Small Lancaster County businesses will be able to apply for $15 million in grant funding next week through Recovery Lancaster’s Recovery and Sustainability Fund.

With so many people laid off from the COVID-19 pandemic, some may be considering continuing education to make themselves more essential on the job, or to go after a totally new career.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey told a room of midstate business leaders that he is cautiously optimistic about the country’s reopening, that he expects a fifth COVID-19 relief bill to pass through the U.S. Senate in the coming weeks and that the bill could feature a provision on liability protection.

UPMC Pinnacle was awarded more than $705,000 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enhance telehealth services at its hospitals.

Pennsylvania State Police said its Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement will be out over the Independence Day holiday weekend, visiting businesses with liquor licenses to make sure they are doing their part to prevent the spread of COVID 19.

Beginning today, anyone leaving their homes are required to wear a mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to an order issued by Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.

Rite Aid recently eliminated 254 corporate office positions as it looks to reduce cost amid growing COVID-19 related expenses.

Automobile auction house ADESA Pennsylvania LLC announced it will lay off 43 employees at its Conewago Township, York County-based facility in early August.

Harley-Davidson will lay off 90 workers at its Springettsbury Township plant as it has reduced production at the factory.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection launched a new online tool that will allow businesses to submit their permit applications electronically.

The recipients included barbershops and salons (21%), retail stores (18%) and restaurants and food businesses (17%). More than 55% are located in downtown Lancaster.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course announced it will be permanently laying off 64 employees due to loss of revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pennsylvania’s long term care organizations face the challenge of communicating to new residents and their families that facilities are safe to visit after closing their doors to visitors and prospective residents for months.

Despite encouraging signs that the economy is emerging from the deepest recession in U.S. history, massive COVID-19-related layoffs have continued.

“In my opinion there is at least a 20 percent increase, compared to the same period last year, in both our mental health and wellness services,” said Eduardo Espiridion, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Reading Hospital Tower Health