The Whiteboard: Is your business in the cloud yet? It’s time to consider implications
It is my sixth year of consulting, so I have a substantial investment in information on my laptop. There are client files, reference materials, presentations and, of course, my QuickBooks accounting data.
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Last week’s question: Do you think small businesses are overregulated? Tell us why.
Read More »Don’t waste your opportunity to save with a 401(k)
Fifty-one million American workers have an active 401(k) account, and Smart Money Magazine estimates the balances in these plans accumulate to $4.3 trillion. Without a doubt, 401(k) — or their brethren, 403(b) — plans are the primary retirement vehicles for the majority of American employees.
Read More »Diversity in hiring works – and is important
Businesses that hire individuals based exclusively on their qualifications are constantly outperforming businesses that discriminate.
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Behind the list with Tim Edwards
Tim Edwards, 53, has been in aviation his entire professional life. He graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1981, then spent two decades in New England, including 13 years as manager of the Lebanon Municipal Airport in New Hampshire.
Read More »Health care IT startup Allied primed to serve state system
The startup company that former TechQuest PA leader Kelly Lewis began last month is positioned to be one of six information technology companies to provide services to doctors' offices and medical institutions in the state's new health information exchange.
Read More »Corrections/Clarifications
Chad M. Clabaugh’s last name was incorrect in a caption about C.S. Davidson Inc. on page 5 of the May 25 issue of the Business Journal.
Read More »Keystone Corridor continues improvements to rail system
After consideration to shut down the Keystone Corridor a dozen years ago, the rail system is rising from its near-ashes with updates happening throughout the midstate.
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Sponsors hit the brakes on NASCAR
Earlier this month, a U.S. congressman from Georgia advanced an unusual amendment related to the defense spending bill in the House Appropriations Committee. The amendment, addressing a bill valued at more than $600 billion, sought to ban the sponsorship of sporting events by the U.S. military.
Read More »P3 bills could get lost in state budget shuffle
The state House and Senate have passed versions of a bill that would allow the commonwealth to lease transportation assets to private firms with the ultimate goal of seeing those highways and bridges rebuilt.
Read More »In brief: Lebanon Valley chamber awards Heisey small-business accolade
The Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Cindy Heisey with TempForce of Lebanon its 2012 Lebanon Valley Small Business Person of the Year, according to a chamber news release.
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Pilot offers charter flights out of Capital City Airport
THOCK, THOCK, THOCK.
The blades cut the air overhead as the helicopter circles Capital City Airport and gently touches down on the tarmac.
In brief: Armstrong, Waste Management partner on recycling
Armstrong World Industries Inc. has inked a partnership agreement with Waste Management Inc. that will significantly expand Armstrong's ceiling tile recycling program, the Lancaster County-based building products manufacturer said this week.
Read More »In brief: Capital BlueCross named preferred provider by business coalition
Susquehanna Township-based insurer Capital BlueCross has been selected as one of two preferred providers by the Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Health Care, the company announced May 24.
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