It is requesting that credit union members use drive-thru services or online resources for the majority of their banking needs to help with social distancing.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said today that his office has now received more than 1,000 tips reporting price gouging.

Gov. Tom Wolf also clarified Monday’s order that all non-essential businesses close temporarily to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

One of the big questions businesses are asking is “what is going to happen to the workers who find their place of work closed because of the coronavirus?”

According to The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2020 global growth could be cut by half, to 1.5 percent for the year instead of the 2.9 percent that had been previously forecast if the coronavirus continues to spread.

The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) is working with state officials to support small businesses impacted by the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) with up to $2 million targeted, low-interest disaster recovery loans.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the state to temporarily close to help slow the progression of COVID-19.

Penn National Gaming, a locally based owner and operator of gaming and racing properties, has heeded executive orders of state governments by announcing the temporary suspension of 12 gaming facilities across the country. 

Camelback Mountain Resort in Tannersville is among the first of the region’s resorts that announced a closure today because of the coronavirus.

So, to say this past week and the weeks to come will be challenging for the business community is probably going to be the understatement of 2020.

The Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce and Industry will postpone its Spring Human Resources Conference, originally slated to take place March 26, chamber officials told the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business.

Area hospitals are looking at which of their employees can work remotely and how many employees their departments need to still operate.

Lancaster Chamber officials announced a series of postponements of chamber gatherings as business leaders wade in “uncharted waters” caused by the coronavirus.

Employers in Central Pennsylvania wondering how to best handle the threat that the coronavirus COVID-19 poses to their workplace can look to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for guidelines.

A Lancaster-based flooring company leveraged its international footprint to join China’s rapid response to the outbreak of the coronavirus.