2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (516+ words) Health Care Heroes Awards and Summit Stacy Wescoe//January 21, 2026// It looks like small business owners are getting more optimistic about business conditions." According to the latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Businesses, optimism"rose"0.5 points…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (434+ words) Health Care Heroes Awards and Summit Ed Gruver//January 16, 2026// Small businesses are being squeezed, according to experts and advisors. December's Consumer Price Index held at 2.7%, yet small businesses say their costs haven't stabilized. Food, rent, insurance, and labor remain high,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (278+ words) Health Care Heroes Awards and Summit Ed Gruver//December 11, 2025// The'Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I)'released its preliminary employment situation report Thursday for September 2025.'The delay in data is the direct result of the federal government shutdown that began Oct....

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (405+ words) U.S. consumer confidence dips amid job, income worries The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell to 97.4 in August Consumers" job market outlook declined for the eighth straight month Inflation expectations rose to 6.2% after months of easing More Americans expect a recession…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (363+ words) August 12th, 2025 | 9:00 AM Ed Gruver//June 24, 2025// Natural gas impact fee generated $164.5 million in 2024 Total collected since 2012 surpasses $2.88 billion statewide Pennsylvania's natural gas impact fee generated $164.5M in 2024, fueling local projects, job growth, and nearly $3B in statewide investments since 2012, the Pennsylvania Public Utility…...