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Finance

Apr 13, 2009

Susquehanna stock drops on lower expectations

Shares of Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. fell today after the
Lititz-based company lowered earnings expectations.

Apr 13, 2009

Commerce Bank names former Citi executive market manager

Commerce Bank/Harrisburg
named a former Citigroup Inc. executive to its leadership team.

Apr 13, 2009

State of the unions: Current law vs. Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

This outline shows how the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as card check, would change existing labor law.

Apr 13, 2009

Next to the list: Mortgage lenders

Ranked by dollar volume of local residential loans

Apr 13, 2009

State of the unions: Can unions rebuild amid new economic realities?

The debate over the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as card-check
legislation, has brought to light an essential question: Can unions
rebuild their membership?

Apr 13, 2009

Next to the list: Mortgage brokers

Ranked by dollar volume of local residential loans brokered

Apr 13, 2009

State of the unions: Compromise proposals: Can card check have a middle ground?

Some card-check opponents have suggested compromise proposals,
including Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and a new "Committee for a Level
Playing Field in Union Elections" founded by the chief executive
officers of Starbucks Coffee Corp., Costco Wholesale Corp. and Whole
Foods Market Inc.

Apr 13, 2009

In brief: Report: Pa. lost high-tech jobs

Pennsylvania
had fewer high-tech jobs in 2007 than it did in 2006, but the loss was small,
according to TechAmerica, a national technology trade group.

Apr 13, 2009

A barrage of bluster will not help you move ahead in business

Over the years, I've encouraged you to use winning words and profit
phrases. Yet, there are times when your most powerful language ally is
silence -- or, at least, discretion.

Apr 13, 2009

Phillips Office Products grows despite tough economic times

The economy is the pits, yet Phillips Office Products Inc.
is wrapping up $500,000 in renovations and technology investment at its Lower Swatara
Township facility.

Apr 13, 2009

Editorial: Labor board, not card check, key to balance

The debate raging over the Employee Free Choice Act, or card check,
took a serious blow last week when Sen. Arlen Specter finally hopped
off the fence to side with business in arguably the thorniest battle
facing legislators so far this year.

Apr 13, 2009

Survey: Southcentral Pennsylvania firms feel grip of recession

The Central Penn/York College Institute for Regional Affairs
Business Survey is a quarterly survey of businesses in southcentral Pennsylvania. The survey
group consists primarily of businesspeople in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin,
Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.