SPONSORED CONTENT Lancaster County Economic Recovery Plan Is Unprecedented, Proactive Approach to Pandemic Its Information Central: RecoveryLancaster.com Everything from grant funding and training resources to face masks and public health information are available to small Lancaster County-based businesses, agricultural operations and nonprofits through an unprecedented local initiative that began in late April. Led by the Economic Development Company ...
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Bouncing Back: What has worked for you in staying connected with your clients or your direct team?
The Central Penn Business Journal asked a number of local business and community leaders some questions about transitioning back into the workforce. Their insight touches all areas of the midstate, including Harrisburg, Lancaster and York. They understand innovation, change, challenges and the very real need for the business community Bounce Back. Our panel Anne Parmer, Engagement Director, Andculture Laura Potthoff, ...
Read More »Bouncing Back: What are some of the biggest challenges local businesses are facing now?
The Central Penn Business Journal asked a number of local business and community leaders some questions about transitioning back into the workforce. Their insight touches all areas of the midstate, including Harrisburg, Lancaster and York. They understand innovation, change, challenges and the very real need for the business community Bounce Back. Our panel Anne Parmer, Engagement Director, Andculture Laura Potthoff, ...
Read More »Bouncing Back: Overall, what do you see as your economic forecast for the second half of the year?
The Central Penn Business Journal asked a number of local business and community leaders some questions about transitioning back into the workforce. Their insight touches all areas of the midstate, including Harrisburg, Lancaster and York. They understand innovation, change, challenges and the very real need for the business community Bounce Back. Our panel Anne Parmer, Engagement Director, Andculture Laura Potthoff, ...
Read More »Bouncing Back: Large, venue-type events are still questionable in the near future. What are some of the best ways businesses can and should connect?
The Central Penn Business Journal asked a number of local business and community leaders some questions about transitioning back into the workforce. Their insight touches all areas of the midstate, including Harrisburg, Lancaster and York. They understand innovation, change, challenges and the very real need for the business community Bounce Back. Our panel Anne Parmer, Engagement Director, Andculture Laura Potthoff, ...
Read More »Bouncing Back: What examples have you seen regarding innovation or transformation during these past few months?
The Central Penn Business Journal asked a number of local business and community leaders some questions about transitioning back into the workforce. Their insight touches all areas of the midstate, including Harrisburg, Lancaster and York. They understand innovation, change, challenges and the very real need for the business community Bounce Back. Our panel Laura Potthoff, Director of Business and Workforce ...
Read More »Looking ahead after looking back with COVID-19 challenges
RKL partners Bethany Novis and Ryan Hurst sat down recently with the Central Penn Business Journal to talk about COVID-19 challenges, as well as looking ahead to what recovery looks like. The full video of their interview is below. CPBJ: What have these past three months been like? What have you seen as some of the biggest challenges local businesses ...
Read More »Zoom Happy Hour? Yes, please
Sometimes a Zoom call is exactly what we needed. Say that again? Yes. A Zoom call.
Read More »Analytics, mindset and planning key to moving past pandemic times
Executive coaches Claudia Williams and Chad Harvey share insight into what they have been relaying to business owners during the past few months.
Read More »Pandemic thoughts: Moving forward in weird times
Remember the first week of March this year? Yeah, me neither. Well, that’s not 100 percent true.
Read More »Women of Influence shares qualities with Leadership Harrisburg Area grads 
Nine of this year’s Central Penn Business Journal’s Women of Influence and Circle of Excellence honorees have something in common: They’re graduates of one of Leadership Harrisburg Area’s programs.
Read More »Virus consipracy-theory video shows challenges for big tech 
CHICAGO — One by one, tech companies across Silicon Valley scrambled to take down a slickly produced video of a discredited researcher peddling a variety of conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. It was all too late. Read more from the Associated Press.
Read More »In York, Round the Clock Diner earns warnings from state 
On Sunday, police spoke to management of two Round the Clock diner locations, warning them of consequences for allowing dine-in service. On Thursday, the state made good on those warnings. Read more in the York Daily Record.
Read More »US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit 
BALTIMORE — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the country and further weighed down a sinking economy. Read more from The Associated Press
Read More »Amid pandemic, MANTEC helps manufacturers adapt, quickly
Manufacturing is a life-sustaining industry. Many of us know South Central Pennsylvania as the snack capital of the world, but it’s also home to 2,986 diverse manufacturing establishments ranging from medical equipment, plastics and metal fabricators, textiles and pharmaceuticals. Over the last two months many manufacturers have continued to provide needed components in supply chains. It’s satisfying to report that MANTEC continues to ...
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