Rick Bloomingdale, President of the PA AFL-CIO, and Gene Barr, President and CEO of the PA Chamber of Business & Industry, joined us to discuss how Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal will impact Pennsylvania’s economy.
October 5: Economic Impact of COVID-19
Gene Barr, President and CEO of the PA Chamber of Business & Industry, and Rick Bloomingdale, President of the PA AFL-CIO, will join the Call-In Program to discuss the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 3, PA Budget
Danielle Gross, Director of Communications at Shelly Lyons Public Affairs & Communications, and Sam Denisco, VP of Government Affairs at the PA Chamber of Business & Industry, joined us to discuss the PA Budget.
Feb. 3, Health Care and the Budget
The cost of health care and prescription drugs and who will pay for it, the government, individuals or businesses, is a constant struggle as health care costs typically outpace inflation. The Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land despite calls to repeal or amend it coming from Washington D.C. To discuss health […]
Business and Labor Climate
The economy is strong, and unemployment rates are at historical lows, 3.9% nationwide and 4.2% in Pennsylvania, but are businesses able to hire the skilled employees they need to continue to expand? Also discussed werer the minimum wage, prevailing wage, and job training programs. The guests were: Gene Barr, President and CEO of PA Chamber of […]
May 8: PA Budget and Business
Leaders of business, Gene Barr, President and CEO of the PA Chamber of Business and Industry, and David Taylor, President and CEO of the PA Manufacturers’ Association, tell us their perspective on the PA budget, and the issues that matter most to business owners in the state.
Natural Gas Severance Tax
Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a natural gas severance tax for the fourth year in a row. Kevin Sunday, Director of Government Affairs for the PA Chamber of Business and Industry, and Larry Schweiger, President Emeritus of PennFuture, tell us what a natural gas severance tax could do for our state.