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.

Dasher executives Sharon Ryan and Cynthia Tolsma spent years observing the workforce at Harrisburg-based Dasher Inc.

A manager recently asked me for some advice. He was trying to motivate his people to improve efficiency. I’ve always thought the best way to motivate people is to show them where they fit in the big picture and how improving performance is good, not just for the company and its owners, but for them.

The nature of our business is challenging. Caring for and comforting people at the end of life is not always easy. So, what motivates our employees at Hospice & Community Care to continue to deliver quality care and comfort? Having a sense of purpose. Knowing they are making a difference in the lives of people every day at one of the most challenging times in their lives. Here are some ways we create that sense of purpose at our organization:

CAEDC recently hired Jamie Keener as its new CEO. The Business Journal caught up this week with Keener to discuss his early goals.

State unemployment held steady in May at 3.8 percent as nonfarm jobs rose for the sixth straight month.

The PA Drone Association is on a mission. A burgeoning industry is literally taking off nationwide, and members of the nascent Harrisburg-based group want to ensure Pennsylvania doesn’t get left behind.

The strong economy has been making it difficult for businesses that need qualified and skilled technical workers. And while some established workforce initiatives with a long-range focus are paying off, other efforts are underway to match workers’ skills with specific jobs in the shorter term, several observers said in recent interviews.

A proposed bill with the power to alter Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law is designed to benefit first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Being absent affects achievement in workplaces at all levels, just as it did for Claudia Williams in her high school math class.

Nestle Purina Pet Care Co.'s Hampden Township, Cumberland County factory has had a mutually beneficial relationship with Thaddeus Stevens College for ten years. The factory provides time and resources to the Lancaster college and many of the school's students have moved on to careers with the factory. As the state's manufacturing companies struggle to find new hires in a a record low unemployment, the benefits of such a relationship have become more apparent.