Spectrum magazine

Spectrum

Spectrum is a bimonthly, magazine-style publication that covers all aspects of Pennsylvania's retail food industry. It provides legislative/regulatory updates, member activities, association news, a Buyer's Guide and advertisements from our Corporate Leadership Sponsors.

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Legislator spotlights

Legislator spotlight:
State Sen. Lisa Boscola

What are your top three legislative priorities in 2023? Reforming the way we pay for our education system. In my district we are far too reliant on property taxes and do not get our fair share from Harrisburg through the funding formula... Read more!
November/December 2022

Legislator spotlight:
State Sen. Lisa Baker

What are your top three legislative priorities in 2022? As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, my top legislative priorities are advancing the reforms recommended by the Juvenile Justice Task Force, pushing comprehensive changes to... Read more!
September/October 2022

Legislator spotlight:
State Rep. Matthew Bradford

What are your top three legislative priorities in 2022? My priority is properly funding our public schools. For decades, Pennsylvania has failed to provide schools the funding they need for success, which leads to gross inequities between districts and... Read more!
July/August 2022

Member features

Talent reimagined. A staffing solution that’s making a difference

While working in higher education, Kathleen Houlihan recognized a major problem. One student after another graduated with a mountain of debt and no true pathway to a career. “There’s a disconnect between the workforce and education.”... Read more!
November/December 2022

From pandemic
to pup treats

Make no bones about it, Kolby and Kaleb Rush were onto something when they cooked up a unique plan for a pandemic project. The brothers from Bucks County were in college when COVID-19 hit, sending them home to learn remotely... Read more!
September/October 2022

Preparing for a threat
anywhere, anytime

It’s been nearly four months since a shooting at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, N.Y., became the latest high-profile, gun-related incident in a grocery store, killing 10 people and injuring others. A growing number of lone wolf-style attacks across the country have... Read more!
July/August 2022