Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point in August to 4.2%, the lowest rate since June 2000.  

Gas prices continue their decent from their record highs earlier this year and it’s a trend AAA is predicting will continue. 

Elizabethtown College was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering, in partnership with Vermont’s Greenway Institute.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is increasing its efforts to encourage people to switch to electric vehicles. 

Beginning Thursday, Sept. 22, Wegmans will remove single-use plastic grocery bags from its 18 stores in Pennsylvania.  

Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released a performance audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, which found it continues to face significant challenges to meet its financial obligations putting the burden on travelers.  

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today issued an invitation for bids to award 21 expired restaurant licenses in the 11th license auction since Act 39 became effective in August 2016 – and the first such auction since the COVID-19 pandemic paused the practice in June 2020. 

Pennsylvania collected $2.9 billion in general fund revenue last month, which was $63.8 million - or 2.3% - more than anticipated, the Department of Revenue reported Thursday.

The U.S. Commerce Department reported Friday that inflation eased in July, raising hopes that it may have peaked - finally.

Fewer and fewer houses listed for sale are receiving multiple offers, real estate brokerage company Redfin reported, confirming what local agents are seeing as well.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 4.3% in July according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

The percentage of residents under the age of 65 without health insurance increased across the board in central Pennsylvania from 2019 to 2020, although some counties’ rates were less than the national median.

Pennsylvania is listed as one of the Top 20 states with the largest privately held companies according to a list recently released by data service SourceScrub.  

Pennsylvanians with disabilities will no longer have to wait for help with vocational rehabilitation services. 

The U.S. labor market performed well beyond expectations last month, adding 528,000 jobs and dropping the unemployment rate to 3.5%.