economics

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been recognized for the sixth year in a row by Washington Monthly magazine, a publication that bases its ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — PNC Bank is the latest large U.S. financial services company to increase wages in a bid to keep and attract employees, raising its m...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — There are now so many large solar projects planned for Pennsylvania that, if all the plans panned out, there would be far more ener...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — UPMC rebounded from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic in December, more than doubling operating income and finishing the first si...

The group of concerned citizens hoping to restore full services to Bradford Regional Medical Center has obtained political support for its mission. St...

People living with disabilities often face tremendous challenges. One is striking the right balance between paying for day-to-day needs and saving for...

Surveys and interviews of hunters, landowners, conservation officers and persons convicted of wildlife crime in eight states, including Pennsylvania, ...

Lawmakers realize we have a pervasive nursing home abuse problem in America. Nursing home COVID deaths are nearing 200,000. More glaringly, a bipartis...

Health insurance companies today can legally charge smokers up to 50% more in premiums than non-smokers, based on the simple fact that smokers have ma...

HARRISBURG — The Center for Rural Pennsylvania held a virtual public hearing on the negative impact of invasive species in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Jo...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners approved a business agreement Tuesday with Zito Media for equipment and commercial hosted PBX phone extens...

There are a lot of things that Pennsylvania’s government needs to underwrite. There are more than 3,000 schools, 14 state universities and four more s...

MARIENVILLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service has proposed to charge new fees at Twin Lakes Recreation Area (Twin Lakes) located on...

KANE — A new radio series was launched on 101.7 WXZY on August 16, to highlight local people who have been involved with the Kane Passive House and it...

PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are one cent lower this week at $3.326 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. T...

The 2020 McKean County Community Foundation Annual Report celebrates the growth and accomplishments of the non-profit foundation over the past year. W...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — James Thomas’ hips began to bother him three or four years after he had joint replacement surgery. He turned to medical marijuana a...

Although it originated on the other side of the state Capitol, state senators took notice of the recent arrest of Democratic former state Rep. Margo D...

Transparency and accountability come in small steps where the state Legislature is concerned. The recent announcement that the state Senate soon will ...

Pennsylvania spends about $1.1 billion annually on its parks and recreation areas, but that is just $83 per resident, the 10th lowest rate of spending...