When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most businesses in the region, Tom JeBran, owner of Trans-Bridge Lines of Bethlehem had to lay off 121 of his 165 employees because demand for bus service collapsed and keeping the busses running was no longer viable.

Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, has proposed legislation that would provide approximately $500 million to hospital systems to help lower the rate of COVID-19 related deaths in nursing and personal care homes.

After suffering a $608.6 million net loss during the first quarter of 2020, Penn National Gaming assured investors Thursday that its digital platforming and omni-channel growth strategy will help the company rebound from the COVID-19-caused recession.

A new initiative from the Wolf administration to expand COVID-19 testing and contact tracing could help Pennsylvania’s safely reopen its economy and recover from the crisis caused by the virus.

Delaware Valley University in Doylestown announced today that it is creating plans to hold classes on campus for the fall 2020 semester.

Regional urgent care provider Patient First is offering telehealth appointments for its patients in Pennsylvania, and drive-up COVID-19 testing at a number of its locations in the state.

State agriculture department officials adopted policy changes from the Food and Drug Administration that allow food manufacturers to distribute bulk food products intended for restaurants to grocery stores for sale to customers without the FDA-required nutrition facts label.

An executive order signed by Gov. Tom Wolf offers health care providers immunity against medical malpractice suits related to treatment of COVID-19. The immunity is granted to any individual licensed, registered or certified to practice health care in the state.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began shutting down most Pennsylvania commerce in mid-March, many businesses and industries have been devastated. But a few companies have found ways to take what they do best and reimagine it for the new reality of the COVID-19 economy and they are thriving – or at least surviving.

The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and business leaders in the community raised and granted $353,000 to local small businesses struggling with COVID-19-related expenses.