You “might as well” stop on by downtown Williamsport if you are in the market for unique candles. Miles Welby a Candle Company, owned by South Williamsport graduate Tyler Spooner, sells 100% soy, non-toxic candles. “We try to be as natural as possible,” Spooner said. The idea ...
ELYSBURG (AP) — Knoebels is hiking its starting pay rate by up to $1 as it seeks to hire several hundred more workers at its understaffed park this summer. The amusement resort also will give employees and new hires 16 and older a chance to win a 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer valued at more than $23,000 as an incentive to work at the park. The park, which celebrated its 95th birthday on the Fourth of July, was holding a job fair on Thursday and said it may hire employees on the spot. Knoebels’ workforce is around 1,450 heading into tonight’s job fair, park spokeswoman Stacy ...
Some would think that firework and sound ordinances within local municipalities would hurt the local firework tents and businesses but the reality for most businesses this year is that shipping delays and lack of supply is more of a hindrance, but still manageable. “There is a national ...
LEHEIGHTON (AP) — Some used car dealers are buying certain trucks and SUVs for the same prices that they were sold for new two years ago. Used vehicles are the latest industry to experience price hikes due to the pandemic and subsequent recovery. Not unlike in the currently booming housing market, there are a lot of buyers and not a lot of inventory available — which means prices that can be as high as new cars were a couple of years ago. “There’s not enough product and way too much demand at this point. Anytime I can get a vehicle, it goes right away. It’s hard to ...
NEW KENSINGTON (AP) — Restaurants were hit hard by the pandemic and restrictions meant to curb the spread of covid-19 — and, for many restaurateurs, the struggles aren’t over yet. Navigating a pandemic — and the related rules and restrictions — has been a challenge April Platt never imagined she’d have to overcome. Platt manages House of 1000 Beers, a restaurant her family owns in New Kensington. “It was very hard to plan for something that was unprecedented,” she said. “You had no one to lean on as a source of expertise to guide you.” “We just went into ...
Scott Posey has been named PennDOT District 3 Employee of the Month for July 2021. Posey is a transportation construction inspector (TCI) in the construction unit. As a TCI, Posey is responsible for inspection of all phases of transportation construction work, ensuring the department’s ...
