Andrew Seidman

Business & Power reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer

philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states

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PPhiladelphia inquirer, WHYY, Philadelphia Magazine, Billy Penn, Metro Philadelphia

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I'm the Business & Power reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, writing about the intersection of business, labor, and government. Before that I covered politics and government in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.In 2022, I was a finalist for the University of Michigan's Livingston Award in local reporting, given to journalists under 35.

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Wawa and Comcast made Forbes' list of America's biggest family businesses

Skip to content Wawa and Comcast made Forbes’ list of America’s biggest family businesses The rankings, Forbes wrote, celebrate “companies that provide the foundation for much of the nation’s economy.” Comcast and Wawa are among America’s largest family b... See more

inquirer.com•Andrew Seidman•May 21, 2026

Comcast sponsored Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's reality TV-style road trip show

Skip to content Comcast sponsored Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s reality TV-style show promoting America’s birthday Comcast is one of more than a dozen companies and organizations listed as sponsors on a website promoting “The Great American Road T... See more

inquirer.com•Andrew Seidman•May 19, 2026

Most Americans are paying attention to AI, and what they see concerns them, a new survey says

Skip to content The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey The data show most Americans are paying attention to AI — “and what they see concerns them,” a researcher said. Americans are skeptical that artifici... See more

inquirer.com•Andrew Seidman•May 16, 2026

Merck lobbied Gov. Shapiro's office to ease pollution rules, and environmentalists pushed back

Skip to content Inside Merck’s lobbying of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office on pollution rules Emails show the Shapiro administration fast-tracked a proposal backed by drugmaker Merck to ease water pollution reporting regulations. The idea ran into opposition f... See more

inquirer.com•Andrew Seidman•May 6, 2026

Philly area businesses want tariff refunds but aren't betting on it: 'It's a fluid situation'

Skip to content This small-business owner jumped for joy when the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs. Now she wants a refund. The Trump administration is accepting requests for tariff refunds, but some are skeptical the money will come through. Whe... See more

inquirer.com•Andrew Seidman•Apr 23, 2026

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Wawa and Comcast made Forbes' list of America's biggest family businesses

Comcast sponsored Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's reality TV-style road trip show

Most Americans are paying attention to AI, and what they see concerns them, a new survey says

Merck lobbied Gov. Shapiro's office to ease pollution rules, and environmentalists pushed back

Philly area businesses want tariff refunds but aren't betting on it: 'It's a fluid situation'

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Wawa and Comcast made Forbes' list of America's biggest family businesses

Comcast sponsored Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's reality TV-style road trip show

Most Americans are paying attention to AI, and what they see concerns them, a new survey says

Merck lobbied Gov. Shapiro's office to ease pollution rules, and environmentalists pushed back

Philly area businesses want tariff refunds but aren't betting on it: 'It's a fluid situation'