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.

Over 30 Midstate organizations were awarded a total of $43 million through the state’s most recent round of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants.

Pennsylvania businesses whose operations and revenue were adversely affected by the pandemic could have access to $145 million in grant funding, pending approval from the state legislature.

Businesses across the state, especially in the restaurant industry, are unhappy with news of another COVID-19 shutdown.

Health science and nursing programs at the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences have both seen an increase in enrollment for the fall and spring, which could be a factor of the spotlight given to health care careers during the pandemic.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his home in York.

Chicago-based cannabis company Verano opened its first of three Pennsylvania medical marijuana dispensaries in Harrisburg on Wednesday with dispensaries in Altoona and York coming soon.

Pennsylvania has regained more than half of the jobs lost in March and April because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state First Industries Fund has provided low interest loans for three Central Pennsylvania farm projects.

Talen Energy, the independent power producer that was spun off from PPL Corp. in 2015, said it is making moves to cease coal burning at all of its wholly-owned power stations.

For many midstate businesses in the sports industry, 2019 was a standout year and leaders were looking to capitalize on that success as they prepared for the 2020 season.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry paid more than $29.5 billion in unemployment benefits since Pennsylvania’s businesses first closed in mid-March as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An international food bank is set to launch its first Pennsylvania location next month. It’s a move the nonprofit says will help it provide free food to any Pennsylvania nonprofits willing to make the drive to Middletown.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is calling on Lyft to strengthen background checks on its drivers.

“The modernized regulation will expand eligibility for overtime to 143,000 people and strengthen overtime protections for up to 251,000 or more. This final rule ensures that employees who work overtime are fairly and fully compensated for their labor in accordance with the original intent of the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act,”