In the midst of a once-a-century worldwide pandemic, home sales in York County set an annual record in 2020, and came close to doing the same in Adams County as well.
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Biden nominates Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for position in his administration
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be his assistant secretary of health, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
Read More »Restaurants, theaters, gyms can resume indoor services on Jan. 4, Wolf says
Gov. Tom Wolf’s limited-time mitigation efforts prohibiting all indoor dining at restaurants is still set to expire at 8 a.m. on Jan. 4, Wolf announced in a press conference on Wednesday.
Read More »Pa. set to resume COVID-19 unemployment programs
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is set to resume making payments through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) programs but could see a gap in benefits after a delay in approval by the federal government.
Read More »Pre-COVID report: ‘Pa. hospitals supported one in nine jobs’
Pennsylvania’s hospitals fueled $143 billion in total economic impact and supported one in nine jobs in the state last year, according to a new report released this week by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).
Read More »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 »State hospitality association leader talks COVID-19 and the future of the state’s industry
The Central Penn Business Journal recently sat down with John Longstreet, president of the PRLA, to talk about how its members are coping with the pandemic and what the organization is doing to help.
Read More »Gov. Wolf tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his home in York.
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 »As PennDOT preps winter, COVID becomes part of the snowplow calculation
Snow already has started falling in parts of Pennsylvania, and the state Department of Transportation has been preparing for whatever lies ahead this winter.
Read More »Lebanon Valley Chamber to host COVID exposure webinar for employers
A panel of experts will provide guidance on COVID-19 exposure and answer questions in a webinar hosted by the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held by Zoom from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23.
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.
Read More »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?
Read More »Dr. Rachel Levine announces tougher orders on travel and masks to slow COVID-19 spread
Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced four new mitigation efforts that the Wolf Administration will be taking to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state during a remote press conference on Tuesday.
Read More »Midstate real estate markets are recovering, but hotels are another story, experts say
While the commercial segment of the midstate real estate market seems to be waiting to see if the pandemic will slow demand for office space, residential housing is seeing recovery despite a shortage in housing stock.
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