Executives in Penn State Health's human resources department wondered if they would be straying outside their boundaries when a gastroenterologist proposed sending a survey to all health system employees over 40.

Industries nationwide have been struggling to find workers, and the situation is no different in wealth management and financial planning, where recruitments efforts are becoming more urgent.

Trade, jobs and immigration were on the minds of business people, legislators and others who met this week in Harrisburg with Linda McMahon, the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.