SCORE Lancaster Lebanon Chapter chose five local businesses which demonstrated resiliency, leadership and excellence as the 2022 winners of its Small Business Awards. 

WellSpan Health was recognized by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania for having one of the top 10 entries – out of nearly 80 - in the 2022 COVID Response Innovation Awards.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will be extending deferment on its loan program for small businesses’ recovering from the impacts of COVID-19. 

A bill introduced in the state Senate last week would permanently allow the sale of cocktails-to-go in Pennsylvania after they were temporarily allowed for sale during the pandemic. 

Area restaurants are geared up for a busy Valentine’s Day weekend as industry-wide workforce shortages continue. 

A strike team approved by the Biden administration is set to arrive at WellSpan York Hospital on Jan. 3 to help the hospital and its Emergency Medical Services increase hospital capacity amid continued spikes in COVID-19 cases. 

Lancaster-based consulting firm RKL’s human resources practice saw substantial growth in the last 18 months as clients reached out for COVID-19 related help and beyond. 

More than 70 Geisinger Health System employees filed a class-action suit against Danville-based Geisinger Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals and clinics, claiming its COVID-19 testing requirements for employees exempt from getting the vaccine force them to choose between their religion and their jobs. 

After awarding over $10 billion in economic relief to nearly 12,000 theaters, live venues and other entertainment hubs across the country, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a new round of “supplemental” grants for venues that continued to suffer revenue loss into 2021. 

Specialty chemical manufacturer Stoner Solutions was performing market testing on its popular glass cleaning “Invisible Glass” products in a bid to make the item more viable in the competitive household cleaning market. 

“I’m fully vaccinated. Can I come and see you in person?”   After more than a year of working remotely and seeing clients over Zoom, these requests are starting to come in. Now that COVID is winding down and restrictions are relaxing, organizations and companies have to figure out how to go back. And the really big question ...

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.

The bumper crop of pandemic gardeners continues to flourish as novice and experienced gardeners fuel soaring sales at local nursery yards and garden centers.

Midstate residents were mostly well informed on what was needed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic but were overwhelmed with worries about mixed messages and distrust of some sources, according to researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine.

New guidance through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allows anyone fully vaccinated to forgo face coverings in public settings, which could prove difficult for small businesses currently enforcing mask mandates.