Holiday retail sales rose 8.3% from 2019, according to data released by the National Retail Federation on Friday, as consumers embraced the gift-giving season as a way to cheer themselves up during the pandemic.
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Op-Ed: Designing for the future of health care – and pandemics
OVID-19 arrived in the U.S. in the beginning of 2020 and within a couple months the pandemic was virtually closing down the entire country. The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions, pain, suffering and negative consequences for a broad spectrum of our world population and economies.
Read More »Op-Ed: Pa. Supreme Court clarifies requirements for non-compete agreements
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court spoke to the issue of the required consideration for restrictive covenants in employment contracting in Rullex Co., LLC v. Tel-Stream, Inc. The Court was tasked with determining whether a non-compete agreement that was signed by the parties after employment began was enforceable.
Read More »Op-Ed: Pa. Manufacturers need fiber optics now
As of 2019, Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry accounted for 11.9% of the commonwealth’s total output, according to statistics from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Following the global financial crisis of 2008, the sector has been on a trajectory of consistent growth, producing $93.75 billion at the end of 2018 - up from less than $74 billion in 2009.
Read More »Black and indigenous restaurant owners can apply for $15K grants from James Beard Foundation
Applications are now being accepted for a new grant program to benefit groups traditionally that have “been exploited and racialized to the benefit of their white counterparts,” said the James Beard Foundation.
Read More »Instacart, others push incentives to get workers vaccinated
“Our goal with the introduction of our new vaccine support stipend is to ensure that, when the time comes, Instacart shoppers don’t have to choose between earning income as an essential service provider or getting vaccinated,”
Read More »Powell sees no interest rate hikes on the horizon as long as inflation stays low
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed his commitment to keeping interest rates low for the foreseeable future even as he expressed hope for a strong economic recovery.
Read More »Yuengling announces first step of westward expansion
D.G. Yuengling & Sons said it is now ready to begin the westward expansion that it announced last year – first stop Texas.
Read More »U.S. Continues To Lag In COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Former OSHA Official Says
"What keeps me up at night is that nine months after the beginning of the pandemic, that there are still no specific requirements, that as a nation, every business that has employees has to implement to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,"
Read More »A $12 billion loss for 2020, Delta is cautious in early 2021
Delta Air Lines closed the books on a disastrous 2020 with a comparatively small fourth-quarter loss, and executives expect a few more rocky months before — they hope — widespread coronavirus vaccinations and testing might salvage something of the upcoming summer travel season.
Read More »Jobless claims surge to highest weekly total since August
First-time claims for unemployment insurance jumped to 965,000 last week amid signs of a slowdown in hiring due to pandemic restrictions, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Read More »Auto Production Disrupted By Chip Shortages: A Dream Car May Be Hard To Find
Semiconductors are at the heart of our phones and computers, but they're critical components for new cars, too — and not just in fancy touchscreens and infotainment modules.
Read More »Defiance of virus dining bans grows as restaurants flounder
“We’re not going to back down because our employees still need to eat, they still need that income,”
Read More »The unemployment rate is above 20% for the lowest-paid workers, Fed’s Brainard says
Unemployment for the lowest-paid workers in the U.S. is above 20%, a figure that Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said underscores the importance of policy help for the economy.
Read More »York contractor WRI ‘very fortunate’ to experience growth during pandemic
“We had a solid 2020,” president and operating partner Geoff Fix of WRI Construction Services said. “We’re very fortunate.”
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