Pennsylvania
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Study Finds Bold Career Moves Lead to Becoming CEO Faster
A 10-year study has found that having a perfect education and avoiding risky moves while climbing the corporate ladder is not the fastest way to becoming CEO, write Elena Lytkina Botelho, Kim Rosenkoetter Powell, and Nicole Wong for the Harvard Business Review. Instead, bold career moves are the surest way to get to there. The…
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Pennsylvania Has the Unfortunate Distinction of Ranking Second on This List
Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation for number of structurally deficient bridges, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2017 National Bridge Inventory database, writes Stacey Federoff for the Philadelphia Business Journal. There are 4,173 bridges in Pennsylvania that “may not be imminently unsafe, (but) they are in need of attention.” That number amounts to…
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Turkey Hill Convenience Stores to Be Sold to British Company
The Turkey Hill convenience stores – there are 12 in Chester County – are being sold by Kroger, a Cincinnati-based retail company, to United Kingdom-based EG Group, writes Barbara Miller for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Kroger is selling both Turkey Hill and its other convenience stores for $2.15 billion. The sale is expected to close in…
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Bon-Ton Will Shut 42 Stores Nationwide
The Bon-Ton plans to close 42 stores nationwide, including eight in Pennsylvania, according to a report in the Central Penn Business Journal. The department-store chain will be shuttering its Carlisle, Dubois, Erie, Johnstown, Selinsgrove, State College, Stroudsburg, and Trexlertown locations in the Keystone State. Currently, Wisconsin is the only state that will see a higher…
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Gerrymandering Easy to Condemn, Difficult to Resolve
While it can be easy for the opponents of gerrymandering to point to current congressional maps, finding a way to fix them is not so simple, writes David Wasserman for FiveThirtyEight. There’s no denying that the partisan process has drawn some absurd maps in the past, including Pennsylvania’s infamous Seventh Congressional District, otherwise known as…
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More Info on Pennsylvania’s New REAL ID-Compliant Driver’s Licenses
More information is slowly coming out regarding Pennsylvania’s new REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses, which will be issued beginning in March 2019, writes Michaela Winberg for Billy Penn. The REAL-ID compliance is required by the Department of Homeland Security to improve the security of state-issued driver’s licenses and reduce identity fraud. While it is not required…
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Pennsylvania Rolls Out Red Carpet for Amazon with Most Generous Incentives Ever Offered
Pennsylvania is preparing what is perhaps its most generous incentive package to date to have Amazon select either Philadelphia or Pittsburgh as its second headquarters, writes Jan Murphy for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Dennis Davin, the state’s Community and Economic Development Secretary, announced that Pennsylvania was one of two states – the other being Texas –…
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Cheers! Pennsylvania Tops Nation in Beer Production
We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! According to a study by the Brewers Association, Pennsylvania ranks number one in the U.S. for barrels of beer produced at 3.9 million. The next highest state is California at 3.2 million. To put that into perspective, that means California is producing one barrel of beer…
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Gerrymandering Update: State Supreme Court Finds Current Congressional Maps Unconstitutional
In a 4-3 vote, the state Supreme court has found the current Congressional maps unconstitutional and ruled that new maps must be drawn and submitted to the Governor by February 9, writes Paul Engelkemier for Philadelphia Business Journal. “The Congressional Redistricting Act of 2011 clearly, plainly and palpably violates the Constitution of the Commonwealth of…
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At Penn State, Happy Valley Becoming ‘Hockey Valley’
Standing in the shadow of Beaver Stadium, the 100,000-plus-seat venue for Penn State football, is Pegula Ice Arena, a 6,000-seat rink that is slowly transforming Happy Valley into “Hockey Valley,” writes Stephen Whyno for The Washington Post. Penn State alum Terry Pegula and his wife, Kim, gave more than $100 million to his alma mater…
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PA Turnpike Sets 10th Straight Toll Hike
A new year means higher tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Motorists will see a 6 percent increase for cash and E-ZPass beginning yesterday. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the increase, approved by commissioners last July, is needed to meet funding and capital-improvement obligations, writes philly.com. This will be the 10th year in a row tolls…
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