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Business

Employee-services firm names vice president

Swift Kennedy recently announced Lisa Crawford’s promotion to vice president. “Lisa has been a top performer for the agency and always goes above and beyond for clients and prospects while simultaneously helping other staff members succeed in their roles,” President and CEO Jerry ...

Real estate agency presents 2 with awards

Kevin Hodrick, broker for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodrick Realty, of the Williamsport office monthly awards for August 2024. According to a news release, the award for the sales associate with top production in listings was presented to Amy Schemery and the sales award went to Lance ...

Mine land cleanup faces federal delays

(The Center Square) — Even though federal money to reclaim mine lands in Appalachia has been slow to arrive, some states have made progress on improvement plans from a generation ago nonetheless. Efforts have turned watersheds into fisheries when they were dead 30 years ago. And some states ...

19 businesses help foundation

The Loyalsock Foundation recently announced that it has been approved for $334,500 in corporate donations through the state Department of Community and Economic Development Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credit Program. State Secretary of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger ...

Hiring rebounds slightly, unemployment rate dips

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but remains sturdy. Employers added 142,000 jobs last month, up from a scant ...

Steel Nation hires business development manager

Steel Nation has hired Sandra Spencer as business development manager for the PA Northeast Region. Spencer has grown her career by focusing on relationship-based business development with companies such as Appellation Construction Services, Patterson & Wilder Construction, and McTish, ...