New York (CNN Business) - Americans are trickling back to their pre-pandemic workplaces, but most offices are still largely empty. And that's affecting local economies in a major way.
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As stock prices peak, markets begin to fear looming threats
NEW YORK (AP) — With the U.S. economy humming, corporate profits flowing and stock prices peaking, investors on Wall Street are beginning to pose an anxious question: Is it all downhill from here?
Read More »How to prepare your finances now that things are opening up
It's been more than a year since the pandemic started, and the US economy is showing signs of recovery. Covid-19 vaccinations are rising, states have lifted some pandemic restrictions and many travelers are back on the road.
Read More »Carlisle Events sees a return to record-breaking show car numbers after the pandemic
Over 3,200 registered show cars arrived at the Carlisle fairgrounds this month for the annual Carlisle Ford Nationals, an all-Ford vehicle show running from June 3 to June 5.
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Truist economic growth fund allocates $850,000 to midstate colleges
Seven area colleges are slated to receive $850,000 in grants through the BB&T - now Truist Economic Growth Fund - at the Lancaster County Community Foundation.
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Looking at presidential and pandemic implications for the 2021 economy
The year 2021 begins with a new incoming president and hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic – two factors that may have the greatest impact on the nation’s economy.
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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).
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York County creates task force to plan post-COVID-19 strategy
A task force created by the York County Commissioners is set to begin working on a plan for the county’s post-pandemic recovery.
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Lancaster County recovery plan details path to post-pandemic stability
The Lancaster Chamber and the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County (EDC) unveiled a recovery plan for the county’s economy that outlines a series of strategies to prepare to reopen businesses.
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Tait Towers announces layoffs as entertainment industry stalls
Tait Towers Manufacturing laid off 257 employees from its corporate headquarters in Lititz at the end of March.
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Rising population, food boost Lancaster’s economy, but challenges remain
Lancaster city maintains a strong food manufacturing industry and has a population growing nearly as quickly as the U.S., but continues to deal with an inadequate amount of affordable housing and a lack of qualified candidates for jobs.
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Harrisburg’s longest running mayor leaves an equally long legacy
Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed is well known as the city's longest running mayor and in that time, he helped grow the city to where it is today. City officials say Harrisburg received a vision for the future that it wouldn't have had without him.
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Harrisburg’s ‘Mayor for Life,’ Stephen Reed, remembered as a visionary
Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed, who died on Saturday following a 14 year fight with prostate cancer, was remembered as a driving force of economic development in Harrisburg and a friend of the city’s business community.
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Why apprenticeships are the future of our economy
Not all successful careers start with a college degree. I understand it may seem strange for a community college president to say that a college degree is not necessary to have a career that earns a family-sustaining wage. At HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, this philosophy is reflected through our new purpose statement: Learning for ...
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1,500 net jobs lost in October: study
While economic indicators remain high for the U.S. economy as a whole, central and southeastern Pennsylvania have been beset by tumultuous global trade and a weak manufacturing sector for the last year and a half, according to a recently published study by analysts at RKL, a business consulting firm based in Lancaster.
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