The Central Penn Business Journal has announced the recipients of the 2020 ICON Honors awards.

“I just know there are so many people out there who lost their jobs and are still looking,” Susan Graham said, “And I thought, ‘What can we do to help people and still be socially distant?’”

Grab your meal from your fridge, or coffee and join us on Oct. 7 for a conversation about mentorship.

In this conversation, Lufborrow dissects the trends in employer-based plans, the broad relationships and connectivity Highmark has developed in Pennsylvania and the importance that a well-informed, connected payor has in the employer-based health care relationship.  

When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered fitness studios and gyms, Patty Sibbach, who co-owns Precision Training Concepts in Harrisburg with her husband, Bryan, viewed the shake-up as an opportunity to refocus on a product that had fallen to the development back burner – virtual personal training sessions.

With four months of virtual meetings and educational programs under its belt, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capitol Region is ready to take on virtual fundraising.

With a new school year approaching and communities still reeling from the varied impacts of COVID-19, Sharice Johnson is leaning into her role as mentor and advocate for students more than ever.

BALTIMORE — Rising coronavirus infections across dozens of states are threatening the U.S. economic recovery, forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high. Read more from The Associated Press. 

Gov. Tom Wolf’s refusal to release federal CARES Act aid to Lebanon County over a decision by its commissioners to defy his COVID-19 restrictions is an “incredible insult” to its residents, the county’s Republican state legislators contended Friday. Read more at PennLive.

SPONSORED CONTENT   When the Pennsylvania Chamber was officially formed in December 1916, its founders stood ready to lead the state’s business community in overcoming barriers to economic growth and job creation and building a better tomorrow. Fast forward more than 100 years, and our organization’s mission continues to center around advocating for smart public policies that encourage investment in ...

SPONSORED CONTENT At the outset of 2020, economists conveyed modest growth projections for the construction sector amidst expectations for an overall slowdown of the U.S. economy.  This growth projection was, of course, before the COVID-19 pandemic took its devastating toll on global economies – setting record unemployment figures here in Pennsylvania and leaving many of us confined to our homes ...

SPONSORED CONTENT Much of the population is ready for a return to some normality after months of not working or working from home due to COVID-19, but it does not mean the virus is gone. What can we do to reduce the potential transmission of COVID-19 and future flu-like viruses in our workplaces? As our offices begin to open in ...

SPONSORED CONTENT   One thing all of us in Central PA can agree on during these challenging times in our nation’s history is that we are looking forward to this summer with warmer weather and getting together with friends and family once again for cookouts and dining out. Our team at Lapp Electric is looking forward with optimism to this ...

SPONSORED CONTENT The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that a remote workforce may be a viable – and possibly money-saving – option for businesses and their employees.    Since the change to remote working went surprisingly well, employees are considering continuing the arrangement when the stay-at-home orders are lifted. That said, many traps exist for employers who fail to keep an ...

SPONSORED CONTENT Reframing Your Image After Unexpected Events Unexpected events are just that, unexpected. You can’t always prepare for them, but you can effectively respond to them. The customers you marketed to six months ago are not the same people you’re marketing to today. Ways of life have fundamentally changed, and the messages you communicate to your customers must adapt ...