This week's newsmakers include: Herbein + Co., Altitude Marketing and the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Fulton Bank will be closing its branch at 280 Line St., Easton, according to the Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Small employers who start new employee retirement plans under Secure Act 2.0 passed by Congress at the end of the year will find themselves faced with more paperwork for their efforts.  

C.H. Briggs Co., a Reading-based independently owned wholesale distributor of interior specialty building materials for more than 55 years, announced this month that it will close.

Pennsylvania’s 4% unemployment rate in November remains at the record low set in October, according to the state Department of Labor and Industry (L&I). 

Reading Hospital is offering scholarships to attract skilled practitioners to the health care system. 

Approximately 35% of all individuals employed in the Pocono Mountains are in a tourism or hospitality related occupation which provides 43% of the region's labor income.

Citing their importance to local economies and area communities, employee-owned businesses were celebrated and recognized recently by Reps. Sara Innamorato, D-Allegheny, and Greg Rothman, R-Cumberland in an event at the Capitol in Harrisburg. 

Recent hires include: Burn Prevention Network and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach

Pennsylvania hospitals, while facing financial challenges in the post-pandemic world, still support one in 10 jobs and contribute a fifth of the state’s gross domestic product.