The biggest challenges for Pennsylvania businesses include continued declines in customer volume, financial concerns and limitations from Gov. Tom Wolf’s mitigation orders, according to a recent survey of 921 businesses.
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Designing office spaces with COVID-19 in mind
Commercial real estate projects have returned for architectural and design firms but they look different as businesses design office spaces with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses in mind.
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$1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is light on help for small business, state officials say
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed by President Biden includes a number of federal programs that will funnel millions into Pennsylvania businesses but despite its expensive price, it doesn’t allot enough money to keep the state’s businesses impacted by COVID-19 open.
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Wolf administration faces potential investigation of COVID-19 guidance to senior homes
Pennsylvania’s House Republicans plan to refer an investigation into the Wolf administration’s handling of senior and long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic to the House Government Oversight Committee later this month.
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Wolf’s workforce plan could be dead on arrival
Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed “Back to Work PA” plan would invest $3 billion to strengthen Pennsylvania’s workforce through a severance tax on the natural gas industry that legislators on both sides of the aisle call a non-starter.
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Midstate hospitality businesses allotted over $21.8 million through 2021 Act 1
Hospitality industry businesses in the midstate can begin applying next month for part of $21.8 million in grant funding allotted to the county through 2021 Act 1.
Read More »$912 million COVID-19 relief bill that would help renters and restaurants heads to Gov. Wolf’s desk
A COVID-19 relief bill that would provide money for rental assistance and the struggling hospitality industry, among others, was approved by the state House and Senate and now awaits Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature.
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Software company’s product helps managers track virus’s impact on workforce
Months into the pandemic, a Mountville, Lancaster County company found that it needed a more efficient way to manage its workforce due to the virus -- a problem that another Mountville company was already looking to tackle with new web-based software.
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State Ag Department issues warning to restaurants ignoring closure order
Restaurants that refused to comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-week mitigation plan to limit the spread of COVID-19 received warning letters from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services this week.
Read More »Governor Tom Wolf renews pandemic disaster declaration for another 90 days
Gov. Tom Wolf extended the state’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic for another 90-days.
Read More »Pennsylvania targets Thanksgiving Eve in latest COVID-19 orders
With COVID-19 cases on the rise -- the state health department reported 44,502 positive cases over the past seven days -- Pennsylvania is issuing what it called targeted safety measures to slow the transmission rate.
Read More »Penn State Health renews visitation limits
Penn State Health is once again revising its visitation guidelines in response to an increase in COVID-19 positive patients across the Hershey-based health system.
Read More »Covid vaccine could be ready for rollout in Pennsylvania next month, health secretary says
"It could take a significant amount of time to immunize everyone in Pennsylvania. I anticipate that we’re going to be wearing masks in 2021, well into — maybe until the end of — 2021," she said.
Read More »WellSpan Health limits visitations to its facilities
WellSpan Health updated its visitation policy on Tuesday to tighten visitation to its facilities as Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 positive cases continue to rise.
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Midstate chamber leaders weigh pros and cons of a Biden presidency
President-elect Joe Biden is on his way to the White House after winning both the popular vote and an estimated 306 electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election, but which Biden is the country going to get?
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