economics

SMETHPORT — McKean County, as the lead agency for the state Department of Agriculture’s State Food Purchase Program, will distribute $57,289.16 in CAR...

SMETHPORT — Applications for small businesses and municipalities for McKean County CARES Act grant money are open today, and will be posted on the cou...

DuBOIS — Penn Highlands Healthcare has opened registration for its annual walk and “fun run” in memory of Dr. Gary DuGan, the late chief medical offic...

The board of directors of The Guidance Center has announced that Denise Bean, Ph.D. has been selected to serve as the organization’s new executive dir...

MANSFIELD — Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative members returned three incumbents to the cooperative board of directors during the utility’s 2020 an...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania increased three cents this week to $2.464 per gallon, according to AAA East Cen...

An application submitted by Bradford Township to receive funding for the East Warren Road Bridge was denied by the Pennsylvania Department of Transpor...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday announced that $96 million in state grants have been awarded to 4,933 Pennsylvania small businesses that were imp...

HARRISBURG — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has invited potential conservation partners to submit project applications for federal fund...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a virtual “Military Spouse Entrepreneur Summit” in collaboration with Second Lady of the...

Unemployment due to Coronavirus concerns means that the unemployment rate for June 2020, while lower than that of previous months, is significantly hi...

The Maryland Air National Guard is hoping to train pilots in low-altitude flights over the Pennsylvania Wilds, but the Pennsylvania Department of Cons...

The efforts to bring back the elk resource from near extinction in Pennsylvania is recognized as a modern day wildlife success story. In 1970, it was ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court scored one for the underdog last week by dismissing a challenge to Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on evictions of tenants f...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — The community has been generous with donations to Canticle Farms this summer, which has given the nonprofit organization the ability ...

OLEAN, N.Y. — When the local Ride for Roswell team hits the pavement this year, for the first time they’ll be found riding along the Allegheny River T...

One of the most momentous but least well-known challenges facing U.S. cities in the age of COVID-19 is that public transit may be on the verge of coll...

HARRISBURG — PennDOT’s Bureau of Rail, Freight, Ports and Waterways has opened the application period for the 2020 Rail Transportation Assistance Prog...

The Frances Sherman VFW Auxiliary will host a ‘Club Sub’ Drive thru pickup meal on Aug. 15 at VFW Post 212, located at 94 Barbour St. The event will b...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is a penny cheaper this week at $2.433 per gallon, according to AAA East Centra...