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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) reported a powerful holiday-season performance, posting double-digit sales growth that prompted the value retailer to raise its outlook for both the fourth …
Five Below Holiday Sales Surge 23%, Prompting Sharply Higher 2025 Outlook Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Plastic and paper cups long tossed into trash bins across Philadelphia are now at the center of a city-led push to reshape what Americans can recycle.
Philadelphia Bets on the Cup: City Expands Recycling to Capture Millions More Pounds Read More
WYOMISSING, PA — Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) said it will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results after the market closes on Thursday, February 19, with …
Casino Landlord GLPI Sets Late-February Earnings Call as Investors Watch Closely Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — While cranes and construction crews quietly reshaped neighborhoods across Philadelphia last year, much of the work happened far from public view, inside a little-known city office steering …
Inside City Hall’s Quiet Building Boom Transforming Philadelphia Neighborhoods Read More
WAYNE, PA — Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS) said it has launched a placebo-controlled Phase 1b proof-of-concept trial of ATI-052, an experimental bispecific antibody aimed at treating atopic dermatitis, marking …
Aclaris Pushes New Antibody Into Skin Disease Trial, Eyes Asthma Next Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — With global crowds set to descend on the region in 2026, Philadelphia’s airports are moving early to confront a crime that often hides in plain sight.
Freedom Starts Here: Philly Airports Launch New Push Against Trafficking Read More
MALVERN, PA — Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN) said newly published clinical trial data support the safety and early effectiveness of its experimental gene therapy for Stargardt disease, a rare inherited …
Gene Therapy Slows Vision Loss in Stargardt Trial, Fueling Hope for First Treatment Read More
AVONDALE, PA — Pennsylvania State Police in Avondale responded to a wide range of incidents across southern Chester County over several days in mid-January, including multiple vehicle crashes, reported thefts …
Crashes, Theft Reports, and School Threats Mark Busy Week for State Police Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — University of Pennsylvania, BioNTech SE, and Osage University Partners announced the launch of a $50 million venture capital fund aimed at accelerating early-stage life science companies emerging …
$50M Penn–BioNTech Fund Aims to Fast-Track Lab Discoveries to Patients Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Long after most brunch tables have been wiped down and chairs flipped upside down, WineDive Rittenhouse is just getting started.
When the Kitchen Closes, Brunch Begins: WineDive Bets on Philly’s Night Owls Read More