Historic preservation advocates are sounding the alarm about legislation from Councilmember Mark Squilla, which they argue would weaken existing protections in Philadelphia.

The bill, introduced Nov. 20, would institute changes to the city’s Historical Commission, which regulates properties on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Solar panels have become a “hindrance” for some luxury home sellers and potential buyers in Las Vegas, according to some real estate agents.

A recent national Re/Max survey found that wellness features such as spas, saunas and pickleball courts now outrank green features such as solar panels for preferred amenities, and Robert...Read more

Sometime early next year, the Snow & Co. boatyard in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood will roll out its 180th boat.

It’s a major milestone for a family-owned company that only started building boats in 2012 — and an exception in an industry better known for closures and consolidation.

Part of that success is down to owner Brett Snow’s ...Read more

Apple and Tesla are accused in a pair of lawsuits of engaging in “deceptive marketing” of their products, by suggesting to consumers that they’re manufactured ethically and sustainably, while both companies allegedly use raw materials linked to child labor, forced labor, gang rape, torture, killings, poisoned rivers and ruined crops.

The ...Read more

The old warehouse strip reborn as the Lee + White development is a popular destination for anyone seeking a bite or a beverage on the Atlanta Beltline’s Westside Trail. But steps from the breweries and eateries inhabiting much of the space, serious science is taking place.

In an industrial space at the complex’s north end, engineers in blue...Read more

When Sheri Duffy and her ailing mother, Jean, voted for Proposition 19 five years ago, an ad campaign running during episodes of “Judge Judy” convinced them the measure would provide what its title promised: “Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters.”

Campaign mailers praised...Read more

The Federal Trade Commission has cleared Boeing’s acquisition of supplier Spirit AeroSystems, clearing the way for the merger to move forward.

Boeing’s $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit has been pending since June 2024, when the manufacturer announced it would fold the troubled supplier back into its company after spinning Spirit out 20 ...Read more

The Texas company that owns the battery storage plant at Moss Landing, California, that burned in a spectacular fire in January, raising questions nationwide about the safety of the fast-growing renewable energy technology, has withdrawn plans to build a similarly-sized battery storage plant in the adjacent county.

Vistra, based in Dallas, has ...Read more

Panda Express has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it failed to train its employees on how to handle its soda machines.

The parent company of the Rosemead-based fast-casual Chinese American food chain had to pay a penalty for failing to educate its employees on handling carbon dioxide used for carbonated fountain beverage ...Read more

The electric vehicle maker Rivian is recalling nearly 35,000 delivery vans amid concern their seat belts could fail to restrain the driver during an accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The recall affects 34,824 commercial electric vans used by Amazon and other companies to deliver goods. The issue with the...Read more

Bruce Dold, who rose from suburban reporter to editor and publisher during his prodigious four-decade career at the Chicago Tribune, had only a handful of bylines after his name took its place on the masthead.

But the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist left an indelible mark on the newspaper and the city, tackling the issues of the day, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave Detroit and the U.S. auto industry center stage on Wednesday as he announced relaxed fuel economy standards for the more than 15 million new cars and trucks sold in the country every year.

The plan, if finalized, would slash fuel economy requirements through the 2031 model year, to about a fleetwide ...Read more

ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok will invest more than 200 billion reais ($37.7 billion) to build a data center in Brazil, marking its first project in Latin America.

TikTok will partner with data center developer Omnia and Casa dos Ventos, one of Brazil’s leading renewable energy providers, in a data center in the northeastern state of Ceara, ...Read more

California's economy has split between higher-growth areas such as Los Angeles benefiting from venture capital spending — and other areas hard hit by tariffs, uncertainty and the government crackdown on immigrant labor.

That's the finding of the winter UCLA Anderson Forecast released Wednesday, which predicts the state's economy as a whole ...Read more

If two-day or even same-day delivery is too slow for you, a new feature from Amazon might have you covered.

The Seattle-based e-commerce giant on Monday launched Amazon Now, a delivery offering with a promise to deliver groceries and other household items in 30 minutes or less.

The program, touted by Amazon as ultrafast delivery, is the latest...Read more

Paramount is raising the stakes in its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, upping its offer for the assets with backing from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia, while rival Comcast has proposed creating a new entertainment entity.

Instead of offering cash, Comcast has proposed combining NBCUniversal with HBO and the ...Read more

Nearly a year after Philadelphia Whole Foods workers voted to form a union, becoming the first group in the grocery chain to do so, their union’s ability to move forward and negotiate a contract is locked in a procedural standstill.

The Monday before Thanksgiving, workers and supporters gathered outside the Pennsylvania Avenue store, holding ...Read more

It might seem like they are cropping up everywhere, but Michigan is behind its neighboring Great Lakes states in developing data centers.

The development boom is much more dramatic in Illinois and Ohio, two states that account for half of all operational data facilities in the eight Great Lakes states and more than 60% of the data centers under...Read more

From the recommendations on a store’s app to the prices flashing on digital shelf labels, artificial intelligence now shapes what shoppers see, what they buy and how products reach the shelves.

Until recently, most of it has happened behind the scenes. But retailers, including Target, are rolling out features that interact more directly with ...Read more

Jenny Boyter’s stash is dwindling.

The Atlanta resident has just one 12-pack left of Tab — a diet soda that Coca-Cola canceled five years ago.

Even so, during a November interview at her home, Boyter gleefully popped the top on a can. It expired in 2021.

“It’s fizzy and everything,” Boyter, a retired school principal, said as she ...Read more