Press Releases - 04-2020 Archive

ERIE – Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin invited the Manufacturer & Business Association (MBA) to participate in a virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 29, to provide feedback from the business community on COVID-19 recovery measures. Following the meeting, MBA President and CEO John Krahe issued the following statement:

We are grateful the DCED has agreed to open lines of communication with the business community as it takes steps to allow businesses to reopen. Our long-standing advocacy efforts give our members a voice for business, and we are pleased with the reception Secretary Davin gave our proposals.

ERIE – As increasing reports surface of businesses denied or still waiting on federal and state loans, employees unable to access unemployment compensation benefits, and permanent company closures, Manufacturer & Business Association President and CEO John Krahe issued the following statement:

“We share Governor Wolf’s concern for the health and safety of Pennsylvanians. However, after five weeks of forced closures, our members crave leadership as well as a plan to protect both lives and livelihoods. The two are not mutually exclusive and such standards have been established in neighboring Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia.