In my opinion there is at least a 20 percent increase, compared to the same period last year, in both our mental health and wellness services,” said Eduardo Espiridion, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Reading Hospital Tower Health.

On June 15 the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling deciding that sexual orientation and gender identity were covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, protecting LGBT people from discrimination.

Jill E. Gilbert, an Elizabethtown CPA and partner with the Lancaster-based consulting firm RKL LLP, was elected president of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) for the 2020-21 fiscal year at the institute’s June 12 annual meeting.

Penn National Gaming of Wyomissing is eliminating 233 jobs between its Wyomissing and Las Vegas operations because of losses the gaming company sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Tuesday that $40 million in CARES Act funding is planned to be distributed to Pennsylvania dairy farmers and state programs.

Gregg Ciocca, owner of the Quakertown-based Ciocca Dealerships, is buying lunch for members of the Cetronia Ambulance Corps and Cetronia Fire Department on Wednesday and Lower Macungie Fire Company and Ambulance and Goodwill Fire Company No. 1 on Thursday with the proceeds from the sale of the Charcoal Drive-In sign.

West Reading-based Tower Health said it will be eliminating 1,000 jobs because of the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on its health system.

The contract calls for Netizen, a highly specialized cybersecurity solutions provider, to deliver a variety of cybersecurity solutions in support of the Project Manager Soldier Training (PM ST) in Orlando, Fla.

The Wolf administration has pledged to increase state contracting opportunities for small businesses and businesses owned by historically marginalized groups, taking the next steps to fulfill promises Wolf made upon entering office five years ago.

Customers Bank Chief Credit Officer Andrew Bowman has been promoted to the roles of senior executive vice president and member of the office of the chair, positions that will see him help make crucial decisions for the Wyomissing-based community bank’s strategic future.