When Michael Coy joined Wolfgang Confectioners as its workforce development manager, the candy maker employed about five people who spoke Spanish. Now, the Loganville-based company
Supply chains used to be something of an afterthought for most companies. They would fix it and forget it.But over the last couple of years, supply chains have emerged as a critical element of business strategy, in part because they have been so hard to get right.In this episode of the York County Economic Alliance […]
The city of Harrisburg spent about $150 million on contracts for goods and services between 2017 and 2021.Slightly more than 7% of the total went to Black-, women- veteran-, and other minority-owned contractors, according to estimates in a study published last fall on contracting disparities in Pennsylvania’s capital. If spending had been in line with the […]
A longtime Lancaster County farming family has sold off most of its operations to a pair of local ag companies.The Esbenshade family sold its feed mill, swine operations and related properties to The Wenger Group and its shell-egg operations to Kreider Farms. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed in yesterday’s announcement of the two deals. The Esbenshades, […]
Advanced technology is sowing the seeds, often literally, for the future of farming. Automated and AI-powered tools can plant seeds, assess crop health and pick the finished product from the field — or greenhouse.But technology alone won’t save farmers. They also need to rethink and reinvent their business models.This edition of the YCEA podcast, produced […]
The pandemic had a disparate effect on sports and recreation in York County.People flocked to golf courses and hiking trails, both perceived as relatively safe spaces.But some sports were forced to cancel entire seasons. That was the case for the York Revolution baseball team, which had to come up with creative ways to keep revenue […]
Business leaders may be wondering where they will find the skilled people they need to keep their companies running and growing in the years ahead.This edition of the YCEA podcast, produced in partnership with biznewsPA, offers perspective from those in the trenches of training. It features Pedro Rivera, president of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology […]
Amid a broader push to boost the outdoors economy in Pennsylvania, a new state park is coming to the banks of the Susquehanna River in York County.The tentatively titled Susquehanna Riverlands State Park is one of three new parks unveiled yesterday by Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Dunn.The […]
When Covid-19 struck in March 2020, it upended the livelihoods of people who built careers around art, music, theater and other cultural pursuits that thrive on live audiences.Arts and culture are bouncing back, like other sectors of the economy. But they still have some ways to go to reach their pre-pandemic state, according to Karl […]
Last fall, the York County Economic Alliance rolled out an initiative called Welcoming Workplaces. Its end goal is to promote inclusion, diversity and shared prosperity in the region.But the initiative also involves something of a journey for the organizations that have elected to take part.Marissa Bankert, executive director of IEC Pennsylvania; Anika Jackson, vice president […]
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