economics

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and businesses remain shuttered, unemployment claims across Pennsylvania have skyrocketed, with more than 1.3 milli...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is four cents cheaper this week at $2.147 per gallon, according to AAA East Cen...

PART TWO: We told you about the visit of Mrs. George Thurn to Bradford for the cooking school sponsored by The Era. Now we want to share how local adv...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — It began with a phone call from an emergency management operations center member in Cattaraugus County in southwestern New York in e...

HARRISBURG — Attorney General John Shapiro on Friday released a new guide advising Pennsylvanians of their rights, protections, and supportive program...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has created a Student Emergency Assistance Fund to help its students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Cather...

Wow! Trout season certainly came in a rush and well ahead of the expected date. This may find you scrambling to prepare yourself and your equipment fo...

ALLENTOWN — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., announced Friday that Pennsylvania hospitals and health care providers will receive $1.25 billion of the firs...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Skill, whose skill games are manufactured by Pace-O-Matic and Miele Manufacturing, today donated $250,000 to Feeding Pennsyl...

SCHOOL : Today’s closure of schools across the nation prompted us to look into our archives to find some reports of schooling from years gone by. In 1...

Amid the ongoing coronavirus emergency, the United States Postal Service is taking steps to protect employees and customers alike. To start, the agenc...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Implementing policies to spur improvements in retail activities in rural communities will be the topic of a web-based seminar presen...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is urging consumers to understand the resources and options available to help keep utility ser...

SMETHPORT — Have you seen our signs? The McKean County Complete Count Committee is still working hard to get an accurate count for McKean County in th...

COUDERSPORT — AgChoice Farm Credit announced that it paid out $34 million in cash to eligible customer-owners this month, the largest distribution in ...

HARRISBURG — The Senate approved emergency measures on Tuesday to help local governments respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to...

In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 19 updated guidance to help control the spread of COVID-19, the Game Commission closed its public shooting ranges...

HARRISBURG — The Wolf Administration on Monday announced funding now is available to help Pennsylvania’s rural communities increase protections from w...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is four cents cheaper this week at $2.183 per gallon, according to AAA East Cen...

The coronavirus crisis will send the Pennsylvania budget into a deficit that at least temporarily will be measured in the billions of dollars and trig...