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.

Reforms were approved in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that created a turbulent economic landscape for the institutions, whose financial solvency has been compromised by shakey endowment contributions and an uncertain future for operations.

Energy industry leaders and environmental advocates squared off at a state Senate hearing this week over the efficacy of the Wolf administration’s effort to enter a mandatory carbon reduction program with 10 neighboring states.

State Senate lawmakers are reviewing a trio of bills that sponsors say would improve access to high-speed internet in rural communities and update broadband regulations to the internet age.

The GIANT Company unveiled a seven-acre, pollinator-friendly solar field at its corporate headquarters in Carlisle. The move, said to be the first of its kind for a grocery retailer, will support clean energy and pollinator populations needed to sustain the agriculture industry.

The state Health Department withdrew charges on Friday against Carlisle Events, a Cumberland County event organizer whose auto flea market that took place from Wednesday through Saturday of last week was alleged to have violated COVID-19 social distancing requirements.

PNC Financial Services Group announced last week it would commit more than $1 billion to support internal and external social reforms for the cause of ending systemic racism and supporting economic empowerment of African Americans. The contribution builds on ongoing social justice initiatives by PNC Bank, with a strong presence in the midstate and Lehigh Valley regions, that recently included ...

An entourage of federal officials arrived in Harrisburg on Friday to see how emergency business loan programs were panning out among main street businesses in the Harrisburg community.

Following the enactment of legislation that loosened requirements for borrowers to be forgiven for a Paycheck Protection Program loan, federal administrators this week launched a streamlined application form they say will make it easier for some borrowers to fully realize the forgiveness of their PPP loan.

CEO James W. Saxton said in a statement released this week that the firm plans to add seven to 10 more attorneys this year “who are client-focused, innovative and leaders in their fields.”

The Lancaster County Economic Development Company and Lancaster Chamber of Commerce are using federal CARES Act dollars to finance a $10 million stimulus for the county’s small businesses community.