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Feds delay picking new airline service for Lancaster airport
Southern Airways, a Dallas-based airline that operates federally subsidized flights out of Lancaster Airport, is getting an extension. The airline’s
WITF parent moves deadline for closing on newspaper gift
The new year began without new ownership for LNP Media Group, the Lancaster-based news publisher owned by WITF parent Pennon.
Lancaster-based nonprofit lender snags $45M in tax credits for projects
A nonprofit lender based in Lancaster has landed $45 million in federal tax credits that it will use to kickstart
Uncertainty does not derail dealmaking in 2025
It was time to sell the donuts — and the honey, the baseball team and the roller coasters. Not to
Can regulators prevent sticker shock over data centers?
State regulators are crafting guidelines designed to address one of the chief risks of the data center construction boom —
NJ operator mulls bid for senior living campuses in Central PA
A second suitor is eyeing a bid for the assets of SpiriTrust Lutheran, a York-based nonprofit senior living provider that
Regional bank agrees to $354M sale
Camp Hill-based LinkBancorp opened in 2018 following a round of consolidation that took out several banks in Central Pennsylvania. Now,
Trustee seeks liquidation of Heller assets in lieu of reorganizing
The independent trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Lancaster County business owner Daryl Heller wants to convert Heller’s case from a
Carlisle-area steel fabricator sold
Ritner Steel, a steel fabricator based in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, has been acquired by Cranbrook Partners & Co., a
Giant closing ecommerce fulfillment centers in Lancaster, other PA locations
Carlisle-based grocery chain The Giant Co. is closing ecommerce fulfillment centers in Lancaster and four other places in Pennsylvania as
Jobless benefits bill clears final legislative hurdle
Tweaks to jobless benefits in Pennsylvania are heading to the governor’s desk. The state House yesterday followed the Senate in
Court upholds $55M sewer sale amid conflicting takes on customer impact
In 2022, state utility regulators approved the $55 million sale of a Chester County sewer system. A state appeals court
Bankrupt senior living provider eyes $41M asset sale
The assets of SpiriTrust Lutheran are heading to the auction block after the regional senior housing provider filed for bankruptcy
Leadership resolutions for the New Year
Column by Richard Randall As 2025 comes to an end, leaders will naturally be thinking about how to position their
Acquisition expands regional CPA firm’s Lancaster footprint
Rregional accounting firm Brown Plus is acquiring Ross Buehler Falk & Company LLP, an accounting firm based in Manheim Township,
Data center boom could squeeze labor supply, raise costs
Data centers need a lot of electricity. But they also need electricians — and pipefitters and steelworkers and HVAC specialists
Keystone innovation insights: From regional momentum to statewide acceleration
Column by Martin Fedorko Central Pennsylvania has shown what happens when capital, talent and support move in sync. The region
Local law firm hit by data breach
A data breach struck a Lancaster law firm this fall, exposing personal information on about 2,200 people, according to a
PA Senate OKs bill to delay cuts in jobless benefits, ease access for domestic violence victims
State lawmakers from both parties are backing legislation that would make it easier for victims of domestic violence to qualify
Board of WITF parent OKs payment for Lancaster newspaper transfer
WITF parent organization Pennon will spend $2.3 million during its current fiscal year to unwind its ownership of a Lancaster
Apparel distributor shuttering York County warehouse
A specialty clothing distributor is shuttering a warehouse and laying off 128 workers in northern York County just over a
Regional beer distributor buys York company
Wilsbach Distributors Inc., a beverage distributor based in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, has acquired Brewery Products Co. a distributor
Court halts college’s bidding process amid legal challenge
A state appeals court has barred a Philadelphia-area community college from putting a project out to bid after a regional
Pioneering tiny home development in Lancaster County sold
Entrepreneur Abby Shank began developing a tiny home community near Elizabethtown in 2017 at the dawn of what became one
Local hatmakers struggle to survive despite decades of adaptation
One of the region’s oldest hat factories is closing, and a second could follow. The family owners of F&M Hat
York construction company names CEO, co-COOs
For the first time in six decades, the Kinsleys are turning to a non-family member to lead their flagship construction
WITF parent giving Lancaster newspaper to journalist-led nonprofit
After more than two years operating under a shared nonprofit umbrella, WITF and LNP Media Group are poised to go
Lawsuit chills investor interest in energy project
A federal lawsuit is scaring away potential investors in a controversial hydropower project proposed along the Susquehanna River in southern
Co-founder pitches deal to take rehab chain private
Robert Ortenzio is looking to put the rehab company he cofounded with his late father back into private hands. Ortenzio
$243M deal would boost Fulton in North Jersey
Lancaster-based Fulton Financial Corp. has agreed to buy a New Jersey bank in a deal poised to expand Fulton’s business