Legislator Spotlight: State Rep. Pam Snyder
What are your top three legislative priorities in 2021? My top priority remains closing Pennsylvania’s digital divide by bringing high-speed broadband internet to every home across the Commonwealth. I’m also focused on protecting our energy jobs in the coal and gas industries and fixing our broken property tax system so we can fairly fund education. […]
‘Zero value in wasted food’
The concept is simple enough. Globally, up to 40 percent of usable food is wasted a day. And yet, one in seven people don’t have enough to eat. So, connect the food to the people. Logistically, it’s a little trickier. That’s where the Pittsburgh- based nonprofits 412 Food Rescue and Food Rescue Hero swoop in.“Good food belongs […]
A treasure between tourist attractions
What’s the secret to making it in business more than a century? “Be nice, be fair, be productive,” said Mike Pronio, third-generation family owner of Pronio’s Market in downtown Hershey. “It’s simple.” Beneath towering coaster tracks and behind the latest strip of chain stores, just two block from Chocolate Avenue, is a neighborhood staple. The […]
Legislator Spotlight: State Rep. Dan Moul
What are your three legislative priorities in 2021? Milk dating SB434 will put PA milk/dairy farms on the same playing field as surrounding states; removing PPE from the Farm show building so we can use the building once again for it’s intended use—to showcase our No. 1 industry in Pennsylvania; making sure that agriculture does […]
New members join PFMA this spring
PFMA welcomes three associate members and one retail member. Joining in June as an associate member, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies is a bipartisan lobbying firm that provides government solutions from the local to the federal level. Their experts know how to work with modern political institutions. They steer clients to success by staying informed, practical and persuasive. […]
Country Fair remains mission driven
It’s been said that you can’t know where you are going if you don’t know where you’ve been. After a tumultuous year in the convenience store industry, it can be challenging to picture what lies ahead. But Paul Rankin, vice president of Country Fair, Inc., said that’s where the company turns back to what it […]
Legislator Spotlight: State Sen. Judy Schwank
What are your top three legislative priorities in 2021? My top three legislative priorities for 2021 are sustainable recovery from the pandemic with a specific focus on job creation, education and agriculture/environmental issues. More specifically, as we come away from the pandemic, I want to be sure to restore our colleges and universities to their […]
PFMA welcomes five associate members
New associate members cover a range of services and products, including equipment, energy, gaming, tobacco and food waste. Four associate members joined in March. Originally started in San Antonio, Texas, nearly 40 years ago, Facility Solutions Group (FSG) has since grown to one of the nation’s largest lighting distributors and electrical contractors. FSG helps businesses build new electrical […]
Focused on community, Boyer’s looks to the future
“Cheers” got it right—sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. That’s a concept that the Boyer’s family has embraced as a neighborhood grocery store chain, and it’s a feeling that Dean Walker intends to preserve. It’s been more than two decades since Walker joined the Boyer’s Food Markets family. Walker took the […]
Legislator Spotlight: State Sen. Mike Regan
What are your top three legislative priorities in 2021? I spent over two decades with the United States Marshals Service, so protecting Pennsylvanians and their communities is my top priority. I have legislation in the works to toughen penalties for those trafficking the lethal drug fentanyl and for those who trespass and vandalize critical infrastructure […]