mreuther@sungazette.com
Seth Alberts, president and CEO of Ralphâ S. Albert Co. Inc., left, gives a tour to state Rep. Joe Hamm-R, Hepburn Township; state Rep. Martina White-R, Parkwood Township; Gordon Snyder, owner of Johnsonâs Cafe; and state Rep. David Rowe,-R, East Buffalo Township, from left to right; of the Montoursville facility. The state reps and other local business leaders discussed Gov. Wofâs decision to shutter businesses during the pandemic. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Local businesses are trying desperately to return to normal, pre-pandemic working conditions but need assurance that they won’t be strangled by government directives that prevent it from happening.
Medical marijuana site opens in Loyalsock Township | News, Sports, Jobs sungazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sungazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
mreuther@sungazette.com
Local leaders are not keen about using highway tolls to fund bridge repairs, a concept that has already met with strong opposition from a handful of Republican lawmakers in the western part of the state.
Nine bridges along Interstate 80 in the state are being considered for tolling as part of the plan by the state Department of Transportation.
None of the bridges are in the region.
Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce President Jason Fink said tolls on any part of I-80 are not a concept the business community is likely to embrace.
He recalled the outcry from many officials from industry and business speaking out against tolling of I-80 when it was being considered years ago.
MIKE REUTHER mreuther@sungazette.com
WILLIAMSPORT The decision by Shop Vac to close its Williamsport plant last year left local officials glum at the prospect of losing hundred of jobs from the local economy.
The eventual purchase of the plant by GreatStar Tools USA brought hope, but the situation has become even brighter with the news that at least 100 employees are now being rehired to work there.
“This month, they are looking to hire back 55 people,” Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce President Jason Fink said. “They are anticipating 50 next month.”
The company seems to be making good on its promise when it took ownership of Shop Vac assets to rehire employees who lost their jobs when the factory let go most of its 430-plus work force in the fall.
mreuther@sungazette.com
The decision by Shop Vac to close its Williamsport plant last year left local officials glum at the prospect of losing hundred of jobs from the local economy.
The eventual purchase of the plant by GreatStar Tools USA brought hope, but the situation has become even brighter with the news that at least 100 employees are now being rehired to work there.
“This month, they are looking to hire back 55 people,” Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce President Jason Fink said. “They are anticipating 50 next month.”
The company seems to be making good on its promise when it took ownership of Shop Vac assets to rehire employees who lost their jobs when the factory let go most of its 430-plus work force in the fall.