Pennsylvania is Losing Businesses and Workers

(This article appears at RealClear Wire)

By Megan Martin

Sadly, one of the nation’s biggest employers is closing in Pennsylvania. Saks & Company recently announced plans to shut down its fulfillment center in Foster, laying off 435 employees as an unfortunate aftermath. This follows on other recent closures and layoffs by Saks in Bala Cynwyd and Wilkes-Barre, which also resulted in the loss of another 200 jobs.

Business closures like this are a gut punch to our commonwealth, but they are also indicative of the tough financial times Pennsylvanians currently face.

And though it is easy to point fingers at national and international trends, many of Pennsylvania’s economic woes are of its own making. Our commonwealth has what it needs to compete and attract businesses: a skilled workforce, abundant natural resources, geographic proximity to huge markets, etc.

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