The initiative provides resources to workers in recovery in Pennsylvania like resume writing skills, interview tips and even transportation services.

Southcentral manufacturing adviser MANTEC is offering area small- and medium-sized manufacturers funds to help recover from the economic and health hazards caused by the coronavirus.

Richard K. Bynum, in the newly created role of Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, will spearhead the firm’s community affairs and corporate social responsibility efforts, community development banking and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Wolf administration officials unveiled a $10 million program to ensure food retailers and suppliers whose business has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can provide fresh and healthy products in low-to-moderate income communities.

The GOP-led state House of Representatives approved, largely on party lines, a bill that would require the General Assembly’s approval of any measure by state environmental authorities to “abate, control or limit carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a revenue-generating or fee on dioxide emissions.”

Casher said his grandfather, who died in 2005, imparted to him the entrepreneurial ambition and leadership style that sustained the third-generation, family-owned business through the Great Depression, World War II, the 2008 Recession and now the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the new law, the commonwealth’s 29 occupational licensing boards could only deny a license if the applicant's criminal history is directly related to the licensed occupation. Boards are required to create a public list of criminal offenses that could prevent licensure from being granted to applicants.

Pennsylvania’s top court ruled against Republican lawmakers’ attempt to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency disaster declaration without his approval. The Supreme Court in its July 1 opinion cited the constitutional requirement that lawmakers present any resolutions with “legislative effects” to the governor’s office.

A handful of Republican state lawmakers and industry leaders this week discussed the prolonged economic damages of the Wolf administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some advocating defiance of the governor’s orders.

The move comes as Univest increases its presence in the competitive financial services industry in Berks County, Univest President Mike Keim said in an interview this week.

Lebanon city officials have partnered with a Lancaster-based community development financial institution to launch a low-interest and forgivable loan program for small businesses in the city struggling from the financial shortfalls of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pennsylvanians who exhaust their regular unemployment compensation benefits and federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) can qualify for an up to 13-week extension beginning this week, state Department of Labor and Industry officials announced Monday.

Starting Tuesday Pennsylvania’s small businesses can apply for grants to offset revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shutdown order, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday.

The decision stems from a 2015 case involving Karen Harrison, a former manager for Health Network Laboratories who was terminated from her position after reporting alleged discrimination by an IT department supervisor.

Enginuity’s donation comes after the Healthy Spaces Initiative released a study that suggests employees across industries expect their leadership to look after their health when they congregate in their employer’s workspace. The vast majority of workers said employers are responsible for monitoring and supporting their health in workspaces they manage — 88% of office employees and 84% for factory workers.