At Google’s annual marketing event Thursday, the company is showcasing ways advertisers will continue to be able to reach consumers as it reduces support for tracking cookies. Advertisers have used cookies for decades to track users across sites to target ads and measure how effective they are.

The Small Business Association is now accepting applications for federal grant money that aims to help set up support networks nationwide that will reach the “smallest businesses, with a priority focus on those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as well as women and veterans,” according to a news release.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that the economic recovery is going to be “bumpy” with high inflation readings likely to last through the end of this year.

The U.S. jobs market edged closer to its pre-pandemic self last week as initial jobless claims totaled just 406,000 for the week ended May 22, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

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Pennsylvania American Water, headquartered in Hershey, has completed the purchase of the wastewater system assets of Royersford Borough, Montgomery County.

Spurred by double-digit growth in recent years, the Four Seasons Family of Companies has started a major expansion project at its 400 Wabash Road campus in Ephrata that will include a second dock, more multi-temperature cold storage rooms and more ripening rooms for bananas and avocados.

Two farms in Central Pennsylvania were among those approved for low-interest state loans to expand agriculture operations.

Ford expects 40% of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it’s spending to develop them.

Huge facilities have sprouted up in and around the Lehigh Valley, fueled by the astonishing growth of e-commerce. Some residents say the area’s landscape and long-term economic health could be threatened.

It’s now a bit easier to become a commercial truck driver in Pennsylvania, but it’s hopefully going to be more difficult for those engaged in human trafficking.

“Physically, psychologically, it was too much,” Grab said, adding that a lot of nurses left the field in the past year. “Unfortunately, there are not enough nurses in the pipeline to fill those spots.”