Out of the Ordinary: Spanish restaurant to become world’s most expensive with $2,000 tasting menu
A restaurant opening this summer in Spain is looking to take the title of world's most-expensive tasting menu. Sublimotion will open at the upcoming Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza and offer 12 guests a €1,500 (roughly $2,073) 20-course tasting menu created by chef Paco Roncero.
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‘Tis the season – for continuing education
You may not be aware of it, but many professional licenses in Pennsylvania are renewed every few years – and most have a built-in requirement for “continuing education” in order to accept the renewal. For real estate licensees of all sorts, it's every two years, and this year it is in May, actually.
Read More »Who really pays for health care? It might surprise you
Eight million people have signed up for subsidized private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, President Obama said this month. Millions more obtained new coverage through the Medicaid program for the poor.
Read More »Obamacare co-ops undercut insurance giants. Can they survive?
A 30-year-old New York City resident can buy coverage from Health Republic, a startup nonprofit insurer, for $307 per month. A similar policy from Aetna (AET) costs $528 per month—71 percent more. Both are “bronze”-level plans with $3,000 deductibles and similar cost-sharing rules. Why are the price tags so far apart?
Read More »Coordinated care alone may not yield ROI, ACPE told
A federally funded effort to identify high-risk patients and coordinate their care is delivering modest savings, but significant cost reductions may come only after broader payment reforms take hold.
Read More »Cumberland County commissioners make changes to hotel tax
Cumberland County commissioners approved changes Monday to the 3 percent county hotel tax ordinance, clarifying how it can be spent.
Read More »Nokia appoints new CEO
Nokia Corp. unwrapped a new era Tuesday, naming a company insider as chief executive officer and pledging to distribute more than $4 billion to investors from the proceeds of the sale of its tarnished handset business.
Read More »Pfizer proposes marriage with AstraZeneca, easing taxes in a move to Britain
Pfizer, the maker of best-selling drugs like Lipitor and Viagra and a symbol of business prowess in the United States for more than a century, no longer wants to be an American company.
Read More »Shortfalls in Brazil could spill over into domestic coffee prices
Coffee lovers may soon be paying more for a cup of joe or pound of their favorite bean, depending on how severe drought ultimately impacts Brazil's coffee harvest.
Read More »Microsoft warns of major bug in Internet Explorer
Microsoft is rushing to fix a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser that is already being used in "limited, targeted attacks," as antivirus firms and the U.S. government advise switching to alternate products.
Read More »Legal job market still tough for law schools graduates
Nine months after graduation, law schools — with the exception of the University of Pennsylvania Law School — were lucky if more than half of their graduating classes had found full-time, long-term employment that required bar passage, according to data recently released by the American Bar Association.
Read More »Only Utz chips, pretzels for Baltimore Ravens stadium
Hershey: New wrappers will save nearly 2,000 trees
The Hershey Company says it is saving a small forest each year with its new packaging design for Hershey’s Miniatures.
Read More »Harrisburg mayor sets busy agenda
Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse, who stepped into the role following major asset deals under the city's debt recovery plan, wrapped up his first 100 days in office last week.
Read More »Teen apparel chain Forever 21 to open e-commerce site here, create 100 jobs
Another large e-commerce fulfillment center will be opening in Lancaster County.
Read More »Affiniti acquires Lebanon-based Sting Communications
Austin-based Affiniti, a broadband services provider serving rural and underserved communities across the country, has acquired the assets of Sting Communications in Pennsylvania.
Read More »S&P 500 erases loss as technology, small-caps pare drop
S&P 500: 6.02 (0.32%)
Dow: 86.76 (0.53%)
Nasdaq: -1.16 (0.03%)
For a detailed analysis of today’s stock closing, click here.
Contract consolidation threatens small businesses
Over the past few years, as the Obama administration looked to save money by consolidating federal contracts into fewer, larger awards, lawmakers put in place new rules meant to prevent small businesses from being squeezed out of the contracting arena.
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Harrisburg mayor sets busy agenda
Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse, who stepped into the role following major asset deals under the city's debt recovery plan, wrapped up his first 100 days in office last week.
Read More »Traffic Cams
Cumberland County: 581 at 11
Dauphin County: 81/83 split
Dauphin County: 83 south bridge
