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 ...
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Women in Business
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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PA Chamber appoints new membership chief
Mary Oliveira has been appointed as chief membership officer for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, a role which will see her spearhead the chamber’s efforts to deepen and broaden member relationships, officials said in an announcement this week.
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WellSpan Health executive to lead WellSpan York Hospital
An executive with five years of experience at WellSpan Health will be taking over as the York-based hospital system’s senior vice president for the central region and the president of WellSpan York Hospital.
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Camp Hill company turned down time into creative time
Agility is a key for businesses trying to cope during COVID-19, according to officers with Momentum Management Consulting of Camp Hill. The company practices what it preaches.
Read More »Analytics, mindset and planning key to moving past pandemic times
Executive coaches Claudia Williams and Chad Harvey share insight into what they have been relaying to business owners during the past few months.
Read More »Pandemic thoughts: Moving forward in weird times
Remember the first week of March this year? Yeah, me neither. Well, that’s not 100 percent true.
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Women of Influence shares qualities with Leadership Harrisburg Area grads
Nine of this year’s Central Penn Business Journal’s Women of Influence and Circle of Excellence honorees have something in common: They’re graduates of one of Leadership Harrisburg Area’s programs.
Read More »Amid pandemic, MANTEC helps manufacturers adapt, quickly
Manufacturing is a life-sustaining industry. Many of us know South Central Pennsylvania as the snack capital of the world, but it’s also home to 2,986 diverse manufacturing establishments ranging from medical equipment, plastics and metal fabricators, textiles and pharmaceuticals. Over the last two months many manufacturers have continued to provide needed components in supply chains. It’s satisfying ...
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Women-owned business struggle with PPP loans
Women-owned businesses are a significant force in the U.S. economy. A nationwide study released April 23 suggested many women owned businesses may not be getting their fair share of Paycheck Protection Program funding, and some have had to apply to more than one lender to be successful.
Read More »Central Penn Business Journal’s events are going virtual
The Central Penn Business Journal has been the leader locally in recognizing high-achieving businesses and leaders across various industries at its awards celebrations. That's not changing.
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