In the midst of national and statewide economic uncertainty, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, business and community leaders across Pennsylvania continue to express a common, shared concern – a shortage of quality local talent to fill in-demand positions. 

The BB&T, now Truist Economic Growth Fund at the Lancaster County Community Foundation, will provide nearly $1 million to Lancaster County schools and leadership organizations.

When Erin Zakin got the message that she’d be working from home for the foreseeable future, she wasn’t worried.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was the highest it has been all year in November after hitting a record low in April.

Gov. Tom Wolf plans to invest $5.8 million in educational and trade skill building programs to train young adults in the justice system to re-enter the workforce.

Not all successful careers start with a college degree. I understand it may seem strange for a community college president to say that a college degree is not necessary to have a career that earns a family-sustaining wage. At HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, this philosophy is reflected through our new purpose statement: Learning for ...

While a low unemployment rate is considered good news for many workers, it may present challenges to small business owners who might find it difficult to identify and hire skilled candidates.

The state Department of Education is accepting grant applications for an available $20 million earmarked for schools and other organizations looking to grow their STEM and computer science programs.

The York Builders Association released a series of seven short videos designed to educate viewers on the positives of joining a skilled trade.

Not every company offers diversity training, but in today’s changing economic and political climate every business can benefit from it. While laws ban discriminatory hiring practices based on race, age or gender, workplace diversity or sensitivity training is a proactive step designed to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable and accepted. Feeling safe at ...

A high number of students enrolling at Millersville University do so for the college's business majors but until recently, the school had no College of Business.

The nationwide shortage of construction workers is posing challenges for the industry, including making it harder to meet deadlines, raising costs to complete projects, and forcing firms to ask their skilled laborers to do more work. There's no easy solutions in sight, but those in the field are making efforts to tackle the problem.

An annual week long banking academy has been just one example of methods that local banks, along with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Financing, have utilized to grow interest in careers in the financial industry among young people.

Gary Kirk joined Dickinson College in February to head up the Center for Civic Learning and Action.

As career transiency becomes the norm, more “adult learners” and “non-traditional” students enter — or re-enter — the higher education space. And, due to life experience, family demands and other characteristics, the traditional model for higher education doesn’t necessarily work for this growing part of the student population.