Two Harrisburg-area business leaders have been invited to take part in the Wharton Economic Summit in Philadelphia on April 12 and 13. Derek C. Hathaway, chairman and chief executive officer of Wormleysburg-based conglomerate Harsco Corp., will participate in a panel discussion that will center on crafting and implementing successful competitive strategies. John Resnick, creator and host of nationally syndicated radio program "Legends of Success with John Resnick," will moderate two of the summit's keynote addresses, including one featuring well-known financier Michael Milken. The event is organized by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. It is expected to draw more than 1,000 participants from throughout the U.S. and international business community, academia and government. For information, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu.
For the second year in a row, Fox Chapel Publishing of East Petersburg, Lancaster County, has been named a "Fast Growing Independent Publisher" by trade magazine Publishers Weekly. Alan Giagnocavo founded Fox Chapel Publishing 15 years ago. The publishing house specializes in do-it-yourself woodworking and crafts titles. It also publishes two quarterly magazines: Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts. In the Feb. 26 issue of Publishers Weekly, Fox Chapel ranks as the No. 5 Small Publisher Standout, up from No. 9 a year ago. The business posted 25 percent sales growth between 2004 and 2006. Visit the business online at www.foxchapelpublishing.com.
Verizon Wireless has boosted its power in the Harrisburg area. The firm says its new cell site increases coverage and capacity within city limits and provides enhanced inbuilding coverage at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex. The network expansion is part of an ongoing multibillion-dollar investment in infrastructure, the company reported.
Organizing expert Julie Morgenstern will be in the region April 19 to share strategies to help you excel at work without forfeiting your personal life. Her presentation is titled "Never Check E-mail in the Morning." She'll speak at Guthrie Memorial Library in Hanover at 11 a.m. At 7 that evening, she'll appear at Martin Library in York. Morgenstern is a columnist for O magazine and has been a guest on National Public Radio and numerous television shows, including "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The Today Show" and "Good Morning America."
Red Rose Transit Authority's board of directors voted to extend RRTAs Access to Jobs program through June 30. The program provides door-to-door transportation to lower-income residents who have second- and third-shift jobs. Program users ride RRTA buses to or from work, then get a pass to take a cab for the half of the trip when RRTA buses are not in service. Customers' per-cab trip cost is $2.10. Friendly Transportation is the contracted carrier. Ninety customers use the service, RRTA said.
Multimedia retailer QVC, which has a distribution center in Lancaster County, shipped its billionth package in the U.S. March 22. West Chester-based QVC gave the Canton, Mich., customer who placed the historic order a 24-hour shopping spree and a $10,000 QVC gift card. QVC ships more than 100 million packages a year from four centers. In addition to its Lancaster County location, QVC has distribution hubs in Rocky Mount, N.C.; Suffolk, Va.; and West Chester.
Attention lead-footed commuters: PennDOT is expanding a program designed to curb aggressive driving. The agency is investing $2 million in an enforcement effort called Smooth Operator. During three periods this summer - July 1-7, Aug. 5-11 and Sept. 2-15 - state and local police officers will target aggressive driving behaviors such as speeding, tailgating and unsafe lane changes. PennDOT reported that aggressive driving played a role in 1,016 of 1,616 fatalities in Pennsylvania in 2005, the most recent year for which data is available. Smooth Operator had been a 12-county pilot program. Smooth Operator's success last summer - more than 18,000 citations and arrests - led the agency to take it statewide.
Cumberland Valley High School has a fresh new way to feed its students. In late March, the state Department of Agriculture presented the school with a vending machine stocked with PA Preferred products - foods produced in the Keystone state. The department launched the PA Preferred Healthy Vending Initiative last year after parents, teachers and students demanded healthier food alternatives. Cumberland Valley's machine features milk from Swiss Premium in Lebanon County, grape juice from Welch's in Erie County, apple slices from Appeeling Fruit in Berks County, and fresh fruits and sauces from Adams County's Knouse Foods Cooperative and Mott's. For more information, visit www.pa preferred.com.
Like to drive fast? Tone down your need for speed during PennDOT's Smooth Operator program.
Compiled and edited by Jason Klinger.
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