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Small businesses share in grant funds

Lycoming County commissioners approved two additional rounds of funding for small businesses from the county’s $10.2 million share of COVID-19 funding. A total of 91 businesses are to receive grants of different amounts from the $883,200 total. The county still has about $2 million of COVID funding left to allocate by the end of the year, according to Commissioner Rick Mirabito. About $1 million of those dollars is expected to go to fire companies, municipalities and the county. The following businesses receiving funding are: • A Kut Above Katering, $120 • Agranetics, LLC, ...

US jobless claims rise to 742,000; millions to lose aid

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy and forcing more companies to cut jobs. The worsening pandemic and the arrival of cold weather could accelerate layoffs in the weeks ahead. Of the roughly 20 million Americans now receiving some form of unemployment benefits, about half will lose those benefits when two federal programs expire at the end of the year. “The risk of ...

College partners with Sodick for new instructional equipment

A partnership with Sodick, a global EDM manufacturing leader, is supporting Pennsylvania College of Technology’s acquisition of innovative electrical discharge machines for instructional purposes. Through the collaboration, Sodick, a Japanese company with North American headquarters in ...

Business travel future unclear as coronavirus upends work life

Brandon Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to traveling frequently for his company. But nine months into the pandemic, he and thousands of others are working from home and dialing ...

Local United Way is sub-recipient of Grant from Land O’ Lakes Foundation

United Way of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that the Lycoming County United Way has been awarded a $1,500 sub-grant, from a Land O’ Lakes Foundation grant to United Way of Pennsylvania. The Land O’ Lakes Mid-Atlantic Grants Program works to support valuable projects and charitable endeavors in local communities, that improve quality of life. Land O’ Lakes awarded this funding on behalf of their East Coast Hunger Initiative, specifically supporting the hunger and food needs of local United Way communities. In order to support their feeding outreach program, the Lycoming ...

For business owners with COVID, virus is just one struggle

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK — When Chris Hyland caught the coronavirus, his ordeal went beyond being sick and exhausted — he couldn’t help his business partners manage the virus’s impact on their company just as the outbreak was sweeping across the world. Hyland and his wife and children became ill in early March. Customers were cutting back orders at his employee management software business, The Happiness Index. Revenue was plunging and the London-based company was forced to furlough 12 of 20 staffers. Hyland tried to handle the crisis while also ...