The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s health plan, UPMC Health Plan, opened a UPMC Health Plan Connect Center on Nov. 3 at the mall at 3506 Capital City Mall Drive. The kiosk is located right off of Center Court near Dick’s Sporting goods.
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Tri-State joint venture targets health care quality 
Three hospital associations in New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania have entered a joint venture to share best practices and data across state lines.
Read More »Americans now have a record $14 trillion in debt
US households are now sitting on a record $14 trillion in mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.
Read More »Hyundai to make Santa Cruz pickups at Alabama plant in $410M expansion
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor will start making its Santa Cruz pickup trucks at its U.S. factory in 2021, with an investment of $410 million, as it seeks a foothold in the popular, but highly competitive, segment led by U.S. rivals.
Read More »Pa. court nixes plan for Dauphin County hotel/office/restaurant complex
A state appeals court Wednesday upheld a Dauphin County judge’s ruling that derails plans for a hotel/restaurant/office development in Lower Swatara Township.
Read More »Unilever appoints Nils Andersen as chairman, replacing Dekkers
Unilever UNc.AS named Danish businessman Nils Andersen as chairman on Wednesday, hoping his experience of consumer goods and logistics will help the group navigate a slowdown in its biggest markets and re-energize its foods business.
Read More »Nike won’t sell directly to Amazon anymore
The abrupt halt will end a pilot test that Nike and Amazon launched together in 2017. At the time, Nike agreed to sell a limited product assortment to Amazon, in exchange for stricter policing of counterfeits and restrictions on unsanctioned sales of its products. That included Nike’s athletic footwear, apparel and accessories.
Read More »Healthcare-associated infections decline in Pa.
Healthcare-associated infections declined in Pennsylvania, according to the most recent report from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2018 National and State Healthcare-associated Infections Progress Report shows that acute-care hospitals in Pennsylvania achieved reductions for six of seven types of infections tracked, compared to 2015.
Read More »Google to offer checking accounts for consumers
Alphabet Inc’s Google will offer checking accounts to customers starting next year in a finance push, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Read More »Juul is laying off 650 people in a $1B cost-cutting plan
Juul on Tuesday announced an update to its major restructuring effort that includes layoffs and deep cost cutting. It's the latest development in a series of shakeups since September as Juul attempts to revamp its strategy in the face of heightened scrutiny of vaping.
Read More »FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved pipeline
The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry highly volatile natural gas liquids across Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
Read More »McDonald’s workers sue to address ‘systemic problem’ of sexual harassment
McDonald’s Corp. workers in Michigan filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the fast-food chain of having a “systemic problem” of sexual harassment. The proposed class action lawsuit filed in Michigan state court accuses Illinois-based McDonald’s of lacking policies to prevent and address sexual harassment and retaliation against workers who complain.
Read More »Dean Foods, America’s biggest milk producer, files for bankruptcy
Dean Foods on Tuesday announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Dallas-based milk processor said that it plans to use the Chapter 11 proceedings to keep running the business, and address debt and unfunded debt obligations as it seeks to sell the company.
Read More »Central Pa. bank enters new market with opening of Berks branch
Jonestown Bank & Trust plans to open a full-service community-banking branch in Robesonia, Berks County. The Lebanon County-based bank said it plans to open the new office at 318 East Penn Ave. in a former Santander Bank branch.
Read More »Anheuser-Busch to buy out Craft Brew Alliance in $321M deal
Brewer Anheuser-Busch Inbev NV will buy the rest of Craft Brew Alliance that it does not own in a deal valuing the Portland-based brewing company at about $321 million, the two companies said on Monday.
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