The Williamsport area boasts a job-recovery of 60.9 percent since the initial state shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry numbers. From the end of last April to January 2021, the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area ...
Jack Williams Tire recently announced the opening of their newest tire and auto service location at 111 Kristi Road in Muncy. For over 90 years, Jack Williams Tire & Auto Services Centers has been family owned and operated offering the area’s largest selections of tires and complete ...
With Georgia’s sweet onion harvest approaching and COVID-19 vaccine arriving in increasing quantities from the federal government, migrant health centers around the state want to start vaccinating farmworkers. But there’s a catch. In Georgia and many other places around the U.S., such ...
STATE COLLEGE — The former Macy’s department store at the Nittany Mall will see second life — soon. The vacant Macy’s is the site for a new proposed mini-casino in Centre County. This week, College Township officials received a local impact report, which is required by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The report identified the location for the category 4 casino. In January, Bally’s Corporation announced that it had signed an agreement with investor and Penn State alumnus Ira Lubert to develop a planned $120 million mini-casino in Centre County. Pending ...
The U.S. economy ground to a halt in March 2020 as state after state issued lockdown orders and shut down businesses to blunt the spread of the coronavirus. A year later, mask-wearing is commonplace, the phrase “social distancing” is now in the dictionary, elbow bumps have replaced fist bumps and hugs are still on pause. The tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted our financial lives in ways big and small, too. The big: Many businesses are still temporarily closed, while countless others have closed permanently or are on the brink of doing so, and millions of people are ...
PITTSBURGH — As part of its commitment to supporting economic development in Pennsylvania, the 16 statewide Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) announced a new, no-cost webinar to strengthening companies owned by minorities, women, disabled, veterans and other diverse groups. The UPMC Supplier Diversity & Inclusion department has partnered with Pennsylvania SBDC’s to educate interested business owners on contractual opportunities. The webinar is open to all industries, for suppliers of goods and services. The no-cost ...
