Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, has proposed legislation that would provide approximately $500 million to hospital systems to help lower the rate of COVID-19 related deaths in nursing and personal care homes.

Wolf’s moratorium extends an April ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that barred landlords and lenders from removing people from their residences due to inability to meet rent and mortgage payments through May 11. The governor’s executive order extends the same coverage through July 10.

Snowden said the company’s “mixed” first-quarter results have “reinforced” its “investment thesis” in Barstool Sports, which reportedly saw a 20% increase to its blog traffic and a 50% increase in video views. 

A new initiative from the Wolf administration to expand COVID-19 testing and contact tracing could help Pennsylvania’s safely reopen its economy and recover from the crisis caused by the virus.

Regional urgent care provider Patient First is offering telehealth appointments for its patients in Pennsylvania, and drive-up COVID-19 testing at a number of its locations in the state.

Springettsbury Township, York County-based K2 Kinetics is working with Apple to design new equipment that will help accelerate the manufacture of COVID-19 test kits for hospitals across the country.

An executive order signed by Gov. Tom Wolf offers health care providers immunity against medical malpractice suits related to treatment of COVID-19. The immunity is granted to any individual licensed, registered or certified to practice health care in the state.

If you’ve seen industrial-sized containers of soup and pasta at your local supermarket, that’s because regulators are addressing the state’s lopsided food supply chain by making it easier for customer-end vendors to sell excess products with relaxed labeling and distribution requirements.

For decades US manufacturers have pursued a China strategy driven by two goals: low-cost manufactured goods and access to China’s huge and rapidly growing market. Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing serious soul searching about that strategy.

Robert Godfrey, co-owner of the Handsome Cab restaurant in York, had an idea to bolster customer service for his loyal customers, while bringing in a new revenue stream. The concept was expensive because it required getting a new license from the state Liquor Control Board.

York County biotech company produces antiibody-like agents that can be used to fight and treat disease.

If the tumultuous times we find ourselves in have created some downtime for your marketing or branding efforts, now could be a chance to take stock and even make some improvements. 

While much of the discussion on the economy’s post-pandemic future has been negative, a recent flash poll conducted by Herbein + Co. of Wyomissing shows surprising optimism among business leaders in the Mid-Atlantic.

Employers can expect to be fully forgiven for their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan if they make a “good-faith” effort to bring back laid-off employees onto their payrolls — even if an employee declines their offer.

When the time comes for businesses to get back to work, it might be good beforehand to have as much data as possible about trends within a company or the region, so social distancing and mitigation can be catered to an individual company’s operation.