The High Center for Family Business, which is run out of Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, is expanding into Berks County.
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High Center expanding into Berks County
Penn National begins hiring for Hollywood Casino Morgantown 
Penn National Gaming Inc. Of Wyomissing will be bringing 375 new jobs to Berks County by the end of the year.
Read More »Light industrial rents skyrocket 30% in Northeast, but Central Pa. may benefit 
Rent prices for logistics facilities in the Northeast U.S. Corridor are skyrocketing, but that may be good news for developers and property managers in the Lehigh Valley and Central Pennsylvania.
Read More »CBRE names Beares to lead regional market 
CBRE has named Rija Beares to lead its Greater Philadelphia Region, which includes both the Lehigh Valley and Central Pennsylvania in addition to downtown and suburban Philadelphia, Delaware and Southern New Jersey.
Read More »Economic importance of child care touted by state Human Services Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Acting Secretary Meg Snead recently emphasize the important roll child care providers and educators play in the state’s economic recovery. “Because of child care and early learning providers who kept their doors open, essential workers had the peace of mind to know their children were safe while they staffed our hospitals, stocked our grocery shelves ...
Read More »Pa. unemployment drops for fifth straight month 
Unemployment in Pennsylvania declined for the fifth consecutive month to 6.6% in July. The state Department of Labor & Industry said the unemployment rate was down three-tenths of a percentage point from June. The U.S. rate fell by half a percent from June to July to 5.4%. Comparatively, the state’s unemployment rate was 6.4% below its July 2020 rate and ...
Read More »Air Products named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens list 
For the 10th consecutive year Air Products of Trexlertown has been named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, published by 3BL Media. The list recognizes companies with outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest publicly held companies in the country. “Sustainability and corporate responsibility is at the core of what we do. It ...
Read More »Giant remodeling Trexlertown store as part of $114M company-wide update 
The Giant Co. is renovating its Trexlertown store as part of a $114 million investment in company updates announced last year. The company is creating a Giant Direct ecommerce fulfillment center, opening two new stores and remodeling 35 existing Giant stores in Pennsylvania by the end of this year. Part of the renovation is bringing a newer, more modern look ...
Read More »PPL updates net-zero carbon emission plans 
PPL Corp. of Allentown has set a new goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company is currently on track to achieve a 70% reduction from 2010 levels by 2035, and an 80% reduction from 2010 levels by 2040, it said. The latest goals, which cover greenhouse gas emissions from generation and other sources, reflect updated forecasts, analyses ...
Read More »New wedding planner finds pent up demand for her services 
A Center Valley woman has found success in a new career thanks to a little good timing and help from SCORE Bucks County.
Read More »CVS says it will raise starting pay to $15 per hour, relaxes some hiring requirements 
As the debate continues over raising the federal and state minimum wage, CVS Health has become the latest company to announce that it is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Read More »California developer buys Schuylkill logistic center for $25.7M 
CBRE reports that it arranged the sale of the nearly 2.4 million-square-foot Rausch Creek Logistics Center in Valley View to California-based Panattoni Development Co.
Read More »Construction boom continues for Light Industrial properties along I-78/I-81 corridor 
The overwhelming demand for light industrial and warehousing space along the I-78/I-81 corridor should last through the end of the year and likely beyond, said Vince Ranalli, executive vice president for CBRE.
Read More »State approves $14M in funding for Ben Franklin Technology Partners 
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority announced that $14 million in state funding has been approved for the Ben Franklin Technology Partners.
Read More »PICPA names Jennifer Cryder as first female CEO 
For the first time in its 125-year history, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants has named a woman as its CEO and executive director.
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