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Businesses in downtown Warren were quieter this summer because of coronavirus concerns. This file photo shows Warren from WPSU's Our Town episode in 2013.

Warren's Businesses Dealt With A Summer Of Uncertainty

This summer, WPSU partnered with students in Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications to look at how towns in central Pennsylvania are…

Plant manager Joe Glass poses with automotive parts manufactured by Catalus Corp. (Photo provided by Dave Parsons)

Business, Economics and Finance

COVID-19’s Economic Blow To Rural Pa. Far Outstrips The Pandemic. But Reopening Won’t Be Easy.

On a normal day, 12 presses and six furnaces run nearly round-the-clock at Catalus Corp., a powdered metal manufacturer in St. Marys, Pennsylvania.Now,…

Hotel State College laid off its entire staff as it shut down all of its bars, restaurants and a small hotel due to the coronavirus.

Business, Economics and Finance

‘Surviving Is The Name Of The Game.’ State College Businesses, Workers Try To Stay Afloat

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On the Friday morning after Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered all businesses that are not considered “life-sustaining” to close their physical…

The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, Jeff Bartos, held a town hall at Penn State on Monday.

Lt. Governor Nominee Jeff Bartos Talks Jobs, Free Speech At Penn State

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The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, Jeff Bartos, held a town hall at Penn State on Monday. Dozens of students attended and…

Pennsylvania’s population is on the rise again.

Pa.’s Population Increase In 2017 Was The Most Dramatic In Five Years

Emily Previti

Pennsylvania’s population is on the rise again, after declining in 2016 — but growth remains concentrated in certain spots, and most communities keep…

In this stock photo, black and white Holstein dairy cows are in their stalls in Penn State's research barn.

Business, Economics and Finance

Pa. Dairy Farms Scrambling Due To Major Contract Termination

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One of the nation’s largest dairy distributors is ending its contract with dozens of Pennsylvania dairy farms at the end of May — a decision that reflects…

Tonetta Graham on her Strawberry Mansion porch, in philadelphia, PA.

Business, Economics and Finance

Why This Resident Isn't Worried About Philly Hipsters Moving Into Her Neighborhood

This story originally appeared on PlanPhilly.—If Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion section gentrifies, Tonetta Graham knows her block is bound to change.…

James Earl Davis, a Professor of Urban Education at Temple University and his golden doodle, Baldwin, pictured in his home in East Germantown.

Business, Economics and Finance

Black Middle Class Finds Refuge In East Germantown’s Diversity, Gentrifying On Their Own Terms

Annette John-Hall

Temple University education professor James Earl Davis and his partner moved into their stately 150-year-old Victorian home in East Germantown in 2001, at…

Developers for the Patton Crossing project first proposed a master plan last year. The mixed-use plan drew much opposition from the neighborhood.

Business, Economics and Finance

Urbanization Or Overdevelopment? Patton Township Building Project At A Crossroads

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Susan Buda works at the Park Forest preschool and lives in the adjoining Park Forest neighborhood in the State College area.On most days, she bikes to…

A blighted home sits on 12th Avenue in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Business, Economics and Finance

Altoona To Fight Blight By Supporting Homeowners And Going After Violators

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Altoona’s Blight Task Force released a plan Wednesday to address the city’s rundown property problem. The plan looked at the extent of blight in Altoona…