Customers who have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may qualify for an emergency relief program offered by UGI Utilities, Inc.
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Coronavirus
New ID verification system starts for Pa. unemployment payments
New identity verification procedures are now in effect for those filing claims with the Pennsylvania Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.
Read More »Lebanon County spending $2.8M on Mask Up Campaign ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf
There are 55,000 masks making their way through the production line at Mister Bobbin Embroidery in Annville, one headed soon to every household in Lebanon County.
Read More »Lessons learned from the coronavirus could prompt lasting change for the future of manufacturing
“The pandemic has caused manufacturers to think about different aspects of their businesses as they have tried to accommodate many personnel issues, supply chain disruptions and uncertainty in general,”
Read More »Regal Cinemas announces it will close its theaters temporarily, blames pandemic
Regal Cinemas, including those in Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, will close Thursday as the company continues to lose revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Bill lifting many restaurant restrictions passes despite Governor’s veto threat
The state House today voted 145-56 on concurrence of the bill, which the state Senate passed Tuesday, that would revert the state’s COVID-19 mitigation restrictions for establishments with liquor licenses mostly to their original form.
Read More »Restaurant industry hails senate vote easing COVID-19 restrictions
The bill mostly reverts to rules that were in place before stricter rules were enacted July 15 in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases as well as well as new regulations that were enacted Monday.
Read More »Suspected fraud delays Pa.’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry said there is going to be a delay in payments for new applicants to the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program after it detected potential fraud.
Read More »Pandemic fuels demand for online grocery shopping
Grocery stores are seeing a sharp increase in the demand for online grocery shopping and delivery.
Read More »Restaurant self-certification program begins in Pa. today, making way for 50% capacity
Restaurants may increase their dining capacity from the current 25% restriction to 50% if they certify online that they are adhering to all COVID-19 preventative measures.
Read More »Court rules Wolf’s COVID-19 shutdown orders ‘well-intentioned’ but unconstitutional
A federal judge on Monday ruled that stay-at-home orders issued by the Wolf administration in March to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus were unconstitutional.
Read More »Pennsylvania to distribute $300 lost wages assistance funds
An extra $300 a week will soon be going out to Pennsylvania residents who are out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Pa.’s settlement with Carlisle car show raises eyebrows, allegation of arbitrary COVID enforcement
The state Health Department is under renewed criticism for haphazard enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions since details of the undisclosed settlement that allowed a Cumberland County auto show to take place were made public this week.
Read More »Trends in employer-based healthcare: A conversation with Highmark
In this conversation, Lufborrow dissects the trends in employer-based plans, the broad relationships and connectivity Highmark has developed in Pennsylvania and the importance that a well-informed, connected payor has in the employer-based health care relationship.
Read More »Interpreting the final stage of Gov. Wolf’s transition phase a challenge for business leaders
“The green phase was promising from the business perspective. Everyone expected green means go, we’d be open and back to normal, and that has not happened,” said Rebecca Warren, a partner at Norris McLaughlin P.A
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