After raising employee wages to $15/hour, Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor in Pittsburgh received "well over 1,000 applications" for job openings.
Co-owner Jacob Hanchar says customer service has improved and he hasn't "noticed a difference on our bottom line." https://t.co/qE0p78vpIL
The federal government has shut down, and Harrisburg’s state budget remains unfinished three months past its deadline. Local political consultant @mustafarashed explains our twin crises, and how we can push for accountability.
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“We live in a time where elected officials are being gunned down in their homes,” Boyer said. “Posting the mayor’s address is a poorly veiled threat … it’s cowardly … and I won’t stand by while it happens.”
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Without new funding, SEPTA plans to begin service reductions on Aug. 24 with the launch of its fall schedule. These include the elimination of 50 bus routes and reduced frequency across all rail lines.
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The First Victim of Trump’s Trade War: Michigan’s Economy - WSJ
There is no way we can absorb these tariffs. I don’t have 20% margin to give,” said Buchzeiger, who owns the company, which employs 25 people. https://t.co/7ixyPSJNMK
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are the first medicines to become social-media sensations. But the friends and influencers talking up the drugs aren’t always giving the full story. https://t.co/UGbtoZBKE5
Developer efforts to convert emptying office towers into residential buildings have largely gone nowhere. That finally may be changing. https://t.co/M92V9uiXyQ via @WSJ
North Carolina saw use of the drugs, which were initially approved to treat diabetes, increase sevenfold since 2021. “Just in a very short period of time, we’re going to spend more on this drug than we did cancer treatments last year." https://t.co/BzArGu32ki via @WSJ