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Harry Hayman's articles and insights about local economy.

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Local Economy September 4, 2026

When an Anchor Strains: Temple University's $11.1 Billion Impact and $85 Million Deficit

Philadelphia's Temple University generates $11.1 billion for Pennsylvania while facing an $85 million deficit. Impact and solvency are not the same thing.

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Local Economy September 3, 2026

Philadelphia Cut Its Arts Funding Further Than Any City in the Study

A ten city study of municipal arts funding put Philadelphia at the bottom. Forty seven percent of full time arts jobs are gone. That is an economic story.

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Local Economy September 2, 2026

Work On the Business, and What Philadelphia Owes the People Doing It

A morning with Keith D. Ellison at the Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, and why Philadelphia owes its small businesses opportunity, not charity.

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Local Economy September 1, 2026

The Thirty Eight Billion Dollars Employers Do Not Know They Are Spending

Child care costs the US economy 172 billion a year and employers carry 38 billion of it. Harry Hayman on why that number belongs on a business agenda.

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Local Economy September 1, 2026

Half the Jobs in University City Belong to Four Hospitals

Philadelphia's most productive square mile runs on four medical institutions. That is an extraordinary asset and a concentration risk in one sentence.

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Local Economy August 30, 2026

Five Billion Dollars Philadelphia's Hospitals and Universities Spend

Philadelphia hospitals and universities already spend five billion dollars a year. Anchor procurement shifts more of it to local firms with no new budget.

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Local Economy August 26, 2026

The Common Market Turned 48 Million Servings Into $57.1 Million

The Common Market moved 48 million servings of local food in 2025 and generated $57.1 million in economic impact, from Philadelphia to 19 states.

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Local Economy June 17, 2025

Fabrika Philly: Harry Hayman Discovers a Dazzling World of Dinner Theater

Philadelphia's own Harry Hayman, a connoisseur of hospitality and culture, finally experienced Fabrika. Read his take on this electrifying dinner show that's part Studio 54, part Moulin Rouge, and all Philly.

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Local Economy February 1, 2024

Harry Hayman Shines a Spotlight on Two Locals Brewing Co.: Philadelphia’s First Black-Owned Brewery

A toast to innovation, community, and groundbreaking achievements with Harry Hayman as he celebrates the launch of Two Locals Brewing Co., Philadelphia's first Black-owned brewery.

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