As we try to remain hopeful about the county’s economic future, it’s hard to ignore when a local hospital like Saint Catherine Medical Center closes its doors. Right on the heels of this news comes the announcement that Gap and Gap Kids in the Schuylkill Mall will close in May.…
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett announced recently that Certech Inc., a manufacturer of ceramic cores, will create 80 new jobs and retain 185 positions by consolidating an out-of-state operation into its Hanover Township facility near Wilkes-Barre. The company will also purchase new equipment and will train new employees at the Luzerne…
In a recent interview, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg made the following comment that has sparked debate about working hours, “I walk out of this office every day at 5:30 so I’m home for dinner with my kids at 6, and interestingly, I’ve been doing that since I had kids. I…
Although state and national unemployment rates remain the same, Schuylkill County’s rate decreased 0.5 of a percentage point to 8.5 percent in February, the lowest it has been since January 2009. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, a seasonal decline was seen in February in industries such as retail…
As the story continues to unfold, employees of Saint Catherine Medical Center are becoming frustrated with the lack of information about the future of the facility, according to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com. Yesterday the hospital filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. Today the facility’s owner, Robert M. Lane, held…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Tsudis Chocolate Co. for two repeat and 14 serious safety violations at its Pittsburgh candy manufacturing facility. According to a news release, OSHA opened an inspection after a worker sustained head injuries while setting up operations on a…
On March 28, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a request for information seeking comments on how to prevent injuries and deaths from reinforcing concrete activities in construction and from vehicles and mobile equipment backing into workers in construction, general industry, agriculture and the maritime industry. According to workerscompensation.com,…
According to an article on InsuranceNewsNet.com, the borough of Nazareth, PA will need to look for a new insurance company for their workers’ comp policy. This is due to excessive claims totaling nearly $1.1 million from 2009 to 2012. The article said that Nazareth Mayor Fred Daugherty explained that 98%…
We were saddened to read the news in last week’s Republican Herald about potential financial problems at St. Catherine’s Medical Center in Fountain Springs. A series of mandatory meetings with employees were held by the administration at the end of last week. In the article, Merlyn E. Knapp, president/CEO of…
A Wilkes-Barre man is dead after an industrial accident at the Proctor & Gamble plant in Wyoming County Saturday. According to WNEP, Jason Slavish, 36, was injured while the plant was down for maintenance and that Slavish was injured during repair work on a paper machine and died of head…