Over 30 Midstate organizations were awarded a total of $43 million through the state’s most recent round of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants.
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COVID-19 relief bill clarifies PPP loans
Congress clarified some of the confusion regarding Paycheck Protection Plan loans with the $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package agreed to on Sunday.
Read More »Pa. set to resume COVID-19 unemployment programs
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is set to resume making payments through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs but could see a gap in benefits after a delay in approval by the federal government.
Read More »A conversation with: Matthew Whipple of Wohlsen Construction Company
CPBJ talked with Matthew Whipple, Vice president of risk management and senior counsel with Wohlsen Construction Company, bout the construction industry in 2021 and lessons learned in 2020.
Read More »Survey: Company culture may have actually improved during COVID
CHG Healthcare, the nation’s largest privately-held healthcare staffing company, today announced the results of a nationwide study of more than 800 U.S. workers, revealing attitudes and sentiments toward workplace culture, working from home, mental health, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Read More »Low inventory, rising sales for Harrisburg home sales
Harrisburg-area home sales jumped more than 28% in November from the year before, with demand from buyers unabated.
Read More »Open letter to Gov. Wolf, Dr. Levine asks for more information regarding vaccines
Pennsylvania’s rollout of vaccines left smaller private physician practices with little to no information about when or if their staff can expect to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a group of nine Pennsylvania physician associations wrote in an open letter to Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine poses legal questions for employers, employees
“From the employer’s perspective, can I require my workforce to get a vaccine when it becomes available? And from the employee’s perspective, if my employer requires that, what sort of recourse do I have? Or do I have the ability to object?”
Read More »83% of small business owners report optimism for 2021
A new sentiment survey of small and medium-sized business (“SMB”) owners describes their outlook for 2021 as optimistic despite the significant impact of COVID-19 on business performance throughout 2020. The report, authored by GGV Capital and Hello Alice, also suggests that business owners expect an uptick in hiring, technology purchases, and overall growth.
Read More »Looking at presidential and pandemic implications for the 2021 economy
The year 2021 begins with a new incoming president and hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic – two factors that may have the greatest impact on the nation’s economy.
Read More »Work from home ‘burnout'”: What it is, how to manage it
Remote workers are allotted more flexibility to take breaks when they please because, for the most part, they are setting their own schedules – or at least have less rigid structures than they did while being in the office from 9 to 5.
Read More »PA Biz Conversations with Anne Carnathan
Anne Carnathan, president and CEO of Universal Media-Analytics talks about leading the Mechanicsburg-based media placement agency, how advertising has changed in her time with the organization and how she and her team balance traditional and modern media for clients.
Read More »Pre-COVID report: ‘Pa. hospitals supported one in nine jobs’
Pennsylvania’s hospitals fueled $143 billion in total economic impact and supported one in nine jobs in the state last year, according to a new report released this week by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).
Read More »2020 underscores the importance of good leadership
The madness of this year, 2020, has revealed an acute need for leadership. Great leaders recognize that certain leadership qualities are being tested now like never before, and the strength of the following qualities will have extraordinary impact far beyond the direct setting in which one currently leads:
Read More »As construction material prices heat up, housing market could cool down
The cost of construction materials— especially for lumber and other wood products— will remain elevated in 2021 after having more than doubled during the pandemic, a situation that eventually could lead to a slowdown in building activity in central Pennsylvania, several observers said recently.
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