The Gumbas sauce and salsa brand, which was pulled from the shelves at the family-owned chain of Karns Food stores earlier this month, has likewise been removed by the Giant Foods and Stauffers of Kissel Hill chains.
Business & Nonprofits
Lebanon small biz have until Thursday to apply for 2nd round of forgivable loans
Lebanon’s “mom and pop” businesses have until 5 p.m. Sept. 25 to apply for a forgivable loan in the second round of allocations from the city’s Small Business Recovery Assistance Fund.
Lebanon CareerLink admin says doom and gloom not right outlook for county
Lebanon CareerLink site administrator shares his outlook on pre and post pandemic workforce development in Lebanon County.
Inside Van Winkle’s Homemade Opera Fudge: A nearly 60 year tradition
Van Winkle’s Homemade Opera Fudge continues to produce fudge the same way it has since 1962.
The evolution of the Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts
LVCA received news mid-July that it will now receive program funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. It’s a big step for the 50-year-old arts organization.
$330M Bell & Evans plant to be operational by late 2021
Poultry producer Bell & Evans is constructing a new 411,500-square-foot organic certified chicken harvesting facility on its Fredericksburg campus.
Ebenezer Beautification adapts & keeps Memorial Garden plan moving ahead
The garden at Jay Street and Old Ebenezer Road will be highlighted by a central flagpole surrounded by bricks, benches, flowers and trees.
Online shopping may be hot, but Bennett believes car sales is a people business
Bennett is currently executing a plan to move its dealership in Lebanon from Quentin Road to West Cumberland Street.
130 Lebanon residents form first local NAACP chapter, set six goals
The Lebanon County branch of the NAACP is closer to a reality, thanks to a persistent organizing effort. The chapter will hold its first meeting Oct. 1.
Ruby Tuesday now ‘ghost kitchen’ for delivery-focused seafood franchise
In Lebanon, the Ruby Tuesday at 1351 Quentin Road is a ghost kitchen for The Captain’s Boil, a seafood franchise based in Canada.
Monday’s Market records best year yet despite pandemic
Despite reducing its 2020 schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, Monday’s Market, now in its third year, still managed to squash previous attendance records.
Awakenings Coffee Shop opens at Palmyra First United Methodist Church
Awakenings, a new Palmyra-based coffee shop opening Tuesday, has a dual purpose: to nourish the body and the soul.
Karns pulls Gumbas sauces over owner’s remarks towards LGBTQ community
Karns Foods has pulled the Gumbas sauce and salsa brand — made by Michael Mangano, who’s also family spokesman for the Taste of Sicily eatery in Palmyra — from its shelves.
At Palmyra sports complex In The Net, athletics is more than just a business
In The Net didn’t create the need, but it continues to meet it. The Palmyra sports complex has built a business around the proliferation and specialization of youth sports.
The old Valley Beach Club taking on a new life as Quentin Grove
Quentin Grove, a four-acre space for weddings and events, will be ready this autumn.