Mid Penn Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Mid Penn Bank, announced that it has completed its underwritten public offering of 2.99 million shares of common stock at a price of $25 per share, before underwriting discounts.
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As the U.S. economy restarts from the pandemic, parts of it are severely broken
The U.S. economy is trying to restart its engine after tumbling into its deepest recession in generations, but a variety of supply chain constraints are threatening the country’s rebound.
Read More »Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership awarded $4 million to benefit local farmers
The Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership (THCWP) was awarded $4 million to support regional dairy producers in their continued efforts to improve local water quality.
Read More »Do your homework before mixing business with politics
As if you don’t have enough to think about while trying to lead your business to success, or today perhaps even survival, now you have a new area of concern. Should your business weigh in on controversial political issues? How do you respond to pressure from employees, customers, or activists? If you are going to weigh in, how should you choose to use your influence?
Read More »Biden urges employers to boost wages but warns workers they’ll lose unemployment pay if they reject jobs
President Joe Biden on Monday urged U.S. companies to boost pay for workers as he outlined the steps his administration is taking to spur hiring after disappointing job creation in April.
Read More »US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump
The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration declared Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that narrowed rights at the intersection of changing social mores and sensitive medical decisions.
Read More »States push jobless from virus recession to return to work
Many employers are telling similar stories. Fourteen months after COVID-19 put hundreds of thousands of people out of work, the U.S. economy is rebounding and employers are desperate for workers.
Read More »Dementia wards in Pennsylvania hard-hit during the pandemic
Less than a third of all personal care homes and assisted living facilities in Pa. have dementia units. But, the special subset of homes with those units account for nearly 70% of all such facilities that had five or more deaths from the virus.
Read More »Fed’s Evans says employment and inflation need to pick up before policy changes
Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans told CNBC on Monday that employment and inflation will have to pick up substantially before he will change his position on monetary policy.
Read More »After pipeline cyberextortion attempt, gasoline ticks higher
Gasoline futures are ticking higher Monday following a cyberextortion attempt on a vital U.S. pipeline that carries fuel from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast.
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