Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal back issues from May 2006:
Rail now serves Moran distribution center
May 01, 2006; ... The first rail-served distribution center on the Lycoming Valley Railroad is in operation. Moran Industries has moved into its 250,000-square-foot facility in the west end of Williamsport. The company, based in Watsontown, anticipates hiring 35 people to work in the building that covers ...
Business owners' outlook bright--With reservations
May 01, 2006; ... Owners of small and mid-sized businesses across Pennsylvania report a higher level of optimism, but continue to express concerns over high energy prices, increasing healthcare costs, and rising interest rates, according to the PNC Economic Outlook survey. This survey, conducted every six ...
Jobs a healthcare boon, costs an economic drag
May 01, 2006; ... Analysts expect healthcare spending to grow over 2 percent faster than the U.S. gross domestic product during the next decade. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), healthcare spending accounted for about 16 percent of the U.S. GDP in 2004 and is projected to ...
State House passes minimum wage hike
May 01, 2006; ... State Rep. John Yudichak, D-Luzerne, said the state House passed legislation last month to increase the state's minimum wage for the first time since 1997. The legislation (H.B. 257) would raise the minimum wage to $6.25 an hour in July of this year and to $7.15 an hour in July 2007. The ...
A question of reform
May 01, 2006; ... The topic of a public seminar a year ago ironically touched on one of today's most controversial subject matters U.S. immigration policies. On Wednesday, March 29, approximately 200 people gathered in the Degenstein Center Theater, Susquehanna University for the Arlin M. Adams Center ...
Chaperone Technologies is working to prevent the rise of 'superbugs'
May 01, 2006; ... Bacterial resistance toward many conventional antibiotics has increased from zero in the early 1950s to almost 100 percent by now, says Chaperone Technologies. Its new compounds are designed to attack such resistant bacteria. For years, scientists have warned that the overuse of ...
Williamsport firm achieves 'environmental excellence'
May 01, 2006; ... Wirerope Works Inc. of Williamsport has been selected as a winner of the 2005 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence.The award recognizes Pennsylvania's corporate and community leaders who are working for a cleaner environment. In early 2004, the company decided to totally ...
Local RFID experience bucks trend
May 01, 2006; ... Recent tech news based on a survey conducted by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) on the deployment of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology supposedly paints a dark picture of its deployment. RFID technology makes real-time inventory monitoring, control ...
Luzerne County to develop strategic tourism plan
May 01, 2006; ... Recently, the Luzerne County Convention and Visitor's Bureau announced the development of a Strategic Tourism Development Plan for Luzerne County to capitalize on the existing and new tourist attractions. The project will be centered on the creation of strategies based on research and ...
Lackawanna County offers business seminars for artists
May 01, 2006; ... Many stories have been told about people who excelled in the creative arts but were left with impaired bank accounts because they didn't pay attention to the business side of their profession. Proper handling of income is an important part of any occupation, and to address this the ...
How the backyard barbecue morphed into luxury dining
May 01, 2006; ... According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "American Tune Use" survey, in 2004 the average employee worked 7.6 hours on weekdays and 5.8 hours on weekends. That statistic does not include travel time, errands or household activities, such as housework, cooking, lawn care or finan cut and other ...
Kirby Center launches 'Take Your Seats, Please' campaign
May 01, 2006; ... Northeastern Pennsylvania is fortunate to have a cultural resource such as the F.M. Kirby Center bringing to the region the very best in the arts and entertainment. But beyond its performing arts and entertainment value, the F.M. Kirby Center impacts significantly on the area's economy ....
Airport owner dreams of housing for people who fly
May 01, 2006; ... If all goes as planned, people in a residential community who are pilots can walk to their airplane and fly out to destinations in Philadelphia, New York or other cities and commute to work or recreation. That's the goal of Bill Dobitsch Jr., 45, of Factoryville, the owner of Seamans ...
Program a fast track to redevelopment
May 01, 2006; ... Two sites in Lackawanna County were selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Brownfield Action Team (BAT) to be part of a clean-up that will result in new business and a significant number of local jobs. The sites were two of four statewide that will receive ...
Clean Up Our Anthracite Lands and Streams initiative launched in Schuylkill County
May 01, 2006; ... A multi-county initiative set up to address the long-standing problem of large, illegal dump sites in the anthracite coal region is expanding into Schuylkill County. Clean Up Our Anthracite Lands and Streams (COALS) is a partnership among the coal industry, environmental groups and ...
Educators opine on proposed education budget
May 01, 2006; ... Gov. Ed Rendell's proposed saeducation budget seems to be making the grade among area education officials. "Overall, he is proposing a good budget," says Joseph Kelly, superintendent of Bloomsburg Area School District. The planned 2006-2007 budget sets aside money for programs ...
Budget calls for $10 million to address nurse shortage
May 01, 2006; ... Job growth in the bioscience industry in Pennsylvania jumped 42 percent from 1999 to 2004, according to the Rendell Administration. Wages for workers in that industry have jumped 82 percent. Those statistics fuel Gov. Rendell's budget push to accelerate growth in the industry in ...
NROC first in NEPA to offer new treatment for prostate cancer
May 01, 2006; ... Northeast Radiation Oncology Center (NROC) has become the first facility in northeast Pennsylvania to offer highdose rate (HDR) brachytherapy, a new treatment option for prostate cancer patients. NROC has been a national center of excellence for the treatment of prostate cancer, offering ...
'Health Coaching' brings the fitness center to work
May 01, 2006; ... If you ask a group of working northeastern Pennsylvanians over the age of 25 if they know that regular exercise and healthy eating will contribute to a longer, healthier life, about 95 percent would say "Yes, of course." If you ask that same group how much exercise and healthy eating are ...
Regional authorities don't believe law will be much help
May 01, 2006; ... A new state law makes it easier for local governments to accept donations of blighted property, even when that property is burdened by unpaid taxes. The aim of the law is to help cities, boroughs and townships take over neglected buildings and return them to productive use. The ...
Do you pull?
May 01, 2006; ... An economic revolution is gaining momentum around the globe, as progressive suppliers no longer "push" their products to market. Instead, they are allowing consumer demand to "pull" goods and services. This is being done by the use of flexible processes and information ...
Manufacturing pulls to become leaner
May 01, 2006; ... The economic push to pull revolution inspires lean systems development, creating opportunities for American manufacturing to survive against tough global competitors. Intense economic change is nothing new. Bill Coleman, founder, chair and CEO of Cassatt Corporation, a national innovator ...
Trucking firm owner envisions end of distribution center
May 01, 2006; ... Push is traveling the road to pull in some of the most traditional businesses in America, including trucking and warehousing. Because of the vast highway and rail access in northeastern Pennsylvania, trucking and warehousing have developed an intense concentration in the region. Both ...
In healthcare, pull is spelled 'H-S-A'
May 01, 2006; ... Complex changes influenced by supply and demand are ahead for the healthcare industry as it evolves to a pull-oriented system. Both consumers and businesses can expect to have more information available as they deal with changing payer systems. This will be especially important as health ...
Some educators fear pull results in 'a la carte' learning
May 01, 2006; ... According to expert opinions, there's no doubt a revolution is taking place in the world of education fueled by the push towards puff shift. John Seely Brown, national consultant, co-founder of the Institute for Research on Learning and former chief scientist of Xerox Corporation, ...
Intellectual property: Pull's victim
May 01, 2006; ... The protection of intellectual property will present one of the greatest challenges in the years ahead as the global economy evolves with more "pull." With new information technology popping up everywhere, questions are being created that must be answered. Where will the boundaries be ...