In a March 30 letter to the state’s leading residential trade association, State Attorney General Josh Shapiro urged them to suspend evictions and give Pennsylvanians the chance to recover economically.
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Banks, Consumer Protection Bureau offer help with stimulus funds
PNC Bank and First Commonwealth Bank have joined the state's "PA CARE Package," an initiative to facilitate the transfer of funds from the federal government's stimulus package to consumers and businesses.
Read More »Wolf’s ‘major disaster’ declaration request granted by Trump
President Trump declared that a major disaster exists in Pennsylvania, a status which mobilizes many of the nationwide disaster response measures under the president’s March 13 state-of-emergency declaration to accommodate the commonwealth’s specific requests during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »1,000-acre solar farm proposed in Adams Co.
The world’s largest provider of wind and solar energy has chosen a stretch of Adams County farmland for its utility-scale solar farm — Brookview Solar Farm. But for many local property owners, the proposed farm is not a welcome addition to the county’s rural landscape.
Read More »How a York County entrepreneur turned his bus company to a cleaning service
Diversifying his businesses has allowed him to pay the bills and preserve his business for a post-COVID-19 economy, Bailey said. The bus company isn’t just a bus company; it also performs inspections, it’s a warranty center for a bus company based in Basque, Spain, and most recently it just got its dealers license for businesses in Pennsylvania.
Read More »Trump signs COVID-19 stimulus package
President Donald Trump signed a record $2.2 trillion aid package Friday at 5 p.m., providing cross-industry support to keep the economy afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »$2 trillion COVID-19 aid package passes House, headed to White House
The record $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at flooding consumers and industries with capital is en route to President Trump’s desk after the House of Representatives passed it on Friday.
Read More »Public school teachers will be paid during statewide school shutdown
Pennsylvania state lawmakers this week authorized legislation to ensure public school employees will be paid during the mandated closure of education facilities due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »PUC prohibits utility companies from terminating service amid COVID-19 pandemic
State utilities officials have ratified three emergency orders this week to prevent companies regulated by the Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC) from interrupting services due to customers’ income shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as many households and businesses have seen operations hammered by social distancing requirements.
Read More »Elizabethtown College pledges $5,000 in local community support
Elizabethtown College launched a campaign to provide $5,000 in donations to local nonprofits that support the physical and emotional health of the Elizabethtown-area community, one of the many ways that community partners are joining forces to boost economic morale during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Senate passes $2 trillion aid package, House expected to vote Friday
The Senate passed a record $2 trillion stimulus package late Wednesday aimed at jumpstarting the U.S. economy, which has seen mass layoffs, business closures, imperiled industries and volatile financial markets since the beginning of March due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
Read More »Here’s what the COVID-19 stimulus bill includes
The Senate plans to vote this afternoon on a $2 trillion stimulus bill that would inundate American households and businesses with cash with the intention of reviving the economy, which has endured mass layoffs and business suspensions due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Read More »$100,000 low interest loans available for small businesses
Small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees have the opportunity to apply for a $100,000 low-interest loan through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Agency (PIDA), state officials said this week.
Read More »Statewide, 27 warnings issued to non-life-sustaining businesses
State police have issued 27 warnings against businesses considered “non-life-sustaining” who failed to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order directing them to close operations at their physical locations beginning March 23.
Read More »For restaurants forced to close, carry-out and delivery is their best hope
Cash flow for local restaurants has hit a grinding halt following the Wolf administration’s statewide closure of business operations to discourage people from meeting in groups where they could potentially spread the coronavirus.
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