economics

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that creates a powe...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is five cents higher this week at $2.774 per gallon, according to AAA East Cent...

OLEAN, N.Y. — For the third time since the beginning of the pandemic, philanthropic leaders in Cattaraugus County helped facilitate the distribution o...

FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. — Betty McClory agrees with a chuckle that she could probably sew masks in her sleep after making 5,500 of the facial coverings fo...

HARRISBURG — Acknowledging the importance of the state’s forestry industry, the state House has approved legislation introduced by Rep. Martin Causer,...

A deep breath, a long pause and a lot more information and consideration are needed before anyone settles firmly on a way forward from the GameStop bu...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — With less than two years left in his term, Gov. Tom Wolf is running out of time to implement his agenda. That’s the only reason I ca...

HOST A VIRTUAL STREAMING PARTY: Galentine’s Day is the perfect time to tell your friends how much you appreciate them. That’s why this year, USDish is...

STATE COLLEGE — Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., a heavy construction services and products company, received three quality paving awards at the 61st annual Pe...

The three week “pause” imposed on restaurants in December as part of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts may have shown in McKean County’s unemplo...

McKean County would like to share some resources regarding assistance available through the COVID pandemic with our local businesses. Small Business D...

The pockets of high-speed internet wasteland that pockmark Pennsylvania are shameful in an age when good internet accessibility is as ubiquitous, for ...

At a quiet meeting Monday evening, Foster Township supervisors approved several measures related to ambulance coverage, the fire and police department...

EMPORIUM — The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library announced it will reopen to the public and will now be able to offer faxing services to the publ...

HARRISBURG — The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, chaired by Sen. Gene Yaw, will hold a virtual public hearing at 10 a.m. on Thursday to examine rural a...

ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted a decrease to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for its quarterly adjustment to gas...

BERNIE : The Inauguration Day Bobblehead, which commemorates the image of Senator Bernie Sanders from the inauguration ceremony that went viral, is no...

RIDGWAY — Elk County Council on the Arts announced the re-granting of $6,000 in state art funds to the region to support public art programs and exper...

During the coronavirus pandemic, our youngest children and their families are facing unprecedented challenges and managing household stress. Amidst CO...

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Small Business Administration Western Pa. District Office is announcing the launch of its 2021 free Emerging Leaders executive-t...