The state is opening the applications for its 2021 hemp program for commercial growers and processors.

Pennsylvania has regained more than half of the jobs lost in March and April because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gail Faulkner, the recently retired CEO of the Faulkner Auto Group of Mechanicsburg, has been honored as one of the 100 most influential women in the North American Auto Industry.

The state First Industries Fund has provided low interest loans for three Central Pennsylvania farm projects.

If you’ve seen a Red Robin food truck selling burgers, fries and wings at a local winery or microbrewery, you’ve seen a one-of-a-kind truck.

Talen Energy, the independent power producer that was spun off from PPL Corp. in 2015, said it is making moves to cease coal burning at all of its wholly-owned power stations.

The new P.J.’s, which is known for its Buffalo wings, casual bar fare and large variety of beer, was designed by Stokes Architecture of Philadelphia. It features a large center bar that will seat 40 when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The bar will have 30 beers on tap.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is calling on Lyft to strengthen background checks on its drivers.

New identity verification procedures are now in effect for those filing claims with the Pennsylvania Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.

“The modernized regulation will expand eligibility for overtime to 143,000 people and strengthen overtime protections for up to 251,000 or more. This final rule ensures that employees who work overtime are fairly and fully compensated for their labor in accordance with the original intent of the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act,”

An extra $300 a week will soon be going out to Pennsylvania residents who are out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically reduced the number of people travelling both for business and leisure, and as Labor Day approaches hotel operators are saying it’s been a cruel summer. The American Hotel & Lodging Association reports that 65% of hotels in the country have been operating below the breakeven point even the traditional Labor Day Holiday weekend bookings ...

While Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores were shut down during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said it had record net income for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Sales were down over the previous year. The board said the $2.56 billion in sales for the year was nearly $111 million less than the ...

Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Officers are starting to issue more violations in their COVID-19 safety checks of businesses with liquor licenses in the state. While state police say their main goal is educational, not punitive, they have been increasing the number of violations issued instead of warnings for establishments that continue to be out of compliance with COVID-19 mitigation ...

“The idea is to show a visible presence, not to name and shame,” Ryan Tarkowski, director of communications for the state police said. “We need to show the public we’re out there and being proactive.”