Some central Pennsylvania manufacturers are diversifying or localizing their supply chains in the wake of pandemic disruptions. Others face minimal challenges in that area but are dealing with another problem: lack of employees.

“By partnering with the team at Sustainable Composites, this fall we were able to introduce our first boots and shoes made using 100% recycled leather,” Gass said in an email statement to Central Penn Business Journal.

The process used by the Wolf administration to exempt some businesses from the March 19 pandemic closure mandates was “inconsistent” and “subjective,” according to state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

“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,”

"We thought we dodged a bullet. We didn’t see the challenge ahead of us until we realized that the state was locking down everything and elective surgeries were put on hold,” said Chris Tarsa, president at C.L. Sturkey. “We got caught flat-footed when everything started to shut down.”

Hanover-based Utz Quality foods is set to join the growing filled pretzel market with the acquisition of assets from a Nebraska-based snack company.

Now as the Yuengling, America's oldest brewery, prepares to expand from its current 22-state East Coast footprint and become a national brand, the company is ready to become a national favorite and residents of Pottsville are excited to share their hometown beer.

People are starting to see that the risk in some sectors is diminishing. Manufacturing is returning, demand is coming back. Some industries, like the ecommerce space is really taking off,”

Morehouse Instrument Company, a York-based risk-management solutions provider, has added a 30,000-pound-force automatic deadweight load cell calibrator to its laboratory that the company says will improve force calibration accuracy.

Armstrong Flooring’s board of directors appointed Phillip J. Gaudreau to serve as the company’s vice president and controller, effective Sept. 14.

A recent survey of 95 south central Pennsylvania manufacturers punctuates the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the industry.

Harsco Corporation has appointed Wendy Livingston to serve as senior vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer, in which she will be responsible to develop the human resources global strategy for the Camp Hill-based sustainable solutions provider and its 13,000 employees located in more than 30 countries.

Businesses and individuals considering bankruptcy during the pandemic might be holding off for now while the crisis unfolds, but experts expect bankruptcies to rise as companies continue to struggle.

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said his department’s report on the state’s controversial waiver process that allowed certain businesses to operate amid the pandemic will be released to the public during the first week of October, with a target release date of Oct. 6.

When your business depends on inventory, any mishap can lead to trouble. From dissatisfied customers to wasted funds, problems can compound quickly as seemingly small errors turn into profit-eating catastrophes. Here’s how to stay ahead of issues so you can avoid an ugly snowball effect.