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Hundreds of women at the Women in Banking conference donated new and gently used shoes and purses to charity.
Put on by the Pennsylvania Banker’s Association, more than 350 women attended the sixth annual conference at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.
The purses and shoes will go to the Dress for Success of South Central Pennsylvania.
Kennett Square continued to merge convenience and accessibility – two of its key assets – with the increased desire for luxury living, at a May 29 groundbreaking ceremony for The Flats at Kennett, a four-story, 175-unit apartment complex that will be located on a 14.4-acre tract at 603 Millers Hill Road in Kennett Square, and open in 2020.
In Cumberland County today, The Pennsylvania Bankers Association and Orrstown Bank visited Harrisburg Academy kindergarten students. The goal, promote financial literacy and teach children to save.
A unique project is in the works right now in Dauphin County. It’s meant to honor the victims of child abuse, especially those who will never see another birthday.
WGAL News 8’s Danielle Woods has the story from Paxtonia.
State Capitol news veterans to showcase Pennsylvania people, places, and politics
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Award-winning news veterans Flora Posteraro and Nell McCormack Abom team up for a new audio/video podcast series, “PA PoliChicks” offered through the nonpartisan online news site PennWatch.org. Debuting today, the series features conversations with state and national newsmakers as well as insights on the media and public relations.
Investing in Pennsylvania’s workforce is a big push by Governor Tom Wolf. The governor spent the day taking a look at the needs of one Lancaster County based company as he pushed his new workforce initiatives.
However, some are worried about how much these new programs will cost.
“These are great jobs that can really lift these families up,” said Mike Shirk, CEO of High Companies.
Most Americans agree that the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is the symbol of liberty, but agreeing on the meaning of liberty is something else entirely. The contested and ever-changing meanings of the term are one reason behind the museum, which is free for visitors who purchase tickets to ferry over to Liberty Island.
Mid Penn Bank and The Peyton Walker Foundation today announced the creation of a new life-saving initiative to combat Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) – one of the leading causes of death among Americans.
Through the Foundation, Mid Penn will invest in training and certification of its employees in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and First Aid.
One summer camp in Luzerne County received a lifesaving donation right before the start of the season.
It may be small in size, but when it comes to saving lives you are going to want to have an automated external defibrillator or AED close by and know how to use it.
That’s one of the lessons camp counselors learned during a training session before the start of the summer season at Camp Orchard Hill near Dallas.
In Center County, bankers from across the state met at the Nittany Lion Inn to discuss their banking policies for Pennsylvania’s ag economy. More than one hundred bankers were at the University Park to hear about efforts to help farmers. Including the recently passed farm bill. Those bankers say it’s important for financial advisors to know what kinds of challenges farmers are dealing with so they can help them save money.