Business activity downtown is still down, but approaching 2019 levels.
By Anthony Hennen
‘Sluggish’ economic growth in Pennsylvania continues
Unemployment is down, but job-creation lags compared to other states.
By Anthony Hennen
Guy Ciarrocchi: Pennsylvania–a rising or setting sun?
As Pennsylvanian’s leave the commonwealth in droves, state officials are attempting to adjust to a declining economy. But does it really have to be this way in one of the nation’s most asset laden states?
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Carrie Sheffield: Inflationary $3.5T plan would hurt poor, elderly, minorities
Poor, minority, and elderly families are hardest hit by rising inflation rates, and a Democrat-championed $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” bill will only make things worse.
By Carrie Sheffield
Guy Ciarrocchi: Common-sense can fix Pennsylvania’s economic troubles
It’s past time for the governor to work with legislators to embrace common-sense policies that are working in most states. It’s past time for the governor to encourage work and reopening, and reward good corporate-citizenship.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Abhi Samuel: Another middle-class family says goodbye to New Jersey
As New Jersey’s economic climate becoming increasingly unbearable due to taxes and stifling red-tape, middle-class families all over the state are packing up their bags.
By Abhi Samuel
Pennsylvania lost $1.7 billion in 2019 due to migration, study finds
The performance of Pennsylvania in the analysis was the sixth worst among the lower 48 states. To grow its economy, Pennsylvania must be able to keep its citizens.
Pennsylvania lost 500,000 jobs in 2020
Pennsylvania lost 500,000 jobs in 2020, the Department of Labor and Industry said, and there’s no understanding of when – or if – those positions will return.
By Christen Smith