Chambers from across the commonwealth joined together today to call for a material reduction in Pennsylvania’s Corporate Net Income Tax.
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Retiring Pennsylvania Chamber president reflects on serving the state
Gene Barr says it's been a great ride working to make Pennsylvania a better place to work, live and play.
Read More »Fix the pandemic and get the economy going, our panelists tell President Biden
If there’s one thing President Joe Biden can do in his first 100 days to help the nation’s economy it’s this: get the COVID-19 pandemic under control. That’s the consensus of three panelists who participated in the “Business Impact: First 100 Days” webinar hosted by Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business.
Read More »PA Chamber president calls U.S. Capitol breach “an assault on our democracy”
Following Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump, the PA Chamber of Business and Industry’s president and CEO called for reconciliation and healing to move the country forward.
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Should employers have ‘Safe Harbor’ against COVID-19 lawsuits?
As businesses begin to return to operations, recalling employees, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce is pushing for what it calls Safe Harbor protections for businesses against COVID-19 related lawsuits.
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Pa. Chamber lays out plans for ‘Bringing Pa. Back’
As Pennsylvania businesses eye reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Chamber is setting out guidelines and advocating for policies to help in the process.
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Health care, politics, and COVID-19
Long before the coronavirus paralyzed the country, healthcare was a top concern among most Pennsylvanians. And healthcare will remain a top issue through the crisis and well after the November national elections, according to experts who have been monitoring long-term trends.
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Pa. Chamber announces ‘Bringing PA Back’ initiative for safe return to business
As the state looks towards the process of reopening post COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce will be working with business leaders across the state to help map out that return.
Read More »Pennsylvania Chamber seeks clarity, modification, of Wolf’s closure order
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry is seeking modification and clarification of Gov. Tom Wolf’s order closing all “non-life sustaining businesses” in the state.
Read More »Pa.’s new overtime rules: Boost, or bane?
Pennsylvania has joined a handful of states that have raised their thresholds for overtime pay above federal levels, which is projected to extend overtime pay to 82,000 additional Pennsylvania workers within two years.
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Access to transportation, job training among state guidelines for private sector grants
State officials this week announced 42 strategic guidelines for building the commonwealth’s workforce to compete on a nationwide and global scale in the new decade.
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Refinanced bonds will save Pa. employers $552M in 2020
Pennsylvania businesses will save an estimated $552 million in 2020 now that the state has finished refinancing 2013 federal loans that paid for the post-recession unemployment compensation fund.
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