COVID-19 meant no sports to wager on and no casinos to gamble in for most of 2020, leading to a large drop in gaming revenue in Pennsylvania last year.
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PPP loan applications open today with a tighter focus on small business
Lenders with less than $1 billion in assets can now submit applications for the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) starting today, but borrowers looking to use the program a second time will have more hoops to jump through than they did last year.
Read More »Berks, Bucks rail projects get boost from Pa. Department of Transportation
Two rail projects in Berks County are receiving funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Read More »Governor Wolf appoints new head of Pa.’s Open Records office
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today appointed Liz Gerloff Wagenseller to lead the office of Open Records.
Read More »Pennsylvania makes $4.7M in grants to boost workforce training
The Next Generation Industry Partnership grants work to bring together multiple employers in the same industry to collectively provide targeted job training so that students, workers and job seekers get the skills to work in those industries.
Read More »Born Creative brings collaborative approach to design and marketing process
“What’s different about Born Creative is the overall thought process. We’re more of a collaborative agency—we value people’s opinions,” said Randi Dean, Born Creative managing partner and creative director.
Read More »Allentown targets ecommerce with changes to business privilege tax
Allentown has updated its business privilege tax, becoming the second city in the state after Philadelphia to expand city taxes to include businesses that don’t have brick-and-mortar locations in the city, but do a significant amount of business there.
Read More »Bethlehem’s LifeAire recognized for role in fighting COVID-19
LifeAire Systems of Bethlehem was originally formed more than 10 years ago to create an air purification system for in vitro fertilization. Now its air purification systems are being used by hospitals and health care systems and is being transformed into a tool against COVID-19.
Read More »UGI to acquire Mountaintop Energy Holdings LLC in West Virginia for $540M
The company, Mountaintop Energy Holdings LLC, owner of Mountaineer Gas Co., currently serves nearly 215,000 customers in West Virginia.
Read More »Bourbon lovers take note, PLCB to sell hundreds of Pappy Van Winkle whiskeys by lottery
According to the PLCB, the Kentucky whiskeys, produced by Pappy Van Winkle’s grandson using recipes dating back four generations, are among the most sought after in the world.
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