Author: Brian Edmondson

Updated 7:25 p.m. Pennsylvania and Philadelphia officials were ready to offer Amazon more than $5.7 billion in tax breaks and other benefits in exchange for the tech giant’s coveted headquarters. In an undated letter released Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration offered Amazon leadership up to $4.6 billion in a new […]

Alexander Hamilton’s Society of the Cincinnati Eagle insignia at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Alexander Hamilton’s Society of the Cincinnati Eagle insignia at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP For generations, precious artifacts once belonging […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Amazon did not choose Philadelphia for its headquarters, but a local company is keeping the City of Brotherly Love as its home base. goPuff, the digital convenience retailer, will invest $4 million in a multi-stage expansion plan centered on the construction of a new 30,000-square-foot headquarters in […]

By now you’ve probably heard: Philadelphia will not be graced by the presence of Amazon’s second headquarters. The ecommerce giant confirmed rumors Tuesday that HQ2 will be split between New York City and Arlington, Virginia, concluding the dramatic (desperate?) yearlong search process that brought in bids from 238 cities across North […]

Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images Amazon’s HQ2 is getting divided by two. Instead of building a massive second headquarters in one location, Amazon is expected to announce as early as Tuesday, that it would build two offices, one in New York City and another in Northern Virginia near Washington, […]

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Every week this season, we’ll be taking a look at Markelle Fultz and how the 2017 No. 1 overall pick is progressing through his second NBA season. The drama that is Markelle Fultz’s second NBA season took its weirdest turn yet last week. We’ll get to Fultz’s performance over the […]

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As the opioid epidemic continues to intensify in the Philadelphia area, the debate over what steps should be taken, and by whom, is hotly contested. Will Harrisburg allow Philly to open an overdose prevention site? Does city government’s backing of one show a racist dichotomy? We’ll cover all this and […]

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