More than $177,000 in emergency funds were distributed between 30 businesses in Easton, part of a joint effort of the Greater Easton Development Partnership, the city and Easton Area Industrial Land Development.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania unveiled a three-pronged plan for a $1 million allocation it received from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

A top Pennsylvania trade group raising grant money for beleaguered restaurant staffs reached its 1,000-application limit in 12 hours Thursday, a sign of how imperiled the hospitality industry is amid the protracted economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

PRLA officials said they will begin accepting applications for HARP on April 23, and the application portal will end May 5. Only the first 1,000 applicants will be accepted during the first round.

Pennsylvania State Police are giving written warnings to Pennsylvanians who don’t comply with Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to wear a mask, but state officials are mostly relying on Pennsylvanians to “self enforcing” the directive.

Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation Monday that, among other provisions, will provide property tax relief by allowing taxing districts to waive late fees for property taxes as long as they are paid by the end of 2020.

Supermarkets nationwide are paying their suppliers faster today than for the same period one year ago, according Creditsafe, an Allentown-based business credit reporting agency.

The state’s plan for a transition to a post-COVID-19 existence seeks to fill many of the gaps in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act aid package, with expanded services for food-insecure Pennsylvanians, student loan debt relief, a “pandemic unemployment assistance” program and health plan coverage for coronavirus diagnostic testing.

With incoming receipts reduced or suspended – and no end in sight on when restrictions for conducting face-to-face business will be lifted, lenders and legislators are stepping up with a variety of ways to help mitigate losses and allow small businesses to remain viable through the coronavirus pandemic and its aftermath.  

The $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are tapped out after a hurried and uneven rollout that extended private lenders beyond capacity and left many businesses in peril. Officials from the Small Business Administration, the federal agency responsible for rolling out both programs, said lenders processed more than 14 ...