The global financial markets coronavirus rollercoaster ride along with cultural and politic seismic shifts have some investors longing for investment stability. The municipal bond market is an attractive vehicle for those looking for tax advantages, portfolio diversification and contentment with conservative performance.

As businesses open throughout central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley, legal and human resources experts are urging businesses to avoid liability issues by understanding the ever-evolving rules, especially as regions open in various phases without liability protections in place.

Numerous liability concerns will surround businesses that re-open over the next few weeks, but businesses also should be aware of issues for those who continue to work from home, including wage-and-hour rules.

Employers can expect to be fully forgiven for their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan if they make a “good-faith” effort to bring back laid-off employees onto their payrolls — even if an employee declines their offer.

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.

An October report released by the American Investment Council and EY, a global business advisory organization, showed the private equity industry -- private equity firms or companies backed by private equity -- supports 26 million jobs nationwide. That includes 1.1 million jobs in Pennsylvania, according to the report.

Manheim Township-based professional services and accounting firm RKL LLP introduced new services offered to help companies managed growth and change issues.

Digital and person-to-person payment services such as PayPal offer the convenience of clicking a few buttons – instead of cutting physical checks or going through the hassle of a wire transfer - but businesses and individuals alike should beware of the potential for fraud in these kinds of transactions.