November 15, 2019 | 7:30 AM
Is Pa. heading toward a $9.50 an hour minimum wage? Tune in next week when lawmakers return to Harrisburg
"Our priority remains finding pathways for Pennsylvanians to earn far beyond the minimum.”
tag | economy
November 7, 2019 | 5:29 AM
Pennsylvania hardwood industry feeling the effects of trade war with China
“It will affect us....We’ve dropped some employees, we’re changing how we’re doing things. But hopefully, we can survive.”
November 4, 2019 | 9:33 AM
How Allegheny County is approaching opportunity zones
Opportunity zones were designed to do two things: bring economic development to low-income communities and produce financial returns for investors.
October 28, 2019 | 9:29 AM
Philadelphia’s budget team is strategizing for the next recession
Municipal balance sheets are healthier than they were before the last recession a decade ago, but officials warn that the city isn’t as well prepared as its peers.
October 11, 2019 | 9:27 AM
Trump officials tout steel revitalization, but in Pennsylvania the picture is mixed
Mike Kamnikar, president of North American Forgemasters, said the administration did not include tariff protection for the products made in New Castle. That, he said, has made it difficult to compete with foreign producers.
October 11, 2019 | 8:59 AM
Some Pennsylvania businesses say trade tariffs have a significant impact
The interest group Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, which campaigns against tariffs on American companies, estimates that Pennsylvania taxpayers have paid $981 million so far in additional tariffs.
October 9, 2019 | 9:23 AM
Amid Trump’s trade war, Pa. farmers fight to survive in an uncertain market
In the midst of the second harvest under the trade war, Keystone Crossroads spoke to several Pennsylvania farmers about how the policy affects them and what it takes to survive in an unstable and uncertain market.
By Emily Pontecorvo/WHYY