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.

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.

Much has changed for designer and business owner Timbrel Chyatee, the creative force behind Lancaster-based fashion line Lush Bazaar.

The state’s plan for a transition to a post-COVID-19 existence seeks to fill many of the gaps in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act aid package, with expanded services for food-insecure Pennsylvanians, student loan debt relief, a “pandemic unemployment assistance” program and health plan coverage for coronavirus diagnostic testing.

Businesses that collect Pennsylvania sales taxes will not have to make accelerated sales tax prepayments in April, May and June due to income shortfalls from social distancing requirements, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday.

The "Apprecnticeship Ecosystem" will establish a registered apprenticeship program aimed at expanding the number of employers participating, adding apprentices and pre-apprentices and increasing the number of journey workers.

A new online portal to identify the needs of Pennsylvania manufacturers that are, or could, provide products for the COVID-19 pandemic was launched over the weekend by the state Department of Community and Economic Development.

Harvest Health & Recreation, a Tempe, Arizona–based multi-state cannabis operator, said it closed on the acquisition of Franklin Labs LLC, a subsidiary of CannaPharmacy, for about $25.5 million

With restaurants and other hospitality businesses facing some of the earliest and largest financial losses from COVID-19, one local company established an online resource to help raise more than $200 million for them.

The Senate passed a record $2 trillion stimulus package late Wednesday aimed at jumpstarting the U.S. economy, which has seen mass layoffs, business closures, imperiled industries and volatile financial markets since the beginning of March due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

The Senate plans to vote this afternoon on a $2 trillion stimulus bill that would inundate American households and businesses with cash with the intention of reviving the economy, which has endured mass layoffs and business suspensions due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Custom lubrication and hydraulic manufacturer Trola-Dyne has been acquired by Bucks County-based Airline Hydraulics Corp. for an undisclosed amount.

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

Pennsylvania is in the process of updating its science education standards for the first time since 2002 to keep up with rapid innovations in industry and technology.

Since its founding in 2011, industrial automation firm K2 Kinetics has worked with the likes of The Hershey Company, Starbucks, PepsiCo and Unilever, but for its ninth year in operation, K2 wants to grow its next partnerships closer to home.