“It’s a seller’s market, not a buyer’s market,” said Kelsey Mays, senior consumer affairs editor for Cars.com.
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Mansfield U’s Dr. Charles Patterson named Shippensburg University interim president
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education selected Dr. Charles Patterson to serve as interim president of Shippensburg University beginning June 30.
Read More »Eric Bruckner started out selling cell phones at a kiosk, now he has nine Verizon stores.
“After working for a couple of companies that went bankrupt, I decided I could do it better myself.” Eric Bruckner, president, Wireless Made Simple
Read More »Pennsylvania sounds alarm on vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines are more readily available, and the Wolf administration said the challenge now is to assuage the concerns of people who are reluctant to get it.
Read More »Pandemic destroyed fewer U.S. firms than feared, Fed study shows
Fewer than 200,000 businesses in the United States may have failed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lighter toll than initially feared and one that may have had relatively little impact on unemployment, according to Federal Reserve research.
Read More »Q&A: Dr. Jessica Shoemaker, Natural Paths to Wellness
Dr. Jessica Shoemaker was drawn to naturopathic medicine for the chance to understand the complexity of the body’s inner-connectedness and how natural health therapies can resolve conditions.
Read More »March Madness betting boosts; Pennsylvania’s sportsbook wagers to more than $560 million
March Madness helped spur online betting in Pennsylvania this spring, according to PlayPennsylvania, an online gaming research and analysis site.
Read More »U.S. housing starts race to 15-year high; building permits rise moderately
U.S. homebuilding surged to nearly a 15-year high in March, but soaring lumber prices amid supply constraints could limit builders' capacity to boost production and ease a shortage of homes that is threatening to slow housing market momentum.
Read More »25% of students postponed college during Covid, some indefinitely
The coronavirus crisis has had a devastating impact on many families’ finances.
Read More »Lidl To Move to Carlisle Pike’s N.B Liebman Property
Carlisle Pike may get busier as an old mainstay — N.B. Liebman at 4705 Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township – moves its furniture and mattress showroom to smaller quarters, and Germany-based discount grocery chain, Lidl, makes plans to move onto the property. According to reports, Liebman’s goal is to respond to retail changes by reducing the company’s footprint and using ...
Read More »April 16, 2021
Pennsylvania extends J&J vaccine ‘pause’ by 4 days
Pennsylvania on Thursday extended its “pause” on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine by another four days after federal government health advisers said they need more time to investigate reports of rare blood clots.
Read More »As pandemic aid was rushed to Main Street, criminals seized on Covid relief programs
A recent analysis from SBA’s OIG projects fraud within the Covid-19 small business programs could reach $84 billion.
Read More »Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate
House Democrats were poised to pass legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are paid in the workplace, though the measure faces little chance of overcoming Republican opposition in the Senate.
Read More »A better unemployment system is on track to launch in June. Expect some hiccups.
The final phases have been on hold since late last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but all workers have to do now is some fine-tuning and system tests.
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