and United Steelworkers Local 10-234 said Friday that they had reached a tentative agreement on local issues, including wages and benefits, involving 215 union members who work at...
View ArticleContract for Taylor Hospital nurses
Crozer-Keystone Health System has settled on a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the United Nurses of Pennsylvania union, representing approximately 170 nurses at one of the health...
View ArticleTeamsters raising a glass to Gov.-elect Wolf
They might not like Yuengling. But the Teamsters evidently are drunk in love with Gov.-elect Tom Wolf. A day after State Rep. Mike Vereb (R., Montgomery) said that Wolf's inauguration planners were...
View ArticleSteelworkers, Monroe Energy to talk Tuesday
Negotiations are set for Tuesday between the United Steelworkers Local 10-234 and the management of Monroe Energy L.L.C., which operates an oil refinery in Trainer. The union's contract expired March...
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