U.S. Congresswoman Susan Wild, D-7, said a number of Lehigh Valley colleges and universities have received funding under the CARES Act for COVID-19 relief.
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How COVID-19 is changing the way we say goodbye
Here’s one more thing the coronavirus is changing -- the funeral business. Two area funeral directors discuss the pandemic's impact on the industry.
Read More »LVIA gets $6.2M from CARES Act coronavirus relief funding
Lehigh Valley International Airport will be receive $6.2 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding as part of the CARES Act, coronavirus relief legislation. It was one of 63 airports in the state to share in more than $239 million in funding.
Read More »Driving less could temporarily save you money if Penn National Insurance gets its way
Due to the precipitous drop in driving caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Penn National Insurance is joining other leading insurers with plans to offer its 165,000 policyholders premium discounts.
Read More »Lafayette College provides isolation houses for Easton first responders
Lafayette College is providing isolation space where first responders in Easton can quarantine if they are exposed to the coronavirus.
Read More »Fed to offer liquidity to Lehigh Valley lenders, small businesses
Additional funds would ease the strain of capital and liquidity constraints on banks originating PPP loans, but midstate financial institutions said in interviews this week that guidelines for the additional funds and the PPP as a whole are still pending from the Fed and the Small Business Administration.
Read More »St. Luke’s Warren joins trial using antibodies to treat COVID-19
The treatment, part of a trial overseen by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, took the blood antibodies from a person who recovered from COVID-19 and transferred it to another COVID-19 patient.
Read More »Second $150K of COVID-19 grant money goes as quickly as the first
After an overwhelming response to an initial round of grants, a group of business leaders led by the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of commerce this morning released a second pool of $150,000 in small business grants aimed at easing some of the financial burden of the COVID-19 shutdown.
Read More »Gov. Wolf lifts sales tax prepayment requirements for 3 months
Businesses that collect Pennsylvania sales taxes will not have to make accelerated sales tax prepayments in April, May and June due to income shortfalls from social distancing requirements, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday.
Read More »Pa. launches hiring portal to help ‘life-sustaining’ businesses hire workers
“Many life-sustaining businesses across Pennsylvania are hiring and this new portal will help connect them with people looking for a job,” said Secretary of Labor and Industry Jerry Oleksiak at a Monday virtual press conference.
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