Pennsylvania Amish Country is Housing Music’s Biggest Names
It seems far-fetched to think that Pennsylvania’s Amish Country is serving as a location for live music’s biggest names, but it’s true. A new article in Rolling Stone discusses the…
Pennsylvania Amish Country is Housing
It seems far-fetched to think that Pennsylvania's Amish Country is serving as a location for live music's biggest names, but it's true. A new article in Rolling Stone discusses the unique location and how it's serving some huge music stars.
The article describes Eric Church rehearsing for his first-ever "in the round" tour and how being in Pennsylvania helped him deal with last-minute production changes.
"Were Church rehearsing in an arena he had rented out somewhere in the country — the norm for touring artists — making such pivotal changes to the stage production could take weeks," Rolling Stone states. "But Church was holed up in Pennsylvania’s Amish country in the small farming town of Lititz, at a cutting-edge production and rehearsal facility known as Rock Lititz."
Rock Lititz is described as a "sprawling 96-acre campus with two cavernous rehearsal studios and a series of 'pod' buildings," by the magazine. The pub adds that, "Rock Lititz is its own village, built and staffed by live music professionals who've spent much of their existence backstage, on tour buses, or hanging from lighting trusses. Most importantly, it's home to 40 different vendors and production companies, from audio and effects experts to touring pioneers Clair Global and stage designers Tait."
A few of the other major names that have practiced at Rock Lititz include Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Sammy Hagar. "We're meeting a need that the industry didn’t even know it had yet," Andrea Shirk, president and CEO of Rock Lititz, told Rolling Stone. "We created an environment that has been thoughtful for crew and artist and management. We've brought efficiency and comfort to each of them and it allows them to do their jobs really effectively." Read the full article here.
Pennsylvania has plenty of great places to work. But, what if you're looking to change things up and find a new employer in the Keystone State? Thankfully, now we have a full list of the best companies to work for in the state, all updated for 2023, thanks to the staff at Forbes.
The just-released study is Forbes' fourth survey of the best employers. For it, the outlet looked at 1,382 companies in the United States and ranked them in each state, as well as Washington, D.C. The publication teamed up with market research company Statista to survey 70,000 Americans working for businesses with a minimum of 500 employees.
"Whether working remotely or from the office, Americans’ priorities have changed," Forbes states in the study. "Employers have had to motivate talent, combat burnout and ensure the well-being and safety of their workers, while pursuing profits amid a sensitive political landscape that spurred new levels of corporate activism – not to mention a growing divide in what people want from institutions and companies." Forbes adds, "It was against this backdrop that Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to compile our fourth annual list of America’s Best Employers By State. The list is divided into 51 rankings—one for each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia—and was compiled by surveying 70,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees. Surveys were conducted anonymously, allowing participants to freely share their opinions. The final list ranks the 1,382 employers that received the most recommendations."
Read on for the full list of the top 20 companies to work for in Pennsylvania. Some of the companies might surprise you, while others are perennial favorites. Do you think there are any Pennsylvania companies that should have made the tally? Reach out to us on social media and give us your thoughts on the best employers in the state.
20. Accenture
19. Teleflex
18. UGI
17. Merck & Co.
16. SAP
15. AmeriHealth Caritas
14. Emerson Electric
13. Vanguard
12. University of Pennsylvania
11. Marriott International
10. Best Buy
9. Lockheed Martin
8. Penn National Gaming
7. Carnegie Mellon University
6. Penn Medicine
5. Amtrak
4. Costco Wholesale
3. Microsoft
2. Wegmans Food Markets
1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Source
This list is via Forbes.
