When Julia Brinjac, policy director for the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, first planned for what her career would be, she thought she would need to familiarize herself with one subject matter and find her niche.
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Women in Business
PA Biz Conversations with Mary Kay McMahon
Mary Kay McMahon, president and CEO of Fellowship Community, a continuing care retirement community in Whitehall Pa, discussed the future of the long term care industry and the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Consultant Monica Gould wasn’t taken seriously when she started out, but she is now
“I had to carve out my own path,” said Gould, president and founder of Strategic Consulting Group in Mechanicsburg. “Don’t tell me no. I’ll figure out how to do it.”
Read More »‘Put fear behind you,’ female architect advises women in male-dominated fields
Silvia Hoffman, MKSD Architects founding partner, recently spoke with LVB about her career, the future of American workspaces, and why it’s important for women to advocate for themselves.
Read More »Three small business owners talk about how Lancaster’s Small Business Fund helped them
A thriving business that emerged out of personal heartache. A successful personal training studio that began as a dream for a boy in Zimbabwe. An expanding unisex barbershop that can trace its roots to a teen’s goal. These are three of the enterprises that received money for COVID-19 relief from the Lancaster City Small Business Emergency Fund.
Read More »AmeriChoice chief to retire by end of year; board chair thanks her for 35 years of service
Anna May Nauss, president and CEO of AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union, recently announced plans to retire by the end of 2020, bringing her more than three-decade tenure at the Mechanicsburg-based financial institution to a close.
Read More »Patty Sibbach: A healthier employee is a better employee
When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered fitness studios and gyms, Patty Sibbach, who co-owns Precision Training Concepts in Harrisburg with her husband, Bryan, viewed the shake-up as an opportunity to refocus on a product that had fallen to the development back burner – virtual personal training sessions.
Read More »Maddie Young: Leading mentorship in the midstate
With four months of virtual meetings and educational programs under its belt, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capitol Region is ready to take on virtual fundraising.
Read More »Sharice Johnson: Teach students to persevere
With a new school year approaching and communities still reeling from the varied impacts of COVID-19, Sharice Johnson is leaning into her role as mentor and advocate for students more than ever.
Read More »Looking ahead after looking back with COVID-19 challenges
RKL partners Bethany Novis and Ryan Hurst sat down recently with the Central Penn Business Journal to talk about COVID-19 challenges, as well as looking ahead to what recovery looks like. The full video of their interview is below. CPBJ: What have these past three months been like? What have you seen as some of ...
Read More »Minority- and women-owned businesses big recipients of Lancaster’s small biz emergency funds
The recipients included barbershops and salons (21%), retail stores (18%) and restaurants and food businesses (17%). More than 55% are located in downtown Lancaster.
Read More »RKL partner elected president of state CPA association, says recruitment is ‘essential’ to profession
Jill E. Gilbert, an Elizabethtown CPA and partner with the Lancaster-based consulting firm RKL LLP, was elected president of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) for the 2020-21 fiscal year at the institute’s June 12 annual meeting.
Read More »Zoom Happy Hour? Yes, please
Sometimes a Zoom call is exactly what we needed. Say that again? Yes. A Zoom call.
Read More »Harrisburg Chamber webinar addresses questions on systemic racism, unconscious bias in the office
Businesses in the midstate asked panelists how they could be more aware of their unconscious biases when looking to hire Black employees and what they could do to address current world events with their employees during a webinar held by the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC.
Read More »State program offers $200M in one-time grants to small businesses
State officials provided more guidelines for the $225 million small businesses grant program announced earlier this week, which officials say will start accepting applications by the end of June.
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